with $100k coming in, swapping out of Wichita
changea dispatch from
reno
NV
39.53°N
119.81°W
Reno calls itself the Biggest Little City in the World and means it: casinos and neon, sure, but also a quietly cool downtown, a strong outdoor culture (Tahoe is 45 minutes south), and the Truckee River running right through the middle of everything. The University of Nevada keeps things young. Burning Man buses depart from here every August. Sunnier and drier than people expect.
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more expensive each month than Wichita
Reno runs a little pricier than Wichita. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
63% more expensive than Wichita(vs $1,173/mo)
0%
$475/mo less in state tax than Wichita
vs 5.7% in Wichita
$6,425/mo
$260 less than Wichita
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
159% more expensive than Wichita
vs $221k in Wichita
565k
vs 653k in Wichita
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Wichita barely cracks 164 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 5.7× the events of Wichita.
71/100
37% higher than Wichita
vs 52/100 in Wichita
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
38% higher than Wichita
vs 69/100 in Wichita
13
18% more than Wichita
vs 11 nonstops in Wichita
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