on $100k a year, leaving Salt Lake City
changea dispatch from
sacramento
CA
38.58°N
121.49°W
Sacramento is California's capital and California's pantry, sitting at the heart of one of the most productive farm regions on earth. The 'Farm to Fork' food movement isn't marketing here, it's just dinner. Two rivers meet downtown, summer afternoons are dry and hot enough to justify ice cream as a meal, and Tahoe is a two-hour drive when you need elevation. It's quieter than its big-city neighbors and likes it that way.
the verdict
more each month than Salt Lake City ran you
A real premium for Sacramento. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
38% more expensive than Salt Lake City(vs $1,608/mo)
9.3%
$388/mo more in state tax than Salt Lake City
vs 4.65% in Salt Lake City
$5,332/mo
$1,006 less than Salt Lake City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
1% more expensive than Salt Lake City
vs $584k in Salt Lake City
2.4M
vs 1.3M in Salt Lake City
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Salt Lake City only manages 168 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 56 days top 95° vs Salt Lake City's 23.
35% more happening than in Salt Lake City.
75/100
4% lower than Salt Lake City
vs 78/100 in Salt Lake City
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
23% higher than Salt Lake City
vs 80/100 in Salt Lake City
28
69% fewer than Salt Lake City
vs 90 nonstops in Salt Lake City
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