$100k a year, no longer in Albuquerque
changea dispatch from
salt lake city
UT
40.76°N
111.89°W
Salt Lake City sits in a bowl of mountains so close you can be at a ski lift in 30 minutes. The grid is laid out from Temple Square in clean numbered streets that make navigation almost too easy. The Great Salt Lake glints west, the Wasatch towers east, and the city itself has loosened up into a real food and bar scene in the last decade. The powder really is that light.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Albuquerque ran you
A small premium for Salt Lake City. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
8% more expensive than Albuquerque(vs $1,489/mo)
4.65%
$104/mo less in state tax than Albuquerque
vs 5.9% in Albuquerque
$6,338/mo
$15 less than Albuquerque
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
66% more expensive than Albuquerque
vs $351k in Albuquerque
1.3M
vs 924k in Albuquerque
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Albuquerque has the edge here, logging 205 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs Albuquerque's 6.
48% more happening than in Albuquerque.
78/100
4% lower than Albuquerque
vs 81/100 in Albuquerque
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
15% lower than Albuquerque
vs 94/100 in Albuquerque
90
291% more than Albuquerque
vs 23 nonstops in Albuquerque
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