with $100k coming in, swapping out of Anchorage
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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
pricier each month than Anchorage
Salt Lake City costs more than Anchorage, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
6% cheaper than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)
4.65%
$388/mo more in state tax than Anchorage
vs 0% in Anchorage
$6,338/mo
$282 less than Anchorage
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
33% more expensive than Anchorage
vs $438k in Anchorage
1.3M
vs 401k in Anchorage
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Anchorage only logs 93 pleasant days.
78/100
15% higher than Anchorage
vs 68/100 in Anchorage
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
1% higher than Anchorage
vs 79/100 in Anchorage
90
165% more than Anchorage
vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage
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