on $100k a year, leaving Asheville
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
lighter monthly cost than Asheville
A near-tie on cost. What separates Salt Lake City is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
7% cheaper than Asheville(vs $1,738/mo)
4.65%
$13/mo more in state tax than Asheville
vs 4.5% in Asheville
$6,338/mo
$118 more than Asheville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
36% more expensive than Asheville
vs $430k in Asheville
1.3M
vs 417k in Asheville
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Asheville edges ahead with 201 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs Asheville's 13.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.8× more on the calendar than Asheville.
78/100
18% higher than Asheville
vs 66/100 in Asheville
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
27% higher than Asheville
vs 63/100 in Asheville
90
1025% more than Asheville
vs 8 nonstops in Asheville
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