same $100k income, fresh start from Austin
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 expensive each month than Austin
Salt Lake City runs a little pricier than Austin. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
2% more expensive than Austin(vs $1,583/mo)
4.65%
$388/mo more in state tax than Austin
vs 0% in Austin
$6,338/mo
$412 less than Austin
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
35% more expensive than Austin
vs $433k in Austin
1.3M
vs 2.5M in Austin
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Austin edges ahead with 170 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs Austin's 1.
Lighter on events: Austin packs 1.9× more into a month.
78/100
39% higher than Austin
vs 56/100 in Austin
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
19% lower than Austin
vs 99/100 in Austin
90
114% more than Austin
vs 42 nonstops in Austin
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