$100k salary, packing up from Boise
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
less monthly outlay than Boise
The gap is real. Salt Lake City costs noticeably less than Boise, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
10% cheaper than Boise(vs $1,794/mo)
4.65%
$96/mo less in state tax than Boise
vs 5.8% in Boise
$6,338/mo
$282 more than Boise
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
19% more expensive than Boise
vs $490k in Boise
1.3M
vs 827k in Boise
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Boise only manages 166 of those.
1.6× the events of Boise, and the calendar shows it.
78/100
5% lower than Boise
vs 82/100 in Boise
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
17% lower than Boise
vs 96/100 in Boise
90
463% more than Boise
vs 16 nonstops in Boise
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