$100k salary, packing up from Boulder
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
below Boulder's monthly cost
The gap is real. Salt Lake City costs noticeably less than Boulder, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
27% cheaper than Boulder(vs $2,216/mo)
4.65%
$21/mo more in state tax than Boulder
vs 4.4% in Boulder
$6,338/mo
$587 more than Boulder
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
25% cheaper than Boulder
vs $783k in Boulder
1.3M
vs 327k in Boulder
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Boulder actually gets more: 178 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 10.3× more on the calendar than Boulder.
78/100
1% lower than Boulder
vs 79/100 in Boulder
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
5% lower than Boulder
vs 84/100 in Boulder
90
47% fewer than Boulder
vs 169 nonstops in Boulder
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