$100k a year, no longer in Charleston
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 Charleston
Salt Lake City is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
19% cheaper than Charleston(vs $1,987/mo)
4.65%
$154/mo less in state tax than Charleston
vs 6.5% in Charleston
$6,338/mo
$533 more than Charleston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
35% more expensive than Charleston
vs $432k in Charleston
1.3M
vs 849k in Charleston
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Charleston actually gets more: 212 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs Charleston's 0.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.5× more on the calendar than Charleston.
78/100
16% higher than Charleston
vs 67/100 in Charleston
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
13% lower than Charleston
vs 92/100 in Charleston
90
350% more than Charleston
vs 20 nonstops in Charleston
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