same $100k income, fresh start from Charlotte
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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 Charlotte
Salt Lake City and Charlotte land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
7% cheaper than Charlotte(vs $1,728/mo)
4.65%
$13/mo more in state tax than Charlotte
vs 4.5% in Charlotte
$6,338/mo
$108 more than Charlotte
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
49% more expensive than Charlotte
vs $391k in Charlotte
1.3M
vs 2.8M in Charlotte
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Charlotte has the edge here, logging 200 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs Charlotte's 3.
Noticeably quieter than Charlotte. About 45% fewer events on a typical month.
78/100
53% higher than Charlotte
vs 51/100 in Charlotte
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
15% lower than Charlotte
vs 94/100 in Charlotte
90
36% fewer than Charlotte
vs 141 nonstops in Charlotte
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