$100k a year, no longer in Chicago
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
cheaper each month than Chicago
Salt Lake City is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
26% cheaper than Chicago(vs $2,170/mo)
4.65%
$25/mo less in state tax than Chicago
vs 4.95% in Chicago
$6,338/mo
$587 more than Chicago
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
60% more expensive than Chicago
vs $365k in Chicago
1.3M
vs 9.3M in Chicago
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Chicago keeps to 153 pleasant days a year.
Lighter on events: Chicago packs 20.9× more into a month.
78/100
11% higher than Chicago
vs 70/100 in Chicago
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
20% lower than Chicago
vs 100/100 in Chicago
90
59% fewer than Chicago
vs 217 nonstops in Chicago
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