$100k salary, packing up from Corpus Christi
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
the monthly premium over Corpus Christi
You'd pay for Salt Lake City. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
14% more expensive than Corpus Christi(vs $1,410/mo)
4.65%
$388/mo more in state tax than Corpus Christi
vs 0% in Corpus Christi
$6,338/mo
$585 less than Corpus Christi
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
164% more expensive than Corpus Christi
vs $221k in Corpus Christi
1.3M
vs 446k in Corpus Christi
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Corpus Christi actually gets more: 171 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 33 days below 20° here, 0 in Corpus Christi.
A real upgrade on things to do: 3.6× Corpus Christi's pace.
78/100
56% higher than Corpus Christi
vs 50/100 in Corpus Christi
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
14% higher than Corpus Christi
vs 70/100 in Corpus Christi
90
2150% more than Corpus Christi
vs 4 nonstops in Corpus Christi
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