on $100k a year, leaving Dallas
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
more each month than Dallas ran you
Salt Lake City costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
2% cheaper than Dallas(vs $1,647/mo)
4.65%
$388/mo more in state tax than Dallas
vs 0% in Dallas
$6,338/mo
$348 less than Dallas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
59% more expensive than Dallas
vs $367k in Dallas
1.3M
vs 8.1M in Dallas
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Dallas actually gets more: 171 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs Dallas's 2.
86% fewer events than Dallas. The pace eases up.
78/100
37% higher than Dallas
vs 57/100 in Dallas
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
14% lower than Dallas
vs 93/100 in Dallas
90
53% fewer than Dallas
vs 190 nonstops in Dallas
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