with $100k coming in, swapping out of Denver
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
below Denver's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Salt Lake City. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Denver.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
14% cheaper than Denver(vs $1,863/mo)
4.65%
$21/mo more in state tax than Denver
vs 4.4% in Denver
$6,338/mo
$234 more than Denver
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
3% cheaper than Denver
vs $599k in Denver
1.3M
vs 3.0M in Denver
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Denver edges ahead with 174 pleasant days.
Denver hosts 7.3× more events.
78/100
8% lower than Denver
vs 85/100 in Denver
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
18% lower than Denver
vs 97/100 in Denver
90
47% fewer than Denver
vs 169 nonstops in Denver
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