on $100k a year, leaving Detroit
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 Detroit ran you
A small premium for Salt Lake City. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
9% more expensive than Detroit(vs $1,472/mo)
4.65%
$33/mo more in state tax than Detroit
vs 4.25% in Detroit
$6,338/mo
$169 less than Detroit
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
123% more expensive than Detroit
vs $262k in Detroit
1.3M
vs 4.3M in Detroit
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Detroit keeps to 160 pleasant days a year.
31% fewer events than Detroit. The pace eases up.
78/100
66% higher than Detroit
vs 47/100 in Detroit
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
19% lower than Detroit
vs 99/100 in Detroit
90
33% fewer than Detroit
vs 135 nonstops in Detroit
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