same $100k income, fresh start from Durham
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 Durham
Salt Lake City and Durham land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
5% cheaper than Durham(vs $1,684/mo)
4.65%
$13/mo more in state tax than Durham
vs 4.5% in Durham
$6,338/mo
$64 more than Durham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
41% more expensive than Durham
vs $415k in Durham
1.3M
vs 609k in Durham
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Durham edges ahead with 178 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs Durham's 5.
1.8× the events of Durham, and the calendar shows it.
78/100
56% higher than Durham
vs 50/100 in Durham
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
0% lower than Durham
vs 80/100 in Durham
90
131% more than Durham
vs 39 nonstops in Durham
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