$100k salary, packing up from Eugene
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
less monthly outlay than Eugene
The gap is real. Salt Lake City costs noticeably less than Eugene, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
11% cheaper than Eugene(vs $1,799/mo)
4.65%
$342/mo less in state tax than Eugene
vs 8.75% in Eugene
$6,338/mo
$533 more than Eugene
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
28% more expensive than Eugene
vs $456k in Eugene
1.3M
vs 381k in Eugene
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Eugene edges ahead with 206 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs Eugene's 1.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.3× more on the calendar than Eugene.
78/100
4% higher than Eugene
vs 75/100 in Eugene
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
18% lower than Eugene
vs 97/100 in Eugene
90
900% more than Eugene
vs 9 nonstops in Eugene
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