on $100k a year, leaving Grand Rapids
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
pricier each month than Grand Rapids
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Salt Lake City is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
1% cheaper than Grand Rapids(vs $1,620/mo)
4.65%
$33/mo more in state tax than Grand Rapids
vs 4.25% in Grand Rapids
$6,338/mo
$21 less than Grand Rapids
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
65% more expensive than Grand Rapids
vs $353k in Grand Rapids
1.3M
vs 1.2M in Grand Rapids
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Grand Rapids barely cracks 151 pleasant ones.
A similar weekend lineup to Grand Rapids.
78/100
39% higher than Grand Rapids
vs 56/100 in Grand Rapids
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
18% lower than Grand Rapids
vs 97/100 in Grand Rapids
90
350% more than Grand Rapids
vs 20 nonstops in Grand Rapids
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