with $100k coming in, swapping out of Honolulu
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 Honolulu
Move to Salt Lake City and the monthly math gets easier. Honolulu's rent is the headline; Salt Lake City's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
43% cheaper than Honolulu(vs $2,843/mo)
4.65%
$529/mo less in state tax than Honolulu
vs 11% in Honolulu
$6,338/mo
$1,764 more than Honolulu
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
45% cheaper than Honolulu
vs $1061k in Honolulu
1.3M
vs 989k in Honolulu
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Honolulu actually gets more: 316 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 33 days below 20° here, 0 in Honolulu.
Noticeably quieter than Honolulu. About 35% fewer events on a typical month.
78/100
42% higher than Honolulu
vs 55/100 in Honolulu
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
19% lower than Honolulu
vs 99/100 in Honolulu
90
76% more than Honolulu
vs 51 nonstops in Honolulu
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