same $100k income, fresh start from Indianapolis
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 Indianapolis ran you
Salt Lake City costs more than Indianapolis, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
6% more expensive than Indianapolis(vs $1,511/mo)
4.65%
$138/mo more in state tax than Indianapolis
vs 3% in Indianapolis
$6,338/mo
$234 less than Indianapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
97% more expensive than Indianapolis
vs $296k in Indianapolis
1.3M
vs 2.1M in Indianapolis
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Indianapolis gets 174 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
But the calendar thins out: Indianapolis stays 1.4× busier.
78/100
26% higher than Indianapolis
vs 62/100 in Indianapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
19% lower than Indianapolis
vs 99/100 in Indianapolis
90
157% more than Indianapolis
vs 35 nonstops in Indianapolis
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