$100k a year, no longer in Kingsport
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
the monthly cost of moving past Kingsport
You'd pay for Salt Lake City. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
16% more expensive than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)
4.65%
$388/mo more in state tax than Kingsport
vs 0% in Kingsport
$6,338/mo
$612 less than Kingsport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
139% more expensive than Kingsport
vs $244k in Kingsport
1.3M
vs 312k in Kingsport
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Kingsport actually gets more: 188 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs Kingsport's 15.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 7.8× more on the calendar than Kingsport.
78/100
32% higher than Kingsport
vs 59/100 in Kingsport
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
8% higher than Kingsport
vs 74/100 in Kingsport
90
2150% more than Kingsport
vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport
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