$100k a year, no longer in Las Vegas
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 expensive each month than Las Vegas
Salt Lake City costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
7% cheaper than Las Vegas(vs $1,731/mo)
4.65%
$388/mo more in state tax than Las Vegas
vs 0% in Las Vegas
$6,338/mo
$264 less than Las Vegas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
30% more expensive than Las Vegas
vs $451k in Las Vegas
1.3M
vs 2.3M in Las Vegas
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Las Vegas actually gets more: 210 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 33 days below 20° here, 0 in Las Vegas.
98% fewer events than Las Vegas. The pace eases up.
78/100
2% lower than Las Vegas
vs 80/100 in Las Vegas
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
2% lower than Las Vegas
vs 82/100 in Las Vegas
90
32% fewer than Las Vegas
vs 133 nonstops in Las Vegas
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