same $100k income, fresh start from Lexington
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 Lexington
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
8% more expensive than Lexington(vs $1,488/mo)
4.65%
$13/mo more in state tax than Lexington
vs 4.5% in Lexington
$6,338/mo
$132 less than Lexington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
80% more expensive than Lexington
vs $324k in Lexington
1.3M
vs 520k in Lexington
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Lexington edges ahead with 171 pleasant days.
A month here packs 1.5× the events of Lexington.
78/100
30% higher than Lexington
vs 60/100 in Lexington
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
9% lower than Lexington
vs 88/100 in Lexington
90
592% more than Lexington
vs 13 nonstops in Lexington
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