$100k salary, packing up from Madison
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
below Madison's monthly cost
The gap is real. Salt Lake City costs noticeably less than Madison, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
4% cheaper than Madison(vs $1,673/mo)
4.65%
$135/mo less in state tax than Madison
vs 6.27% in Madison
$6,338/mo
$200 more than Madison
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
26% more expensive than Madison
vs $465k in Madison
1.3M
vs 694k in Madison
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Madison keeps to 147 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 1.6× Madison's pace.
78/100
16% higher than Madison
vs 67/100 in Madison
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
9% lower than Madison
vs 88/100 in Madison
90
718% more than Madison
vs 11 nonstops in Madison
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