$100k a year, no longer in Manchester
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
less monthly outlay than Manchester
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Salt Lake City is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
23% cheaper than Manchester(vs $2,092/mo)
4.65%
$388/mo more in state tax than Manchester
vs 0% in Manchester
$6,338/mo
$97 more than Manchester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
7% more expensive than Manchester
vs $548k in Manchester
1.3M
vs 427k in Manchester
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Manchester barely cracks 154 pleasant ones.
313% more happening than in Manchester.
78/100
26% higher than Manchester
vs 62/100 in Manchester
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
18% lower than Manchester
vs 98/100 in Manchester
90
592% more than Manchester
vs 13 nonstops in Manchester
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