on $100k a year, leaving Milwaukee
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 Milwaukee's monthly cost
A near-tie on cost. What separates Salt Lake City is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
7% more expensive than Milwaukee(vs $1,504/mo)
4.65%
$135/mo less in state tax than Milwaukee
vs 6.27% in Milwaukee
$6,338/mo
$31 more than Milwaukee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
48% more expensive than Milwaukee
vs $394k in Milwaukee
1.3M
vs 1.6M in Milwaukee
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Milwaukee barely cracks 149 pleasant ones.
A similar weekend lineup to Milwaukee.
78/100
28% higher than Milwaukee
vs 61/100 in Milwaukee
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
18% lower than Milwaukee
vs 98/100 in Milwaukee
90
200% more than Milwaukee
vs 30 nonstops in Milwaukee
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