with $100k coming in, swapping out of Minneapolis
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 Minneapolis's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Salt Lake City. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Minneapolis.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
4% cheaper than Minneapolis(vs $1,679/mo)
4.65%
$267/mo less in state tax than Minneapolis
vs 7.85% in Minneapolis
$6,338/mo
$338 more than Minneapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
47% more expensive than Minneapolis
vs $398k in Minneapolis
1.3M
vs 3.7M in Minneapolis
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Minneapolis barely cracks 147 pleasant ones.
61% fewer events than Minneapolis. The pace eases up.
78/100
3% higher than Minneapolis
vs 76/100 in Minneapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
14% lower than Minneapolis
vs 93/100 in Minneapolis
90
31% fewer than Minneapolis
vs 130 nonstops in Minneapolis
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