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Salt Lake City, UT cityscape

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Salt Lake City

ut · metro 1.3M

a 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.

metro1.3M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$724

cheaper each month than Naples

You'd feel the difference in Salt Lake City. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Naples.
landable, recorded on the salt lake city entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,608/mo

41% cheaper than Naples(vs $2,719/mo)

02state income tax

4.65%

$388/mo more in state tax than Naples

vs 0% in Naples

03after rent

$6,338/mo

$724 more than Naples

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$584k

14% cheaper than Naples

vs $679k in Naples

05metro size

1.3M

vs 404k in Naples

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

168

pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.

Naples actually gets more: 261 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs Naples's 0.

·outdoorscore

78/100

34% higher than Naples

vs 58/100 in Naples

Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.

·walk score®

80/100

1% lower than Naples

vs 81/100 in Naples

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

165% more than Naples

vs 34 nonstops in Naples

04 · see also

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