$100k salary, packing up from New Haven
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
under New Haven, every month
The gap is real. Salt Lake City costs noticeably less than New Haven, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
23% cheaper than New Haven(vs $2,089/mo)
4.65%
$71/mo less in state tax than New Haven
vs 5.5% in New Haven
$6,338/mo
$552 more than New Haven
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
38% more expensive than New Haven
vs $424k in New Haven
1.3M
vs 568k in New Haven
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
New Haven barely cracks 155 pleasant ones.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.4× more on the calendar than New Haven.
78/100
16% higher than New Haven
vs 67/100 in New Haven
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
17% lower than New Haven
vs 96/100 in New Haven
90
8900% more than New Haven
vs 1 nonstops in New Haven
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