same $100k income, fresh start from New Orleans
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
more expensive each month than New Orleans
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Salt Lake City is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
0% more expensive than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
4.65%
$138/mo more in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$6,338/mo
$133 less than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
125% more expensive than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
1.3M
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
New Orleans edges ahead with 235 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 33 days under 20°, vs 0 in New Orleans.
Noticeably quieter than New Orleans. About 35% fewer events on a typical month.
78/100
42% higher than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
18% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
90
131% more than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
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