$100k salary, packing up from Olympia
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
the monthly cost of moving past Olympia
A small premium for Salt Lake City. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
19% cheaper than Olympia(vs $1,991/mo)
4.65%
$388/mo more in state tax than Olympia
vs 0% in Olympia
$6,338/mo
$4 less than Olympia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
10% more expensive than Olympia
vs $533k in Olympia
1.3M
vs 299k in Olympia
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Olympia has the edge here, logging 182 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 33 days below 20° here, 2 in Olympia.
78/100
2% lower than Olympia
vs 80/100 in Olympia
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
9% lower than Olympia
vs 88/100 in Olympia
90
0% fewer than Olympia
vs 90 nonstops in Olympia
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