same $100k income, fresh start from Pensacola
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 Pensacola
Salt Lake City runs a little pricier than Pensacola. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
8% cheaper than Pensacola(vs $1,752/mo)
4.65%
$388/mo more in state tax than Pensacola
vs 0% in Pensacola
$6,338/mo
$243 less than Pensacola
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
93% more expensive than Pensacola
vs $303k in Pensacola
1.3M
vs 530k in Pensacola
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Pensacola edges ahead with 226 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs Pensacola's 0.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.4× Pensacola's pace.
78/100
13% higher than Pensacola
vs 69/100 in Pensacola
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
25% higher than Pensacola
vs 64/100 in Pensacola
90
718% more than Pensacola
vs 11 nonstops in Pensacola
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