on $100k a year, leaving Phoenix
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
pricier each month than Phoenix
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
8% cheaper than Phoenix(vs $1,739/mo)
4.65%
$179/mo more in state tax than Phoenix
vs 2.5% in Phoenix
$6,338/mo
$48 less than Phoenix
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
27% more expensive than Phoenix
vs $458k in Phoenix
1.3M
vs 5.1M in Phoenix
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Phoenix edges ahead with 181 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs Phoenix's 0.
Noticeably quieter than Phoenix. About 69% fewer events on a typical month.
78/100
18% higher than Phoenix
vs 66/100 in Phoenix
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
18% lower than Phoenix
vs 97/100 in Phoenix
90
1% fewer than Phoenix
vs 91 nonstops in Phoenix
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