with $100k coming in, swapping out of Pittsburgh
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 premium over Pittsburgh
Salt Lake City costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
9% more expensive than Pittsburgh(vs $1,473/mo)
4.65%
$132/mo more in state tax than Pittsburgh
vs 3.07% in Pittsburgh
$6,338/mo
$267 less than Pittsburgh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
162% more expensive than Pittsburgh
vs $223k in Pittsburgh
1.3M
vs 2.4M in Pittsburgh
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Pittsburgh keeps to 161 pleasant days a year.
On par with Pittsburgh for events and shows.
78/100
13% higher than Pittsburgh
vs 69/100 in Pittsburgh
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
19% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 99/100 in Pittsburgh
90
143% more than Pittsburgh
vs 37 nonstops in Pittsburgh
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