same $100k income, fresh start from Portland
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
cheaper each month than Portland
Not a fortune, but real money. Salt Lake City runs cheaper than Portland month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
10% cheaper than Portland(vs $1,781/mo)
4.65%
$342/mo less in state tax than Portland
vs 8.75% in Portland
$6,338/mo
$515 more than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
4% more expensive than Portland
vs $562k in Portland
1.3M
vs 2.5M in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Portland actually gets more: 178 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 33 days below 20° here, 2 in Portland.
50% fewer events than Portland. The pace eases up.
78/100
10% lower than Portland
vs 87/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
20% lower than Portland
vs 100/100 in Portland
90
58% more than Portland
vs 57 nonstops in Portland
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