$100k a year, no longer in Raleigh
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 Raleigh
On paper, Salt Lake City and Raleigh are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
3% cheaper than Raleigh(vs $1,663/mo)
4.65%
$13/mo more in state tax than Raleigh
vs 4.5% in Raleigh
$6,338/mo
$43 more than Raleigh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
33% more expensive than Raleigh
vs $440k in Raleigh
1.3M
vs 1.5M in Raleigh
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Raleigh actually gets more: 201 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 33 days below 20° here, 3 in Raleigh.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.3× more on the calendar than Raleigh.
78/100
34% higher than Raleigh
vs 58/100 in Raleigh
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
18% lower than Raleigh
vs 97/100 in Raleigh
90
131% more than Raleigh
vs 39 nonstops in Raleigh
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