with $100k coming in, swapping out of Reno
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 Reno
Barely costlier than Reno. If Salt Lake City pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
16% cheaper than Reno(vs $1,908/mo)
4.65%
$388/mo more in state tax than Reno
vs 0% in Reno
$6,338/mo
$87 less than Reno
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
2% more expensive than Reno
vs $574k in Reno
1.3M
vs 565k in Reno
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Reno gets 201 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Noticeably quieter than Reno. About 40% fewer events on a typical month.
78/100
10% higher than Reno
vs 71/100 in Reno
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
16% lower than Reno
vs 95/100 in Reno
90
592% more than Reno
vs 13 nonstops in Reno
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