on $100k a year, leaving Richmond
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
lighter monthly cost than Richmond
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Salt Lake City is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
5% cheaper than Richmond(vs $1,691/mo)
4.65%
$92/mo less in state tax than Richmond
vs 5.75% in Richmond
$6,338/mo
$175 more than Richmond
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
48% more expensive than Richmond
vs $394k in Richmond
1.3M
vs 1.4M in Richmond
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Richmond actually gets more: 172 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 33 days below 20° here, 9 in Richmond.
About as much going on as in Richmond.
78/100
20% higher than Richmond
vs 65/100 in Richmond
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
16% higher than Richmond
vs 69/100 in Richmond
90
374% more than Richmond
vs 19 nonstops in Richmond
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