same $100k income, fresh start from Roanoke
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
pricier each month than Roanoke
Barely costlier than Roanoke. If Salt Lake City pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
16% more expensive than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
4.65%
$92/mo less in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$6,338/mo
$134 less than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
97% more expensive than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
1.3M
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Roanoke gets 179 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 5.2× more on the calendar than Roanoke.
78/100
13% higher than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
15% lower than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
90
900% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
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