$100k salary, packing up from Sacramento
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
below Sacramento's monthly cost
In Salt Lake City, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
28% cheaper than Sacramento(vs $2,226/mo)
4.65%
$387/mo less in state tax than Sacramento
vs 9.3% in Sacramento
$6,338/mo
$1,006 more than Sacramento
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
1% cheaper than Sacramento
vs $589k in Sacramento
1.3M
vs 2.4M in Sacramento
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Sacramento has the edge here, logging 211 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs Sacramento's 0.
Comparable to Sacramento for events and concerts.
78/100
4% higher than Sacramento
vs 75/100 in Sacramento
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
18% lower than Sacramento
vs 98/100 in Sacramento
90
221% more than Sacramento
vs 28 nonstops in Sacramento
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