on $100k a year, leaving Salem
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
under Salem, every month
Salt Lake City gives you room Salem doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
2% cheaper than Salem(vs $1,642/mo)
4.65%
$342/mo less in state tax than Salem
vs 8.75% in Salem
$6,338/mo
$376 more than Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
29% more expensive than Salem
vs $452k in Salem
1.3M
vs 437k in Salem
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Salem actually gets more: 201 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs Salem's 1.
6100% more happening than in Salem.
78/100
13% higher than Salem
vs 69/100 in Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
9% lower than Salem
vs 88/100 in Salem
90
0% fewer than Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Salem
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