with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Luis Obispo
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 San Luis Obispo's monthly cost
Salt Lake City runs on a fraction of San Luis Obispo's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
48% cheaper than San Luis Obispo(vs $3,095/mo)
4.65%
$387/mo less in state tax than San Luis Obispo
vs 9.3% in San Luis Obispo
$6,338/mo
$1,875 more than San Luis Obispo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
38% cheaper than San Luis Obispo
vs $934k in San Luis Obispo
1.3M
vs 282k in San Luis Obispo
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
San Luis Obispo actually gets more: 303 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs San Luis Obispo's 0.
A real upgrade on things to do: 6.2× San Luis Obispo's pace.
78/100
15% higher than San Luis Obispo
vs 68/100 in San Luis Obispo
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
18% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 98/100 in San Luis Obispo
90
2900% more than San Luis Obispo
vs 3 nonstops in San Luis Obispo
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