$100k a year, no longer in Seattle
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
less monthly outlay than Seattle
Salt Lake City and Seattle land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
27% cheaper than Seattle(vs $2,193/mo)
4.65%
$388/mo more in state tax than Seattle
vs 0% in Seattle
$6,338/mo
$198 more than Seattle
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
26% cheaper than Seattle
vs $791k in Seattle
1.3M
vs 4.0M in Seattle
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Seattle edges ahead with 182 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 33 days under 20°, vs 0 in Seattle.
Noticeably quieter than Seattle. About 76% fewer events on a typical month.
78/100
16% lower than Seattle
vs 93/100 in Seattle
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
18% lower than Seattle
vs 98/100 in Seattle
90
0% fewer than Seattle
vs 90 nonstops in Seattle
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