$100k salary, packing up from Spartanburg
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
the monthly premium over Spartanburg
Salt Lake City edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
12% more expensive than Spartanburg(vs $1,434/mo)
4.65%
$154/mo less in state tax than Spartanburg
vs 6.5% in Spartanburg
$6,338/mo
$20 less than Spartanburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
110% more expensive than Spartanburg
vs $277k in Spartanburg
1.3M
vs 383k in Spartanburg
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Spartanburg has the edge here, logging 191 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs Spartanburg's 4.
A month here packs 4.1× the events of Spartanburg.
78/100
15% higher than Spartanburg
vs 68/100 in Spartanburg
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
4% higher than Spartanburg
vs 77/100 in Spartanburg
90
350% more than Spartanburg
vs 20 nonstops in Spartanburg
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