on $100k a year, leaving Springfield
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 Springfield, every month
Salt Lake City gives you room Springfield doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
16% cheaper than Springfield(vs $1,913/mo)
4.65%
$29/mo less in state tax than Springfield
vs 5% in Springfield
$6,338/mo
$334 more than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
57% more expensive than Springfield
vs $373k in Springfield
1.3M
vs 460k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Springfield keeps to 147 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 10.3× Springfield's pace.
78/100
18% higher than Springfield
vs 66/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
8% lower than Springfield
vs 87/100 in Springfield
90
246% more than Springfield
vs 26 nonstops in Springfield
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