same $100k income, fresh start from 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
more expensive each month than Springfield
Salt Lake City costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
29% more expensive than Springfield(vs $1,249/mo)
4.65%
$4/mo less in state tax than Springfield
vs 4.7% in Springfield
$6,338/mo
$355 less than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
118% more expensive than Springfield
vs $268k in Springfield
1.3M
vs 491k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Springfield actually gets more: 170 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.9× more on the calendar than Springfield.
78/100
56% higher than Springfield
vs 50/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
10% lower than Springfield
vs 89/100 in Springfield
90
900% more than Springfield
vs 9 nonstops in Springfield
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