$100k salary, packing up from Tampa
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 Tampa
A near-tie on cost. What separates Salt Lake City is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
19% cheaper than Tampa(vs $1,996/mo)
4.65%
$388/mo more in state tax than Tampa
vs 0% in Tampa
$6,338/mo
$1 more than Tampa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
56% more expensive than Tampa
vs $374k in Tampa
1.3M
vs 3.3M in Tampa
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Tampa has the edge here, logging 243 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs Tampa's 0.
About as much going on as in Tampa.
78/100
26% higher than Tampa
vs 62/100 in Tampa
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
13% lower than Tampa
vs 92/100 in Tampa
90
32% more than Tampa
vs 68 nonstops in Tampa
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