with $100k coming in, swapping out of Wichita
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 Wichita
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
37% more expensive than Wichita(vs $1,173/mo)
4.65%
$88/mo less in state tax than Wichita
vs 5.7% in Wichita
$6,338/mo
$347 less than Wichita
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
164% more expensive than Wichita
vs $221k in Wichita
1.3M
vs 653k in Wichita
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Wichita keeps to 164 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 3.4× Wichita's pace.
78/100
50% higher than Wichita
vs 52/100 in Wichita
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
16% higher than Wichita
vs 69/100 in Wichita
90
718% more than Wichita
vs 11 nonstops in Wichita
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