$100k salary, packing up from Wilmington
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
below Wilmington's monthly cost
A near-tie on cost. What separates Salt Lake City is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
4% cheaper than Wilmington(vs $1,675/mo)
4.65%
$13/mo more in state tax than Wilmington
vs 4.5% in Wilmington
$6,338/mo
$55 more than Wilmington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
30% more expensive than Wilmington
vs $448k in Wilmington
1.3M
vs 467k in Wilmington
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Wilmington actually gets more: 235 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs Wilmington's 1.
A month here packs 3.1× the events of Wilmington.
78/100
44% higher than Wilmington
vs 54/100 in Wilmington
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
19% higher than Wilmington
vs 67/100 in Wilmington
90
1700% more than Wilmington
vs 5 nonstops in Wilmington
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