on $100k a year, leaving Winston-Salem
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
pricier each month than Winston-Salem
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Salt Lake City is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
7% more expensive than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)
4.65%
$13/mo more in state tax than Winston-Salem
vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem
$6,338/mo
$112 less than Winston-Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
106% more expensive than Winston-Salem
vs $283k in Winston-Salem
1.3M
vs 696k in Winston-Salem
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Winston-Salem edges ahead with 186 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs Winston-Salem's 6.
78/100
44% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
13% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem
90
0% fewer than Winston-Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem
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