$100k salary, packing up from Worcester
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 Worcester
The gap is real. Salt Lake City costs noticeably less than Worcester, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
25% cheaper than Worcester(vs $2,140/mo)
4.65%
$29/mo less in state tax than Worcester
vs 5% in Worcester
$6,338/mo
$561 more than Worcester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
20% more expensive than Worcester
vs $486k in Worcester
1.3M
vs 867k in Worcester
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Worcester barely cracks 148 pleasant ones.
2.1× the events of Worcester, and the calendar shows it.
78/100
32% higher than Worcester
vs 59/100 in Worcester
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
11% lower than Worcester
vs 90/100 in Worcester
90
4400% more than Worcester
vs 2 nonstops in Worcester
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