on $100k a year, leaving Salt Lake City
changea dispatch from
albuquerque
NM
35.08°N
106.65°W
Albuquerque is green chile on everything, the Sandia Mountains turning pink at sunset (the name literally means watermelon), and the Balloon Fiesta in October when 500+ hot air balloons fill the sky. The old town adobes feel like the 1700s, the food fuses Native, Mexican, and Spanish in ways you won't get anywhere else. Breaking Bad fans will recognize half the city, and locals are good-natured about it.
in our guides
the verdict
under Salt Lake City, every month
On paper, Albuquerque and Salt Lake City are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,489/mo
7% cheaper than Salt Lake City(vs $1,608/mo)
5.9%
$104/mo more in state tax than Salt Lake City
vs 4.65% in Salt Lake City
$6,353/mo
$15 more than Salt Lake City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$351k
40% cheaper than Salt Lake City
vs $584k in Salt Lake City
924k
vs 1.3M in Salt Lake City
field notes, weather & such.
205
pleasant days a year, in albuquerque.
Salt Lake City only manages 168 of those.
32% fewer events than Salt Lake City. The pace eases up.
81/100
4% higher than Salt Lake City
vs 78/100 in Salt Lake City
Closest outdoor draw: Sandia Mountain Wilderness, 13.4 mi.
94/100
18% higher than Salt Lake City
vs 80/100 in Salt Lake City
23
74% fewer than Salt Lake City
vs 90 nonstops in Salt Lake City
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