$100k salary, packing up from Ogden
changea dispatch from
cincinnati
OH
39.10°N
84.51°W
Cincinnati is chili served on spaghetti (Skyline and Gold Star will fight you about which is better), German heritage in Over-the-Rhine's beer halls, and a riverfront that looks straight across at Kentucky. OTR's brick warehouses have become one of the best urban revitalizations in the country. The Reds play in baseball's oldest professional city. Pronounce it correctly and the locals warm up fast.
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below Ogden's monthly cost
Cincinnati and Ogden land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
6% cheaper than Ogden(vs $1,641/mo)
3.99%
$55/mo less in state tax than Ogden
vs 4.65% in Ogden
$6,452/mo
$147 more than Ogden
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
40% cheaper than Ogden
vs $524k in Ogden
2.3M
vs 658k in Ogden
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Ogden edges ahead with 174 pleasant days.
43.5× the events of Ogden, and the calendar shows it.
72/100
10% lower than Ogden
vs 80/100 in Ogden
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
14% higher than Ogden
vs 84/100 in Ogden
47
48% fewer than Ogden
vs 90 nonstops in Ogden
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