$100k a year, no longer in Ogden

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Dallas, TX cityscape

swapping out of ogden

Dallas

tx · metro 8.1M

a dispatch from

dallas

TX

32.78°N

96.80°W

Dallas is Stetsons next to skyscrapers, Tex-Mex with queso flowing freely, and a barbecue scene that quietly competes with Austin's. The arts district downtown is enormous and free to wander, while Bishop Arts and Deep Ellum bring the indie energy. Football is its own religion (high school, college, and Cowboys all year round). The bigness is real, and the city wears it well.

metro8.1M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$381

less monthly outlay than Ogden

Dallas is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
landable, recorded on the dallas entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,647/mo

0% more expensive than Ogden(vs $1,641/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$387/mo less in state tax than Ogden

vs 4.65% in Ogden

03after rent

$6,686/mo

$381 more than Ogden

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$367k

30% cheaper than Ogden

vs $524k in Ogden

05metro size

8.1M

vs 658k in Ogden

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in dallas.

Ogden edges ahead with 174 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 40 days above 95° vs Ogden's 4.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 220.0× more on the calendar than Ogden.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

29% lower than Ogden

vs 80/100 in Ogden

Closest outdoor draw: Cedar Hill State Park, 16.2 mi.

·walk score®

93/100

11% higher than Ogden

vs 84/100 in Ogden

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

190

111% more than Ogden

vs 90 nonstops in Ogden

04 · see also

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