with $100k coming in, swapping out of Ogden

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Little Rock, AR cityscape

swapping out of ogden

Little Rock

ar · metro 765k

a dispatch from

little rock

AR

34.75°N

92.29°W

Little Rock is the Arkansas River curving past downtown, the Clinton Presidential Library lit up at night (it's a striking modernist building), and a state capitol modeled directly on the U.S. Capitol. The River Market district is the food and bar center. Pinnacle Mountain on the western edge is a quick hike with a view of the whole valley. It's smaller and friendlier than its reputation.

metro765k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$453

cheaper each month than Ogden

You'd feel the difference in Little Rock. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Ogden.
landable, recorded on the little rock entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,209/mo

26% cheaper than Ogden(vs $1,641/mo)

02state income tax

4.4%

$21/mo less in state tax than Ogden

vs 4.65% in Ogden

03after rent

$6,758/mo

$453 more than Ogden

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

04a house here

$228k

57% cheaper than Ogden

vs $524k in Ogden

05metro size

765k

vs 658k in Ogden

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

163

pleasant days a year, in little rock.

Ogden gets 174 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Hot stretches show up, though: 29 days above 95° here, 4 in Ogden.

6.5× the events of Ogden, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

54/100

32% lower than Ogden

vs 80/100 in Ogden

Closest outdoor draw: Hot Springs National Park, 47.8 mi.

·walk score®

49/100

42% lower than Ogden

vs 84/100 in Ogden

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

17

81% fewer than Ogden

vs 90 nonstops in Ogden

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