$100k salary, packing up from Birmingham
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ogden
UT
41.22°N
111.97°W
Ogden is the old railroad town turned ski-bum gateway, with three world-class resorts (Snowbasin, Powder Mountain, Nordic Valley) within 30 minutes. Historic 25th Street has the old saloons and brick storefronts intact, now full of breweries and restaurants. Union Station is a working museum. The Wasatch Mountains loom right behind town. It's the chiller, cheaper neighbor of Park City.
in our guides
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Birmingham
Ogden costs more than Birmingham, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,641/mo
17% more expensive than Birmingham(vs $1,407/mo)
4.65%
$29/mo less in state tax than Birmingham
vs 5% in Birmingham
$6,305/mo
$205 less than Birmingham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$524k
101% more expensive than Birmingham
vs $261k in Birmingham
658k
vs 1.2M in Birmingham
field notes, weather & such.
174
pleasant days a year, in ogden.
Birmingham only logs 171 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 54 days drop below 20° vs Birmingham's 4.
But the calendar thins out: Birmingham stays 45.0× busier.
80/100
31% higher than Birmingham
vs 61/100 in Birmingham
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 21.7 mi.
84/100
6% higher than Birmingham
vs 79/100 in Birmingham
90
350% more than Birmingham
vs 20 nonstops in Birmingham
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