on $100k a year, leaving Cape Coral

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Ogden, UT cityscape

swapping out of cape coral

Ogden

ut · metro 658k

a dispatch from

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.

metro658k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$169

the monthly premium over Cape Coral

Almost a wash on cost. The case for Ogden is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
landable, recorded on the ogden entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,641/mo

12% cheaper than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

4.65%

$388/mo more in state tax than Cape Coral

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$6,305/mo

$169 less than Cape Coral

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

04a house here

$524k

48% more expensive than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

658k

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

174

pleasant days a year, in ogden.

Cape Coral edges ahead with 250 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 54 days under 20° here, 0 in Cape Coral.

·outdoorscore

80/100

45% higher than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 21.7 mi.

·walk score®

84/100

100% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

173% more than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

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