on $100k a year, leaving Chicago
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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
under Chicago, every month
Ogden gives you room Chicago doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,641/mo
24% cheaper than Chicago(vs $2,170/mo)
4.65%
$25/mo less in state tax than Chicago
vs 4.95% in Chicago
$6,305/mo
$554 more than Chicago
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$524k
44% more expensive than Chicago
vs $365k in Chicago
658k
vs 9.3M in Chicago
field notes, weather & such.
174
pleasant days a year, in ogden.
Chicago only logs 153 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 54 days under 20°, vs 38 in Chicago.
But the calendar thins out: Chicago stays 647.5× busier.
80/100
14% higher than Chicago
vs 70/100 in Chicago
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 21.7 mi.
84/100
16% lower than Chicago
vs 100/100 in Chicago
90
59% fewer than Chicago
vs 217 nonstops in Chicago
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