$100k a year, no longer in Daytona Beach

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Ogden, UT cityscape

swapping out of daytona beach

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

$244

the monthly cost of moving past Daytona Beach

You'd pay for Ogden. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the ogden entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,641/mo

8% cheaper than Daytona Beach(vs $1,784/mo)

02state income tax

4.65%

$388/mo more in state tax than Daytona Beach

vs 0% in Daytona Beach

03after rent

$6,305/mo

$244 less than Daytona Beach

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

04a house here

$524k

59% more expensive than Daytona Beach

vs $331k in Daytona Beach

05metro size

658k

vs 722k in Daytona Beach

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

174

pleasant days a year, in ogden.

Daytona Beach has the edge here, logging 212 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 54 days stay under 20°, well past Daytona Beach's 0.

86% fewer events than Daytona Beach. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

80/100

27% higher than Daytona Beach

vs 63/100 in Daytona Beach

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

·walk score®

84/100

8% higher than Daytona Beach

vs 78/100 in Daytona Beach

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

4400% more than Daytona Beach

vs 2 nonstops in Daytona Beach

04 · see also

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