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Ogden, UT cityscape

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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

$555

more expensive each month than El Paso

Ogden runs a little pricier than El Paso. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the ogden entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,641/mo

11% more expensive than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)

02state income tax

4.65%

$388/mo more in state tax than El Paso

vs 0% in El Paso

03after rent

$6,305/mo

$555 less than El Paso

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

04a house here

$524k

127% more expensive than El Paso

vs $231k in El Paso

05metro size

658k

vs 872k in El Paso

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

174

pleasant days a year, in ogden.

El Paso edges ahead with 222 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 54 days under 20° here, 1 in El Paso.

Lighter on events: El Paso packs 15.0× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

80/100

23% higher than El Paso

vs 65/100 in El Paso

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

·walk score®

84/100

10% lower than El Paso

vs 93/100 in El Paso

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

592% more than El Paso

vs 13 nonstops in El Paso

04 · see also

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