$100k a year, no longer in Green Bay

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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

$384

the monthly cost of moving past Green Bay

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

46% more expensive than Green Bay(vs $1,122/mo)

02state income tax

4.65%

$135/mo less in state tax than Green Bay

vs 6.27% in Green Bay

03after rent

$6,305/mo

$384 less than Green Bay

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

04a house here

$524k

54% more expensive than Green Bay

vs $340k in Green Bay

05metro size

658k

vs 332k in Green Bay

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

174

pleasant days a year, in ogden.

Green Bay only manages 146 of those.

But the calendar thins out: Green Bay stays 3.0× busier.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

80/100

10% higher than Green Bay

vs 73/100 in Green Bay

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

·walk score®

84/100

3% lower than Green Bay

vs 87/100 in Green Bay

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

2150% more than Green Bay

vs 4 nonstops in Green Bay

04 · see also

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