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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

$238

more expensive each month than Huntsville

Ogden runs a little pricier than Huntsville. 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

19% more expensive than Huntsville(vs $1,374/mo)

02state income tax

4.65%

$29/mo less in state tax than Huntsville

vs 5% in Huntsville

03after rent

$6,305/mo

$238 less than Huntsville

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

04a house here

$524k

66% more expensive than Huntsville

vs $316k in Huntsville

05metro size

658k

vs 527k in Huntsville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

174

pleasant days a year, in ogden.

Huntsville edges ahead with 177 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 54 days drop below 20° vs Huntsville's 6.

Huntsville hosts 16.0× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

80/100

38% higher than Huntsville

vs 58/100 in Huntsville

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

·walk score®

84/100

20% higher than Huntsville

vs 70/100 in Huntsville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

900% more than Huntsville

vs 9 nonstops in Huntsville

04 · see also

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