$100k a year, no longer in Kingsport

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Ogden, UT cityscape

swapping out of kingsport

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

$645

more each month than Kingsport ran you

Ogden costs more than Kingsport, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
landable, recorded on the ogden entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,641/mo

19% more expensive than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)

02state income tax

4.65%

$388/mo more in state tax than Kingsport

vs 0% in Kingsport

03after rent

$6,305/mo

$645 less than Kingsport

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

04a house here

$524k

115% more expensive than Kingsport

vs $244k in Kingsport

05metro size

658k

vs 312k in Kingsport

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

174

pleasant days a year, in ogden.

Kingsport gets 188 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 54 days under 20°, vs 15 in Kingsport.

Kingsport hosts 4.0× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

80/100

36% higher than Kingsport

vs 59/100 in Kingsport

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

·walk score®

84/100

14% higher than Kingsport

vs 74/100 in Kingsport

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

2150% more than Kingsport

vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport

04 · see also

neighbors of ogden on the map of tradeoffs:

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