on $100k a year, leaving Knoxville

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Ogden, UT cityscape

swapping out of knoxville

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

$297

more each month than Knoxville ran you

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

5% cheaper than Knoxville(vs $1,731/mo)

02state income tax

4.65%

$388/mo more in state tax than Knoxville

vs 0% in Knoxville

03after rent

$6,305/mo

$297 less than Knoxville

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

04a house here

$524k

44% more expensive than Knoxville

vs $364k in Knoxville

05metro size

658k

vs 947k in Knoxville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

174

pleasant days a year, in ogden.

Knoxville has the edge here, logging 189 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 54 days stay under 20°, well past Knoxville's 9.

Noticeably quieter than Knoxville. About 95% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

80/100

16% higher than Knoxville

vs 69/100 in Knoxville

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

·walk score®

84/100

18% higher than Knoxville

vs 71/100 in Knoxville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

429% more than Knoxville

vs 17 nonstops in Knoxville

04 · see also

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