$100k salary, packing up from Lansing
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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.
in our guides
the verdict
the monthly premium over Lansing
Ogden costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,641/mo
30% more expensive than Lansing(vs $1,259/mo)
4.65%
$33/mo more in state tax than Lansing
vs 4.25% in Lansing
$6,305/mo
$415 less than Lansing
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$524k
115% more expensive than Lansing
vs $244k in Lansing
658k
vs 473k in Lansing
field notes, weather & such.
174
pleasant days a year, in ogden.
Lansing keeps to 153 pleasant days a year.
Lighter on events: Lansing packs 9.0× more into a month.
80/100
40% higher than Lansing
vs 57/100 in Lansing
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 21.7 mi.
84/100
5% higher than Lansing
vs 80/100 in Lansing
90
1400% more than Lansing
vs 6 nonstops in Lansing
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