same $100k income, fresh start from Los Angeles
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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
cheaper each month than Los Angeles
Ogden is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,641/mo
43% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
4.65%
$387/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$6,305/mo
$1,646 more than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$524k
49% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
658k
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
174
pleasant days a year, in ogden.
Los Angeles actually gets more: 283 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 54 days below 20°, vs 0 in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles hosts 174.0× more events.
80/100
19% higher than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 21.7 mi.
84/100
12% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
90
40% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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