$100k salary, packing up from Lubbock
changea 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.
in our guides
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Lubbock
Ogden costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,641/mo
19% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
4.65%
$388/mo more in state tax than Lubbock
vs 0% in Lubbock
$6,305/mo
$644 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$524k
149% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
658k
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
174
pleasant days a year, in ogden.
Lubbock actually gets more: 186 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 54 days below 20°, vs 7 in Lubbock.
But the calendar thins out: Lubbock stays 4.0× busier.
80/100
1500% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 21.7 mi.
84/100
22% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
90
1186% more than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
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