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Ogden, UT cityscape

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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

$592

pricier each month than Memphis

Ogden runs a little pricier than Memphis. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the ogden entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,641/mo

14% more expensive than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)

02state income tax

4.65%

$388/mo more in state tax than Memphis

vs 0% in Memphis

03after rent

$6,305/mo

$592 less than Memphis

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

04a house here

$524k

115% more expensive than Memphis

vs $244k in Memphis

05metro size

658k

vs 1.3M in Memphis

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

174

pleasant days a year, in ogden.

Memphis edges ahead with 185 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 54 days under 20° here, 5 in Memphis.

Memphis hosts 18.0× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

80/100

43% higher than Memphis

vs 56/100 in Memphis

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

·walk score®

84/100

6% lower than Memphis

vs 89/100 in Memphis

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

181% more than Memphis

vs 32 nonstops in Memphis

04 · see also

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