with $100k coming in, swapping out of Miami

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Ogden, UT cityscape

next stop after miami

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

$637

less monthly outlay than Miami

You'd feel the difference in Ogden. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Miami.
landable, recorded on the ogden entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,641/mo

38% cheaper than Miami(vs $2,665/mo)

02state income tax

4.65%

$388/mo more in state tax than Miami

vs 0% in Miami

03after rent

$6,305/mo

$637 more than Miami

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

04a house here

$524k

7% cheaper than Miami

vs $565k in Miami

05metro size

658k

vs 6.2M in Miami

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

174

pleasant days a year, in ogden.

Miami gets 272 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 54 days drop below 20° vs Miami's 0.

Miami hosts 493.0× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

80/100

4% higher than Miami

vs 77/100 in Miami

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

·walk score®

84/100

13% lower than Miami

vs 97/100 in Miami

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

46% fewer than Miami

vs 167 nonstops in Miami

04 · see also

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