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Ogden, UT cityscape

if you left naples

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

$691

below Naples's monthly cost

The gap is real. Ogden costs noticeably less than Naples, every month.
landable, recorded on the ogden entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,641/mo

40% cheaper than Naples(vs $2,719/mo)

02state income tax

4.65%

$388/mo more in state tax than Naples

vs 0% in Naples

03after rent

$6,305/mo

$691 more than Naples

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

04a house here

$524k

23% cheaper than Naples

vs $679k in Naples

05metro size

658k

vs 404k in Naples

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

174

pleasant days a year, in ogden.

Naples edges ahead with 261 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 54 days drop below 20° vs Naples's 0.

·outdoorscore

80/100

38% higher than Naples

vs 58/100 in Naples

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

·walk score®

84/100

4% higher than Naples

vs 81/100 in Naples

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

165% more than Naples

vs 34 nonstops in Naples

04 · see also

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