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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

$1,742

less monthly outlay than Oxnard

Ogden sits well below Oxnard on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
landable, recorded on the ogden entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,641/mo

45% cheaper than Oxnard(vs $2,995/mo)

02state income tax

4.65%

$387/mo less in state tax than Oxnard

vs 9.3% in Oxnard

03after rent

$6,305/mo

$1,742 more than Oxnard

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

04a house here

$524k

43% cheaper than Oxnard

vs $923k in Oxnard

05metro size

658k

vs 830k in Oxnard

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

174

pleasant days a year, in ogden.

Oxnard has the edge here, logging 342 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 54 days below 20°, vs 0 in Oxnard.

Noticeably quieter than Oxnard. About 92% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

80/100

8% higher than Oxnard

vs 74/100 in Oxnard

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

·walk score®

84/100

12% lower than Oxnard

vs 96/100 in Oxnard

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

0% fewer than Oxnard

vs 0 nonstops in Oxnard

04 · see also

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