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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

$276

more expensive each month than Pensacola

You'd pay for Ogden. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the ogden entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,641/mo

6% cheaper than Pensacola(vs $1,752/mo)

02state income tax

4.65%

$388/mo more in state tax than Pensacola

vs 0% in Pensacola

03after rent

$6,305/mo

$276 less than Pensacola

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

04a house here

$524k

73% more expensive than Pensacola

vs $303k in Pensacola

05metro size

658k

vs 530k in Pensacola

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

174

pleasant days a year, in ogden.

Pensacola actually gets more: 226 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 54 days below 20°, vs 0 in Pensacola.

Lighter on events: Pensacola packs 13.0× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

80/100

16% higher than Pensacola

vs 69/100 in Pensacola

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

·walk score®

84/100

31% higher than Pensacola

vs 64/100 in Pensacola

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

718% more than Pensacola

vs 11 nonstops in Pensacola

04 · see also

neighbors of ogden on the map of tradeoffs:

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