same $100k income, fresh start from Sacramento
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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.
in our guides
the verdict
cheaper each month than Sacramento
Ogden is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,641/mo
26% cheaper than Sacramento(vs $2,226/mo)
4.65%
$387/mo less in state tax than Sacramento
vs 9.3% in Sacramento
$6,305/mo
$973 more than Sacramento
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$524k
11% cheaper than Sacramento
vs $589k in Sacramento
658k
vs 2.4M in Sacramento
field notes, weather & such.
174
pleasant days a year, in ogden.
Sacramento edges ahead with 211 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 54 days under 20° here, 0 in Sacramento.
But the calendar thins out: Sacramento stays 42.0× busier.
80/100
7% higher than Sacramento
vs 75/100 in Sacramento
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 21.7 mi.
84/100
14% lower than Sacramento
vs 98/100 in Sacramento
90
221% more than Sacramento
vs 28 nonstops in Sacramento
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