with $100k coming in, swapping out of St. Louis
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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
the monthly premium over St. Louis
Ogden costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,641/mo
16% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
4.65%
$4/mo less in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,305/mo
$226 less than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$524k
90% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
658k
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
174
pleasant days a year, in ogden.
St. Louis only manages 174 of those. Winter shows up, though: 54 days below 20° vs St. Louis's 22.
But the calendar thins out: St. Louis stays 40.0× busier.
80/100
18% higher than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 21.7 mi.
84/100
3% lower than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
90
50% more than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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