same $100k income, fresh start from Ogden
changea dispatch from
sacramento
CA
38.58°N
121.49°W
Sacramento is California's capital and California's pantry, sitting at the heart of one of the most productive farm regions on earth. The 'Farm to Fork' food movement isn't marketing here, it's just dinner. Two rivers meet downtown, summer afternoons are dry and hot enough to justify ice cream as a meal, and Tahoe is a two-hour drive when you need elevation. It's quieter than its big-city neighbors and likes it that way.
the verdict
more expensive each month than Ogden
Sacramento is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
36% more expensive than Ogden(vs $1,641/mo)
9.3%
$388/mo more in state tax than Ogden
vs 4.65% in Ogden
$5,332/mo
$973 less than Ogden
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
12% more expensive than Ogden
vs $524k in Ogden
2.4M
vs 658k in Ogden
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Ogden barely cracks 174 pleasant ones. Heat is the cost: 56 days top 95° vs Ogden's 4.
A real upgrade on things to do: 42.0× Ogden's pace.
75/100
6% lower than Ogden
vs 80/100 in Ogden
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
17% higher than Ogden
vs 84/100 in Ogden
28
69% fewer than Ogden
vs 90 nonstops in Ogden
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