01 · the cities
San Francisco
San Francisco is hills, fog, Mission burritos the size of forearms, and pastel Victorians stacked like dominoes. Karl the Fog has his own Instagram, the cable cars are still mechanically pulled by cables running under the street, and the Pacific shows up at the end of every west-bound avenue. The food is wildly good, the views are theatrical, and yes, you'll get cardio just walking to the corner store.
full dispatch→Ogden
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.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$3,146/mo
$1,641/mo
$1,505/mo less than San Francisco (92%)
Median home price
Median home price
$1.2M
$524k
$714k less than San Francisco
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
4.7%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,412/mo
$6,305/mo
Ogden has $1,893/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
312 days
174 days
138 fewer than San Francisco
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
4 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
54 days
days below 20°F per year
Ogden drops below 20°F on 54 more days per year than San Francisco.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
83 / 100
80 / 100
3.0 pts behind San Francisco
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
111 routes
90 routes
21 fewer direct routes than San Francisco
Metro size
Metro size
4.6M metro
658k metro
San Francisco has 129.0x more events per month than Ogden.
the verdict
4
San Francisco
categories won
4
Ogden
categories won
San Francisco wins on weather and lifestyle, Ogden wins on money. Dead even.
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