on $100k a year, leaving Ogden
changea dispatch from
albuquerque
NM
35.08°N
106.65°W
Albuquerque is green chile on everything, the Sandia Mountains turning pink at sunset (the name literally means watermelon), and the Balloon Fiesta in October when 500+ hot air balloons fill the sky. The old town adobes feel like the 1700s, the food fuses Native, Mexican, and Spanish in ways you won't get anywhere else. Breaking Bad fans will recognize half the city, and locals are good-natured about it.
in our guides
the verdict
lighter monthly cost than Ogden
Albuquerque and Ogden land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,489/mo
9% cheaper than Ogden(vs $1,641/mo)
5.9%
$104/mo more in state tax than Ogden
vs 4.65% in Ogden
$6,353/mo
$48 more than Ogden
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$351k
33% cheaper than Ogden
vs $524k in Ogden
924k
vs 658k in Ogden
field notes, weather & such.
205
pleasant days a year, in albuquerque.
Ogden barely cracks 174 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 34 days above 95° here, 4 in Ogden.
A real upgrade on things to do: 21.0× Ogden's pace.
81/100
1% higher than Ogden
vs 80/100 in Ogden
Closest outdoor draw: Sandia Mountain Wilderness, 13.4 mi.
94/100
12% higher than Ogden
vs 84/100 in Ogden
23
74% fewer than Ogden
vs 90 nonstops in Ogden
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