$100k a year, no longer in Ogden

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Greenville, SC cityscape

if you left ogden

Greenville

sc · metro 975k

a dispatch from

greenville

SC

34.85°N

82.40°W

Greenville built a city around a waterfall. The Reedy River drops right through downtown in Falls Park, with a suspension bridge curving over it that locals show off like a trophy. Main Street is a textbook of how to revitalize a small American city: brick, trees, patios, and a steady stream of festivals. BMW's largest factory in the world is a few miles up the road. The Blue Ridge foothills start just outside town.

metro975k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$64

more expensive each month than Ogden

Almost a wash on cost. The case for Greenville is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
landable, recorded on the greenville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,551/mo

5% cheaper than Ogden(vs $1,641/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$154/mo more in state tax than Ogden

vs 4.65% in Ogden

03after rent

$6,241/mo

$64 less than Ogden

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$311k

41% cheaper than Ogden

vs $524k in Ogden

05metro size

975k

vs 658k in Ogden

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

202

pleasant days a year, in greenville.

Ogden barely cracks 174 pleasant ones.

1000% more happening than in Ogden.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

69/100

14% lower than Ogden

vs 80/100 in Ogden

Closest outdoor draw: Caesars Head State Park, 20.5 mi.

·walk score®

84/100

0% lower than Ogden

vs 84/100 in Ogden

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

20

78% fewer than Ogden

vs 90 nonstops in Ogden

04 · see also

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