Living in Ogden, UT
Small city in Utah
Ogden is a small city in Utah, home to about 87,000 people, with 677,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are a mix of apartments and houses.
Is Ogden a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Great outdoors: hills or mountains nearby
- Easy flying: SLC is 30 mi away
- Strong healthcare: 4 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Sunny: more sunshine and clearer skies than most places
👎 Cons
- Fewer graduates: 26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Smaller job market: about 677,000 people live within 31 mi
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Key facts
Living in Ogden: common questions
What is the cost of living in Ogden?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $381k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,160 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 100, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Ogden?
Utah collects about $1,818 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.68% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Ogden safe?
Violent crime is somewhat above the national rate (1.2× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Ogden?
Ogden has cold winters: winter days average around 40°F and summer days around 89°F, with roughly 108″ of snow a year.
Does Ogden get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from earthquakes and flooding: 2 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.74 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Ogden?
The nearest major airport is SLC, about 30 mi away.
How Ogden scores
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