What is the cost of living in Ogden?

Ogden has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 100.3, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 117.9, which is above the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,614/month.

What is the median salary in Ogden?

The median salary in Ogden is $65,644 annually (mean: $68,685). Top occupations include Fast Food and Counter Workers, Retail Salespersons, General and Operations Managers.

The violent crime rate in the Ogden area is 229 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1435 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Ogden?

The state of UT has 1,068 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1. Charter schools make up 13.1% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Ogden?

Infant center-based childcare in the Ogden area averages $11,828 per year. Preschool averages $8,778/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Ogden a good place to relocate?

Ogden has a Life Score of 47.6/100 (D), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a middle-of-the-pack score, where the composite lands for most US metros; look at individual dimensions to see the real trade-offs.

Where does Ogden sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Ogden ranks #348 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Ogden, UT

LiveAbility 36.4/100 places Ogden #348 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

100.3
Cost index (US=100): $1,614
2BR rent / mo: $65,644
Median salary: 36.4
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Ogden ranks #348 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (36.4/100), with its strongest marks in low hazard and safety.

#348
of 387 US metros · Below median: 3,503,613
metro-area population: 229
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 1,068
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: schools (1/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Ogden ranks #348 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 100.3 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,614/mo, median salary $65,644; LiveAbility Score 36.4/100, strongest in low hazard and safety.

Signature: LiveAbility 36.4/100 places Ogden #348 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP 100.3 lands in the dearer third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $1,614/mo.

LiveAbility 36.4/100 puts Ogden in the bottom third (#348 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Ogden area is 262,140.

Ogden vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

36 Top 90% higher than 10% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Ogden housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Ogden MSA; housing RPP 117.9 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,614/mo.

Studio

$1,208

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,281

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,614

/month

3 Bedroom

$2,163

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,612

/month

Ogden wages and employment

Ogden posts 262,140 total employment with median salary $65,644 against a dearer-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$65,644

Mean Salary

$68,685

Total Employment

262,140

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,030
Retail Salespersons	$33,450
General and Operations Managers	$93,610
Office Clerks, General	$41,640
Customer Service Representatives	$38,670

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Ogden area from NCES.

Schools

1,068

Enrollment

681,626

Student:Teacher

21.4:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Ogden area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$11,828

per year

Toddler (Center)

$9,645

per year

Preschool (Center)

$8,778

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Ogden's composite Life Score is 47.6/100 (D), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

20/100

Weak

Wages

49/100

Average

Rent

25/100

Weak

Crime

76/100

Strong

Schools

99/100

Elite

Childcare

29/100

Weak

Environment

56/100

Above average

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Ogden ranks #348 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 36.4/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Low hazard (97/100)

Low hazard

97
Safety

76
Job market

50
Housing

25
Air quality

22
Cost of living

21
Climate

6
Schools

1

What this shows Ogden's strongest dimensions are low hazard and safety; its weakest among scored dims is schools at 1/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Ogden on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Ogden on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Ogden cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Ogden wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Ogden runs a $65,644 median salary at a 100.3 cost index, ranking #348 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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