Ogden → Punta Gorda
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Ogden to Punta Gorda is neutral, depends on priorities: BEA regional price parity goes from 100.3 to 100.5 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $144/mo.
- -$5,092
- BLS median salary lower in Punta Gorda
- 229 to 210
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 21.4:1 to 17.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $1,323
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Punta Gorda
BEA Regional Price Parity, HUD Fair Market Rent, BLS OEWS, FBI UCR, NCES, and DOL. The table below lets you override the composite with your own priorities.
Pros of Moving
- + $144/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Better student-teacher ratios
Cons of Moving
- - $5K lower median salary
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 100.3 to 100.5 (ratio 1.00), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $144/mo ($1,728/yr) from $1,614 in Ogden to $1,470 in Punta Gorda.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Punta Gorda sits #340 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Ogden is #348/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Neutral, depends on priorities. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $5,092 lower ($65,644 → $60,552). Labor-market size: 262,140 tracked jobs at origin vs 49,740 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors the destination: Florida scores 62 (C, #23/51) vs Utah at 53 (D, #40/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.
State retirement friendliness
Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.
- Income tax
- 70
- Property tax
- 83
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 0
- Income tax
- 100
- Property tax
- 67
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 12
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
Enter your current salary in Ogden to see what you'd need to earn in Punta Gorda to maintain the same purchasing power.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA; retirement desk: Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides June 2026