Pueblo → Ogden
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Pueblo to Ogden is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 91.8 to 100.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $345/mo.
- -$439
- BLS median salary lower in Ogden
- 481 to 229
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 16.6:1 to 21.4:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $993
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Ogden
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
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - 9% higher cost of living
- - $345/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 91.8 to 100.3, so the same paycheck buys less in Ogden (ratio 1.09). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $345/mo ($4,140/yr) from $1,269 in Pueblo to $1,614 in Ogden.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Ogden sits #348 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Pueblo is #323/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $439 lower ($66,083 → $65,644). Labor-market size: 55,270 tracked jobs at origin vs 262,140 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Colorado 46 (F, #44/51) vs Utah 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
- 80
- Property tax
- 90
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 26
- Income tax
- 70
- Property tax
- 83
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 0
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 Pueblo to see what you'd need to earn in Ogden 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