Raleigh-Cary → Ogden
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Raleigh-Cary to Ogden is neutral, depends on priorities: BEA regional price parity goes from 98.2 to 100.3 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $136/mo.
- -$3,049
- BLS median salary lower in Ogden
- 365 to 229
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 15.8:1 to 21.4:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $2,341
- DOL infant care higher / 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
- + $136/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Lower violent crime rate
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $3K lower median salary
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More expensive childcare
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 98.2 to 100.3 (ratio 1.02), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $136/mo ($1,632/yr) from $1,750 in Raleigh-Cary 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). Raleigh-Cary is #241/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Neutral, depends on priorities. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $3,049 lower ($68,693 → $65,644). Labor-market size: 725,130 tracked jobs at origin vs 262,140 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: North Carolina scores 68 (C, #13/51) 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
- 68
- Property tax
- 66
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 30
- 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 Raleigh-Cary 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