What stands out worked out from the figures below

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Ogden has the most affordable homes ($356k median).

West Haven has grown the fastest since 2010 (+63%).

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Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

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Measure	Ogden	West Haven
People
Population	87,413Highest	21,563Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+5.4%Lowest UT: +18.4%	+63%Highest UT: +18.4%
Median age	33.6±0.6Highest 5% above UT	29±1.3Lowest 9% below UT
Kids under 18	22.6%±1.1Lowest UT: 27.8%	30.7%±3.4Highest UT: 27.8%
Age 65+	11.6%±0.8Highest UT: 11.9%	7.5%±1.3Lowest UT: 11.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	25.9%Lowest UT: 37.7%	30.5%Highest UT: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.5%±0.6Highest UT: 8.1%	5.2%±1.3Lowest UT: 8.1%
	Ogden and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$72,575±$3kLowest 24% below UT	$101,012±$10kHighest 6% above UT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$355,600±$7kLowest 27% below UT	$564,300±$31kHighest 15% above UT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,216±$50Lowest 19% below UT	$1,702±$120Highest 14% above UT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,326Lowest 8% below UT	$2,978Highest 18% above UT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	46.4%±3.7Highest UT: 47.2%	35.5%±8.1Lowest UT: 47.2%
	Ogden and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	13.7%Highest UT: 8.5%	6.2%Lowest UT: 8.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	61.3%Lowest UT: 70.2%	71.3%Highest UT: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1966Lowest 26 yrs older than UT	2011Highest 19 yrs newer than UT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest about the UT average	23 minHighest 4% above UT
Work from home	12%±1.2Lowest UT: 17.6%	17.7%±4.4Highest UT: 17.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#111 of 117 in UT	#69 of 117 in UT
School district	No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science · Leadership Learning Academy	Weber District
High school in town	Ben Lomond High	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	19.5	—
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

UT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.