Ogden ranks #20 in Utah for affordability
Ogden is ranked on 37 lists against the 120 Utah towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
Longer growing season than 91% of Utah
Not better or worse, just Ogden’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Ogden out-ranks 0 of its 7 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Ogden lands in the top half on 8 of 23 lists
Each dot is Ogden’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in UT, the right end is last. Areas where Ogden does best come first.
The lists Ogden does best on
Each list ranks every UT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Ogden marked.
Every UT list, and where Ogden lands
40 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Helper · 2.2 yrs
#20
Cheapest rent#1 Salina · $753/mo
#33
Lowest property tax#1 Beaver · $1,104/yr
#53
Rent easiest to afford#1 Pleasant Grove · 35.1%
#20 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Hooper · 86.2%
#40
Most trails#1 Park City · 9.8 mi / sq mi
#35
Most walkable#1 Kearns · 157 / sq mi
#43 Health
Healthiest#1 Summit Park · 100 / 100
#109
Lowest obesity#1 Summit Park · 19%
#105
Fewest smokers#1 Highland · 5%
#84
Most active#1 Highland · 11%
#114
E
Fewest uninsured#1 East Basin · 5%
#113
Lowest depression#1 Midway · 22%
#87
Closest to a top hospital#1 Sandy · 0.5 mi
#46 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Park City · 48.6%
#43
Most new homes#1 Salem · 30.7 per 1,000
#53
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Helper · +80.0%
#37
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Holladay · 15.3 per home
#45 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Moab · 11.7 min
#69 People
E Most educated#1 East Basin · 79.6% #89
Youngest#1 Ephraim · 22.1
#77
Oldest#1 Ivins · 52.1
#44
Most residents 65+#1 Ivins · 31.9%
#57
Most kids#1 Eagle Mountain · 43.4%
#104 
The number on the right is Ogden’s spot. All of Utah’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every UT list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.