Cost of living in Ogden, Utah
Ogden, Utah has about 87,413 people. Typical rent is $1,216 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $72,575 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #61 in Utah on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,216 a month.
Ogden is a city in Utah. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $72,575 a year.
- People
- 87,413
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,216
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $72,575
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $355,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,591
- Ogden, UT MSA
- Gas
- $4.575
- Rocky Mountain (PADD 4), week of October 12, 2026
Ogden, Utah has about 87,413 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $355,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Weber County is $1,591 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Ogden. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Ogden, UT metro area, prices sit at 100.3 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Utah taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.4% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Ogden's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Utah home paid 13.12¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Ogden's bill.
EIA does not publish a Utah gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) all-grades price was $4.575 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,196.00 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Utah shares this price.
Among 162 places we list in Utah with a rent figure, 103 have higher typical rent than Ogden.
Nearby places
- South Ogden
Typical rent $1,426
Compare with Ogden - Harrisville
Typical rent $1,372
Compare with Ogden - Washington Terrace
Typical rent $1,293
Compare with Ogden - Marriott-Slaterville
Typical rent $1,375
Compare with Ogden - Riverdale
Typical rent $1,502
Compare with Ogden - West Haven
Typical rent $1,702
Compare with Ogden - Roy
Typical rent $1,624
Compare with Ogden - North Ogden
Typical rent $1,638
Compare with Ogden
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Utah
Bigger places in Utah
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.