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41.31° N · 111.96° W · GEOID 4955100

North Ogden

Weber County, Utah · part of the Ogden, UT metro

UtahNorth Ogden, UTNorth OgdenNorth Ogden

The short answer

North Ogden is home to 21,947 people. Median household income is $113,722 a year and median rent is $1,638 a month, 17.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $476,600, about 4.2x annual median household income.

North Ogden stands out on value for money. Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 87 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings. Also notable: Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 14.6% to 17.3% of income.

95OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Exceptional

North Ogden scores better than 95% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 7th of 94 in Utah.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%58
Economy 20%87
Safety 20%89
Amenities 15%54
Education 10%63
Commute 10%52
Growth 5%85
Median gross rent
$1,638
20% above the median place
Median household income
$113,722
42% above the median place
Median home value
$476,600
49% above the median place
Unemployment
2.5%
48% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

01

Moving to North Ogden

Weber County gains about 4.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in15,057
Moved out14,131
Net+926

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Utah, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within UtahOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$67K
Leavers$62K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Weber County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 4.2% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Weber County report $67,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $61,900, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$65,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,638 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,096 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $476,600.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 18.8% work from home; 1.2% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
New Lenox, IL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
4.2%
113% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
6.0%
5% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
4.0
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureNorth OgdenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year16.0%5% above
Moved from another state14.2%113% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure4.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$67,1155% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$61,90112% below
02

What it costs to live here

After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $97,200 a year, more than in 77% of the 1,884 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

North Ogden17.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$65,520
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.3%
15% below the median place
Home price to income
4.2x
10% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$97,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in North Ogden, $1,638 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like North Ogden, but easier on the budget

Places that match North Ogden on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
New Lenox, IL9312.2% vs 17.3%$24,200Compare
Farmington, MN9112.0% vs 17.3%$8,000Compare
Manhattan, IL9011.3% vs 17.3%$14,700Compare
Springboro, OH8812.1% vs 17.3%$11,500Compare

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Vacant homes1
3.2%
54% below the median place
Homeownership1
86.5%
30% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.6%
34% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureNorth OgdenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,63820% above
Rent to income117.3%15% below
Property tax rate10.6%34% below
Home price to income14.2x10% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.31% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,5911% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,84813% below
Median home value1$476,60049% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure3.1%3% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure54.8%6% above
Homeownership186.5%30% above
Renters paying 30%+152.5%4% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,09612% above
Vacant homes13.2%54% below
Median year built119931% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment averaged 2.5% over the survey period, lower than in 92% of the 2,058 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Unemployment1
2.5%
48% below the median place
Poverty rate1
5.3%
51% below the median place
Median household income1
$113,722
42% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home18.8% +51%
Income per person$42,784 +7%
Mean commute25 min −1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureNorth OgdenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$113,72242% above
Income per person1$42,7847% above
Unemployment12.5%48% below
Average annual pay5County figure$61,1187% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.1%11% above
Jobs5County figure123,26818% below
Poverty rate15.3%51% below
Mean commute125 min1% below
Works from home118.8%51% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.2%44% above
04

Who lives here

Households average 3.23 people, larger than than in 93% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Household size1
3.2
29% above the median place
High school or higher1
97.7%
6% above the median place
Median age1
33.1
15% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad2.9% −67%
Homes with broadband95.9% +4%
No health insurance5.2% −19%
Bachelor's or higher38.7% +21%
All 9 people measures
MeasureNorth OgdenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population121,9472125th largest
Population change since 202064.0%243% above
Median age133.115% below
Bachelor's or higher138.7%21% above
High school or higher197.7%6% above
Household size13.229% above
Born abroad12.9%67% below
No health insurance15.2%19% below
Homes with broadband195.9%4% above
05

Life in North Ogden

The nearest National Park Service site is Golden Spike National Historical Park, about 37 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 1850. 1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

  • North Ogden Baseball Field and Grandstand listed 2026

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents14.6 +43%
Playgrounds per 10k18.2 +94%
Grocery stores per 10k1.8 −14%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k4.6 −59%
Libraries per 10k0.9 +5%
Named paths and bike trails5 km 2.3×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi5.1 24.2×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Golden Spike National Historical Park 37 miles
  • Timpanogos Cave National Monument 62 miles
  • Fossil Butte National Monument 72 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.3 −22%
Shops27.1 −11%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.7 −34%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.3 +10%
Child care centers1.8 −22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
37.2
21% above the median place
Students per teacher13
21.2
38% above the median place
Public schools13
92
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureNorth OgdenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure92above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure49,670above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County figure21.238% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure16.322% below
Shops per 10k8County figure27.111% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.734% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure22.310% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.822% below
Parks per 10k914.643% above
Playgrounds per 10k918.294% above
Grocery stores per 10k91.814% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k94.659% below
Libraries per 10k90.95% above
Named paths and bike trails94.5125% above
Transit stops per sq mi95.1above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1037.221% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

The city police department reported 51 violent offenses per 100,000 residents, fewer than in 87% of the 1,457 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Violent crime per 100k
51
73% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
432
64% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Average temperature14
46°F
15% below the median place
Tornado risk15
32.0
61% below the median place
Annual precipitation14
27.2 in
38% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureNorth OgdenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure84°F3% below
January average low14County figure18°F30% below
Average temperature14County figure46°F15% below
Annual precipitation14County figure27.2 in38% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure87.06% below
Tornado risk15County figure32.061% below
Wildfire risk15County figure94.154% above
Heat wave risk15County figure81.410% below
Median air quality index16County figure455% above
Good air days16County figure65.8%4% below
08

North Ogden in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, up from 17% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, North Ogden does better than 54% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 89%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,638/mo (2024)$2,160/mo$1,770 to $2,630/mo+4.7%
Median household income$113,722 (2024)$145,500$123,000 to $172,000+4.2%
Median home value$476,600 (2024)$710,000$515,000 to $978,000+6.9%
Population21,689 (2025)22,23021,330 to 23,180+0.5%

The median home would be worth 4.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like North Ogden

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Layton, UT$1,538$102,480Compare
Eaton, CO$1,707$106,294Compare
West Richland, WA$1,590$119,892Compare
North Salt Lake, UT$1,667$101,447Compare
North Salt Lake, UTWest Richland, WAEaton, COLayton, UTNorth Ogden, UTNorth OgdenLaytonEatonWest RichlandNorth OgdenLaytonEatonWest Richland

Places built like North Ogden

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how North Ogden performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
North Ogden, UT17.3%7.0%/yr4.0%
Clinton, UT17.5%7.2%/yr1.7%Compare
Riverton, UT20.2%4.5%/yr4.6%Compare
Payson, UT20.7%6.0%/yr16.5%Compare
Smithfield, UT16.1%6.5%/yr11.7%Compare
Woods Cross, UT17.6%9.3%/yr0.5%Compare
Lindon, UT15.5%5.9%/yr5.5%Compare

Common questions

Is North Ogden a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 95 out of 100, better than 95% of the places we rate and 7th of 94 in Utah. On cost, space and class size it scores 95 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is North Ogden expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $476,600.

What salary do you need to live in North Ogden?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $65,520 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is North Ogden safe?

There were 51 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to North Ogden?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Layton, UT, Eaton, CO, West Richland, WA and North Salt Lake, UT.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares North Ogden with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for North Ogden itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/north-ogden-utah

Citytistics. “North Ogden, Utah.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/north-ogden-utah/

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