Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Ogden is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, ranked 105th of 118 in Utah, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: residents are healthier than 58% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its lowest everyday mark is in safety: its police reported 397 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 83% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $391K, 3.9 years of the Ogden metro’s $101K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 93% of U.S. towns, with 66 places on the National Register. 36% of working residents work locally in Ogden, against 8.2% in Utah’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Miles Goodyear Cabin and Ogden Union Station. Only 13 of Utah’s 173 towns score higher on walkability.
Where Ogden beats most towns.
Its founding year, 1846, is the earliest of any Utah town we grade. Its 66 National Register listings are more than in 96% of Utah towns with a listing.
Census counts: 500 in 1850, 87,321 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1868 and 5 maps from 1955 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Ogden is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ogden. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi LakeGreat Salt Lake
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaDelta Center
33 mi Stadium & arenaRice–Eccles Stadium
9 mi MountainBen Lomond Mountain
17 mi Theme parkLagoon Amusement Park6 mi Ski areaSnowbasin Resort157 runs · 3,000 ft verticalGreat Salt Lake: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Delta Center: Lomrjyo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rice–Eccles Stadium: Brenton Walker, CC BY 2.0 · Ben Lomond Mountain: Joe Tordiff, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lagoon Amusement Park: Davehi1, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ogden, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Ogden.
Ogden draws workers from Roy and beyond and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Utah; it also reports violent crime at about twice the Utah rate.
60,579 jobs are based in Ogden, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 3 of Ogden’s working residents works in town. 14% of Ogden residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Ogden grew to 60,579 in 2023, 10,410 more than in 2013.
| Ogden | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 6.2% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 12% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Each of its 7 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its C+, South Ogden highest at B.
Its public schools are run by the Ogden City District. Three of its 37 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Ridge Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 714 | B− |
| Davinci AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 1,271 | C |
| No. UT. Acad. of Math Engineering & Science OgdenTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 459 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
53 miles of trail in 39 parks and preserves. The trail density in Ogden is 1.9 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 571 acres with 3.1 miles of trail.
| Ogden | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.9 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.5% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ogden Nature Center | 3.2 mi | 160 |
| 2. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | 3.1 mi | 571 |
| 3. Weber County Fairgrounds | 2 mi | 141 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Violent crime runs at 4.5 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Utah rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its C−. Reported crimes fell from 2,312 to 1,832 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Ogden’s violent crime rate is 4.5 per 1,000 residents. Ogden reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 83% report less. Ogden’s property crime rate is 16.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Ogden | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 16.1 per 1,000 residents | 8.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
61% of households own their home in Ogden. The typical Ogden home is worth about $391,000, down 0.7% in a year, 27% below the Utah typical home.
| Ogden | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,216 a month | $1,542 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Ogden has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 20° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ogden.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Within Utah it is less healthy than 91% of the 118 graded towns: Utah sets a high bar.
Ogden beats the Utah average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. Only 5 of the 118 Utah towns we compare have a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Ogden.
| Ogden | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 9.5% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 11% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 23% |
| What stands out | Ogden | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.4% | 7.2% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 19.4% | 12.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Ogden
About 7 of every 100 Ogden residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Utah.
66 places in Ogden on the National Register of Historic Places.
50 notable people were born in Ogden.
City in Utah, United States
Ogden ( OG-dən) is a city in and the county seat of Weber County, Utah, United States, located approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of the Great Salt Lake and 40 miles (64 km) north of Salt Lake City. The population was 87,321 in 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau, making it Utah's eighth largest city. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a convenient location for manufacturing and commerce. Ogden is also known for its many historic buildings, proximity to the Wasatch Mountains, and as the location of Weber State University. Ogden is a principal city of the Ogden-Clearfield me…
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8 towns share a border with Ogden.
| Town | UT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogden | #105 | C+ | B | C− | C+ | B |
| South Ogden | #69 | B+ | C+ | B− | B | A− |
| Riverdale | #110 | C | C+ | D | B | B |
| West Haven | #70 | B+ | C | — | B | A− |
| Harrisville | #78 | B+ | B− | C | B | A− |
| North Ogden | #23 | A | C+ | A− | B | A− |
| Marriott-Slaterville | — | — | C+ | — | B | A− |
| Roy | #52 | A− | B− | B | B | A− |
Marriott-Slaterville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. West Haven and Marriott-Slaterville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Ogden with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Ogden grades C+ overall, better than 35% of U.S. towns and #105 of 118 in Utah. It grades B for health, C− for safety and C+ for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
50 notable people were born here, including John Browning and Hal Ashby.
