Kennewick vs Ogden
The short version
- Overall prices are about the same in both metro areas (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $355,600 in Ogden and $370,700 in Kennewick.
- Kennewick has the warmer winter: January highs of 41°F vs 36°F.
- Ogden gets far more snow: 108 inches a year vs 2.
- Kennewick is growing faster: +5.3% since 2020 vs +2.5%.
- Washington has no state income tax on wages; Utah's top rate is 4.5%.
Side by side
| Kennewick, WA | Ogden, UT | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 88,366 | 89,510 |
| Growth since 2020 | +5.3% | +2.5% |
| People per square mile | 3,100 | 3,251 |
| Median age | 35.7 | 33.6 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 26% | 26% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $73,576 | $72,575 |
| Median home value | $370,700 | $355,600 |
| Home value to income | 5.0× | 4.9× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,240 | $1,216 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 100.1 | 100.3 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 94.8 | 117.9 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $75,100 | $75,300 |
| Homeowners | 61% | 61% |
| Top state income tax | None | 4.5% |
| Combined sales tax | 9.57% | 7.42% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 21.3 | 22.5 |
| Work from home | 10% | 12% |
| Take public transit | 2% | 2% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 5.1% | 4.1% |
| Poverty rate | 14.3% | 13.7% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 41° / 28° | 36° / 21° |
| July high / low | 93° / 57° | 91° / 65° |
| Precipitation per year | 8 in | 16 in |
| Snowfall per year | 2 in | 108 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 55 | 49 |
| Nights below freezing | 112 | 121 |
| Comfortable months | 3 | 3 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively Moderate | Relatively Moderate |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 87.1 | 87.0 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 79% | 56% |
| Home prices, past year | +1.9% | +3.7% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +33.2% | +33.2% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: Kennewick: May to June and September. Ogden: May to June and September.
Full monthly tables: Kennewick weather by month and Ogden weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $75,100 in Kennewick and $75,300 in Ogden. Moving from Kennewick to Ogden, you would need about $75,200 to match a $75,000 salary.
Which would you pick?
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