Ogden vs Spokane
The short version
- Overall prices are about the same in both metro areas (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $355,600 in Ogden and $363,500 in Spokane.
- Ogden gets far more snow: 108 inches a year vs 45.
- Ogden has more scorching days: 49 a year at 90°F or hotter vs 21.
- Washington has no state income tax on wages; Utah's top rate is 4.5%.
Side by side
| Ogden, UT | Spokane, WA | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 89,510 | 230,783 |
| Growth since 2020 | +2.5% | +0.8% |
| People per square mile | 3,251 | 3,356 |
| Median age | 33.6 | 37.2 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 26% | 34% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $72,575 | $70,064 |
| Median home value | $355,600 | $363,500 |
| Home value to income | 4.9× | 5.2× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,216 | $1,215 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 100.3 | 100.3 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 117.9 | 97.1 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $75,300 | $75,300 |
| Homeowners | 61% | 59% |
| Top state income tax | 4.5% | None |
| Combined sales tax | 7.42% | 9.57% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 22.5 | 20.6 |
| Work from home | 12% | 15% |
| Take public transit | 2% | 3% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 4.1% | 5.7% |
| Poverty rate | 13.7% | 13.8% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 36° / 21° | 35° / 25° |
| July high / low | 91° / 65° | 84° / 58° |
| Precipitation per year | 16 in | 16 in |
| Snowfall per year | 108 in | 45 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 49 | 21 |
| Nights below freezing | 121 | 132 |
| Comfortable months | 3 | 5 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively Moderate | Relatively Moderate |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 87.0 | 90.0 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 56% | 56% |
| Home prices, past year | +3.7% | +0% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +33.2% | +29.1% |
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: Ogden: May to June and September. Spokane: May to September.
Full monthly tables: Ogden weather by month and Spokane weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $75,300 in Ogden and $75,300 in Spokane. Moving from Ogden to Spokane, you would need about $75,000 to match a $75,000 salary.
Which would you pick?
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