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Ogden vs Spokane

Metro-area medians — Ogden, UT Metro Area vs Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Ogden comes out ahead, winning 5 of the 9 clearly-decided measures.

Ogden and Spokane cost about the same to live in, but Ogden households earn about 17% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Ogden.

Their widest everyday difference: Ogden has the tighter job market — 3% unemployment versus 4.3%.

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Ogden, UT
$57,939
take-home / yr · 23% to tax
$57,737
real value after local prices
Spokane, WA
$61,314
take-home / yr · 18% to tax
$61,102
real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Spokane leaves you about $3,365/yr better off after tax and local prices.

Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.

Measure
Ogden
Spokane
Livability (CityLedger)
72/100
57/100
Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
100.3
100.3
Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
$98,114
$84,059
Median household income
$98,456
$84,350
Median rent
$1,641/mo
$1,405/mo
Median home value
$507,500
$434,300
Unemployment
3%
4.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher
35.2%
33.7%
Average commute
23.6 min
22.5 min
Air quality (median AQI)
50
44
Avg temperature
52°F
46°F

Choose Ogden for

  • + Livability (CityLedger)
  • + Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
  • + Median household income
  • + Unemployment
  • + Bachelor's degree or higher
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Choose Spokane for

  • + Median rent
  • + Median home value
  • + Average commute
  • + Air quality (median AQI)
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Ogden vs Spokane — frequently asked

Is Ogden cheaper than Spokane?
They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Ogden and Spokane metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
Which has higher household income, Ogden or Spokane?
Ogden has the higher median household income — $98,456 versus $84,350 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 17% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Ogden or Spokane?
A paycheck stretches further in Ogden. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $98,114 there versus $84,059 in Spokane.
Which has cheaper rent, Ogden or Spokane?
Spokane has cheaper rent — a median of $1,405/mo versus $1,641/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).