Best PlacesOgden, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ogden, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Ogden ranks 6,831st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Ogden
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Ogden's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ogden ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of towns
Where Ogden ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,299 a month, better than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ogden
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ogden home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,275, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Ogden's effective rate of 1.72%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ogden
Ogden's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ogden.
Who works in Ogden, and how
Work in Ogden centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Ogden
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ogden.
What the weather is like in Ogden, month by month
Ogden sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 27° | 21° |
| April | 64° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Ogden
The nearest airport, University of Illinois/Willard, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 93 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ogden
Schools across Ogden average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- St Joseph Elem SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Heritage Jh And Elem SchC · 33% proficient
- Prairieview-ogden South ElemD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- St Joseph Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Prairieview-ogden Jr High SchB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- St Joseph-ogden High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Heritage High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Armstrong High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ogden school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ogden measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Ogden against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ogden
Is Ogden a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ogden ranks 6,831st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, walkability, and few empty homes, and lowest on taxes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ogden expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,059. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $100,275 median income, cost of living beats 89% of towns.
Is Ogden safe?
Yes, Ogden is safer than 79% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $172 per resident a year.
Compare Ogden with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ogden. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ogden represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Ogden detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ogden: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ogden: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ogden: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ogden: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ogden detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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