Best PlacesOgden, SC 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. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Ogden ranks 9,617th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
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
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 84% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 81% of towns
Where Ogden ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute30.8 minutes each way, better than only 29% of towns
- Cheap childcare$908 a month, better than only 36% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 36% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ogden
A household needs to earn about $73,000 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 $85,961, 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 0.42%, 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 6 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 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
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 retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
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 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 43° | 35° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Ogden
Charlotte/Douglas International sits about 26 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 25.9 million passengers in 2025, with 213 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Ogden
Schools across Ogden average a B, better than 65% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sunset Park Center For Accelerated StudiesB · 50% proficient
- Oakdale ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Saluda Trail MiddleB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- South Pointe HighB · 48% 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 9,617th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low property taxes, and few empty homes, and lowest on a weak job market and walkability. 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 $294,144. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $85,961 median income, cost of living beats 81% of towns.
Is Ogden safe?
Yes, Ogden is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $348 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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