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Colorado Springs vs Ogden

Metro-area medians — Colorado Springs, CO Metro Area vs Ogden, UT Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Ogden comes out ahead, winning 6 of the 8 clearly-decided measures.

Colorado Springs and Ogden cost about the same to live in, but Ogden households earn about 8% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Ogden.

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Colorado Springs, CO
$58,707
take-home / yr · 22% to tax
$58,294
real value after local prices
Ogden, UT
$57,939
take-home / yr · 23% to tax
$57,737
real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Colorado Springs leaves you about $557/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
Colorado Springs
Ogden
Livability (CityLedger)
63/100
72/100
Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
100.7
100.3
Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
$90,123
$98,114
Median household income
$90,760
$98,456
Median rent
$1,761/mo
$1,641/mo
Median home value
$487,900
$507,500
Unemployment
5.1%
3%
Bachelor's degree or higher
42.8%
35.2%
Average commute
24.8 min
23.6 min
Air quality (median AQI)
49
50
Avg temperature
50°F
52°F

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  • + Median household income
  • + Median rent
  • + Unemployment
  • + Average commute
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Colorado Springs vs Ogden — frequently asked

Is Colorado Springs cheaper than Ogden?
They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Colorado Springs and Ogden metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
Which has higher household income, Colorado Springs or Ogden?
Ogden has the higher median household income — $98,456 versus $90,760 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 8% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Colorado Springs or Ogden?
A paycheck stretches further in Ogden. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $98,114 there versus $90,123 in Colorado Springs.
Which has cheaper rent, Colorado Springs or Ogden?
Ogden has cheaper rent — a median of $1,641/mo versus $1,761/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).