($1,334) Movers From Ogden, UT to Spring Valley, NV

What to know before moving from Ogden to Spring Valley

Moving from Ogden to Spring Valley comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Spring Valley is generally more expensive than Ogden, it’s important to plan ahead and budget carefully for the change.

Check out how the two cities compare so you know what to expect before you relocate:

• Rent prices in Spring Valley are 49% higher than in Ogden, which means you’ll have less money in your pocket each month.
• In terms of homeownership, you’ll be able to get more for your money in Ogden.
  Home prices in Spring Valley are 4.2% higher than in Ogden.
• Income in Spring Valley is 20.7% lower than in Ogden, so you could earn less for doing the same job. The top employers in Spring Valley include Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center, Clark County School District, and Walmart.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in Spring Valley, since the cost of living for a single person in Spring Valley is 125.6% higher than in Ogden. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to Spring Valley, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in Spring Valley is 27.3% higher than in Ogden.
• The unemployment rate in Spring Valley is 131.58% higher than in Ogden.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in Spring Valley, since the city’s sales taxes in Spring Valley are 15.59% higher than in Ogden.
• One perk of moving to Spring Valley is paying less in state income taxes, which are 100.00% lower than in Ogden.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $6,768.02 in Spring Valley to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Ogden.

How life is different in Ogden vs. Spring Valley

• The population of Spring Valley is about 147% greater than Ogden, so you may find more to see and do in your new surroundings. Of course, with more people can also come increased competition for jobs and housing.
• Your access to buses, shuttles, trams, or trains in Spring Valley will be about the same as it currently is in Ogden. The cities share a similar public transportation score, which means their transit systems are comparable in terms of how connected they are, how often they provide service, and how close they are to jobs, housing, retail and food stores, and other important locations.
• You’ll find Spring Valley to be about as walkable as Ogden. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 44 and 44 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• Spring Valley and Ogden are similarly bike-friendly based on their comparable ratings of 43 and 44 respectively. Bike-friendliness scores between 50 and 100 indicate varying levels of infrastructure to support cyclists, including bike lanes and roadway connectivity. Cities with scores under 50 are considered more car-dependent.
• Spring Valley has a lower crime rate than Ogden based on scores of 40.8 and Ogden's 46.94, respectively. The crime index shows how safe a city is perceived to be. So, a lower score generally means less crime.
• You might find more confidence in your overall safety in Spring Valley than in Ogden, based on Spring Valley’s safety index of 59.2 versus 53.06 for Ogden. With this index, higher scores indicate more safety, particularly around how comfortable residents feel walking alone during the day and at night.
• The air quality in Spring Valley and Ogden is generally the same (Good). Cities with good to moderate ratings have clean or acceptable air quality, with the possibility of small pollutants affecting people with certain health conditions like asthma. Anything beyond the moderate rate means increased impact on residents.