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37.08° N · 113.10° W · GEOID 4901905

Apple Valley

Washington County, Utah · part of the St. George, UT metro

Limited data population under 5,000

UtahApple Valley, UTApple ValleyApple Valley

The short answer

Apple Valley is home to 1,181 people. Median household income is $86,250 a year and median rent is $1,750 a month, 24.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $457,800, about 5.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,750
28% above the median place
Median household income
$86,250
7% above the median place
Median home value
$457,800
43% above the median place
Unemployment
3.6%
26% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Apple Valley

  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $64 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 95% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • 93% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 95% of places its size.
  • Households average 3.25 people, larger than in 94% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built after 2003, newer housing than in 93% of places its size.
  • The population has grown 11% since 2020, faster than in 86% of places its size.
01

Moving to Apple Valley

Washington County gains about 18.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in12,375
Moved out9,229
Net+3,146

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Utah, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within UtahOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$83K
Leavers$69K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Washington County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
10.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.6% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Washington County report $82,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $69,300, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$70,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,750 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,686 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $457,800.
Getting to work
30 minutes each way on average; 19.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Clover Creek, WA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
10.9%
89% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
18.9
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
3.6%
83% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureApple ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year110.9%89% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.6%83% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure18.9above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$82,74017% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$69,3051% below
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 93.4%, 41% above the median place.

Apple Valley24.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$70,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
24.3%
19% above the median place
Home price to income
5.3x
40% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
24%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$66,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
93.4%
41% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.4%
55% below the median place
Median year built1
2003
1% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureApple ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,75028% above
Rent to income124.3%19% above
Property tax rate10.4%55% below
Home price to income15.3x40% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure97.34% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,6573% above
Property tax paid (median)1$1,86543% below
Median home value1$457,80043% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure1.1%67% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure54.9%7% above
Homeownership193.4%41% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure56.7%12% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,68610% below
Vacant homes1County figure15.1%114% above
Median year built120031% above
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $30,362, 24% below the median place.

Income per person1
$30,362
24% below the median place
Mean commute1
30 min
22% above the median place
Works from home1
19.6%
58% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureApple ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$86,2507% above
Income per person1$30,36224% below
Unemployment1County figure3.6%26% below
Average annual pay5County figure$50,87723% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.5%22% above
Jobs5County figure89,77540% below
Poverty rate17.9%27% below
Mean commute130 min22% above
Works from home119.6%58% above
Commutes by transit1County figure0.5%47% below
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 19.3%, 202% above the median place.

No health insurance1
19.3%
202% above the median place
Household size1
3.3
30% above the median place
Population change since 20206
11.0%
above the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher19.8% −38%
High school or higher85.9% −7%
Homes with broadband94.2% +2%
Median age40.5 +4%
All 9 people measures
MeasureApple ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,1816646th largest
Population change since 2020611.0%above (median 1.1%)
Median age140.54% above
Bachelor's or higher119.8%38% below
High school or higher185.9%7% below
Household size13.330% above
Born abroad1County figure5.8%35% below
No health insurance119.3%202% above
Homes with broadband194.2%2% above
05

Life in Apple Valley

88 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents16.9 +66%
Playgrounds per 10k16.9 +80%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8.5 −24%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails10 km 5.0×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.1 −3%
Shops39.0 +29%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.4 +56%
Doctors' offices and clinics33.0 +63%
Child care centers1.0 −57%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k8
1.0
57% below the median place
Students per teacher11
23.2
51% above the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
33.0
63% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureApple ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure64above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure41,215above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure23.251% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.13% below
Shops per 10k8County figure39.029% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure6.456% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure33.063% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.057% below
Parks per 10k916.966% above
Playgrounds per 10k916.980% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k98.524% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails910.1above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure88above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 6.0, 93% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Apple Valley. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk13
6.0
93% below the median place
Wildfire risk13
99.8
63% above the median place
Annual precipitation12
15.2 in
65% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureApple ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure92°F6% above
January average low12County figure28°F11% above
Average temperature12County figure57°F3% above
Annual precipitation12County figure15.2 in65% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure92.80% above
Tornado risk13County figure6.093% below
Wildfire risk13County figure99.863% above
Heat wave risk13County figure90.81% above
Median air quality index14County figure442% above
Good air days14County figure75.1%10% above
08

Apple Valley in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$86,250 (2024)$110,500$93,500 to $131,000+4.2%
Median home value$457,800 (2024)$677,000$491,000 to $932,000+6.7%
Population951 (2025)1,000960 to 1,050+1.1%

The median home would be worth 6.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Apple Valley

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Clover Creek, WA$1,814$95,061Compare
Hughson, CA$1,748$91,557Compare
Linden, NJ$1,731$92,915Compare
Scappoose, OR$1,750$97,708Compare
Scappoose, ORLinden, NJHughson, CAClover Creek, WAApple Valley, UTApple ValleyClover CreekHughsonLindenScappooseApple ValleyClover CreekHughsonLindenScappoose

Common questions

Is Apple Valley a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $64 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 95% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. 93% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 95% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 73 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Apple Valley expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 24.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $457,800.

What salary do you need to live in Apple Valley?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $70,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Apple Valley?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Clover Creek, WA, Hughson, CA, Linden, NJ and Scappoose, OR.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Apple Valley with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Apple Valley itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/apple-valley-utah

Citytistics. “Apple Valley, Utah.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/apple-valley-utah/

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