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40.01° N · 111.68° W · GEOID 4922370

Elk Ridge

Utah County, Utah · part of the Provo, UT metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

UtahElk Ridge, UTElk RidgeElk Ridge

The short answer

Elk Ridge is home to 4,898 people. Median household income is $143,167 a year and median rent is $1,541 a month, 12.9% 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 $614,800, about 4.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,541
13% above the median place
Median household income
$143,167
78% above the median place
Median home value
$614,800
92% above the median place
Unemployment
3.8%
23% 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 Elk Ridge

  • Between the 2019 and 2021 surveys, household income rose 7.4% a year while rent rose -2.1%, so pay gained on rent more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 96 Utah places.
  • 99% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 96 Utah places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 84 Utah places.
  • Half the homes were built after 2012, newer housing than in 98% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 95 Utah places.
  • Households average 3.69 people, larger than in 98% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 95 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Elk Ridge

Utah County gains about 7.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in36,148
Moved out31,866
Net+4,282

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$69K
Leavers$70K

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

Who moves here
7.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.7% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Utah County report $69,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $69,500.
Income you would need
$61,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,541 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,426 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $614,800.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 22.2% work from home; 1.7% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
South Weber, UT matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
3.7%
85% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
7.1
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
7.3%
28% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureElk RidgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.3%28% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.7%85% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure7.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$69,0142% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$69,5241% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Elk Ridge12.9%
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
$61,640
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
12.9%
37% below the median place
Home price to income
4.3x
13% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
13%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$128,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Elk Ridge, $1,541 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.0 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Elk Ridge, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Connerton, FL9.1% vs 12.9%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Homeownership1
98.7%
49% above the median place
Median year built1
2012
2% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureElk RidgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,54113% above
Rent to income112.9%37% below
Property tax rate10.5%45% below
Home price to income14.3x13% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure98.23% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,36316% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,0925% below
Median home value1$614,80092% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.8%12% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure53.6%4% above
Homeownership198.7%49% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,42630% above
Vacant homes1County figure3.8%46% below
Median year built120122% above
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $143,167, 78% above the median place.

Median household income1
$143,167
78% above the median place
Works from home1
22.2%
78% above the median place
Mean commute1
26 min
6% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureElk RidgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$143,16778% above
Income per person1$37,8855% below
Unemployment1County figure3.8%23% below
Average annual pay5County figure$64,5592% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.1%16% below
Jobs5County figure300,580100% above
Poverty rate1County figure8.7%19% below
Mean commute126 min6% above
Works from home122.2%78% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.7%104% above
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.7, 48% above the median place.

Household size1
3.7
48% above the median place
High school or higher1
98.2%
6% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
97.7%
6% above the median place
All 9 people measures
MeasureElk RidgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,8986646th largest
Population change since 202065.4%370% above
Median age132.018% below
Bachelor's or higher138.7%21% above
High school or higher198.2%6% above
Household size13.748% above
Born abroad1County figure8.2%7% below
No health insurance1County figure7.5%17% above
Homes with broadband197.7%6% above
05

Life in Elk Ridge

183 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 residents16.3 +61%
Playgrounds per 10k12.3 +30%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
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 bars15.1 −27%
Shops28.8 −5%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.4 +32%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.5 +11%
Child care centers1.6 −30%

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

Students per teacher11
23.9
55% above the median place
Public school students11
164,467
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
197
above the median place (median 9)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureElk RidgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure197above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure164,467above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure23.955% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure15.127% below
Shops per 10k8County figure28.85% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.432% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure22.511% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.630% below
Parks per 10k916.361% above
Playgrounds per 10k912.330% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure183above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 98.9, 61% above 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 Elk Ridge. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk13
98.9
61% above the median place
Average temperature12
47°F
14% below the median place
Annual precipitation12
19.1 in
56% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureElk RidgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure86°F1% below
January average low12County figure17°F31% below
Average temperature12County figure47°F14% below
Annual precipitation12County figure19.1 in56% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure95.33% above
Tornado risk13County figure52.635% below
Wildfire risk13County figure98.961% above
Heat wave risk13County figure94.35% above
Median air quality index14County figure4812% above
Good air days14County figure56.4%18% below
08

Elk Ridge in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 13% of the median income in 2030, up from 12% now.

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 rent$1,472/mo (2021)$2,010/mo$1,580 to $2,560/mo+3.5%
Median household income$143,167 (2024)$184,000$155,500 to $218,000+4.3%
Median home value$614,800 (2024)$906,000$658,000 to $1,248,000+6.7%
Population4,969 (2025)5,1204,910 to 5,330+0.6%

The median home would be worth 4.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.3 now.

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

09

Places like Elk Ridge

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

PlaceRentIncome
South Weber, UT$1,469$138,600Compare
McSwain, CA$1,516$139,131Compare
Kaysville, UT$1,538$133,026Compare
Stansbury Park, UT$1,707$126,526Compare
Stansbury Park, UTKaysville, UTMcSwain, CASouth Weber, UTElk Ridge, UTElk RidgeSouth WeberMcSwainKaysvilleElk RidgeSouth WeberMcSwainKaysville

Common questions

Is Elk Ridge a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2021 surveys, household income rose 7.4% a year while rent rose -2.1%, so pay gained on rent more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 96 Utah places. 99% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 96 Utah places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Elk Ridge expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 12.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $614,800.

What salary do you need to live in Elk Ridge?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $61,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Elk Ridge?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are South Weber, UT, McSwain, CA, Kaysville, UT and Stansbury Park, UT.

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 Elk Ridge with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Elk Ridge itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/elk-ridge-utah

Citytistics. “Elk Ridge, Utah.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/elk-ridge-utah/

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