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40.62° N · 112.31° W · GEOID 4923640

Erda

Tooele County, Utah · part of the Salt Lake City, UT metro

Limited data population under 5,000

UtahErda, UTErdaErda

The short answer

Erda is home to 3,881 people. Median household income is $148,676 a year and median rent is $1,808 a month, 14.6% 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 $658,800, about 4.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,808
32% above the median place
Median household income
$148,676
85% above the median place
Median home value
$658,800
106% above the median place
Unemployment
3.6%
27% 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 Erda

  • Public schools here have 58.6 students per teacher, more than in 99% of the 1,648 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 81 Utah places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $131,900 a year left, more than in 91% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 79 Utah places.
  • Households average 3.55 people, larger than in 97% of places its size.
  • 95% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 97% of places its size.
  • The population has grown 15.3% since 2020, faster than in 90% of places its size.
01

Moving to Erda

Tooele County gains about 19.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in5,500
Moved out4,111
Net+1,389

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Utah, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within UtahOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$66K
Leavers$60K

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

Who moves here
5.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.4% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Tooele County report $65,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $60,500, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$72,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,808 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,221 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $658,800.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 17.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
East Shoreham, NY matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
19.6
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$60,467
14% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.4%
30% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureErdaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.2%10% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.4%30% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure19.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$65,8597% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$60,46714% below
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 95.4%, 44% above the median place.

Erda14.6%
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
$72,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.6%
28% below the median place
Home price to income
4.4x
17% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$132,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
95.4%
44% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.5%
42% below the median place
Median home value1
$658,800
106% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureErdaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,80832% above
Rent to income114.6%28% below
Property tax rate10.5%42% below
Home price to income14.4x17% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.90% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,14929% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,5007% above
Median home value1$658,800106% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure1.0%69% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure50.3%2% below
Homeownership195.4%44% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure37.8%25% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,22119% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.2%41% below
Median year built119971% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$148,676
85% above the median place
Works from home1
17.8%
43% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureErdaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$148,67685% above
Income per person1$48,15220% above
Unemployment1County figure3.6%27% below
Average annual pay5County figure$53,70119% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure-0.1%below (median 3.7%)
Jobs5County figure20,52086% below
Poverty rate1County figure5.2%52% below
Mean commute126 min6% above
Works from home117.8%43% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.5, 42% above the median place.

Household size1
3.5
42% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
98.5%
7% above the median place
Population change since 20206
15.3%
above the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher38.6% +20%
High school or higher91.5% −1%
Median age38.5 −1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureErdaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,8816646th largest
Population change since 2020615.3%above (median 1.1%)
Median age138.51% below
Bachelor's or higher138.6%20% above
High school or higher191.5%1% below
Household size13.542% above
Born abroad1County figure4.3%51% below
No health insurance1County figure6.1%5% below
Homes with broadband198.5%7% above
05

Life in Erda

31 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 residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k5.2 −45%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −50%
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 bars11.3 −46%
Shops16.8 −45%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.5 −39%
Doctors' offices and clinics13.0 −36%
Child care centers1.9 −17%

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

Public schools11
1
89% below the median place
Students per teacher11
58.6
281% above the median place
Public school students11
1,406
71% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureErdaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11189% below
Public school students111,40671% below
Students per teacher1158.6281% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure11.346% below
Shops per 10k8County figure16.845% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.539% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure13.036% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.917% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k95.245% below
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 trails91.050% below
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure31138% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 10.5 in, 76% 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 Erda. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation12
10.5 in
76% below the median place
Tornado risk13
13.6
83% below the median place
Natural hazard risk13
48.9
47% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureErdaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure93°F7% above
January average low12County figure19°F26% below
Average temperature12County figure51°F7% below
Annual precipitation12County figure10.5 in76% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure48.947% below
Tornado risk13County figure13.683% below
Wildfire risk13County figure97.359% above
Heat wave risk13County figure54.040% below
Median air quality index14County figure442% above
Good air days14County figure74.2%8% above
08

Erda 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$148,676 (2024)$189,000$160,000 to $224,000+4.1%
Median home value$658,800 (2024)$993,000$721,000 to $1,368,000+7.1%
Population4,056 (2025)4,3504,170 to 4,540+1.4%

The median home would be worth 5.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.4 now.

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

09

Places like Erda

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

PlaceRentIncome
East Shoreham, NY$1,791$153,235Compare
Rosedale, CA$1,637$135,966Compare
Deer Park, NY$1,906$137,105Compare
Franklin Square, NY$2,102$143,263Compare
Franklin Square, NYDeer Park, NYRosedale, CAEast Shoreham, NYErda, UTErdaRosedaleDeer ParkErdaRosedaleDeer Park

Common questions

Is Erda a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Public schools here have 58.6 students per teacher, more than in 99% of the 1,648 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 81 Utah places. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $131,900 a year left, more than in 91% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 79 Utah places. On cost, space and class size it scores 79 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Erda expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.6% 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 $658,800.

What salary do you need to live in Erda?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $72,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Erda?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are East Shoreham, NY, Rosedale, CA, Deer Park, NY and Franklin Square, NY.

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

Citytistics. “Erda, Utah.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/erda-utah/

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