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41.30° N · 112.03° W · GEOID 4924850

Farr West

Weber County, Utah · part of the Ogden, UT metro

UtahFarr West, UTFarr WestFarr West

The short answer

Farr West is home to 7,952 people. Median household income is $127,574 a year and median rent is $779 a month, 7.3% 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 $563,000, about 4.4x annual median household income.

The story in Farr West is how fast things are changing. Household income rose 7% a year while rent rose -3.9% between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay gained on rent more than in 98% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 96 Utah places we track. Also notable: Rent run 54% below what its fundamentals predict in the same metro area.

90OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Exceptional

Farr West scores better than 90% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 18th of 94 in Utah.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%67
Economy 20%87
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%39
Education 10%46
Commute 10%78
Growth 5%90

Not rated: safety, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$779
43% below the median place
Median household income
$127,574
59% above the median place
Median home value
$563,000
76% above the median place
Unemployment
3.0%
39% 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 Farr West

  • HousingOwning with a mortgage costs about $1,427 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 94% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 96 Utah places we track.
  • AffordabilityThe median rent takes 7.3% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 96 Utah places we track.
01

Moving to Farr West

Weber County gains about 4.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in15,057
Moved out14,131
Net+926

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$67K
Leavers$62K

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

Who moves here
1.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Weber County report $67,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $61,900, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$31,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $779 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,206 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $563,000.
Getting to work
21 minutes each way on average; 17.9% work from home; 1.2% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Polk City, IA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
1.9%
66% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
4.0
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$61,901
12% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFarr WestAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year11.9%66% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.0%3% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure4.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$67,1155% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$61,90112% below
02

What it costs to live here

Compared with the 24 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Corona de Tucson, AZ, South Weber, UT and Pleasant View, UT), money left after rent here is higher: $122,200 against a typical $96,600.

Farr West7.3%
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
$31,160
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
7.3%
64% below the median place
Home price to income
4.4x
16% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
7%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$122,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Farr West, $779 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Farr West, but easier on the budget

Places that match Farr West on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Polk City, IA865.7% vs 7.3%$44,300Compare

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Homeownership1
94.5%
42% above the median place
Median year built1
2004
1% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.6%
36% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureFarr WestAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$77943% below
Rent to income17.3%64% below
Property tax rate10.6%36% below
Home price to income14.4x16% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.31% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,5911% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,2660% above
Median home value1$563,00076% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure3.1%3% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure54.8%6% above
Homeownership194.5%42% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure45.5%10% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,20618% above
Vacant homes1County figure6.4%9% below
Median year built120041% above
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $127,574, 59% above the median place.

Median household income1
$127,574
59% above the median place
Mean commute1
21 min
18% below the median place
Works from home1
17.9%
44% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFarr WestAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$127,57459% above
Income per person1$42,4046% above
Unemployment1County figure3.0%39% below
Average annual pay5County figure$61,1187% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.1%11% above
Jobs5County figure123,26818% below
Poverty rate1County figure8.1%25% below
Mean commute121 min18% below
Works from home117.9%44% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.2%44% above
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 1.6%, 82% below the median place.

Born abroad1
1.6%
82% below the median place
Household size1
3.2
28% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
97.2%
5% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher94.8% +3%
Median age37.9 −3%
Bachelor's or higher29.9% −7%
All 9 people measures
MeasureFarr WestAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17,9524962nd largest
Population change since 202066.8%above (median 1.1%)
Median age137.93% below
Bachelor's or higher129.9%7% below
High school or higher194.8%3% above
Household size13.228% above
Born abroad11.6%82% below
No health insurance1County figure8.8%38% above
Homes with broadband197.2%5% above
05

Life in Farr West

The nearest National Park Service site is Golden Spike National Historical Park, about 35 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 1858. 72 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents20.1 +98%
Playgrounds per 10k27.7 2.9×
Grocery stores per 10k2.5 +19%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k5.0 −55%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.4 6.4×

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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Golden Spike National Historical Park 35 miles
  • Timpanogos Cave National Monument 62 miles
  • Fossil Butte National Monument 76 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.3 −22%
Shops27.1 −11%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.7 −34%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.3 +10%
Child care centers1.8 −22%

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

Students per teacher12
24.0
56% above the median place
Public schools12
2
78% below the median place
Public school students12
1,635
67% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureFarr WestAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12278% below
Public school students121,63567% below
Students per teacher1224.056% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure16.322% below
Shops per 10k8County figure27.111% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.734% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure22.310% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.822% below
Parks per 10k920.198% above
Playgrounds per 10k927.7194% above
Grocery stores per 10k92.519% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k95.055% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi91.4above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1034.612% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure72above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Average temperature is 46°F, 15% 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 Farr West. Larger places are fetched first.

Average temperature13
46°F
15% below the median place
Tornado risk14
32.0
61% below the median place
Annual precipitation13
27.2 in
38% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureFarr WestAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure84°F3% below
January average low13County figure18°F30% below
Average temperature13County figure46°F15% below
Annual precipitation13County figure27.2 in38% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure87.06% below
Tornado risk14County figure32.061% below
Wildfire risk14County figure94.154% above
Heat wave risk14County figure81.410% below
Median air quality index15County figure455% above
Good air days15County figure65.8%4% below
08

Farr West in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 7% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 7% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Farr West does better than 65% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 95%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$779/mo (2024)$950/mo$780 to $1,160/mo+3.4%
Median household income$127,574 (2024)$163,500$138,000 to $193,000+4.2%
Median home value$563,000 (2024)$852,000$618,000 to $1,173,000+7.1%
Population8,163 (2025)8,4408,090 to 8,800+0.7%

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 Farr West

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

PlaceRentIncome
Connerton, FL$933$123,540Compare
Perry, UT$992$112,639Compare
Jefferson, GA$1,074$109,828Compare
Holbrook, MA$1,094$115,210Compare
Holbrook, MAJefferson, GAPerry, UTConnerton, FLFarr West, UTFarr WestConnertonPerryJeffersonHolbrookFarr WestConnertonPerryJeffersonHolbrook

Places built like Farr West

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Farr West performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Farr West, UT7.3%7.0%/yr6.8%
Corona de Tucson, AZ20.0%6.4%/yrn/aCompare
South Weber, UT12.7%5.1%/yr4.3%Compare
Pleasant View, UT16.1%5.6%/yr3.0%Compare
Plain City, UT19.8%12.2%/yr17.2%Compare
Middleton, ID15.5%11.1%/yr33.3%Compare
Doney Park, AZ13.9%5.9%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Farr West a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 90 out of 100, better than 90% of the places we rate and 18th of 94 in Utah. Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,427 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 94% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 96 Utah places we track. The median rent takes 7.3% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 96 Utah places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 81 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Farr West expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 7.3% 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 $563,000.

What salary do you need to live in Farr West?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $31,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Farr West?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Connerton, FL, Perry, UT, Jefferson, GA and Holbrook, MA.

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 Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 Farr West with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Farr West itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/farr-west-utah

Citytistics. “Farr West, Utah.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/farr-west-utah/

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