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40.61° N · 111.28° W · GEOID 4926940

Francis

Summit County, Utah · part of the Heber, UT metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Francis is home to 1,989 people. Median household income is $117,054 a year and median rent is $2,113 a month, 21.7% 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 $792,700, about 6.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,113
55% above the median place
Median household income
$117,054
46% above the median place
Median home value
$792,700
148% above the median place
Unemployment
1.8%
64% 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 Francis

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 16.7% a year while household income rose 6.9%, so rent outran pay by more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Households average 3.39 people, larger than in 96% of places its size.
  • The population has grown 28.6% since 2020, faster than in 96% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built after 2003, newer housing than in 93% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 6.8 years of the median household's income, more than in 93% of places its size.

People are moving in and rent is pulling away from pay. The population grew faster than in 96% of places since 2020, and rent outran income more than in 99% of them.

01

Moving to Francis

Summit County loses about 4.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,071
Moved out3,262
Net−191

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$268K
Leavers$140K

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

Who moves here
6.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Summit County report $267,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $139,500, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$84,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,113 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,413 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $792,700.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 19.0% work from home; 1.9% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Cotati, CA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
6.9%
20% above the median place
Income of households moving in6
$267,829
279% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$139,515
99% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFrancisAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year16.9%20% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.5%74% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-4.6below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$267,829279% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$139,51599% above
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 0.3%, 65% below the median place.

Francis21.7%
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
$84,520
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.7%
6% above the median place
Home price to income
6.8x
78% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$91,600
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax rate1
0.3%
65% below the median place
Median year built1
2003
1% above the median place
Median home value1
$792,700
148% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureFrancisAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,11355% above
Rent to income121.7%6% above
Property tax rate10.3%65% below
Home price to income16.8x78% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$2,15333% above
Property tax paid (median)1$2,52723% below
Median home value1$792,700148% above
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure2.2%32% below
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure59.8%16% above
Homeownership187.2%31% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure36.3%28% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,41329% above
Vacant homes1County figure40.8%above (median 7.1%)
Median year built120031% above
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $117,054, 46% above the median place.

Median household income1
$117,054
46% above the median place
Works from home1
19.0%
52% above the median place
Income per person1
$47,250
18% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFrancisAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$117,05446% above
Income per person1$47,25018% above
Unemployment1County figure1.8%64% below
Average annual pay4County figure$69,7006% above
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure3.7%0% above
Jobs4County figure32,50678% below
Poverty rate1County figure4.9%55% below
Mean commute127 min9% above
Works from home119.0%52% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.9%129% above
04

Who lives here

Population change since 2020 is 28.6%, above the median place (median 1.1%).

Population change since 20205
28.6%
above the median place (median 1.1%)
Household size1
3.4
36% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
95.6%
4% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher89.6% −3%
Median age37.6 −4%
Bachelor's or higher37.4% +17%
All 9 people measures
MeasureFrancisAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,9896646th largest
Population change since 2020528.6%above (median 1.1%)
Median age137.64% below
Bachelor's or higher137.4%17% above
High school or higher189.6%3% below
Household size13.436% above
Born abroad1County figure9.3%5% above
No health insurance1County figure7.3%14% above
Homes with broadband195.6%4% above
05

Life in Francis

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Mitchell, Byron T., House listed 1984

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents20.1 +98%
Playgrounds per 10k20.1 2.1×
Grocery stores per 10k5.0 2.4×
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 bars43.3 2.1×
Shops76.6 2.5×
Arts, recreation and fitness19.1 4.7×
Doctors' offices and clinics36.1 +79%
Child care centers3.3 +43%

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

Shops per 10k7
76.6
153% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
43.3
108% above the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
36.1
79% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureFrancisAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure24167% above
Public school students10County figure7,48553% above
Students per teacher10County figure17.010% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure43.3108% above
Shops per 10k7County figure76.6153% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure19.1366% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure36.179% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure3.343% above
Parks per 10k820.198% above
Playgrounds per 10k820.1114% above
Grocery stores per 10k85.0137% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Average temperature is 39°F, 28% 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 Francis. Larger places are fetched first.

Average temperature11
39°F
28% below the median place
Heat wave risk12
14.0
84% below the median place
July average high11
75°F
14% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureFrancisAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure75°F14% below
January average low11County figure12°F53% below
Average temperature11County figure39°F28% below
Annual precipitation11County figure26.0 in41% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure60.135% below
Tornado risk12County figure13.683% below
Wildfire risk12County figure96.558% above
Heat wave risk12County figure14.084% below
Median air quality index13Metro figure455% above
Good air days13Metro figure65.8%4% below
08

Francis in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, up from 22% 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$2,113/mo (2024)$2,860/mo$2,340 to $3,480/mo+5.2%
Median household income$117,054 (2024)$150,000$127,000 to $177,500+4.2%
Median home value$792,700 (2024)$1,224,000$888,000 to $1,686,000+7.5%
Population2,053 (2025)2,3102,220 to 2,410+2.4%

The median home would be worth 8.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.8 now.

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

09

Places like Francis

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

PlaceRentIncome
Cotati, CA$2,056$110,750Compare
El Sobrante, CA$2,216$114,853Compare
Upland, CA$2,029$105,830Compare
Buena Park, CA$2,206$110,550Compare
Buena Park, CAUpland, CAEl Sobrante, CACotati, CAFrancis, UTFrancisCotatiUplandBuena ParkFrancisCotatiUplandBuena Park

Common questions

Is Francis a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 16.7% a year while household income rose 6.9%, so rent outran pay by more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. Households average 3.39 people, larger than in 96% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Francis expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.7% 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 $792,700.

What salary do you need to live in Francis?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $84,520 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Francis?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Cotati, CA, El Sobrante, CA, Upland, CA and Buena Park, CA.

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. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  4. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  6. 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.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 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
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. 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 Francis with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Francis itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/francis-utah

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

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