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40.01° N · 111.85° W · GEOID 4928810

Genola

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

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Genola is home to 1,842 people. Median household income is $126,667 a year and median rent is $2,071 a month, 19.6% 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 $638,300, about 5.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,071
52% above the median place
Median household income
$126,667
58% above the median place
Median home value
$638,300
100% 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 Genola

  • Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 25.4% a year while household income rose 8.8%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 96 Utah places.
  • Households average 4.22 people, larger than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 96 Utah places.
  • The median resident is 24.9 years old, younger than in 98% of places its size.
  • 88% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 87% of places its size.
  • The median home is valued at $638,300, more than in 87% of places its size.

People are moving in and rent is pulling away from pay. The population grew faster than in 80% of places since 2020, and rent outran income more than in 99% of them.

01

Moving to Genola

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
$82,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,071 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,378 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $638,300.
Getting to work
29 minutes each way on average; 19.1% work from home; 1.7% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
East Kapolei, HI 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
MeasureGenolaAmong 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

Property tax rate is 0.4%, 57% below the median place.

Genola19.6%
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
$82,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
19.6%
4% below the median place
Home price to income
5.0x
33% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
20%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$105,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Genola, $2,071 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 Genola, 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
Watford City, ND15.7% vs 19.6%n/aCompare

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Property tax rate1
0.4%
57% below the median place
Homeownership1
88.3%
33% above the median place
Median home value1
$638,300
100% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureGenolaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,07152% above
Rent to income119.6%4% below
Property tax rate10.4%57% below
Home price to income15.0x33% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure98.23% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,36316% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,46624% below
Median home value1$638,300100% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.8%12% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure53.6%4% above
Homeownership188.3%33% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure45.3%11% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,37827% above
Vacant homes1County figure3.8%46% below
Median year built119971% above
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $126,667, 58% above the median place.

Median household income1
$126,667
58% above the median place
Income per person1
$30,921
23% below the median place
Mean commute1
29 min
17% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureGenolaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$126,66758% above
Income per person1$30,92123% 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 commute129 min17% above
Works from home1County figure19.1%53% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.7%104% above
04

Who lives here

Household size is 4.2, 69% above the median place.

Household size1
4.2
69% above the median place
Median age1
24.9
36% below the median place
Population change since 20206
7.4%
above the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher22.0% −32%
Homes with broadband94.0% +2%
No health insurance5.5% −14%
High school or higher92.6% +0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureGenolaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,8426646th largest
Population change since 202067.4%above (median 1.1%)
Median age124.936% below
Bachelor's or higher122.0%32% below
High school or higher192.6%0% above
Household size14.269% above
Born abroad1County figure8.2%7% below
No health insurance15.5%14% below
Homes with broadband194.0%2% above
05

Life in Genola

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 residents10.9 +7%
Playgrounds per 10k10.9 +15%
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
MeasureGenolaAmong 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 10k910.97% above
Playgrounds per 10k910.915% 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 Genola. 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
MeasureGenolaAmong 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

Genola in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, up from 20% 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$2,071/mo (2024)$2,940/mo$2,410 to $3,580/mo+6.0%
Median household income$126,667 (2024)$164,500$139,000 to $194,500+4.4%
Median home value$638,300 (2024)$946,000$687,000 to $1,303,000+6.8%
Population1,660 (2025)1,7301,660 to 1,800+0.8%

The median home would be worth 5.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.0 now.

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

09

Places like Genola

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

PlaceRentIncome
East Kapolei, HI$2,031$118,904Compare
Eagle Mountain, UT$2,020$113,648Compare
Chestnut Ridge, NY$1,710$111,725Compare
Syracuse, UT$2,140$133,443Compare
Syracuse, UTChestnut Ridge, NYEagle Mountain, UTEast Kapolei, HIGenola, UTGenolaEast KapoleiChestnut RidgeSyracuseGenolaEast KapoleiChestnut RidgeSyracuse

Common questions

Is Genola a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 25.4% a year while household income rose 8.8%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 96 Utah places. Households average 4.22 people, larger than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 96 Utah places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Genola expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.6% 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 $638,300.

What salary do you need to live in Genola?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $82,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Genola?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are East Kapolei, HI, Eagle Mountain, UT, Chestnut Ridge, NY and Syracuse, 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 Genola with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Genola itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/genola-utah

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

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