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40.47° N · 109.58° W · GEOID 4947180

Maeser

Uintah County, Utah · part of the Vernal, UT metro

Limited data population under 5,000

UtahMaeser, UTMaeserMaeser

The short answer

Maeser is home to 4,435 people. Median household income is $83,813 a year and median rent is $794 a month, 11.4% 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 $341,200, about 4.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$794
42% below the median place
Median household income
$83,813
4% above the median place
Median home value
$341,200
7% above the median place
Unemployment
6.0%
22% above 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 Maeser

  • The median rent takes only 11.4% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 97% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 96 Utah places.
  • 67% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 90% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 84 Utah places.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 2% a year while rent rose -3.4%, so pay gained on rent more than in 89% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 32 years old, younger than in 91% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built after 2001, newer housing than in 91% of places its size.
01

Moving to Maeser

Uintah County gains about 3.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,625
Moved out1,508
Net+117

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$53K
Leavers$50K

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

Who moves here
13.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 12.2% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Uintah County report $53,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $50,100, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$31,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $794 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,721 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $341,200.
Getting to work
18 minutes each way on average; 8.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Richfield, UT matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
12.2%
above the median place (median 2.0%)
Moved here in the past year1
13.7%
138% above the median place
Income of households moving out5
$50,077
29% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMaeserAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year113.7%138% above
Moved from another state112.2%above (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people5County figure3.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in5County figure$53,15825% below
Income of households moving out5County figure$50,07729% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 11.4%, 44% below the median place.

Maeser11.4%
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
$31,760
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
11.4%
44% below the median place
Home price to income
4.1x
7% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
11%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$74,500
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
67.1%
33% above the median place
Median year built1
2001
1% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.5%
43% below the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureMaeserAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$79442% below
Rent to income111.4%44% below
Property tax rate10.5%43% below
Home price to income14.1x7% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,01437% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,76346% below
Median home value1$341,2007% above
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure0.2%94% below
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure68.6%33% above
Homeownership176.0%14% above
Renters paying 30%+167.1%33% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,7218% below
Vacant homes1County figure12.2%73% above
Median year built120011% 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%)
Mean commute1
18 min
26% below the median place
Income per person1
$28,364
29% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMaeserAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$83,8134% above
Income per person1$28,36429% below
Unemployment1County figure6.0%22% above
Average annual pay4County figure$61,9616% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure8.5%130% above
Jobs4County figure15,60890% below
Poverty rate17.7%29% below
Mean commute118 min26% below
Works from home1County figure8.0%36% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 32.0, 18% below the median place.

Median age1
32.0
18% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
86.5%
6% below the median place
Household size1
2.9
16% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher22.7% −29%
High school or higher93.2% +1%
No health insurance6.4% +0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureMaeserAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,4356646th largest
Median age132.018% below
Bachelor's or higher122.7%29% below
High school or higher193.2%1% above
Household size12.916% above
Born abroad1County figure3.1%65% below
No health insurance16.4%0% above
Homes with broadband186.5%6% below
05

Life in Maeser

20 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 10k13.5 +44%
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 mi0.3 +48%

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 bars17.8 −14%
Shops35.4 +17%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.2 −22%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.5 −13%
Child care centers1.6 −30%

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

Students per teacher9
22.6
47% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k6
1.6
30% below the median place
Shops per 10k6
35.4
17% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureMaeserAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure1678% above
Public school students9County figure7,40351% above
Students per teacher9County figure22.647% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k6County figure17.814% below
Shops per 10k6County figure35.417% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6County figure3.222% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6County figure17.513% below
Child care centers per 10k6County figure1.630% below
Parks per 10k70.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k713.544% above
Grocery stores per 10k70.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k70.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k70.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails70.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi70.348% above
National Register listings8County figure2054% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 4.0, 96% 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 Maeser. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk11
4.0
96% below the median place
Tornado risk11
9.6
88% below the median place
Annual precipitation10
12.0 in
73% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureMaeserAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure87°F0% above
January average low10County figure11°F57% below
Average temperature10County figure46°F15% below
Annual precipitation10County figure12.0 in73% below
Natural hazard risk11County figure4.096% below
Tornado risk11County figure9.688% below
Wildfire risk11County figure71.417% above
Heat wave risk11County figure26.571% below
Median air quality index12County figure4812% above
Good air days12County figure58.4%15% below
08

Maeser in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 11% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 11% 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$794/mo (2024)$990/mo$810 to $1,210/mo+3.7%
Median household income$83,813 (2024)$105,500$89,000 to $124,500+3.9%
Median home value$341,200 (2024)$481,000$349,000 to $663,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 4.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.1 now.

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

09

Places like Maeser

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

PlaceRentIncome
Richfield, UT$915$74,756Compare
Thatcher, AZ$939$82,917Compare
Prosser, WA$944$76,985Compare
Holtville, AL$954$76,652Compare
Holtville, ALProsser, WAThatcher, AZRichfield, UTMaeser, UTMaeserRichfieldThatcherProsserHoltvilleMaeserRichfieldThatcherProsserHoltville

Common questions

Is Maeser a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median rent takes only 11.4% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 97% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 96 Utah places. 67% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 90% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 84 Utah places. On cost, space and class size it scores 91 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Maeser expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 11.4% 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 $341,200.

What salary do you need to live in Maeser?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $31,760 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Maeser?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Richfield, UT, Thatcher, AZ, Prosser, WA and Holtville, AL.

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. 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.
  6. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  7. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  8. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 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
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  12. 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 Maeser with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Maeser itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/maeser-utah

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

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