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41.72° N · 111.82° W · GEOID 4964120

River Heights

Cache County, Utah · part of the Logan, UT metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

UtahRiver Heights, UTRiver HeightsRiver Heights

The short answer

River Heights is home to 2,282 people. Median household income is $117,708 a year and median rent is $1,092 a month, 11.1% 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 $464,400, about 4.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,092
20% below the median place
Median household income
$117,708
47% above the median place
Median home value
$464,400
45% above the median place
Unemployment
2.6%
47% 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 River Heights

  • The median rent takes only 11.1% 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.
  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 105 hours a year commuting, less than in 94% of places its size.
  • Households average 3.30 people, larger than in 95% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown 10.4% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 92% of places its size.
  • 90% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 90% of places its size.
01

Moving to River Heights

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

Moved in6,932
Moved out7,474
Net−542

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Salt Lake County, UT748883−135
Utah County, UT640656−16
Davis County, UT545553−8
Weber County, UT367416−49
Box Elder County, UT361373−12
Franklin County, ID186258−72
Washington County, UT128264−136
Maricopa County, AZ116

Within Utah, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within UtahOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$48K
Leavers$53K

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

Who moves here
2.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.7% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Cache County report $48,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $52,900, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$43,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,092 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,901 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $464,400.
Getting to work
16 minutes each way on average; 15.0% work from home; 2.2% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Springboro, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
2.4%
59% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$48,315
32% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$52,946
25% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureRiver HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year12.4%59% below
Moved from another state1County figure3.7%88% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-4.6below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$48,31532% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$52,94625% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 11.1%, 46% below the median place.

River Heights11.1%
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
$43,680
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
11.1%
46% below the median place
Home price to income
4.0x
4% 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
$108,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax rate1
0.4%
54% below the median place
Homeownership1
90.2%
36% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,959
40% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureRiver HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,09220% below
Rent to income111.1%46% below
Property tax rate10.4%54% below
Home price to income14.0x4% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.95% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,26522% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,95940% below
Median home value1$464,40045% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.0%36% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure58.6%14% above
Homeownership190.2%36% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure45.4%10% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,9012% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.8%32% below
Median year built119750% below
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 16 min, 36% below the median place.

Mean commute1
16 min
36% below the median place
Poverty rate1
5.5%
49% below the median place
Median household income1
$117,708
47% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureRiver HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$117,70847% above
Income per person1$46,30616% above
Unemployment1County figure2.6%47% below
Average annual pay5County figure$55,32716% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.8%57% above
Jobs5County figure63,78858% below
Poverty rate15.5%49% below
Mean commute116 min36% below
Works from home115.0%20% above
Commutes by transit1County figure2.2%158% above
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.3, 32% above the median place.

Household size1
3.3
32% above the median place
No health insurance1
2.8%
56% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
96.8%
5% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher58.3% +82%
Median age34.9 −11%
High school or higher95.3% +3%
All 9 people measures
MeasureRiver HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,2826646th largest
Population change since 202065.0%334% above
Median age134.911% below
Bachelor's or higher158.3%82% above
High school or higher195.3%3% above
Household size13.332% above
Born abroad1County figure6.3%28% below
No health insurance12.8%56% below
Homes with broadband196.8%5% above
05

Life in River Heights

2 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Olson, Erick Lehi and Ingrid Larsen, House listed 1997
  • River Heights Sinclair Station listed 2017

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents43.8 4.3×
Playgrounds per 10k26.3 2.8×
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 mi9.1 43.3×

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 bars14.3 −31%
Shops34.3 +13%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.2 +27%
Doctors' offices and clinics30.6 +51%
Child care centers3.3 +43%

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

Students per teacher11
22.3
45% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
14.3
31% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
30.6
51% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureRiver HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure44389% above
Public school students11County figure28,291above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure22.345% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure14.331% below
Shops per 10k8County figure34.313% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.227% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure30.651% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure3.343% above
Parks per 10k943.8331% above
Playgrounds per 10k926.3179% 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 mi99.1above (median 0.2)
National Register listings10285% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Average temperature is 44°F, 20% 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 River Heights. Larger places are fetched first.

Average temperature12
44°F
20% below the median place
Tornado risk13
21.1
74% below the median place
July average high12
82°F
6% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureRiver HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure82°F6% below
January average low12County figure16°F36% below
Average temperature12County figure44°F20% below
Annual precipitation12County figure28.6 in35% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure66.528% below
Tornado risk13County figure21.174% below
Wildfire risk13County figure85.339% above
Heat wave risk13County figure56.238% below
Median air quality index14County figure442% above
Good air days14County figure66.0%4% below
08

River Heights 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$1,092/mo (2024)$1,400/mo$1,150 to $1,710/mo+4.3%
Median household income$117,708 (2024)$153,000$129,500 to $181,000+4.5%
Median home value$464,400 (2024)$700,000$508,000 to $965,000+7.1%
Population2,253 (2025)2,3202,220 to 2,410+0.6%

The median home would be worth 4.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.9 now.

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

09

Places like River Heights

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

PlaceRentIncome
Springboro, OH$1,203$119,659Compare
Clive, IA$1,073$132,121Compare
Bentonville, AR$1,344$112,792Compare
Eureka, MO$1,252$108,394Compare
Eureka, MOBentonville, ARClive, IASpringboro, OHRiver Heights, UTRiver HeightsSpringboroCliveBentonvilleEurekaRiver HeightsSpringboroCliveBentonvilleEureka

Common questions

Is River Heights a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median rent takes only 11.1% 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. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 105 hours a year commuting, less than in 94% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 99 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is River Heights expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 11.1% 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 $464,400.

What salary do you need to live in River Heights?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $43,680 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to River Heights?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Springboro, OH, Clive, IA, Bentonville, AR and Eureka, MO.

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

Citytistics. “River Heights, Utah.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/river-heights-utah/

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