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41.17° N · 112.00° W · GEOID 4964010

Riverdale

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

UtahRiverdale, UTRiverdaleRiverdale

The short answer

Riverdale is home to 9,279 people. Median household income is $67,323 a year and median rent is $1,502 a month, 26.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $395,200, about 5.9x annual median household income.

The story in Riverdale is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 18.3% to 26.8% of income. Also notable: Home values run 31% above what its fundamentals predict in the same metro area.

26OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Riverdale scores better than 26% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 92nd of 94 in Utah.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%13
Economy 20%61
Safety 20%15
Amenities 15%69
Education 10%25
Commute 10%90
Growth 5%15
Median gross rent
$1,502
10% above the median place
Median household income
$67,323
16% below the median place
Median home value
$395,200
24% 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 Riverdale

  • Value for moneyRent is about 20% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture. Experimental
01

Moving to Riverdale

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
7.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.8% 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
$60,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,502 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,710 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $395,200.
Getting to work
18 minutes each way on average; 18.8% work from home; 1.2% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Obetz, OH matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
7.9%
37% above the median place
Moved from another state1
1.8%
10% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
4.0
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureRiverdaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year17.9%37% above
Moved from another state11.8%10% below
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

The median rent takes 26.8% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 89% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 96 Utah places we track.

Riverdale26.8%
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
$60,080
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
26.8%
31% above the median place
Home price to income
5.9x
54% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
27%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$50,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Riverdale, $1,502 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 Riverdale, but easier on the budget

Places that match Riverdale 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
Obetz, OH9319.0% vs 26.8%$22,000Compare
Haysville, KS9218.8% vs 26.8%$7,800Compare
Kimberly, ID9113.8% vs 26.8%$37,000Compare
Genoa, IL9113.7% vs 26.8%$18,600Compare

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Property tax rate1
0.5%
43% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
60.0%
19% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$2,036
38% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureRiverdaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,50210% above
Rent to income126.8%31% above
Property tax rate10.5%43% below
Home price to income15.9x54% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.31% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,5911% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,03638% below
Median home value1$395,20024% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure3.1%3% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure54.8%6% above
Homeownership173.9%11% above
Renters paying 30%+160.0%19% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,7109% below
Vacant homes1County figure6.4%9% below
Median year built119860% above
03

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 110 hours a year commuting, less than in 91% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track.

Mean commute1
18 min
29% below the median place
Works from home1
18.8%
51% above the median place
Income per person1
$32,773
18% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureRiverdaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$67,32316% below
Income per person1$32,77318% below
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 rate111.1%3% above
Mean commute118 min29% below
Works from home118.8%51% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.2%44% above
04

Who lives here

Median age is 31.1, 20% below the median place.

Median age1
31.1
20% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
21.5%
33% below the median place
Population change since 20206
-1.4%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance9.6% +50%
Homes with broadband94.7% +3%
Household size2.7 +7%
Born abroad6.4% −28%
High school or higher92.9% +1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureRiverdaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population19,2794382nd largest
Population change since 20206-1.4%below (median 1.1%)
Median age131.120% below
Bachelor's or higher121.5%33% below
High school or higher192.9%1% above
Household size12.77% above
Born abroad16.4%28% below
No health insurance19.6%50% above
Homes with broadband194.7%3% above
05

Life in Riverdale

The nearest National Park Service site is Golden Spike National Historical Park, about 42 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 1850. 72 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents16.2 +59%
Playgrounds per 10k15.1 +60%
Grocery stores per 10k4.3 2.0×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k35.6 3.2×
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails7 km 3.4×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi4.6 21.7×

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 42 miles
  • Timpanogos Cave National Monument 53 miles
  • Fossil Butte National Monument 79 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.

Public schools13
2
78% below the median place
Public school students13
1,036
79% below the median place
Students per teacher13
19.5
27% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureRiverdaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13278% below
Public school students131,03679% below
Students per teacher1319.527% 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 10k916.259% above
Playgrounds per 10k915.160% above
Grocery stores per 10k94.3103% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k935.6219% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails96.7235% above
Transit stops per sq mi94.6above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1041.936% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1020% above
National Register listings11County figure72above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 361, 88% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
361
88% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
3,360
177% above the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Average temperature14
46°F
15% below the median place
Tornado risk15
32.0
61% below the median place
Annual precipitation14
27.2 in
38% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureRiverdaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure84°F3% below
January average low14County figure18°F30% below
Average temperature14County figure46°F15% below
Annual precipitation14County figure27.2 in38% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure87.06% below
Tornado risk15County figure32.061% below
Wildfire risk15County figure94.154% above
Heat wave risk15County figure81.410% below
Median air quality index16County figure455% above
Good air days16County figure65.8%4% below
08

Riverdale in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 28% of the median income in 2030, up from 27% 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, Riverdale does better than 11% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 95%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,502/mo (2024)$1,980/mo$1,630 to $2,420/mo+4.7%
Median household income$67,323 (2024)$85,000$72,000 to $100,500+4.0%
Median home value$395,200 (2024)$598,000$434,000 to $824,000+7.1%
Population9,206 (2025)9,1608,790 to 9,550−0.1%

The median home would be worth 7.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.9 now.

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

09

Places like Riverdale

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

PlaceRentIncome
Merced, CA$1,393$63,122Compare
Evans, CO$1,582$75,563Compare
Clearfield, UT$1,579$75,495Compare
Oakwood, GA$1,560$67,917Compare
Oakwood, GAClearfield, UTEvans, COMerced, CARiverdale, UTRiverdaleMercedEvansClearfieldOakwoodRiverdaleMercedEvansClearfieldOakwood

Places built like Riverdale

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 Riverdale performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Riverdale, UT26.8%3.8%/yr-1.4%
Bloomfield, NM24.4%-1.4%/yr-1.3%Compare
Thatcher, AZ13.6%6.3%/yr7.7%Compare
Cimarron Hills, CO24.7%4.5%/yrn/aCompare
Kimberly, ID13.8%10.1%/yr25.4%Compare
South Ogden, UT21.4%3.2%/yr1.3%Compare
Clifton, CO25.5%3.7%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Riverdale a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 26 out of 100, better than 26% of the places we rate and 92nd of 94 in Utah. Rent is about 20% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture. On cost, space and class size it scores 26 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Riverdale expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 26.8% 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 $395,200.

What salary do you need to live in Riverdale?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $60,080 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Riverdale safe?

There were 361 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Riverdale?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Merced, CA, Evans, CO, Clearfield, UT and Oakwood, GA.

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. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. 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 Riverdale with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Riverdale itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/riverdale-utah

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

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