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40.16° N · 111.62° W · GEOID 4972280

Springville

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

UtahSpringville, UTSpringvilleSpringville

The short answer

Springville is home to 35,849 people. Median household income is $89,816 a year and median rent is $1,572 a month, 21.0% 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 $454,400, about 5.1x annual median household income.

The story in Springville is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 18.9% to 21% of income. Also notable: Homeowners pay a median of about 0.5% of home value a year in property tax, less than in 92% of places its size.

75OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Strong

Springville scores better than 75% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 55th of 94 in Utah.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%35
Economy 20%73
Safety 20%68
Amenities 15%57
Education 10%64
Commute 10%65
Growth 5%56
Median gross rent
$1,572
15% above the median place
Median household income
$89,816
12% above the median place
Median home value
$454,400
42% above the median place
Unemployment
3.1%
36% 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 Springville

  • Who lives hereHouseholds average 3.25 people, larger than than in 92% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Springville

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, 5.3% from another state.
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
$62,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,572 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,866 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $454,400.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 15.8% work from home; 1.1% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Gardner, KS matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
5.3%
168% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
7.3%
28% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
7.1
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSpringvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year17.3%28% above
Moved from another state15.3%168% 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

Vacant homes is 3.0%, 58% below the median place.

Springville21.0%
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
$62,880
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.0%
3% above the median place
Home price to income
5.1x
33% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$73,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Springville, but easier on the budget

Places that match Springville 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
Gardner, KS9116.2% vs 21.0%$13,400Compare
Smithfield, UT9016.1% vs 21.0%$11,300Compare
Woods Cross, UT9017.6% vs 21.0%$29,500Compare
Hyrum, UT8917.2% vs 21.0%$2,700Compare

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Vacant homes1
3.0%
58% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.5%
45% below the median place
Median year built1
1996
1% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureSpringvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,57215% above
Rent to income121.0%3% above
Property tax rate10.5%45% below
Home price to income15.1x33% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure98.23% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,36316% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,27130% below
Median home value1$454,40042% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.8%12% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure53.6%4% above
Homeownership171.7%8% above
Renters paying 30%+147.5%6% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8660% below
Vacant homes13.0%58% below
Median year built119961% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 3.1%, 36% below the median place.

Unemployment1
3.1%
36% below the median place
Poverty rate1
7.3%
32% below the median place
Income per person1
$33,472
16% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home15.8% +27%
Mean commute23 min −9%
Median household income$89,816 +12%
Commutes by transit1.1% +33%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSpringvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$89,81612% above
Income per person1$33,47216% below
Unemployment13.1%36% below
Average annual pay5County figure$64,5592% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.1%16% below
Jobs5County figure300,580100% above
Poverty rate17.3%32% below
Mean commute123 min9% below
Works from home115.8%27% above
Commutes by transit11.1%33% above
04

Who lives here

The median resident is 28.7 years old, younger than in 95% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

Median age1
28.7
26% below the median place
Household size1
3.3
30% above the median place
No health insurance1
9.7%
52% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher39.2% +22%
High school or higher93.7% +1%
Born abroad11.2% +27%
Homes with broadband93.2% +1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureSpringvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population135,8491265th largest
Population change since 202061.1%3% below
Median age128.726% below
Bachelor's or higher139.2%22% above
High school or higher193.7%1% above
Household size13.330% above
Born abroad111.2%27% above
No health insurance19.7%52% above
Homes with broadband193.2%1% above
05

Life in Springville

OpenStreetMap shows 21.8 parks per 10,000 residents, more than in 91% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

Founded or incorporated in 1850. 29 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

  • Springville Presbyterian Church listed 1980
  • Hafen, John, House listed 1982
  • Crandall Houses listed 1983
  • Kelly, T.R., House listed 1983
  • Wood-Harrison House listed 1983
  • Reynolds, John T. and Henry T., Jr., House listed 1985

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents21.8 2.1×
Playgrounds per 10k20.6 2.2×
Grocery stores per 10k1.7 −21%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k11.2 +0%
Libraries per 10k0.6 −36%
Named paths and bike trails8 km 4.0×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi2.1 9.9×

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

  • Timpanogos Cave National Monument 20 miles
  • Golden Spike National Historical Park 112 miles
  • Fossil Butte National Monument 126 miles

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 teacher13
21.3
38% above the median place
Nearest National Park Service site10
19.7
36% below the median place
Public school students13
8,138
66% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureSpringvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools131233% above
Public school students138,13866% above
Students per teacher1321.338% 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 10k921.8114% above
Playgrounds per 10k920.6119% above
Grocery stores per 10k91.721% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k911.20% above
Libraries per 10k90.636% below
Named paths and bike trails98.0300% above
Transit stops per sq mi92.1above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1019.736% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings1129123% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 135, 29% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
135
29% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
768
37% below 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.

Wildfire risk15
98.9
61% above the median place
Average temperature14
47°F
14% below the median place
Annual precipitation14
19.1 in
56% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureSpringvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure86°F1% below
January average low14County figure17°F31% below
Average temperature14County figure47°F14% below
Annual precipitation14County figure19.1 in56% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure95.33% above
Tornado risk15County figure52.635% below
Wildfire risk15County figure98.961% above
Heat wave risk15County figure94.35% above
Median air quality index16County figure4812% above
Good air days16County figure56.4%18% below
08

Springville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 21% 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, Springville does better than 33% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 87%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,572/mo (2024)$2,040/mo$1,670 to $2,480/mo+4.4%
Median household income$89,816 (2024)$114,000$96,500 to $135,000+4.1%
Median home value$454,400 (2024)$674,000$489,000 to $928,000+6.8%
Population35,670 (2025)35,96034,500 to 37,490+0.2%

The median home would be worth 5.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.1 now.

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

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Places like Springville

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

PlaceRentIncome
American Fork, UT$1,697$98,878Compare
Spanish Fork, UT$1,489$104,844Compare
Pleasant Grove, UT$1,689$101,073Compare
Orem, UT$1,438$83,342Compare
Orem, UTPleasant Grove, UTSpanish Fork, UTAmerican Fork, UTSpringville, UTSpringvilleAmerican ForkSpanish ForkOremSpringvilleAmerican ForkSpanish ForkOrem

Places built like Springville

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 Springville performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Springville, UT21.0%5.4%/yr1.1%
Pleasant Grove, UT20.1%6.9%/yr0.1%Compare
American Fork, UT20.6%4.9%/yr22.9%Compare
Payson, UT20.7%6.0%/yr16.5%Compare
Spanish Fork, UT17.0%6.0%/yr14.6%Compare
North Salt Lake, UT19.7%3.6%/yr2.5%Compare
Layton, UT18.0%5.8%/yr4.3%Compare

Common questions

Is Springville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 75 out of 100, better than 75% of the places we rate and 55th of 94 in Utah. Households average 3.25 people, larger than than in 92% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 53 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Springville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.0% 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 $454,400.

What salary do you need to live in Springville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $62,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Springville safe?

There were 135 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Springville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are American Fork, UT, Spanish Fork, UT, Pleasant Grove, UT and Orem, 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 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 Springville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Springville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/springville-utah

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

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