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40.90° N · 111.91° W · GEOID 4982840

West Bountiful

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

Limited data core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

UtahWest Bountiful, UTWest BountifulWest Bountiful

The short answer

West Bountiful is home to 5,915 people. Median household income is $135,179 a year and median rent is $1,621 a month, 14.4% 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 $579,400, about 4.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,621
19% above the median place
Median household income
$135,179
68% above the median place
Median home value
$579,400
81% above the median place
Unemployment
2.7%
44% 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 West Bountiful

  • Public schools here have 23.6 students per teacher, more than in 98% of the 1,648 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Households average 3.13 people, larger than in 92% of places its size.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 7.2% a year while rent rose 2.4%, so pay gained on rent more than in 86% of places its size.
  • The median household earns $135,179 a year, more than in 87% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes only 14.4% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 87% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 88 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to West Bountiful

Davis County loses about 0.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in21,540
Moved out21,633
Net−93

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$66K
Leavers$73K

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

Who moves here
5.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Davis County report $66,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $73,100, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$64,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,621 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,313 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $579,400.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 23.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Stony Point, NY matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in7
$65,996
6% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$73,050
4% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWest BountifulAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.4%6% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-0.350% above
Income of households moving in7County figure$65,9966% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$73,0504% above
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 0.5%, 48% below the median place.

West Bountiful14.4%
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
$64,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.4%
29% below the median place
Home price to income
4.3x
13% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
14%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$119,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in West Bountiful, $1,621 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 West Bountiful, 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
Milltown, NJ10.2% vs 14.4%n/aCompare

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Property tax rate1
0.5%
48% below the median place
Homeownership1
87.5%
32% above the median place
Median home value1
$579,400
81% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureWest BountifulAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,62119% above
Rent to income114.4%29% below
Property tax rate10.5%48% below
Home price to income14.3x13% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.31% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,5911% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,71317% below
Median home value1$579,40081% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.0%37% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure50.3%2% below
Homeownership187.5%32% above
Renters paying 30%+153.2%5% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,31324% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.1%42% below
Median year built119810% 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%)
Median household income1
$135,179
68% above the median place
Works from home1
23.8%
91% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWest BountifulAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$135,17968% above
Income per person1$49,90325% above
Unemployment1County figure2.7%44% below
Average annual pay5County figure$60,0979% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure1.9%49% below
Jobs5County figure143,9904% below
Poverty rate1County figure6.4%40% below
Mean commute125 min1% below
Works from home123.8%91% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.1, 25% above the median place.

Household size1
3.1
25% above the median place
High school or higher1
97.0%
5% above the median place
Median age1
42.3
8% above the median place
All 9 people measures
MeasureWest BountifulAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,9155996th largest
Population change since 20206-0.7%below (median 1.1%)
Median age142.38% above
Bachelor's or higher134.8%8% above
High school or higher197.0%5% above
Household size13.125% above
Born abroad1County figure5.8%34% below
No health insurance1County figure5.7%11% below
Homes with broadband192.3%0% above
05

Life in West Bountiful

The nearest National Park Service site is Timpanogos Cave National Monument, about 33 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 1848. 2 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

  • West Bountiful Historic District listed 2004
  • Eldredge, James and Jane, House listed 2005

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents10.1 −0%
Playgrounds per 10k13.5 +44%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k18.6 +67%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails9 km 4.6×
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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Timpanogos Cave National Monument 33 miles
  • Golden Spike National Historical Park 60 miles
  • Fossil Butte National Monument 89 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars14.4 −31%
Shops25.7 −15%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.7 −10%
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
1
89% below the median place
Students per teacher13
23.6
53% above the median place
Public school students13
660
87% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureWest BountifulAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13189% below
Public school students1366087% below
Students per teacher1323.653% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure14.431% below
Shops per 10k8County figure25.715% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.710% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure22.310% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.822% below
Parks per 10k910.10% below
Playgrounds per 10k913.544% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k918.667% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails99.2360% above
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1033.38% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1020% above
National Register listings11285% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 102, 47% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
102
47% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
1,602
32% 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.

Tornado risk15
34.5
58% below the median place
Annual precipitation14
25.6 in
42% below the median place
Average temperature14
50°F
9% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureWest BountifulAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure88°F1% above
January average low14County figure21°F17% below
Average temperature14County figure50°F9% below
Annual precipitation14County figure25.6 in42% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure87.85% below
Tornado risk15County figure34.558% below
Wildfire risk15County figure90.648% above
Heat wave risk15County figure86.34% below
Median air quality index16County figure467% above
Good air days16County figure63.3%8% below
08

West Bountiful in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 13% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 14% 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$1,547/mo (2024)$1,950/mo$1,600 to $2,380/mo+3.9%
Median household income$135,179 (2024)$173,500$146,500 to $205,000+4.2%
Median home value$579,400 (2024)$868,000$630,000 to $1,195,000+7.0%
Population5,931 (2025)5,9205,680 to 6,180−0.0%

The median home would be worth 5.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.3 now.

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

09

Places like West Bountiful

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

PlaceRentIncome
Stony Point, NY$1,749$125,667Compare
Lake Shore, MD$1,806$130,689Compare
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ$1,700$123,734Compare
Manchester, WA$1,740$126,371Compare
Manchester, WAHasbrouck Heights, NJLake Shore, MDStony Point, NYWest Bountiful, UTWest BountifulStony PointLake ShoreManchesterWest BountifulStony PointLake ShoreManchester

Common questions

Is West Bountiful a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Public schools here have 23.6 students per teacher, more than in 98% of the 1,648 places under 10,000 people we track. Households average 3.13 people, larger than in 92% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 77 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is West Bountiful expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.4% 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 $579,400.

What salary do you need to live in West Bountiful?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $64,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is West Bountiful safe?

There were 102 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to West Bountiful?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Stony Point, NY, Lake Shore, MD, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ and Manchester, WA.

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

Citytistics. “West Bountiful, Utah.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/west-bountiful-utah/

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