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41.21° N · 112.05° W · GEOID 4982930

West Haven

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

UtahWest Haven, UTWest HavenWest Haven

The short answer

West Haven is home to 21,563 people. Median household income is $101,012 a year and median rent is $1,702 a month, 20.2% 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 $564,300, about 5.6x annual median household income.

The story in West Haven is how fast things are changing. Home values rose 13.3% a year between the 2019 and 2024 surveys while incomes rose 5.4%, a wider gap than in 92% of places its size. Also notable: Population growth since 2020 is 53.2%, against 14.7% in its closest peers.

69OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

West Haven scores better than 69% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 60th of 94 in Utah.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%35
Economy 20%85
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%43
Education 10%47
Commute 10%64
Growth 5%89

Not rated: safety, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,702
25% above the median place
Median household income
$101,012
26% above the median place
Median home value
$564,300
77% above the median place
Unemployment
1.4%
71% 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 Haven

  • GrowthThe population has grown 53.2% since 2020, faster growth than in 99% of the 1,591 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 93 Utah places we track.
01

Moving to West Haven

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
7.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.3% 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
$68,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,702 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,078 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $564,300.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 17.7% work from home; 1.2% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Gardner, KS matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
7.2%
26% above the median place
Moved from another state1
2.3%
16% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
4.0
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWest HavenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year17.2%26% above
Moved from another state12.3%16% above
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

Half the homes were built after 2011, newer housing than in 98% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

West Haven20.2%
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
$68,080
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
20.2%
1% below the median place
Home price to income
5.6x
47% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
20%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$83,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in West Haven, $1,702 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 Haven, but easier on the budget

Places that match West Haven 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, KS9416.2% vs 20.2%$3,300Compare
South Lebanon, OH8915.3% vs 20.2%$8,000Compare
Independence, KY8714.7% vs 20.2%$6,800Compare
Centerton, AR8615.2% vs 20.2%$20,800Compare

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Median year built1
2011
2% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
35.5%
30% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.5%
42% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureWest HavenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,70225% above
Rent to income120.2%1% below
Property tax rate10.5%42% below
Home price to income15.6x47% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.31% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,5911% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,9789% below
Median home value1$564,30077% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure3.1%3% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure54.8%6% above
Homeownership171.3%7% above
Renters paying 30%+135.5%30% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,07811% above
Vacant homes1County figure6.4%9% below
Median year built120112% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 1.4%, 71% below the median place.

Unemployment1
1.4%
71% below the median place
Poverty rate1
6.2%
43% below the median place
Works from home1
17.7%
42% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$101,012 +26%
Mean commute23 min −8%
Income per person$40,315 +1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWest HavenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$101,01226% above
Income per person1$40,3151% above
Unemployment11.4%71% below
Average annual pay5County figure$61,1187% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.1%11% above
Jobs5County figure123,26818% below
Poverty rate16.2%43% below
Mean commute123 min8% below
Works from home117.7%42% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.2%44% above
04

Who lives here

Population change since 2020 is 53.2%, above the median place (median 1.1%).

Population change since 20206
53.2%
above the median place (median 1.1%)
Median age1
29.0
26% below the median place
Household size1
3.1
23% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher96.2% +4%
Born abroad4.0% −54%
Homes with broadband93.1% +1%
No health insurance7.2% +13%
Bachelor's or higher30.5% −5%
All 9 people measures
MeasureWest HavenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population121,5632157th largest
Population change since 2020653.2%above (median 1.1%)
Median age129.026% below
Bachelor's or higher130.5%5% below
High school or higher196.2%4% above
Household size13.123% above
Born abroad14.0%54% below
No health insurance17.2%12% above
Homes with broadband193.1%1% above
05

Life in West Haven

OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 93% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 96 Utah places we track.

Founded or incorporated in 1991. 72 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents23.2 2.3×
Playgrounds per 10k15.8 +68%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k2.3 −79%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails15 km 7.5×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.7 8.0×

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 38 miles
  • Timpanogos Cave National Monument 56 miles
  • Fossil Butte National Monument 80 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.

Students per teacher12
23.0
49% above the median place
Public schools12
7
22% below the median place
Nearest National Park Service site10
38.2
24% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureWest HavenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12722% below
Public school students124,8162% below
Students per teacher1223.049% 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 10k923.2128% above
Playgrounds per 10k915.868% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k92.379% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails915.1above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi91.7above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1038.224% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1020% above
National Register listings11County figure72above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Average temperature is 46°F, 15% 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 West Haven. Larger places are fetched first.

Average temperature13
46°F
15% below the median place
Tornado risk14
32.0
61% below the median place
Annual precipitation13
27.2 in
38% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureWest HavenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure84°F3% below
January average low13County figure18°F30% below
Average temperature13County figure46°F15% below
Annual precipitation13County figure27.2 in38% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure87.06% below
Tornado risk14County figure32.061% below
Wildfire risk14County figure94.154% above
Heat wave risk14County figure81.410% below
Median air quality index15County figure455% above
Good air days15County figure65.8%4% below
08

West Haven in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, up from 20% 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, West Haven does better than 32% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 91%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,702/mo (2024)$2,230/mo$1,830 to $2,710/mo+4.6%
Median household income$101,012 (2024)$129,000$109,000 to $152,500+4.1%
Median home value$564,300 (2024)$843,000$612,000 to $1,161,000+6.9%
Population25,627 (2025)31,38030,100 to 32,720+4.1%

The median home would be worth 6.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.6 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 Haven

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

PlaceRentIncome
Fife, WA$1,889$90,532Compare
Yelm, WA$1,626$90,750Compare
Salem, UT$1,592$111,117Compare
Payson, UT$1,549$89,905Compare
Payson, UTSalem, UTYelm, WAFife, WAWest Haven, UTWest HavenFifeYelmSalemPaysonWest HavenFifeYelmSalemPayson

Places built like West Haven

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 West Haven performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
West Haven, UT20.2%5.4%/yr53.2%
Bluffdale, UT17.7%2.2%/yr14.7%Compare
American Fork, UT20.6%4.9%/yr22.9%Compare
Ammon, ID19.1%5.0%/yr13.5%Compare
Kuna, ID22.1%7.2%/yr30.8%Compare
Fountain, CO24.3%6.0%/yr-1.2%Compare
Payson, UT20.7%6.0%/yr16.5%Compare

Common questions

Is West Haven a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 69 out of 100, better than 69% of the places we rate and 60th of 94 in Utah. The population has grown 53.2% since 2020, faster growth than in 99% of the 1,591 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 93 Utah places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 52 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is West Haven expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.2% 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 $564,300.

What salary do you need to live in West Haven?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $68,080 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to West Haven?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Fife, WA, Yelm, WA, Salem, UT and Payson, 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. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 Haven with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for West Haven itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/west-haven-utah

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

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