Do you want to know where the richest of rich call home in the Beehive State? Read on to learn which cities in Utah have the most wealth.
If you think that the richest places in are centered around Salt Lake City then you’re right. None of the cities on this list are more than an hour’s drive away from Utah’s capital city. Centerville is the closest place on the list to Salt Lake City, while 40% of this list consists of Ogden suburbs like Hooper. Three of these cities are just south of West Jordan. With such a tight geographical spread, it’s easy to see where the wealth is concentrated in Utah.
So how much money does a person need to earn to comfortably break into one of these super-wealthy locales? Well, the average median household income for cities on this list is just shy of $100,000/year, so you’d better get a high-paying job before you decide to settle down in any of these places. The most common jobs that pay big bucks in Utah are all scientific, so if you’re an avionics technician, hydrologist, or atmospheric scientist, you should have no problem fitting in with Utah’s high society. Of the cities on this list, Highland has the highest earners, while West Point has the lowest unemployment rate.
Still curious where Utah’s richest go to make money for courtside Jazz tickets, five-star Navajo tacos, and the finest lodges at ski resorts? Read on.
Here are the 10 richest places in Utah for 2023:
These are the cities that have the busiest bees bringing home the most honey in the Beehive State. It’s not shocking to see that 40% of the cities on this list overlap with our list of best places to live in Utah. It makes sense that the wealthiest folks would want to live in the best places.
What magic did Homesnacks use to determine the richest cities in Utah? The magic of data! First, we took the smaller places of a population under 5,000 out of the picture, leaving us with 89 cities to rank. Then we ranked each of the remaining cities based on poverty, unemployment, and median household income. So what’s the wealthiest city in Utah? According to the data, West Point is the richest place for 2023.
For a full look at how all of Utah’s cities of 5,000 people or more ranked in terms of riches, check out the complete list below.
Rich people not your cup of tea? Feel free to check out some more reading about Utah:
The 10 Richest Cities In Utah For 2023
1. West Point
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Population: 10,963
Rank Last Year: 9 (Up 8)
Median Income: $103,975
Unemployment Rate: 1.0%
Poverty Rate: 1.6%
More on West Point: Real Estate
2. Farr West
/10
Population: 7,581
Rank Last Year: 7 (Up 5)
Median Income: $98,088
Unemployment Rate: 1.0%
Poverty Rate: 1.4%
More on Farr West: Real Estate | Photos
3. Hooper
/10
Population: 8,941
Rank Last Year: 3 (No Change)
Median Income: $103,828
Unemployment Rate: 1.3%
Poverty Rate: 2.6%
More on Hooper: Real Estate | Photos
4. Centerville
/10
Population: 16,711
Rank Last Year: 6 (Up 2)
Median Income: $107,808
Unemployment Rate: 1.3%
Poverty Rate: 3.3%
More on Centerville: Real Estate | Photos
5. Perry
/10
Population: 5,444
Rank Last Year: 8 (Up 3)
Median Income: $89,069
Unemployment Rate: 0.4%
Poverty Rate: 2.7%
More on Perry: Real Estate
6. Fruit Heights
/10
Population: 5,969
Rank Last Year: 10 (Up 4)
Median Income: $104,593
Unemployment Rate: 1.4%
Poverty Rate: 3.3%
More on Fruit Heights: Real Estate
7. South Jordan
/10
Population: 75,617
Rank Last Year: 4 (Down 3)
Median Income: $111,774
Unemployment Rate: 2.4%
Poverty Rate: 2.8%
More on South Jordan: Real Estate | Photos
8. Draper
/10
Population: 49,978
Rank Last Year: 16 (Up 8)
Median Income: $116,977
Unemployment Rate: 1.7%
Poverty Rate: 4.7%
More on Draper: Real Estate | Photos
9. Mapleton
/10
Population: 11,226
Rank Last Year: 1 (Down 8)
Median Income: $114,449
Unemployment Rate: 2.6%
Poverty Rate: 3.1%
More on Mapleton: Real Estate | Photos
10. Highland
/10
Population: 18,913
Rank Last Year: 5 (Down 5)
Median Income: $156,136
Unemployment Rate: 3.3%
Poverty Rate: 1.3%
More on Highland: Real Estate | Photos
Methodology: How We Determined The Richest Places In Utah For 2023
The first thing that comes to most people’s minds when they think about determining the richest places is to simply identify personal incomes. After all, rich people have really high salaries.
However, we don’t believe that one statistic wholly encompasses what it means to be one of the “richest places”. So we looked at this set of criteria from the newly released 2017-2021 American Community Survey:
- Poverty Level
- Median Household Income
- Unemployment Rate
Median household income is the most digestible way to understand how rich a place really is. The unemployment rate tries to capture the prospects for more people to become rich. If more people are employed, the richer the future looks.
After we collected the data for all 89 places with more than 5,000 people in Utah, we ranked each place from 1 to 89 for each of the criteria, with 1 being the richest.
We then averaged all the rankings for a place into a “Rich Score” with the place having the lowest overall Rich Score, West Point, crowned the “Richest City In Utah For 2023”. You can download the data here.
You can learn more about the top ten below or skip to the end to see the rankings for all 89 places.
Summary: The Wealthiest Places In Utah For 2023
Like we said earlier, when we set out to identify the richest places in Utah, we weren’t sure what we’d encounter, but it ended up being some of the best places to live in Utah.
When you look at the data, the cities and places mentioned above meet the criteria for being at the very top of the income ladder for everyone that lives there.
If you’re curious enough, here are the poorest cities in Utah, according to data:
Poorest: Vernal
2nd Poorest: Price
3rd Poorest: South Salt Lake
For more Utah reading, check out:
Detailed List Of The Richest Cities In Utah
Rank | City | RichScore |
---|---|---|
1 | West Point | 10.67 |
2 | Farr West | 12.0 |
3 | Hooper | 13.67 |
4 | Centerville | 14.33 |
5 | Perry | 16.0 |
6 | Fruit Heights | 16.33 |
7 | South Jordan | 16.67 |
8 | Draper | 17.0 |
9 | Mapleton | 17.67 |
10 | Highland | 18.0 |
11 | Kaysville | 18.67 |
12 | Farmington | 19.0 |
13 | Syracuse | 19.67 |
14 | Bluffdale | 20.0 |
15 | South Weber | 21.33 |
16 | Park City | 22.0 |
17 | Saratoga Springs | 23.33 |
18 | Sandy | 24.5 |
19 | Plain City | 24.67 |
20 | Pleasant View | 25.67 |
21 | Alpine | 25.67 |
22 | West Bountiful | 26.33 |
23 | Midway | 27.0 |
24 | Washington | 27.33 |
25 | Riverton | 27.67 |
26 | Nibley | 28.33 |
27 | Cedar Hills | 28.67 |
28 | Salem | 32.67 |
29 | Bountiful | 33.67 |
30 | West Haven | 34.17 |
31 | North Salt Lake | 34.33 |
32 | Spanish Fork | 34.67 |
33 | Woods Cross | 36.0 |
34 | Lindon | 36.0 |
35 | Heber | 36.33 |
36 | Herriman | 36.67 |
37 | Holladay | 37.33 |
38 | Eagle Mountain | 38.0 |
39 | Santa Clara | 38.33 |
40 | Santaquin | 39.67 |
41 | Lehi | 40.0 |
42 | Layton | 40.33 |
43 | Cottonwood Heights | 40.33 |
44 | Vineyard | 41.0 |
45 | Clinton | 41.33 |
46 | South Ogden | 41.67 |
47 | Tremonton | 43.0 |
48 | Providence | 45.67 |
49 | Nephi | 46.0 |
50 | Roy | 46.67 |
51 | Smithfield | 47.0 |
52 | North Ogden | 47.67 |
53 | Pleasant Grove | 48.0 |
54 | Enoch | 49.0 |
55 | Grantsville | 49.67 |
56 | North Logan | 50.67 |
57 | Springville | 51.0 |
58 | West Jordan | 51.0 |
59 | Tooele | 51.67 |
60 | Harrisville | 52.0 |
61 | Hyrum | 52.0 |
62 | American Fork | 52.33 |
63 | Hurricane | 55.67 |
64 | Hyde Park | 56.33 |
65 | Clearfield | 61.33 |
66 | Payson | 62.0 |
67 | Murray | 62.0 |
68 | Orem | 64.33 |
69 | Midvale | 66.33 |
70 | Moab | 66.67 |
71 | West Valley City | 67.33 |
72 | St. George | 68.0 |
73 | Riverdale | 68.33 |
74 | Taylorsville | 69.67 |
75 | Sunset | 70.33 |
76 | Salt Lake City | 71.0 |
77 | Washington Terrace | 72.0 |
78 | Logan | 72.33 |
79 | Brigham City | 73.33 |
80 | Ivins | 75.33 |
81 | Ogden | 77.33 |
82 | Cedar City | 80.67 |
83 | Richfield | 81.67 |
84 | Roosevelt | 82.33 |
85 | Provo | 83.67 |
86 | Ephraim | 84.0 |
87 | South Salt Lake | 84.0 |
88 | Price | 85.33 |
89 | Vernal | 85.67 |