Best PlacesRich County, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Rich County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Rich County ranks 919th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Rich County
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Rich County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rich County ranks high
- QuietBetter than 99% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 97% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of counties
Where Rich County ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 6% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Rich County
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rich County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $78,359, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Rich County's effective rate of 0.34%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rich County
Rich County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rich County.
Who works in Rich County, and how
Work in Rich County centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Rich County
Rich County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Rich County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Rich County growing, and who is moving in?
Rich County has grown about 21% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Phoenix, AZ.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Rich County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Rich County, month by month
Rich County sees roughly 138 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 13° |
| April | 62° | 47° | 33° |
| July | 95° | 75° | 53° |
| October | 65° | 47° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Rich County
Salt Lake City International sits about 77 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 13.4 million passengers in 2025, with 154 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Rich County
Schools across Rich County average a B, better than 72% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Valley SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Clark ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- North Evanston ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Davis Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Rich Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Snowcrest Jr HighB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Evanston High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Mountain Crest HighB− · 41% proficient
- Rich HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rich County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rich County measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Rich County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Rich County
Is Rich County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rich County ranks 919th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on quiet, a strong job market, and low property taxes, and lowest on empty homes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rich County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $378,207. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $78,359 median income, cost of living beats 32% of counties.
Is Rich County safe?
Yes, Rich County is safer than 62% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $369 per resident a year.
Compare Rich County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rich County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rich County represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Rich County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rich County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rich County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rich County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rich County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rich County detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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