Best PlacesRiver Heights, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around River Heights, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
River Heights ranks 2,383rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in River Heights
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.
River Heights' strengths and weaknesses
Where River Heights ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute15.6 minutes each way, better than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of towns
Where River Heights ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 20% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in River Heights
A household needs to earn about $118,000 a year to comfortably buy the median River Heights home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $98,993, 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 River Heights' effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in River Heights
River Heights runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for River Heights.
Who works in River Heights, and how
Work in River Heights centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in River Heights
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across River Heights.
What the weather is like in River Heights, month by month
River Heights sees roughly 112 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 River Heights
Salt Lake City International sits about 65 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 River Heights
Schools across River Heights average a B+, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- River Heights SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Providence SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Wilson SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Spring Creek Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Mount Logan MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Mountain Crest HighB− · 41% proficient
- Logan HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every River Heights school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
River Heights 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 River Heights against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in River Heights
Is River Heights a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, River Heights ranks 2,383rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, biking, and short commutes, and lowest on an overheated housing market and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is River Heights expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $471,090. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $98,993 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is River Heights safe?
Yes, River Heights is safer than 86% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $228 per resident a year.
Compare River Heights with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to River Heights. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in River Heights 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.
River Heights detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for River Heights: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in River Heights: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of River Heights: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in River Heights: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
River Heights 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.
- 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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