Living in West Haven, UT
West Haven is a small city of 21,563 people in Weber County, Utah. It's about 5 miles from Ogden, UT and 31 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $564k and rent runs about $2k a month.
21,563people
$564kTypical home
$1,702/moRent
93° / 37°Summer / winter
57"Snow
253Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,563
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,000 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 5 mi to Ogden, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $564k (≈$3,558/mo)
- Median rent $1,702/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (241 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,069 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 47% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to OGD airport
- 29 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,265 ft
- 546 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 232 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 124 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Weber County: R+24 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk