West Haven, Utah
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Growing. Up 49.2% since 2020.
25,627
people, the 41st-largest of Utah's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Utah's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
90.9%
of 5,023 jobs located in West Haven are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 107% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$1,702
a month. Utah's median is $1,496.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.
A $1,509 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Weber County.
- $1,149 Tract 2104.08
- $2,658 Tract 2105.16
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent is above what local wages can carry.
$1,087–$1,630
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,702 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
24% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 5,439 homes permitted in ten years, 2016–2025
- 36% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 24% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2016–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.4–0.7% to the 7,218 homes here.
30–50
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 15% more than Utah's.
$564,300
median home value in West Haven.
- $564,300 West Haven
- $489,400 Utah
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year