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SheetUT-EPHRAIM-UT · Ephraim, UT 5,805 pop · income 52nd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Ephraim
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Ephraim on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Columbia · lowest
34,328
Columbia · lowest
34,328 median HH income
23.4% of the leader · rank #1
Ephraim · this city
71,661
Ephraim · this city
71,661 median HH income
48.8% of the leader · rank #2
Janesville · near
71,664
Janesville · near
71,664 median HH income
48.8% of the leader · rank #3
Merriam · near
71,665
Merriam · near
71,665 median HH income
48.8% of the leader · rank #4
Taylor · near
71,665
Taylor · near
71,665 median HH income
48.8% of the leader · rank #5
Akiak · near
71,667
Akiak · near
71,667 median HH income
48.8% of the leader · rank #6
Midway · highest
146,750
Midway · highest
146,750 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Ephraim on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 5,805.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Ephraim - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Ephraim lands in the 52nd percentile for household income and the 82nd percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
52nd
percentile, household income
78th
percentile, home value
60th
percentile, median rent
82nd
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Ephraim, UT
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 5,805 residents in Ephraim, a small town within Utah. The typical household in Ephraim brings in $71,661 a year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 4.1%. Home values in Ephraim run a median of $405,600, and the median resident age is 21.8 years. Educational attainment runs 42.5% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 58.2% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Ephraim reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 573.3 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA climate normals record an annual average temperature of 46.9°F with 11.7 inches of precipitation per year and 19.8 inches of snowfall.
Utah tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: the state registers 98.9 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Near Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,313 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Utah run around $178, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 36.2 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Ephraim's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from reported crime to schools and households to comparison shortlist to climate and hazard context to population change to work and mobility to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Ephraim, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Ephraim?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 573.3 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 75% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
The NCES join finds 2 public schools within the city match. 42.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
Which cities make useful reference points for Ephraim?
Within Utah, the closest population matches are Perry (5,708 residents, $99,478 income); West Bountiful (5,920 residents, $127,344 income); Fruit Heights (6,036 residents, $134,500 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Columbia, MS (5,804 residents); South Hooksett, NH (5,806 residents); Weiser, ID (5,803 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 46.9°F, with 11.7 inches of precipitation and 19.8 inches of annual snowfall. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Utah is 36.2 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Ephraim growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +756 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +13.4% change. No comparable local building-permit series is available here, so population change should not be read as a housing-supply measure. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+13.4%
2025 estimate
6,393
2020 estimate
5,637
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What does the journey to work look like in Ephraim?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 64.6%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.1%
Work from home
9.5%
Drive alone
64.6%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 2,625 workers age 16+.
How far does income reach against housing in Ephraim?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 5.7 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 4.1%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
Household income
$71,661
Home value
$405,600
Value / income
5.7×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Above median income · poverty 4.1% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
98.9 (US=100)
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Utah average
B-
City profile score · Ephraim, UT
67/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Violent crime A+
0 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share B+
42.5%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate B
4.1%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income C-
$71,661
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living D
98.9 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Ephraim profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Violent crime: 97/100 (A+) · 0 /100k
Bachelor's+ share: 77/100 (B+) · 42.5%
Poverty rate: 71/100 (B) · 4.1%
Household income: 51/100 (C-) · $71,661
Cost of living: 44/100 (D) · 98.9 index
Where Ephraim sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Ephraim's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Ephraim highlighted among 27 peers.Read the chart values
Ephraim, UT (this city): home $405,600, crime 573/100k
Weiser, ID : home $196,200, crime 178/100k
Patterson, LA : home $137,200, crime 811/100k
Preston, ID : home $280,500, crime 446/100k
Perry, UT : home $399,400, crime 1,502/100k
West Bountiful, UT : home $530,500, crime 1,561/100k
Sunset, UT : home $296,900, crime 1,522/100k
New York, NY : home $751,700, crime 3,039/100k
Los Angeles, CA : home $879,500, crime 2,212/100k
Chicago, IL : home $315,200, crime 4,012/100k
Houston, TX : home $253,400, crime 5,442/100k
Phoenix, AZ : home $381,900, crime 3,125/100k
Philadelphia, PA : home $232,400, crime 5,457/100k
San Antonio, TX : home $219,700, crime 5,218/100k
San Diego, CA : home $848,500, crime 2,082/100k
Dallas, TX : home $295,300, crime 4,010/100k
San Jose, CA : home $1,187,800, crime 3,195/100k
Austin, TX : home $512,700, crime 3,709/100k
Fort Worth, TX : home $277,300, crime 3,158/100k
Columbus, OH : home $234,500, crime 3,088/100k
Indianapolis, IN : home $207,000, crime 4,214/100k
San Francisco, CA : home $1,380,500, crime 4,526/100k
Seattle, WA : home $912,100, crime 5,783/100k
Denver, CO : home $586,700, crime 5,755/100k
Oklahoma City, OK : home $215,100, crime 3,570/100k
El Paso, TX : home $171,700, crime 1,772/100k
Washington, DC : home $724,600, crime 4,514/100k
How does Ephraim compare to other US cities?
Ephraim measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income52% higher than other cities
Home value78% pricier than other cities
Median rent60% pricier than other cities
Safety82% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Utah and the picture shifts: Ephraim ranks #8 of 67 Utah cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Ephraim against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Utah only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Utah-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Ephraim near the bottom of Utah's cities
Among the 310 Utah cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Ephraim ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Ephraim only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#211 of 293
28th percentile in Utah
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 310
0th percentile in Utah
Median Home Value
#140 of 301
53rd percentile in Utah
Poverty Rate
#158 of 310
48th percentile in Utah
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#60 of 310
80th percentile in Utah
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Utah only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
52nd percentile nationally for median household income · 82nd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Ephraim's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Ephraim's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Ephraim's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$405,60022nd percentilemore affordable than 22% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Ephraim's home-value-to-income ratio: 5.7×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#13,774 of 15,516
More affordable than 11% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#10,273 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 5.7×, Ephraim sits in the pressured band:
national rank #13,774 of 15,516 and #10,273 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$71,661Ephraim, UT median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Ephraim, UT median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Ephraim, UT.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)42.5%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)4.1%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)58.2%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
5,805
Median Income
$71,661
Median Home Value
$405,600
Median Age
21.8
Poverty Rate
4.1%
Labor force participation
58.2%
Bachelor's Degree+
42.5%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
573.3
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
0.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
573.3
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Climate
Avg Temperature
46.9°F
Annual Precipitation
11.7"
Annual Snowfall
19.8"
Schools
Total Schools
2
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Ephraim's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
5,637 residents
2021
5,782 residents
2022
5,966 residents
2023
6,184 residents
2024
6,235 residents
2025
6,393 residents
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
64.6%
Carpool
12.1%
Public Transit
0.1%
Walk
11.9%
Work from Home
9.5%
Other
1.8%
Based on 2,625 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Utah statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $178
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Utah at $178 (electricity about $85 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Utah statewide averages, not a meter reading for Ephraim. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Utah's BEA cost-of-living index is 98.9 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Ephraim is $1,313/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Utah statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 36.2 / 100 (Very Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Utah statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Ephraim sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Ephraim compares to similar-size Utah cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.