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Heber grades A− overall, ranked 41st of 118 in Utah, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 93% of the country and the median household earns $110K. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 78% of the state's. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $806K, 6.3 years of the Heber area’s $127K median household income. Heber’s trail network density is 3.6 miles per square mile, where Utah’s towns sit at 1.1 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Heber has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Abram Hatch House and Heber Second Ward Meetinghouse. On civic life, just 7 of Utah’s 137 towns do better.
Where Heber beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Heber | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with obesity | 25% | 31% |
Abram Hatch House| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Wasatch Learning Academy | K–8 | 1,232 |
| J.R. Smith School | PK–5 | 633 |
| Heber Valley School | PK–5 | 561 |
Census counts: 658 in 1870, 16,856 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1877 and 2 maps from 1955 on.
12 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Heber is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Heber. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaDelta Center
8 mi Ski areaDeer Valley Resort351 runs · 3,110 ft vertical
29 mi Stadium & arenaRice–Eccles Stadium
11 mi Ski areaPark City Mountain Resort393 runs · 3,100 ft vertical24 mi Theme parkEvermore Park
24 mi Stadium & arenaLaVell Edwards StadiumDelta Center: Lomrjyo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Deer Valley Resort: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rice–Eccles Stadium: Brenton Walker, CC BY 2.0 · Park City Mountain Resort: Rudi Riet from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · LaVell Edwards Stadium: The original uploader was Bobak at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Heber, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Heber.
Heber has a shorter frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and has added half again as many jobs in ten years.
85 miles of trail wind through 9 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Southfield Park, at 36 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Coyote Springs Park | 0.4 mi | 3 |
| 2. Southfield Park | — | 36 |
| 3. Muirfield Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The public schools here belong to the Wasatch District. The largest public high school is Wasatch High, with 2,604 students. Two of its 7 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 673 | B |
| Wasatch HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,604 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
Only 6 of the 118 Utah towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Heber. The share of adults in Heber who have high blood pressure is 24%, below both Utah’s towns (28%) and U.S. towns (35%). In Heber, 71% of adults had a checkup this year.
| Heber | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 31% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 28% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| What stands out | Heber | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with obesity | 25% | 31% |
| Fewer lonely adults | 28.8% | 34.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The share of households in Heber who live in a home they own: 82%. Zillow values the typical Heber home at about $806,000, up 0.9% in a year, 51% above the Utah typical home. Its midpoint rent is $1,870 a month.
| Heber | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,870 a month | $1,538 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 82% | 79% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jobs based here grew from 3,776 in 2013 to 6,565.
The top destinations are Park City (12%), Salt Lake City (8%) and Midway (4%). One in 5 of Heber’s working residents works locally. Since 2013, Heber has added 2,789 jobs, to 6,565 in 2023. Also worth knowing: the town’s typical journey to work comes in at 19 minutes.
| Heber | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 22% | 8.2% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $110,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 11% | 16% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Heber weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 106 days, shorter than in 99% of U.S. towns.
A winter brings about 75 inches of snow, with January nights at 12° and July afternoons at 88°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
46% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Utah. Children under 18 are nearly a third of residents (28% statewide); people 65 and older are 8% of residents (12% statewide). In Heber, the midpoint age is 28.7 years. This Utah town is growing: up 16% since 2020, to 19,651 residents (2025 estimate).
| Heber | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 32% | 30% | 22% |
| Median age | 28.7 years | 32.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 7.8% | 11% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 46% | 36% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.5 points). Across Utah, 49.3% of residents are women. Median age: women 29.2, men 27.9.
| Heber | UT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.2% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17% | 13.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.6% | 11.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.3% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.9% | 13.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.3% | 11% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.9% | 9.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.6% | 7.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.2% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 6.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.5% | 22.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.1% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.6% | 9.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 33.1% | 24.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.4% | 13% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Heber’s rate of reported violence stands at 2.2 per 1,000 residents. Its level of property crime is 8.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Heber | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 8.3 per 1,000 residents | 9 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Heber than in just over half of U.S. communities. 56% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 13%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Heber; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Heber residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Utah.
11,362 counted in 2010 and 16,856 in 2020; an estimated 19,651 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 16.1% since 2020, after 48.4% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
12 places in Heber on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Heber.
City in Utah, United States
Heber City is a city and county seat of Wasatch County, Utah. The population was 16,856 as of the 2020 United States census. The city is located 43 miles southeast of Salt Lake City.
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One town shares a border with Heber.
Daniel isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Heber with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Heber grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #41 of 118 in Utah. It grades A for health, B for safety and A− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
3 notable people were born here, including Dan Lloyd and Edward P. Cliff.
