Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of River Heights’ subject grades are an A+ for health and an A for schools and incomes. 58% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in River Heights, above both the Utah town median (36%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). On health, just 14 of Utah’s 172 towns do better. River Heights's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 95% of U.S. towns. River Heights has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them River Heights Sinclair Station. River Heights has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where River Heights beats most towns.
1,734 counted in 2010 and 2,144 in 2020; an estimated 2,253 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far River Heights is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1891.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in River Heights, 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 River Heights.
River Heights beats the Utah average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 11% of adults binge drink in River Heights, close to Utah’s towns (11%) and below U.S. towns (16%). 14% of adults get no exercise outside work in River Heights.
| River Heights | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.1% | 8% | 14% |
| What stands out | River Heights | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 10.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.2% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.6% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Cache District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Heights SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 608 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
1% of River Heights working residents work locally. Since 2013, River Heights has added 112 jobs, to 288 in 2023. River Heights’ average trip to work is 16 minutes.
| River Heights | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $118,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 6.2% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
River Heights has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in River Heights is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical River Heights home is worth about $505,000, up 2.3% in a year, 5% below the Utah typical home.
| River Heights | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,092 a month | $1,538 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| River Heights | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Heber Olson Park | 0.1 mi | 5 |
| 2. Stewart Hill | — | 4 |
| 3. Denzil Stewart Nature Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around River Heights. Close and well known come first.
32 mi LakeBear Lake
26 mi MountainBen Lomond Mountain36 mi Ski areaSnowbasin Resort157 runs · 3,000 ft vertical24 mi Ski areaPowder Mountain Ski Resort155 runs · 2,755 ft vertical
33 mi National Historical ParkGolden Spike National Historical Park54K visitors a year22 mi Ski areaBeaver Mountain54 runs · 1,607 ft verticalBear Lake: kla4067, CC BY 2.0 · Ben Lomond Mountain: Joe Tordiff, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Golden Spike National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of River Heights
About 9 of every 100 River Heights residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Utah.
Where River Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in River Heights on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Utah, United States
River Heights is a city in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,144 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho (partial) Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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2 towns share a border with River Heights.
| Town | UT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Heights | — | — | B | — | A | A+ |
| Providence | #13 | A | C | — | A | A |
| Logan | #88 | B | B− | B− | B | A− |
River Heights has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. River Heights and Providence report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare River Heights with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 6.2 years of the area's median household income ($81,126 across the Logan, UT-ID metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
