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A town of 9,075, settled in 1948.
Washington Terrace gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $387K for a typical one, or 3.8 years of the Ogden metro’s $101K median household income. It grades A overall, 33rd of 118 graded towns in Utah. On the plus side, the median household earns $80K. Washington Terrace's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 92% of U.S. towns. 19% of residents are 65 or older in Washington Terrace, against 11% in Utah’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Rohmer Park, at 26 acres.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Washington Terrace is from typical.
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Census counts: 5,841 in 1950, 9,267 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 5 maps from 1955 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Terrace. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi LakeGreat Salt Lake
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaDelta Center
29 mi Stadium & arenaRice–Eccles Stadium
13 mi Theme parkLagoon Amusement Park6 mi Ski areaSnowbasin Resort157 runs · 3,000 ft vertical
14 mi MountainBen Lomond MountainGreat Salt Lake: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Delta Center: Lomrjyo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rice–Eccles Stadium: Brenton Walker, CC BY 2.0 · Lagoon Amusement Park: Davehi1, Public domain · Ben Lomond Mountain: Joe Tordiff, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington Terrace, 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 Washington Terrace.
Washington Terrace pairs an A overall with homes cheaper than the Utah norm, trades workers with Ogden and other neighbors and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Utah.
Within Utah it is less healthy than 68% of the 118 graded towns: Utah sets a high bar.
Washington Terrace beats the Utah average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 12% of Washington Terrace adults binge drink.
| Washington Terrace | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 11% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 28% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 8% | 14% |
| What stands out | Washington Terrace | UT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 68% | 63.1% |
| More adults getting a yearly checkup | 73.6% | 70.4% |
| More adults with arthritis | 25.3% | 21.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Weber District. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Bonneville High, with 1,373 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Terrace SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 433 | C |
| Bonneville HighLargest public high schoolGrades 10–12 | Grades 10–12 | 1,373 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
Washington Terrace grades A overall with a typical home of about $387K, below the Utah typical value; only 26 of the 59 Utah towns graded A− or better can say that.
The typical Washington Terrace home is worth about $387,000, down 1% in a year, 27% below the Utah typical home. 69% of households own their home in Washington Terrace.
| Washington Terrace | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 69% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,293 a month | $1,542 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Washington Terrace has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Washington Terrace is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Washington Terrace has about as many jobs (3,767) as working residents, but only 157 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 2,586 in 2013 to 3,767.
Most working residents leave Washington Terrace for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Washington Terrace grew to 3,767 in 2023, 1,181 more than in 2013. Washington Terrace’s average trip to work is 21 minutes.
| Washington Terrace | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 8.5% | 8% |
| Median household income | $80,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 12% | 16% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Washington Terrace | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Leuween Park | 0.5 mi | 8 |
| 2. Rohmer Park | 0.3 mi | 26 |
| 3. Lion Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Washington Terrace since 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Terrace
About 7 of every 100 Washington Terrace residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Utah.
City in Utah, United States
Washington Terrace is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 9,267 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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2 towns share a border with Washington Terrace.
| Town | UT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Terrace | #33 | A | B+ | — | B | A− |
| South Ogden | #69 | B+ | C+ | B− | B | A− |
| Riverdale | #110 | C | C+ | D | B | B |
Washington Terrace reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Washington Terrace with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Washington Terrace grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #33 of 118 in Utah. It grades A− for health and B for schools.
Not for the 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+.
