Photo: Val42 (Uploads) · CC BY-SA 3.0Even on the area’s higher pay, West Haven costs more to live in than 70% of U.S. towns
It ranks #88 of 119 in Utah for affordability. About the same as a year ago, close to the Utah typical home.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Ogden, UT metro area ($101K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade measures what housing costs against what households in the area earn. West Haven’s area earns well above the typical U.S. town ($101K against $74K), but homes, rent and taxes here run higher still. Owners keep up better than renters: 22% of owners pay 30% or more of income for housing (typical U.S. town: 20%), against 36% of renters.
In dollars
- $523Ktypical home, 2% below the Utah typical homeZillow, September 2026
- $1,610a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 100prices across the Ogden metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 118)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 5.6 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$101K, Ogden-area income
- 20%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 36%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across Utah: 47%Census 2020–24
- 22%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
The short version on homes in West Haven
Mostly newer homes
Half of West Haven’s homes were built after 2011, against 1992 for Utah as a whole. Property taxes ↓
A median income goes further next door
At West Haven’s median income, the calculator’s budget of about $415K falls short here but covers the typical home in Ogden ($391K). Can I afford it? ↓
Written from the data on this page. Home values are the Zillow Home Value Index, through September 2026; sales and supply are Redfin’s for May 2026; permits are Census figures through 2025; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind West Haven’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, West Haven is more affordable than 30% of U.S. towns, #88 of 119 in Utah. Home prices pull the grade down most; property tax holds it up.
Prices here have kept pace with Utah: up 10.4% in five years, against 12.5% statewide (Zillow).
Up 10.4% in five years
About the same pace as Utah (12.5%).
Show as a table
| January | West Haven | Utah |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $265,000 | $273,000 |
| 2018 | $290,000 | $298,000 |
| 2019 | $321,000 | $325,000 |
| 2020 | $348,000 | $349,000 |
| 2021 | $398,000 | $399,000 |
| 2022 | $497,000 | $496,000 |
| 2023 | $511,000 | $512,000 |
| 2024 | $508,000 | $513,000 |
| 2025 | $518,000 | $525,000 |
| 2026 | $529,000 | $536,000 |
| September 2026 | $523,000 | $533,000 |
A typical West Haven home worth $258K in October 2016 is worth about $523K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through September 2026.
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 3.5 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Under ~4 months of supply favors sellers; over ~6 favors buyers.
Redfin Data Center, all residential sales, May 2026.
A typical home costs 5.6 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to West Haven’s own median, or type yours.
That’s $108K short of a typical West Haven home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,610 a month here, $1,360 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, West Haven’s typical property tax (0.53% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,610
Renters already here pay a median of $1,702.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Ogden, UT MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
215 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 215 new homes in West Haven in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $94 million to build. That's 10 per 1,000 residents, about the pace of Utah as a whole. Over the past 10 years, West Haven has permitted 5,439 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, West Haven gained 6,467 residents while 2,444 new homes were permitted: about 2.6 new residents per new home, about the same as across Utah (2.7).
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 65 | 65 | 0 | $33.3 million |
| 2025 | 215 | 215 | 0 | $94 million |
| 2024 | 386 | 274 | 112 | $129 million |
| 2023 | 225 | 225 | 0 | $78.6 million |
| 2022 | 714 | 456 | 258 | $169.6 million |
| 2021 | 1,033 | 675 | 358 | $146.6 million |
| 2020 | 984 | 781 | 203 | $141 million |
| 2019 | 658 | 245 | 413 | $94.1 million |
| 2018 | 282 | 244 | 38 | $51.1 million |
| 2017 | 546 | 250 | 296 | $72.9 million |
| 2016 | 396 | 139 | 257 | $54.4 million |
| 2015 | 114 | 86 | 28 | $21.7 million |
| 2014 | 97 | 71 | 26 | $18.5 million |
| 2013 | 105 | 90 | 15 | $19.2 million |
| 2012 | 56 | 44 | 12 | $10.7 million |
| 2011 | 97 | 43 | 54 | $13.8 million |
| 2010 | 93 | 72 | 21 | $16.5 million |
| 2009 | 155 | 155 | 0 | $24.6 million |
| 2008 | 387 | 171 | 216 | $31.6 million |
| 2007 | 353 | 353 | 0 | $67.7 million |
| 2006 | 364 | 364 | 0 | $66.4 million |
| 2005 | 203 | 199 | 4 | $38.9 million |
| 2004 | 122 | 122 | 0 | $22.4 million |
| 2003 | 93 | 93 | 0 | $15.7 million |
| 2002 | 54 | 54 | 0 | $9.9 million |
| 2001 | 238 | 46 | 192 | $12.1 million |
| 2000 | 46 | 46 | 0 | $5.3 million |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Property tax runs above the Utah norm
The median bill is $2,978 (Utah: $2,525), 0.53% of a home’s value a year, against 0.52% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near West Haven
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Ogden, UT metro area, or Utah. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 100 | UT 99 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 96 | UT 96 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 79 | UT 79 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 99 | UT 99 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
West Haven vs. its neighbors
Of the 5 towns here with a Zillow value, West Haven has the 3rd-lowest.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, September 2026 | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Haven | C | $523K | $564K | 0.53% | $1,610 |
| Marriott-Slaterville | C+ | $617K | $593K | 0.47% | $1,480 |
| Ogden | B | $391K | $356K | 0.65% | $1,500 |
| Roy | B− | $429K | $383K | 0.60% | $1,680 |
| Hooper | C | $645K | $629K | 0.48% | $1,790 |
Questions about the cost of living in West Haven
Is West Haven expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, West Haven costs more than 70% of U.S. towns: a C for cost of living, #88 of 119 in Utah. The typical home costs 5.6 years of the median household income of the Ogden, UT metro area ($101K).
How much does a house cost in West Haven?
About $523K, Zillow’s typical value for September 2026, up 0.3% in a year. The Utah typical home is $533K.
What salary do you need to live in West Haven?
To buy the typical home with 20% down at 6.3%, about $127,000 a year, keeping the payment (about $2,970 a month with tax and insurance) at 28% of income. To rent a two-bedroom at 30% of income, about $64,000.
How much is rent in West Haven?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,610 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $1,702 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in West Haven?
The median bill is $2,978 a year, 0.53% of the median home value (Utah: $2,525, 0.52%), from the Census 2020–24.
Are home prices in West Haven going up?
Barely: up 0.3% in the past year and 10.4% in five years, against 12.5% across Utah (Zillow).
Neighbors talk housing
What West Haven buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, September 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.