Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 69/100
B−
Median home value$592,700
Salt Lake City $515,400
Median rent$2,137/mo
Salt Lake City $1,583/mo
Cost-burdened households24%
Salt Lake City 29%
Riverton
Salt Lake County45,457 residentsJordan District
69
B−
Suburbgrade score
7th of 21 Salt Lake City suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by cost of living.
69
Salt Lake City median 67
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Riverton is like to live in, by category
Bars show Riverton against Salt Lake City. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · inactive
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Within-state proficiency—
percentile among districts in the same state
Student–teacher ratio21.8
Salt Lake City median 22.4
Graduation rate—
four-year adjusted cohort
Cost of living
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Housing cost index111
Salt Lake City 100
Eff. tax rate0.56%
Salt Lake City 0.50%
Local sales tax7.42%
Salt Lake City median 7.42%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 66/100
C+
Mean commute24.8 min
Salt Lake City 22.8 min
Under 30 minutes62%
Salt Lake City 71%
Transit stops / sq mi2.5
Salt Lake City median 8.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 78/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés100
Salt Lake City median 70 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Salt Lake City median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks151
Salt Lake City median 72 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 72/100
B−
Median household income$126,910
Salt Lake City $98,083
Unemployment3.4%
Salt Lake City 3.8%
Professional occupations48%
Salt Lake City 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Riverton on cost of living
Riverton's weakest grade is C+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Salt Lake City18 mi from RivertonA− 68 B− Tooele18 mi from RivertonA− 59 C Murray10 mi from RivertonA− 72 B− Taylorsville10 mi from RivertonB+ 68 B− Stansbury Park20 mi from RivertonB+ 61 C Sandy7 mi from RivertonB 72 B− Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Riverton
Is Riverton, UT a good place to live?
Riverton scores 69 out of 100, 7th of 21 Salt Lake City suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Riverton expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $592,700, 15% above the Salt Lake City median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.56%. $2,137/mo is the median gross rent.
How long is the commute from Riverton?
The mean commute is 24.8 min, with 62% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 24% working from home. Transit density is 2.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Riverton?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 100 restaurants and cafés and 151 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Riverton old or new?
The median home in Riverton was built in 2001 — newer than the Salt Lake City median of 1987. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 93% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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