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Best places to live in Utah

228 places and 2,889,547 residents in Utah, United States, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

10#10 Orem9#9 Springville (Utah)8#8 Highland (Utah)7#7 Clinton (Utah)6#6 Fruit Heights5#5 Saratoga Springs (Utah)4#4 North Salt Lake3#3 West Point (Utah)2#2 Bountiful1#1 Syracuse (Utah)
Young family fit across Utah, one dot per place; numbers mark the top 10.weakerbest fit not ranked

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For young families

  1. 1Syracuse (Utah)
    Utah, 27,395 residents    73
  2. 2Bountiful
    Utah, 43,784 residents    72
  3. 3West Point (Utah)
    Utah, 10,345 residents    71
  4. 4North Salt Lake
    Utah, 19,796 residents    70
  5. 5Saratoga Springs (Utah)
    Utah, 25,407 residents    70
  6. 6Fruit Heights
    Utah, 6,072 residents    70
  7. 7Clinton (Utah)
    Utah, 21,399 residents    70
  8. 8Highland (Utah)
    Utah, 17,989 residents    70
  9. 9Springville (Utah)
    Utah, 32,286 residents    69
  10. 10Orem
    Utah, 94,457 residents    69

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For retired couples

  1. 1Syracuse (Utah)
    Utah, 27,395 residents    74
  2. 2Saratoga Springs (Utah)
    Utah, 25,407 residents    74
  3. 3West Point (Utah)
    Utah, 10,345 residents    73
  4. 4Clinton (Utah)
    Utah, 21,399 residents    71
  5. 5Hill Air Force Base
    Utah, 3,462 residents    71
  6. 6South Ogden
    Utah, 16,955 residents    70
  7. 7Riverton (Utah)
    Utah, 41,900 residents    70
  8. 8South Jordan
    Utah, 66,648 residents    69
  9. 9Kearns
    Utah, 35,731 residents    69
  10. 10Orem
    Utah, 94,457 residents    68

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For remote workers

  1. 1Syracuse (Utah)
    Utah, 27,395 residents    75
  2. 2Clinton (Utah)
    Utah, 21,399 residents    73
  3. 3West Point (Utah)
    Utah, 10,345 residents    73
  4. 4South Ogden
    Utah, 16,955 residents    72
  5. 5West Haven (Utah)
    Utah, 11,921 residents    72
  6. 6North Ogden
    Utah, 18,446 residents    71
  7. 7Bountiful
    Utah, 43,784 residents    71
  8. 8North Salt Lake
    Utah, 19,796 residents    70
  9. 9Ogden (Utah)
    Utah, 85,444 residents    70
  10. 10Kearns
    Utah, 35,731 residents    70

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For commuters

  1. 1West Jordan
    Utah, 111,946 residents    84
  2. 2Provo
    Utah, 115,162 residents    84
  3. 3West Valley City
    Utah, 136,208 residents    84
  4. 4Salt Lake City
    Utah, 215,548 residents    83
  5. 5South Jordan
    Utah, 66,648 residents    83
  6. 6Midvale (Utah)
    Utah, 32,613 residents    82
  7. 7Kearns
    Utah, 35,731 residents    82
  8. 8Sandy (Utah)
    Utah, 87,461 residents    82
  9. 9Millcreek
    Utah, 62,139 residents    81
  10. 10Taylorsville (Utah)
    Utah, 60,514 residents    81

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For single professionals

  1. 1West Jordan
    Utah, 111,946 residents    75
  2. 2Salt Lake City
    Utah, 215,548 residents    74
  3. 3West Valley City
    Utah, 136,208 residents    74
  4. 4Millcreek
    Utah, 62,139 residents    73
  5. 5Sandy (Utah)
    Utah, 87,461 residents    73
  6. 6South Jordan
    Utah, 66,648 residents    73
  7. 7Taylorsville (Utah)
    Utah, 60,514 residents    72
  8. 8Midvale (Utah)
    Utah, 32,613 residents    71
  9. 9Murray (Utah)
    Utah, 49,250 residents    70
  10. 10Provo
    Utah, 115,162 residents    70

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Bountiful
    Utah, 43,784 residents    62
  2. 2North Salt Lake
    Utah, 19,796 residents    62
  3. 3Syracuse (Utah)
    Utah, 27,395 residents    61
  4. 4Kaysville
    Utah, 30,472 residents    60
  5. 5Layton
    Utah, 74,143 residents    60
  6. 6West Point (Utah)
    Utah, 10,345 residents    59
  7. 7Tooele
    Utah, 33,157 residents    59
  8. 8Clinton (Utah)
    Utah, 21,399 residents    59
  9. 9Centerville (Utah)
    Utah, 16,877 residents    59
  10. 10South Weber
    Utah, 6,971 residents    59

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All profiles in Utah

ProfileTop placeScorePlaces that pass
Young familySyracuse (Utah)73121
Low-income householdBountiful65115
Low-income familyBountiful7397
Single parentBountiful7786
Pensioner coupleSyracuse (Utah)74100
Single pensionerSyracuse (Utah)77100
Early retireeSyracuse (Utah)71119
Single professionalWest Jordan7556
Young professionalWest Jordan7754
DINKSWest Jordan7843
Remote workerSyracuse (Utah)7596
CommuterWest Jordan8462
Car-free householdWest Jordan7945
StudentSalt Lake City8141
First-home buyerBountiful7097
Budget-constrained moverBountiful62128
Urban lifestyle seekerWest Jordan7451
Expat professionalMillcreek7896
Healthcare-first moverBountiful74100
Nature-focused householdPanguitch72188
Cross-border commuter–0
Outdoor and mountain loverHighland (Utah)68173
Rural value seekerPanguitch70188
High-net-worth moverSyracuse (Utah)75173
Lottery winnerWest Valley City81228
Climate-resilient relocationBountiful74128
Coastal livingSaratoga Springs (Utah)7560
Business ownerSouth Jordan82128
Digital nativeSalt Lake City7358

Towns of 30,000+ in Utah