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Blanding vs Moab

66 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.9× in Moab) and conserved land (+50.5 pts in Blanding).

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Blanding, UTAn outdoors townUtah · 3,275 people
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Moab, UTAn outdoors townUtah · 5,312 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BlandingAn outdoors town
Outdoors#2 most conserved land in UT18 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Housing$340K typical home36% below the UT typical home HealthHealthier than 65%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Blanding →
MoabAn outdoors town
Outdoors#9 most conserved land in UT16 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves HistorySettled in 18789 places on the National Register HealthHealthier than 57%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Moab →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid3.9×
Moab has the more walkable street grid
Moab 41.5Blanding 10.6
Conserved land+50.5 pts
Blanding has more conserved land
Blanding 76%Moab 25.5%
Home values+70%
Homes cost more in Moab
Moab $518,900Blanding $305,800
Kids under 18+12.3 pts
Blanding has more kids
Blanding 34.4%Moab 22.1%
Property tax bill+36%
Tax bills are bigger in Moab
Moab $2,200Blanding $1,622
Homeowners+13.8 pts renters
Moab has more renters
Blanding 73.4%Moab 59.6%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,320 more a month in Moab

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Blanding$1,930/mo
Typical home $340K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.53% · or rent about $842/mo · Housing →
Moab$3,250/mo
Typical home $581K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.42% · or rent about $969/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,320 a month, about $15,900 a year, between Moab and Blanding.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Blanding places higher on 12 of 21 UT lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Utah ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–BlandingNot graded C−MoabSafer than 15% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+BlandingBetter than 70% of districts in the state C+MoabBetter than 41% of districts in the state
Health
B+BlandingHealthier than 65% of U.S. towns BMoabHealthier than 57% of U.S. towns
12Blanding
7Moab

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most new homesHousing · 94 towns #92#40 Most affordableCost of living · 120 towns #10#74 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 119 towns #58#106 Most trailsOutdoors · 113 towns #53#10 Most walkableOutdoors · 120 towns #118#83 Most educatedPeople · 120 towns #79#47 Highest graduation rateSchools · 119 towns #60#89 Lowest property taxCost of living · 120 towns #13#42

Left end = #1 in Utah. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Blanding’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BlandingMoab
Snow a year—9″
January low—21°F
July high—99°F
Growing season (days)—192d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)0th44th
Outdoors & history
BlandingMoab
Trails18 mi16 mi
Conserved land76%25.5%
Settled19051878
National Register places29
Archive photos1618
Famous people born here2—
Community
BlandingMoab
Library hours a week40 hrs63 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

66 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

BlandingUTMoabUT
Blanding ↔ Moab66 miles apart
Who commutes between them
19 Blanding residents work in Moab (1.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Blanding →
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BlandingMoab
People
Population 3,275Lowest 5,312Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.6%Lowest UT: +18.4% +6.3%Highest UT: +18.4%
Median age 30.8±3.8Lowest 4% below UT 35.8±4Highest 12% above UT
Moab and Blanding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 34.4%±5.3Highest UT: 27.8% 22.1%±5.1Lowest UT: 27.8%
Age 65+ 12.2%±2.9Lowest UT: 11.9% 17.7%±4.4Highest UT: 11.9%
Moab and Blanding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.5%Lowest UT: 37.7% 39.4%Highest UT: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.9%±2.4Highest UT: 8.1% 3.2%±1.9Lowest UT: 8.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $71,797±$8kHighest 25% below UT $61,667±$12kLowest 35% below UT
Blanding and Moab are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $305,800±$47kLowest 38% below UT $518,900±$62kHighest 6% above UT
Rentmedian gross, monthly $842±$194Lowest 44% below UT $969±$468Highest 35% below UT
Moab and Blanding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,622Lowest 36% below UT $2,200Highest 13% below UT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43%±17.4Lowest UT: 47.2% 53.7%±16Highest UT: 47.2%
Moab and Blanding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.8%Highest UT: 8.5% 15.9%Lowest UT: 8.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.4%Highest UT: 70.2% 59.6%Lowest UT: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 15 yrs older than UT 1979Highest 13 yrs older than UT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 minHighest 32% below UT 12 minLowest 47% below UT
Work from home 4.3%±2.4Lowest UT: 17.6% 8.4%±3.3Highest UT: 17.6%
Moab and Blanding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 53.2%Lowest 59.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 1.3 mi 1.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.12Lowest 1.40Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Monticello (7%)Salt Lake City (2%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 1% work in MoabFew work in Blanding
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 76%Highest 25.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 17.6 miHighest 16.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miLowest 3.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 10.6Lowest 41.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #84 of 117 in UT#105 of 117 in UT
School district San Juan DistrictGrand District
High school in town San Juan HighGrand County High
Students per teacherat that high school 17.9Highest 15.3Lowest
Utah average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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