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Bountiful vs West Bountiful

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (7.6× in Bountiful) and trails (4.2× in Bountiful).

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Bountiful, UTKnown for its schoolsUtah · 45,023 people
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West Bountiful, UTKnown for its schoolsUtah · 5,915 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.

BountifulKnown for its schools
Schools#31 for schools in UTof 117 towns HealthHealthier than 91%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#28 most walkable in UT15 miles of trails across 15 parks and preserves All about Bountiful →
West BountifulKnown for its schools
Schools#35 for schools in UTof 117 towns HealthHealthier than 90%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#60 most walkable in UT3.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about West Bountiful →
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.

Size7.6×
Bountiful is the bigger place
Bountiful 45,023West Bountiful 5,915
Trails4.2×
Bountiful has more miles of trail
Bountiful 14.7 miWest Bountiful 3.5 mi
Median age9.6 yrs
West Bountiful skews older
West Bountiful 42.3Bountiful 32.7
Homeowners+16.2 pts renters
Bountiful has more renters
West Bountiful 87.5%Bountiful 71.3%
Bachelor’s degree++12.9 pts
More adults in Bountiful have a degree
Bountiful 47.7%West Bountiful 34.8%
Street grid+58%
Bountiful has the more walkable street grid
Bountiful 86.2West Bountiful 54.5
★ What stands out · Life in each

Bountiful gets 67 more inches of snow a year

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
BountifulWest Bountiful
Snow a year119″52″
January low23°F22°F
July high87°F91°F
Growing season (days)181d178d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th50th
Outdoors & history
BountifulWest Bountiful
Trails15 mi4 mi
Conserved land1.8%1.5%
Settled18471848
National Register places32
Archive photos186
Famous people born here32—
Community
BountifulWest Bountiful
Library hours a week58 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

Bountiful and West Bountiful share a border

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

BountifulWest BountifulBountifulWest Bountiful
Bountiful ↔ West Bountiful3.2 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
147 West Bountiful residents work in Bountiful (5.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in West Bountiful →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Bountiful$3,250/mo
Typical home $571K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.53% · or rent about $1,565/mo · Housing →
West Bountiful$3,380/mo
Typical home $600K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.47% · or rent about $1,547/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between West Bountiful and Bountiful.

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

Bountiful 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.

Schools
A−BountifulBetter than 75% of districts in the state A−West BountifulBetter than 75% of districts in the state
Health
ABountifulHealthier than 91% of U.S. towns AWest BountifulHealthier than 90% of U.S. towns
12Bountiful
7West Bountiful

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

Highest incomeIncome · 120 towns #54#14 Most educatedPeople · 120 towns #28#64 Most walkableOutdoors · 120 towns #28#60 Lowest depressionHealth · 119 towns #58#87 Shortest commuteGetting around · 120 towns #74#98 Most remote workersWork · 119 towns #37#16 Fastest growingGrowth · 117 towns #89#70 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 120 towns #9#27

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

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.

BountifulWest Bountiful
People
Population 45,023Highest 5,915Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.5%Lowest UT: +18.4% +12.4%Highest UT: +18.4%
Median age 32.7±1.2Lowest about the UT average 42.3±7.2Highest 32% above UT
Kids under 18 29.1%±1.9Highest UT: 27.8% 28.2%±6Lowest UT: 27.8%
Bountiful and West Bountiful are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.9%±1.2Lowest UT: 11.9% 16.7%±4.7Highest UT: 11.9%
West Bountiful and Bountiful are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47.7%Highest UT: 37.7% 34.8%Lowest UT: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.7%±1Highest UT: 8.1% 3.4%±2.1Lowest UT: 8.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $104,785±$9kLowest 10% above UT $135,179±$30kHighest 42% above UT
West Bountiful and Bountiful are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $532,200±$23kLowest 9% above UT $579,400±$44kHighest 18% above UT
West Bountiful and Bountiful are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,565±$110Highest 5% above UT $1,547±$1kLowest 3% above UT
Bountiful and West Bountiful are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,835Highest 12% above UT $2,713Lowest 7% above UT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.7%±8.2Lowest UT: 47.2% 53.2%±34.5Highest UT: 47.2%
West Bountiful and Bountiful are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.9%Highest UT: 8.5% 3.7%Lowest UT: 8.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.3%Lowest UT: 70.2% 87.5%Highest UT: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 19 yrs older than UT 1981Highest 11 yrs older than UT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 3% above UT 25 minHighest 12% above UT
Work from home 20.4%±2.4Lowest UT: 17.6% 23.8%±9Highest UT: 17.6%
West Bountiful and Bountiful are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 9.3%Highest 2.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 10.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.59Lowest 0.94Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Salt Lake City (31%)Salt Lake City (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in West Bountiful6% work in Bountiful
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 14.7 miHighest 3.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 mi 1.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 15Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 86.2Highest 54.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #31 of 117 in UT#35 of 117 in UT
School district Davis DistrictDavis District
High school in town Viewmont HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 25.4 —
Utah average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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