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Moab vs Ephraim

122 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.9× in Moab) and in college (+29.9 pts in Ephraim).

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Moab, UTAn outdoors townUtah · 5,312 people
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Ephraim, UTA history townUtah · 5,949 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.

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 →
EphraimA history town
HistorySettled in 185421 places on the National Register Schools#29 for schools in UTof 117 towns College town1 collegeSnow College All about Ephraim →
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.

Trails2.9×
Moab has more miles of trail
Moab 16.4 miEphraim 5.7 mi
In college+29.9 pts
Ephraim is more of a college town
Ephraim 33.1%Moab 3.2%
Growth since 2010+14.8 pts
Moab has grown faster since 2010
Moab +6.3%Ephraim -8.5%
Work in town+29.3 pts
More of Moab’s workers stay in town
Moab 59.7%Ephraim 30.4%
Median age13.7 yrs
Moab skews older
Moab 35.8Ephraim 22.1
Conserved land+24 pts
Moab has more conserved land
Moab 25.5%Ephraim 1.5%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Ephraim places higher on 13 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
C−MoabSafer than 15% of U.S. towns A−EphraimSafer than 82% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+MoabBetter than 41% of districts in the state B+EphraimBetter than 69% of districts in the state
Health
BMoabHealthier than 57% of U.S. towns A−EphraimHealthier than 80% of U.S. towns
8Moab
13Ephraim

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

SafestSafety · 56 towns #53#7 Most conserved landOutdoors · 117 towns #9#96 Best schoolsSchools · 117 towns #105#29 Highest graduation rateSchools · 119 towns #89#35 Most trailsOutdoors · 113 towns #10#58 Fewest smokersHealth · 119 towns #112#69 Most activeHealth · 119 towns #101#64 HealthiestHealth · 119 towns #111#77

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $840 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.

Moab$3,250/mo
Typical home $581K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.42% · or rent about $969/mo · Housing →
Ephraim$2,410/mo
Typical home $424K (Census) · tax rate 0.53% · or rent about $928/mo · Housing →

The difference: $840 a month, about $10,100 a year, between Moab and Ephraim.

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.

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
MoabEphraim
Snow a year9″20″
January low21°F11°F
July high99°F91°F
Growing season (days)192d113d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th54th
Outdoors & history
MoabEphraim
Trails16 mi6 mi
Conserved land25.5%1.5%
Settled18781854
National Register places921
Archive photos1817
Community
MoabEphraim
Library hours a week63 hrs55 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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

122 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MoabUTEphraimUT
Moab ↔ Ephraim122 miles apart
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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.

MoabEphraim
People
Population 5,312Lowest 5,949Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.3%Highest UT: +18.4% -8.5%Lowest UT: +18.4%
Median age 35.8±4Highest 12% above UT 22.1±0.7Lowest 31% below UT
Kids under 18 22.1%±5.1Lowest UT: 27.8% 23%±3.3Highest UT: 27.8%
Ephraim and Moab are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.7%±4.4Highest UT: 11.9% 10.7%±2.5Lowest UT: 11.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.4%Lowest UT: 37.7% 39.8%Highest UT: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±1.9Lowest UT: 8.1% 33.1%±4.6Highest UT: 8.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,667±$12kLowest 35% below UT $66,541±$10kHighest 30% below UT
Ephraim and Moab are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $518,900±$62kHighest 6% above UT $423,700±$24kLowest 13% below UT
Rentmedian gross, monthly $969±$468Highest 35% below UT $928±$89Lowest 38% below UT
Moab and Ephraim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,200Lowest 13% below UT $2,242Highest 11% below UT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.7%±16Highest UT: 47.2% 39.8%±12.4Lowest UT: 47.2%
Moab and Ephraim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.9%Lowest UT: 8.5% 17.3%Highest UT: 8.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 59.6%Highest UT: 70.2% 49.5%Lowest UT: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 13 yrs older than UT 1996Highest 4 yrs newer than UT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 minLowest 47% below UT 16 minHighest 28% below UT
Work from home 8.4%±3.3Highest UT: 17.6% 7.3%±3.5Lowest UT: 17.6%
Moab and Ephraim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 59.7%Highest 30.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 1.3 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.40Highest 0.91Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Salt Lake City (2%)Manti (5%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EphraimFew work in Moab
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 25.5%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 16.4 miHighest 5.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 3.4 miHighest 1.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 41.5Highest 30.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #105 of 117 in UT#29 of 117 in UT
School district Grand DistrictSouth Sanpete District
High school in town Grand County HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 15.3 —
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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