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Spring Lake vs Circleville

130 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (45× in Circleville) and jobs per worker (11.2× in Circleville).

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Spring Lake, UTA history townUtah · 657 people
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Circleville, UTAn outdoors townUtah · 452 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.

Spring LakeA history town
HistorySettled in 18506 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Spring Lake →
CirclevilleAn outdoors town
Outdoors36.6% conserved land14 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves HistorySettled in 186412 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Circleville →
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.

Trails45×
Circleville has more miles of trail
Circleville 13.5 miSpring Lake 0.3 mi
Jobs per worker11.2×
Circleville is more of a job hub
Circleville 0.56Spring Lake 0.05
Property tax bill3.2×
Tax bills are bigger in Spring Lake
Spring Lake $2,582Circleville $800
Home values2.1×
Homes cost more in Spring Lake
Spring Lake $554,900Circleville $266,700
Street grid3.9×
Spring Lake has the more walkable street grid
Spring Lake 14.1Circleville 3.6
Conserved land+36.2 pts
Circleville has more conserved land
Circleville 36.6%Spring Lake 0.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,660 more a month in Spring Lake

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.

Spring Lake$3,120/mo
Typical home $555K (Census) · tax rate 0.47% · Housing →
Circleville$1,470/mo
Typical home $267K (Census) · tax rate 0.30% · Housing →

The difference: $1,660 a month, about $19,900 a year, between Spring Lake and Circleville.

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

Spring Lake gets 36 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
Spring LakeCircleville
Snow a year55″19″
January low20°F16°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)157d125d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th74th
Outdoors & history
Spring LakeCircleville
Trails0 mi14 mi
Conserved land0.4%36.6%
Settled18501864
Archive photos612
Community
Spring LakeCircleville
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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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
–Spring LakeNot graded B−CirclevilleBetter than 54% of districts in the state
Where they are

130 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Spring LakeUTCirclevilleUT
Spring Lake ↔ Circleville130 miles apart
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.

Spring LakeCircleville
People
Population 657Highest 452Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +0.5% UT: +18.4%
Median age 28.4±7.3Lowest 11% below UT 28.9±11.7Highest 10% below UT
Circleville and Spring Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 37.7%±21.1Highest UT: 27.8% 28.5%±3.9Lowest UT: 27.8%
Spring Lake and Circleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.7%±5.4Lowest UT: 11.9% 19.2%±7.1Highest UT: 11.9%
Circleville and Spring Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.5%Lowest UT: 37.7% 36.5%Highest UT: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.2%±5Lowest UT: 8.1% 11.3%±10.6Highest UT: 8.1%
Circleville and Spring Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $94,936±$83kHighest about the UT average $75,179±$27kLowest 21% below UT
Spring Lake and Circleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $554,900±$145kHighest 13% above UT $266,700±$26kLowest 46% below UT
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,582Highest about the UT average $800Lowest 68% below UT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest UT: 47.2% 0%±100Lowest UT: 47.2%
Spring Lake and Circleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0.8%Highest UT: 8.5% 0%Lowest UT: 8.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.3%Lowest UT: 70.2% 97.6%Highest UT: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 37 yrs older than UT 1972Highest 20 yrs older than UT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 38% below UT 15 minHighest 34% below UT
Work from home 16.9%±10.1Lowest UT: 17.6% 21%±18.4Highest UT: 17.6%
Circleville and Spring Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 14.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 43.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 0.56Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Spanish Fork (13%)Junction (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CirclevilleFew work in Spring Lake
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 36.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 13.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 1.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 14.1Highest 3.6Lowest
Schools
School district —Piute District
High school in town —None in town
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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