Blanding makes Utah’s top 10 on 4 lists
Blanding is ranked on 33 lists against the 120 Utah towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 4 and the top quarter on 5.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every UT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Blanding marked.
Less snow than 95% of Utah
Not better or worse, just Blanding’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Blanding lands in the top half on 9 of 21 lists
Each dot is Blanding’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in UT, the right end is last. Areas where Blanding does best come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for cheap rent
Lists where Blanding sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every UT list, and where Blanding lands
40 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Helper · 2.2 yrs
#10
Cheapest rent#1 Salina · $753/mo
#5
Lowest property tax#1 Beaver · $1,104/yr
#13
Rent easiest to afford#1 Pleasant Grove · 35.1%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Moab · 11.7 min
#9 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Hooper · 86.2%
#2
Most trails#1 Park City · 9.8 mi / sq mi
#53
Most walkable#1 Kearns · 157 / sq mi
#118 Health
Healthiest#1 Summit Park · 100 / 100
#98
Lowest obesity#1 Summit Park · 19%
#36
Fewest smokers#1 Highland · 5%
#99
Most active#1 Highland · 11%
#81
E
Fewest uninsured#1 East Basin · 5%
#58
Lowest depression#1 Midway · 22%
#43
Closest to a top hospital#1 Sandy · 0.5 mi
#115 
People
E Most educated#1 East Basin · 79.6% #79
Youngest#1 Ephraim · 22.1
#42
Oldest#1 Ivins · 52.1
#80
Most residents 65+#1 Ivins · 31.9%
#56
Most kids#1 Eagle Mountain · 43.4%
#26 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Park City · 48.6%
#11
Most new homes#1 Salem · 30.7 per 1,000
#92
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Helper · +80.0%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Holladay · 15.3 per home
Climate
Snowiest#1 Summit Park · 153 in
#114
Least snow#1 St. George · 1.2 in
#7
Mildest winters#1 St. George · 33.2°
#53
Hottest summers#1 St. George · 102.9°
#68
Coolest summers#1 Summit Park · 79.0°
#53
Longest growing season#1 St. George · 239 days
#47
Wettest#1 Summit Park · 30 in
#89 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Park City · 30.6 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Park City · 23.8 per resident
Best libraries for kids#1 Park City · 40.2 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Smithfield · 3.9
The number on the right is Blanding’s spot. All of Utah’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every UT list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.