Ephraim makes Utah’s top 10 on 3 lists
Ephraim is ranked on 37 lists against the 120 Utah towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 5.
Younger than 100% of Utah
Not better or worse, just Ephraim’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Ephraim does best on
Each list ranks every UT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Ephraim marked.
4 spots from the top 3 for safety
Lists where Ephraim sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Ephraim lands in the top half on 11 of 24 lists
Each dot is Ephraim’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in UT, the right end is last. Areas where Ephraim does best come first.
Where Ephraim lands in every UT ranking
40 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Moab · 11.7 min
#15 Safety
Safest#1 Smithfield · 3.9
#7 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Helper · 2.2 yrs
#41
Cheapest rent#1 Salina · $753/mo
#10
Lowest property tax#1 Beaver · $1,104/yr
#46
Rent easiest to afford#1 Pleasant Grove · 35.1%
Health
Healthiest#1 Summit Park · 100 / 100
#77
Lowest obesity#1 Summit Park · 19%
#9
Fewest smokers#1 Highland · 5%
#69
Most active#1 Highland · 11%
#64
E
Fewest uninsured#1 East Basin · 5%
#79
Lowest depression#1 Midway · 22%
#58
Closest to a top hospital#1 Sandy · 0.5 mi
#112 People
E Most educated#1 East Basin · 79.6% #45
Youngest#1 Ephraim · 22.1
#1
Oldest#1 Ivins · 52.1
#120
Most residents 65+#1 Ivins · 31.9%
#70
Most kids#1 Eagle Mountain · 43.4%
#103 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Park City · 30.6 per resident
#25
Most library borrowing#1 Park City · 23.8 per resident
#29
Best libraries for kids#1 Park City · 40.2 per child
#17 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Hooper · 86.2%
#96
Most trails#1 Park City · 9.8 mi / sq mi
#58
Most walkable#1 Kearns · 157 / sq mi
#95 
The number on the right is Ephraim’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.