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Conserved land3.5%40 of 1,151 acres
Trails5.0 mi2.8 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves115 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Helper

City in Utah, United States
1881Established
2,112Population
1.8 sq miArea
5,817 ftElevation

Helper is a city in Carbon County, Utah, United States, approximately 110 miles (180 km) southeast of Salt Lake City and 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the city of Price. The population was 2,112 at the 2020 census. The city is located along the Price River and U.S. Route 6/U.S. Route 191, a shortcut between Provo and Interstate 70, on the way from Salt Lake City to Grand Junction, Colorado. It is the location of the Western Mining and Railroad Museum, a tourist attraction that also contains household and commercial artifacts illustrating late 19th and early 20th-century living conditions.. Helper is at the western end of the Book Cliffs, the longest continuous escarpment in the world.

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ZIP code84526
Area code435
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Housing in Helper

$288K▲ 5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Helper home is worth about $288,000, up 5% in a year, 46% below the Utah typical home.

Only 3 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Safety in Helper

C+

Safety Grade C+

Helper reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 60% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Helper 2.8
Utah 2.2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Helper 12.7
Utah 13.2
U.S. 15.5
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Health in Helper

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1better than UT·11worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.

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Castleview HospitalPrice · 6 mi · ER
Carbon Med Serv-Helper ClinicHelper · 0.4 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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School Grade B-

The public schools Helper’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 53% of Utah’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictCarbon DistrictSchools2

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within UT. Ratings are from neighbors.

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