Kearns ( kurnz) is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. Named after Utah's U.S. Senator Thomas Kearns, it had a population of 36,723 at the 2020 Census. This was a 2.8 percent increase over the 2010 figure of 35,731. Kearns is home to the Utah Olympic Oval, an indoor speed skating oval built for the 2002 Winter Olympics.

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How Kearns ranks

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#1Most walkable in UT #24Most affordable in UT #56Closest to a top hospital in UT All UT rankings →

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Living in Kearns

Housing in Kearns

$437K▼ 0.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Kearns home is worth about $437,000, down 0.6% in a year, 18% below the Utah typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market20

Sale-to-list99.9%

Sold in May22

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Work & commute in Kearns

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Most working residents leave Kearns for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Salt Lake City (29%), West Valley City (12%) and West Jordan (7%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Salt Lake City

29%

West Valley City

12%

West Jordan

Murray

2%Work in townlive and work in Kearns 8 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 3,613Jobs based herea commuter town

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Health in Kearns

Health Grade B

Healthier than 57% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Utah

2better than UT·20worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 10 are too close to call.

Conditions 2▲ 1▼ 9 close Habits 4▼ 0 close Care 6▼ 1 close Mind 5▼ 0 close Everyday needs 4▼ 0 close

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What stands out

5.4%Fewer adults who have had cancerUT 7.2% · better 19.8%Fewer adults with arthritisUT 21.7% · better 20.2%More uninsured adultsUT 10.5% · worse

Care nearby

Holy Cross Hospital-Jordan ValleyWest Jordan · 4.7 mi · ER

Community Health Center, Inc. Ellis R. ShippWest Valley City · 1.6 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · part of Kearns

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Kearns

Moderate

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.

🏚️ Earthquakes🌊 Inland flooding

0Does Kearns flood?no paid flood claims on record 1Disasters that paid out herefederal disaster sent FEMA money to Kearns MapKearns vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Climate in Kearns

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Kearns has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 56 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

40° / 25°Winter

61° / 40°Spring

87° / 62°Summer

64° / 42°Fall

How much snow does Kearns get?About 56 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Oct 22, with the last in spring around Apr 29.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.8° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Kearns

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School Grade C

The public schools Kearns’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 73% of Utah’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictGranite DistrictSchools10

West Kearns School DElementary · Grades PK–6 · 548 students South Kearns School C-Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 536 students Beehive School DElementary · Grades PK–6 · 489 students David Gourley School DElementary · Grades PK–6 · 423 students Thomas W. Bacchus School DElementary · Grades K–6 · 315 students St. Francis Xavier Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 218 students

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.