Midway is #1 in Utah for public schools
Midway is ranked on 35 lists against the 120 Utah towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 10 and the top quarter on 14.
Midway is on Utah’s podium 4 times
Each list ranks every UT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Midway marked.
Shorter growing season than 99% of Utah
Not better or worse, just Midway’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for household income
Lists where Midway sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Midway lands in the top half on 15 of 21 lists
Each dot is Midway’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in UT, the right end is last. Areas where Midway does best come first.
Every UT list, and where Midway lands
40 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Summit Park · 100 / 100
#4
Lowest obesity#1 Summit Park · 19%
#5
Fewest smokers#1 Highland · 5%
#3
Most active#1 Highland · 11%
#13
E
Fewest uninsured#1 East Basin · 5%
#3
Lowest depression#1 Midway · 22%
#1
Closest to a top hospital#1 Sandy · 0.5 mi
#83 People
E Most educated#1 East Basin · 79.6% #5
Youngest#1 Ephraim · 22.1
#109
Oldest#1 Ivins · 52.1
#12
Most residents 65+#1 Ivins · 31.9%
#8
Most kids#1 Eagle Mountain · 43.4%
#57 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Hooper · 86.2%
#29
Most trails#1 Park City · 9.8 mi / sq mi
#21
Most walkable#1 Kearns · 157 / sq mi
#50 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Park City · 48.6%
#6
Most new homes#1 Salem · 30.7 per 1,000
#21
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Helper · +80.0%
#100
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Holladay · 15.3 per home
#34 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Moab · 11.7 min
#114 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Helper · 2.2 yrs
#114
Cheapest rent#1 Salina · $753/mo
#116
Lowest property tax#1 Beaver · $1,104/yr
#119
Rent easiest to afford#1 Pleasant Grove · 35.1%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Summit Park · 153 in
#16
Least snow#1 St. George · 1.2 in
#104
Mildest winters#1 St. George · 33.2°
#110
Hottest summers#1 St. George · 102.9°
#109
Coolest summers#1 Summit Park · 79.0°
#9
Longest growing season#1 St. George · 239 days
#119
Wettest#1 Summit Park · 30 in
#66 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 Midway’s spot. All of Utah’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.