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Layton’s spot
#23of 120
94.1 / sq mistreet intersections per square mile
The race around Layton

Just behind Syracuse, just ahead of South Jordan

All 120 towns

Intersections per sq mi, highest first. Towns next door to Layton are tagged.

#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 Kearns37,696 people 157 / sq mi 19.6%99.3 mi
2 White City5,669 people 140 / sq mi 18.1%18.7 mi
3 Midvale35,989 people 129 / sq mi 25.1%100.4 mi
4 Taylorsville58,678 people 126 / sq mi 27.3%186.3 mi
5 Orem97,182 people 126 / sq mi 27.1%308.4 mi
6 Roy38,993 people 123 / sq mi 23.1%136.3 mi
7 Millcreek63,648 people 121 / sq mi 24.4%207.0 mi
8 Sandy94,291 people 119 / sq mi 24.8%390.7 mi
9 Clinton23,612 people 114 / sq mi 20.4%93.5 mi
10 Pleasant Grove37,852 people 113 / sq mi 25.2%141.1 mi
11 Murray50,188 people 112 / sq mi 27.1%196.8 mi
12 Washington Terrace9,182 people 112 / sq mi 15%31.9 mi
13 South Ogden17,650 people 110 / sq mi 19.9%66.1 mi
14 Riverton45,457 people 109 / sq mi 30%191.6 mi
15 Sunset5,587 people 105 / sq mi 15.9%21.5 mi
16 American Fork37,109 people 104 / sq mi 20.2%166.5 mi
17 Cottonwood Heights32,828 people 103 / sq mi 30.5%135.7 mi
18 Holladay31,099 people 103 / sq mi 28.6%132.2 mi
19 Stansbury Park11,242 people 102 / sq mi 25.1%45.3 mi
20 Cedar Hills9,950 people 102 / sq mi 24.2%36.0 mi
21 West Jordan116,692 people 97.3 / sq mi 24%438.9 mi
22 Syracuse35,488 people 96.9 / sq mi 25.4%145.3 mi
23 Layton83,286 people 94.1 / sq mi 27.4%315.8 mi
24 South Jordan82,686 people 93.6 / sq mi 24%347.6 mi
25 Highland20,119 people 91.1 / sq mi 25.9%117.0 mi
26 Clearfield33,523 people · next door 89.7 / sq mi 22.8%98.9 mi
27 North Ogden21,947 people 86.7 / sq mi 25.8%99.7 mi
28 Bountiful45,023 people 86.2 / sq mi 19.3%170.1 mi
29 Lehi85,173 people 85.9 / sq mi 21.3%382.0 mi
30 Kaysville33,053 people · next door 85.5 / sq mi 26.4%141.1 mi
31 South Salt Lake26,352 people 85.2 / sq mi 22.4%91.1 mi
32 West Valley City138,437 people 84.3 / sq mi 25.2%448.8 mi
33 Centerville16,679 people 83.9 / sq mi 26.1%71.2 mi
34 Ivins9,998 people 81.4 / sq mi 25.2%100.8 mi
35 Farmington25,389 people 80.9 / sq mi 30.2%116.9 mi
36 Spanish Fork44,946 people 80.3 / sq mi 15.4%209.7 mi
37 Fruit Heights6,023 people 79.1 / sq mi 30.8%28.8 mi
38 Woods Cross11,531 people 77.7 / sq mi 22.3%46.8 mi
39 Smithfield14,408 people 76.3 / sq mi 22.2%78.2 mi
40 Helper2,698 people 75.1 / sq mi 32.2%22.1 mi
41 Saratoga Springs48,425 people 73.5 / sq mi 18.7%238.0 mi
42 Harrisville6,935 people 73.5 / sq mi 25.3%34.1 mi
43 Ogden87,413 people 72.9 / sq mi 19.4%332.5 mi
44 Vernal10,392 people 71.7 / sq mi 18.1%58.2 mi
45 Springville35,849 people 70.2 / sq mi 15.1%166.4 mi
46 Providence8,947 people 69.3 / sq mi 26.1%49.2 mi
47 North Salt Lake23,474 people 65.6 / sq mi 22%85.4 mi
48 Herriman59,346 people 64.7 / sq mi 26.3%220.3 mi
49 Vineyard14,446 people 64.2 / sq mi 19.6%54.3 mi
50 Midway6,171 people 63.8 / sq mi 26.6%59.2 mi
51 Riverdale9,279 people 63.2 / sq mi 24.3%45.1 mi
52 Santa Clara8,152 people 63.1 / sq mi 25.9%54.3 mi
53 Mount Pleasant3,805 people 62.9 / sq mi 6.6%38.2 mi
54 Nibley7,952 people 61.5 / sq mi 27.6%47.1 mi
55 Logan54,907 people 60.4 / sq mi 23.2%190.2 mi
56 Price8,248 people 57.9 / sq mi 23.3%54.6 mi
57 St. George101,995 people 56.9 / sq mi 21.8%652.2 mi
58 Elk Ridge4,898 people 56.0 / sq mi 27.6%28.4 mi
59 West Haven21,563 people 55.1 / sq mi 26.5%105.1 mi
60 West Bountiful5,915 people 54.5 / sq mi 30.1%33.1 mi
61 Bluffdale18,797 people 53.7 / sq mi 23.7%113.1 mi
62 Hyde Park5,540 people 53.1 / sq mi 23.3%44.0 mi
63 Provo114,766 people 52.9 / sq mi 19.9%343.9 mi
64 Pleasant View11,217 people 52.7 / sq mi 29.2%63.7 mi
65 Draper50,278 people 52.5 / sq mi 28.7%238.2 mi
66 Tooele38,405 people 52.5 / sq mi 16.7%197.8 mi
67 Richfield8,224 people 52.4 / sq mi 17.4%68.0 mi
68 Washington32,348 people 51.3 / sq mi 19.8%275.6 mi
69 Payson23,039 people 51.1 / sq mi 17.8%114.7 mi
70 Nephi6,885 people 49.6 / sq mi 13.1%58.1 mi
71 Manti3,594 people 49.4 / sq mi 12.2%34.2 mi
72 Santaquin16,436 people 48.8 / sq mi 17.2%85.7 mi
73 West Point11,929 people 48.3 / sq mi 28.4%63.5 mi
74 Hyrum10,401 people 48.0 / sq mi 17.7%66.2 mi
75 South Weber8,115 people · next door 47.2 / sq mi 36.8%41.6 mi
76 North Logan11,460 people 46.0 / sq mi 27.7%62.2 mi
77 Lindon11,765 people 45.8 / sq mi 30.5%71.5 mi
78 Alpine10,392 people 44.8 / sq mi 31.7%64.7 mi
79 Salem10,324 people 44.5 / sq mi 25.4%91.7 mi
80 Garland2,660 people 42.7 / sq mi 32.5%15.2 mi
81 Salt Lake City208,007 people 41.9 / sq mi 12.7%772.3 mi
82 Mapleton13,114 people 41.6 / sq mi 21%99.8 mi
83 Moab5,312 people 41.5 / sq mi 26%37.2 mi
84 Tremonton11,477 people 37.3 / sq mi 27.3%55.1 mi
85 Enoch8,144 people 36.8 / sq mi 21.4%63.9 mi
86 Roosevelt7,078 people 36.2 / sq mi 25.6%48.1 mi
87 Heber18,015 people 35.9 / sq mi 15.7%137.2 mi
88 Cedar City38,524 people 35.6 / sq mi 26.5%238.2 mi
89 Morgan4,409 people 35.6 / sq mi 30.8%22.6 mi
90 Farr West7,952 people 35.1 / sq mi 29.2%47.4 mi
91 Eagle Mountain53,290 people 33.4 / sq mi 14.9%282.2 mi
92 Monroe2,616 people 33.2 / sq mi 16.3%27.7 mi
93 Snyderville5,948 people 32.0 / sq mi 16.4%62.5 mi
94 Mountain Green3,976 people 31.5 / sq mi 30.2%35.4 mi
95 Ephraim5,949 people 30.6 / sq mi 21.6%39.8 mi
96 Richmond3,000 people 30.3 / sq mi 13.2%27.6 mi
97 Beaver3,681 people 28.8 / sq mi 15%44.1 mi
98 Lake Point2,563 people 27.2 / sq mi 23.5%30.3 mi
99 Parowan3,165 people 25.9 / sq mi 24.4%47.5 mi
100 East Basin4,002 people 25.8 / sq mi 23.3%60.4 mi
101 Delta3,705 people 25.1 / sq mi 11%45.3 mi
102 Hurricane22,771 people 24.6 / sq mi 26.5%258.3 mi
103 Perry5,843 people 24.5 / sq mi 36.9%34.3 mi
104 Plain City8,396 people 22.8 / sq mi 30.8%54.5 mi
105 Brigham City19,992 people 22.2 / sq mi 16.3%115.9 mi
106 Magna30,031 people 21.4 / sq mi 24.9%112.3 mi
107 Park City8,362 people 21.2 / sq mi 28.1%101.6 mi
108 Summit Park8,537 people 20.2 / sq mi 22.1%59.5 mi
109 Salina2,546 people 18.7 / sq mi 16.8%25.8 mi
110 Wellsville4,157 people 18.5 / sq mi 13.5%41.3 mi
111 Fillmore2,676 people 16.3 / sq mi 19.9%43.7 mi
112 Kanab5,081 people 15.6 / sq mi 25.5%65.0 mi
113 Maeser4,435 people 14.9 / sq mi 28.4%27.0 mi
114 Gunnison3,562 people 14.1 / sq mi 17.3%20.7 mi
115 La Verkin4,476 people 13.2 / sq mi 29%32.4 mi
116 Naples3,285 people 11.6 / sq mi 30.9%22.7 mi
117 Grantsville14,341 people 11.1 / sq mi 28.3%109.4 mi
118 Blanding3,275 people 10.6 / sq mi 11.4%36.5 mi
119 Hooper9,338 people 2.7 / sq mi 34.1%63.9 mi
120 Erda3,881 people 2.7 / sq mi 33.9%62.9 mi
How it works

How this ranking works

The UT list, with the map →

We rank every town by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. More intersections mean shorter, more direct walks, while cul-de-sac layouts with long dead ends rank lower. Sidewalks are not mapped consistently enough to rank, so this measures the street grid itself. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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