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American Fork grades A overall, 29th of 118 graded towns in Utah, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Residents are healthier than 93% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $99K. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 73% of the state's. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $524K, 5.2 years of the Provo metro’s $101K median household income. Its National Register listings include American Fork Presbyterian Church and Charles T.H. Goode House. American Fork’s median age is 28 years, where Utah’s towns sit at 32.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. American Fork is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns.
Where American Fork beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,115 in 1870, 33,337 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1879 and 4 maps from 1951 on.
15 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far American Fork is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around American Fork. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaDelta Center
25 mi LakeLake Bonneville
11 mi Stadium & arenaLaVell Edwards Stadium
27 mi Stadium & arenaRice–Eccles Stadium
8 mi MountainMount TimpanogosDelta Center: Lomrjyo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Bonneville: Wilson44691, Public domain · LaVell Edwards Stadium: The original uploader was Bobak at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Rice–Eccles Stadium: Brenton Walker, CC BY 2.0 · Mount Timpanogos: Eric Ward from Provo, UT, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in American Fork, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in American Fork.
24,588 jobs are based in American Fork, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 16,599 in 2013 to 24,588.
Most working residents leave American Fork for work: only 13% work in town. Jobs based in American Fork grew to 24,588 in 2023, 7,989 more than in 2013. 18% of American Fork workers work from home.
| American Fork | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 16% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 8.2% | 8% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Alpine District. Three of its 16 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 819 | A |
| American Fork HighLargest public high schoolGrades 10–12 | Grades 10–12 | 2,316 | B− |
| Shelley SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 731 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
8.7% of adults binge drink in American Fork. American Fork beats the Utah average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 70% of adults had a checkup this year in American Fork.
| American Fork | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 11% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.5% | 8% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | American Fork | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 8.7% | 12.4% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.2% | 9.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
American Fork has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. American Fork’s July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 18 to 34 are 33% of residents (26% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 29% of residents (34% statewide). American Fork has grown 23% since 2020, to 41,020 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 43% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Utah.
| American Fork | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 9% | 11% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 30% | 30% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 36% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.6 points. Across Utah, 49.3% of residents are women. Median age: women 27.8, men 28.1.
| American Fork | UT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.1% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.8% | 13.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13% | 11.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.6% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 13.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.8% | 11% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.3% | 9.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.1% | 7.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.9% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.1% | 6.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16.9% | 22.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.3% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.8% | 9.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.8% | 24.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13% | 13% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
6.3 miles of trail in 34 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Mary and Art Dye Park, at 84 acres. The trail density in American Fork is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| American Fork | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.5% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mary and Art Dye Park | 0.3 mi | 84 |
| 2. Quail Cove | 0.2 mi | 24 |
| 3. Mitchell Hollow | — | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical American Fork home is worth about $524,000, up 1.9% in a year, close to the Utah typical home.
| American Fork | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,697 a month | $1,538 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7 within 15 miles of the center of American Fork
About 9 of every 100 American Fork residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Utah.
26,263 counted in 2010 and 33,337 in 2020; an estimated 41,020 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 22.9% since 2020, after 26.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
15 places in American Fork on the National Register of Historic Places.
23 notable people were born in American Fork.
City in Utah, United States
American Fork is a city in north-central Utah County, Utah, United States, at the foot of Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Range, north from Utah Lake. The city is 32 miles (51 km) southeast of Salt Lake City and is part of the Provo–Orem Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 33,337 in 2020. The city has grown rapidly since the 1970s.
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5 towns share a border with American Fork.
| Town | UT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Fork | #29 | A | C+ | — | B+ | A |
| Highland | #26 | A | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Lehi | #16 | A | C | A− | B+ | A+ |
| Pleasant Grove | #19 | A | C+ | B | B+ | A |
| Cedar Hills | #14 | A | C+ | — | B+ | A+ |
| Lindon | #63 | A− | C | C+ | B+ | A+ |
American Fork, Highland and Cedar Hills report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare American Fork with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. American Fork grades A overall, better than 89% of U.S. towns and #29 of 118 in Utah. It grades A for health and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
23 notable people were born here, including Daniel Wayne Sermón and Gary Herbert.
