Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Bountiful grades A overall, 32nd among Utah's 118 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Residents are healthier than 91% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $105K. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 69% of the state's. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $568K, 5.6 years of the Ogden metro’s $101K median household income. Only 10 of Utah’s 173 towns score higher on walkability. The biggest place to walk is Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 1,325 acres with 10.8 miles of trail. Only 12 of Utah’s 173 towns score higher on history.
Where Bountiful beats most towns.
Where Bountiful’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Bountiful is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Its founding year, 1847, comes before those of 95% of the Utah towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 868 in 1860, a low of 868 in 1860, 45,762 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1887 and 2 maps from 1925 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bountiful. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaDelta Center
8 mi Stadium & arenaRice–Eccles Stadium
33 mi LakeLake Bonneville
8 mi Theme parkLagoon Amusement Park
7 mi GardenTemple Square
20 mi Stadium & arenaAmerica First FieldDelta Center: Lomrjyo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rice–Eccles Stadium: Brenton Walker, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Bonneville: Wilson44691, Public domain · Lagoon Amusement Park: Davehi1, Public domain · Temple Square: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · America First Field: Scott Catron, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bountiful, 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 Bountiful.
9.8% of adults binge drink in Bountiful, below both Utah’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (16%). 6.6% of Bountiful adults smoke cigarettes. Bountiful beats the Utah average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Bountiful | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 11% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.6% | 8% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 28% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Bountiful | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 12.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 10.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Davis District. Three of its 17 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muir SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 596 | B+ |
| Viewmont HighLargest public high schoolGrades 10–12 | Grades 10–12 | 1,568 | A− |
| Valley View SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 426 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
15 miles of trail in 15 parks and preserves. Bountiful’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile, near the Utah town median (1.1) and above the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Bountiful | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 3.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | 10.8 mi | 1,325 |
| 2. Washington Park | 0.6 mi | 12 |
| 3. North Canyon Park | 0.5 mi | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Bountiful for work: only 9% work in town. 20% of workers work from home in Bountiful. The top destinations are Salt Lake City (31%), West Valley City (5%) and North Salt Lake (5%).
| Bountiful | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 20% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 6.2% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Bountiful Bench weather station records that 119 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 99% of U.S. towns.
Bountiful has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. The July high in Bountiful is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bountiful's reported crime rate is below Utah's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 50 violent crimes were reported in 2022.
| Bountiful | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 12 per 1,000 residents | 12.7 | 14.1 |
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 20 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bountiful.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Bountiful home is worth about $568,000, up 2.6% in a year, 7% above the Utah typical home. Bountiful’s median rent is $1,565 a month.
| Bountiful | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,565 a month | $1,538 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 79% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
5 within 15 miles of the center of Bountiful
About 7 of every 100 Bountiful residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Utah.
3 places in Bountiful on the National Register of Historic Places.
15 notable people were born in Bountiful.
City in Utah, United States
Bountiful is a city in Davis County, Utah. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 45,762, an eight percent increase over the 2010 figure of 42,552. The city grew rapidly during the suburb growth of the late 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s and was Davis County's largest city until 1985, when it was surpassed by Layton. Bountiful is Utah's 18th-largest city. Although a part of the Ogden–Clearfield metropolitan area, it serves as a bedroom community to Salt Lake City and the surrounding area. However, due to the very narrow entrance into Salt Lake County, roads between the counties often reach near-gridlock traffic during rush hour. The FrontRunner commuter rail has been running since April 20…
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4 towns share a border with Bountiful.
| Town | UT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bountiful | #32 | A | C | — | B+ | A |
| North Salt Lake | #44 | A− | C | B | B+ | A |
| Centerville | #31 | A | C | B | B+ | A |
| West Bountiful | #38 | A− | B− | B− | B+ | A |
| Woods Cross | #46 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ | A− |
Bountiful reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Bountiful with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Bountiful grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #32 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.
15 notable people were born here, including James Morrison and Pat Priest.
