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The best of Centerfield’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a C for incomes. Centerfield’s average trip to work is 12 minutes, below both the Utah town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 1 of Utah’s 172 towns score lower on health. Centerfield's schools rank ahead of 72% of Utah towns. Centerfield’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile, below both Utah’s towns (1.1) and U.S. towns (0.4). Centerfield's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 95% of U.S. towns. Only 13 of Utah’s 173 towns score lower on the outdoors. Centerfield has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Centerfield beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Centerfield is from typical.
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Census counts: 841 in 1910, a low of 419 in 1970, 1,341 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and a map from 1981 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Centerfield, 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 Centerfield.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Centerfield has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Centerfield is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Centerfield for work: only 8% work in town. Since 2013, Centerfield has added 97 jobs, to 348 in 2023. 11% of residents live below the poverty line in Centerfield.
| Centerfield | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 6.2% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $78,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
17% of Centerfield adults report frequent physical distress. No town among the 119 in Utah we compare has a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Centerfield. 19% of Centerfield adults report frequent mental distress.
| Centerfield | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 15% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 8.4% | 12% |
| What stands out | Centerfield | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10% | 12.4% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 72.7% | 65.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 4.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Among 118 Utah towns, just 2 have a lower share of conserved land than Centerfield.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Centerfield City Park | 0.2 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Centerfield; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Centerfield residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Utah.
City in Utah, United States
Centerfield is a city in southwestern Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,341 at the 2020 census. Although Centerfield was a town in 2000, it has since been classified as a fifth-class city by state law. The community was so named because of its location in the center of a wide valley.
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Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
