Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Clinton is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A overall, 22nd among Utah's 118 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: residents are healthier than 83% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $116K. A typical home there costs about $490K, 4.8 years of the Ogden metro’s $101K median household income. Clinton’s density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile, below both the Utah town median (1.1) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Clinton's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 93% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Clinton City Park, at 47 acres.
Where Clinton beats most towns.
20,426 counted in 2010 and 23,386 in 2020; an estimated 23,797 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Clinton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 247 in 1900, a low of 247 in 1900, 23,386 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2008 and 4 maps from 1955 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clinton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi LakeGreat Salt Lake
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaDelta Center
29 mi Stadium & arenaRice–Eccles Stadium
14 mi Theme parkLagoon Amusement Park
16 mi MountainBen Lomond Mountain
38 mi LandmarkSpiral JettyGreat Salt Lake: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Delta Center: Lomrjyo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rice–Eccles Stadium: Brenton Walker, CC BY 2.0 · Lagoon Amusement Park: Davehi1, Public domain · Ben Lomond Mountain: Joe Tordiff, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Spiral Jetty: Sculpture: Robert Smithson 1938-1973Image:Soren.harward at en.wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clinton, 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 Clinton.
Clinton pairs an A overall with homes cheaper than the Utah norm, sends most of its workers to Ogden and beyond and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Utah.
Within Utah it is less healthy than 56% of the 118 graded towns: Utah sets a high bar. Against the 6,272 U.S. towns with household incomes like Clinton’s, it is healthier than 66%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Clinton: 72% of adults had a checkup this year, against 72% in Utah’s towns and 79% across U.S. towns. 30% of Clinton adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Clinton | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 28% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Clinton | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.9% | 9.8% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.2% | 4.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The public schools here belong to the Davis District. One of its 4 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The 4 public schools in Clinton teach 2,128 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Clinton SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 612 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
Clinton has 2,907 jobs for its 11,044 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Jobs based in Clinton grew to 2,907 in 2023, 610 more than in 2013. Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The share of workers in Clinton who do their job from home: 18%. Half the trips to work are shorter than 9 miles.
| Clinton | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $116,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 18% | 16% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 8.5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The peak summer temperature for Clinton comes to 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Clinton since 2011. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Clinton’s property offense rate is 6.3 per 1,000 residents. 14 violent crimes were reported in 2025. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Clinton | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.3 per 1,000 residents | 9 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Clinton grades A overall with a typical home of about $490K, below the Utah typical value; only 26 of the 59 Utah towns graded A− or better can say that.
Homes in Clinton are typically worth about $490,000, up 1.5% in a year, 8% below the Utah typical home. The median rent in the town is $1,698 a month. Just over nine in ten households own their home locally.
| Clinton | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,698 a month | $1,538 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Count the trails in 8 parks and preserves and they come to 1.2 miles.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clinton Pond Park | 0.6 mi | 8 |
| 2. Clinton City Park | 0.4 mi | 47 |
| 3. Meadows Park | 0.1 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Clinton
About 6 of every 100 Clinton residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
Where Clinton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Utah, United States
Clinton is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 23,386 at the 2020 United States census, up from 20,426 in 2010 census. Clinton started off as a sleepy farm town and grew rapidly during the 1990s and continues to experience rapid growth, with an estimated population of 23,597 in 2021.
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4 towns share a border with Clinton.
| Town | UT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton | #22 | A | B− | — | B+ | A− |
| West Point | #20 | A | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Clearfield | #75 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Sunset | #49 | A− | A− | B− | B+ | B |
| Roy | #52 | A− | B− | B | B | A− |
Clinton and West Point report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Clinton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Clinton grades A overall, better than 90% of U.S. towns and #22 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 B−.
