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A town of 1,529, settled in 1859.
Coalville’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for health and schools; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. On cost of living, just 4 of Utah’s 173 towns do better. Coalville’s trail density is 1.8 miles per square mile, above both Utah’s towns (1.1) and U.S. towns (0.4). Coalville has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Summit County Courthouse and John Boyden House. Coalville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Coalville beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| North Summit School | K–4 | 349 |
| North Summit Middle | 5–8 | 323 |
| North Summit High | 9–12 | 371 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Coalville is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1860.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Coalville, 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 Coalville.
Coalville beats the Utah average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 23% of Coalville adults have obesity, below both the Utah town median (31%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Coalville.
| Coalville | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 72% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 9.5% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Coalville | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with obesity | 22.5% | 31% |
| Fewer adults sleeping under 7 hours | 28.4% | 33.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 13.7% | 10.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the North Summit District. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is North Summit High, with 371 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Summit SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 349 | A− |
| North Summit HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 371 | A+ |
| North Summit MiddleTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 323 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
The typical Coalville home is worth about $701,000, up 5.2% in a year, 32% above the Utah typical home. 65% of Coalville households own their home.
| Coalville | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 65% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,426 a month | $1,538 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Coalville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Coalville has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. The July high in Coalville is 84°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Coalville for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Coalville has added 49 jobs, to 604 in 2023. Coalville’s average trip to work is 26 minutes.
| Coalville | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.7% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 6.2% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
12 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Echo State Park, at 359 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Echo State Park | 0.5 mi | 359 |
| 2. Summit County Fairgrounds | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Coalville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaDelta Center
25 mi Stadium & arenaRice–Eccles Stadium
18 mi Ski areaPark City Mountain Resort393 runs · 3,100 ft vertical
20 mi Ski areaDeer Valley Resort351 runs · 3,110 ft vertical
25 mi Theme parkLagoon Amusement Park
33 mi Stadium & arenaAmerica First FieldDelta Center: Lomrjyo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rice–Eccles Stadium: Brenton Walker, CC BY 2.0 · Park City Mountain Resort: Rudi Riet from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Deer Valley Resort: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lagoon Amusement Park: Davehi1, Public domain · America First Field: Scott Catron, CC BY-SA 2.0
None within 15 miles of Coalville; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Coalville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Utah.
5 places in Coalville on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Coalville.
City in the United States
Coalville is a city in and the county seat of Summit County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The population was 1,486 as of the 2020 census. Interstate 80 passes through the town, as well as the Weber River, which flows into Echo Reservoir, just north of Coalville.
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One town shares a border with Coalville.
| Town | UT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalville | — | — | A | — | A− | A− |
| Hoytsville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Coalville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Coalville reports no FBI crime data of its own. Hoytsville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Coalville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.
5 notable people were born here, including Anthony Geary and Esther Hicks.
