Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Elwood’s subject grades are an A− for incomes and a B+ for health; the weakest is a C for walkability. Among 120 Utah towns, just 1 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Elwood. Elwood's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 94% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Peterson Park, at 50 acres. Elwood has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,034 counted in 2010 and 1,173 in 2020; an estimated 1,375 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 Elwood is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 525 in 1910, a low of 294 in 1970, 1,173 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2008 and 2 maps from 1961 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Elwood, 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 Elwood.
Most working residents leave Elwood for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Elwood grew to 159 in 2023, 58 more than in 2013. 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Elwood, below both the Utah town median (6.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Elwood | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 6.2% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 9.8% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Elwood beats the Utah average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 10% of adults binge drink in Elwood, where Utah’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 16%. 76% of Elwood adults had a checkup this year.
| Elwood | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 72% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 8% | 14% |
| What stands out | Elwood | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10% | 12.4% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 72.6% | 65.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.6% | 4.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Elwood has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Elwood’s July high is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Elwood home is worth about $569,000, up 0.9% in a year, 7% above the Utah typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Elwood is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Elwood | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.7% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Peterson Park | — | 50 |
| 2. Hansen Park | — | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Elwood. Close and well known come first.
32 mi LandmarkSpiral Jetty
23 mi MountainBen Lomond Mountain
16 mi National Historical ParkGolden Spike National Historical Park54K visitors a year36 mi Ski areaSnowbasin Resort157 runs · 3,000 ft vertical28 mi Ski areaPowder Mountain Ski Resort155 runs · 2,755 ft vertical
36 mi MuseumHill Aerospace Museum180K visitors a yearSpiral Jetty: Sculpture: Robert Smithson 1938-1973Image:Soren.harward at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Ben Lomond Mountain: Joe Tordiff, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Golden Spike National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain · Hill Aerospace Museum: User:Jaydec, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Elwood; the nearest are
About 9 of every 100 Elwood residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Utah.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Town in the state of Utah, United States
Elwood is a town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,173 at the 2020 census, up from the 2010 figure of 1,034.
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That is 6.8 years of the area's median household income ($83,616 across the Brigham City, UT-ID area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
