Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Francis’ subject grades are an A for health and incomes; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Byron T. Mitchell House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Francis has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Francis beats most towns.
1,077 counted in 2010 and 1,564 in 2020; an estimated 2,053 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 Francis is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 184 in 1910, 1,564 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1897 and 2 maps from 1967 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Francis. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaDelta Center
11 mi Ski areaDeer Valley Resort351 runs · 3,110 ft vertical
31 mi Stadium & arenaRice–Eccles Stadium
14 mi Ski areaPark City Mountain Resort393 runs · 3,100 ft vertical31 mi Theme parkEvermore Park
31 mi Stadium & arenaLaVell Edwards StadiumDelta Center: Lomrjyo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Deer Valley Resort: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · LaVell Edwards Stadium: The original uploader was Bobak at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Francis, 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 Francis.
Against the Utah average, Francis comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. Only 8 of the 119 Utah towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Francis. Just over a fifth of Francis adults have obesity, against 31% in Utah’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. Francis: 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Francis | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 28% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 33% |
| What stands out | Francis | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with obesity | 21.3% | 31% |
| Fewer adults sleeping under 7 hours | 27.7% | 33.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.4% | 9.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most people who work leave Francis to do it: just 3% work in town. Francis’ typical household income is $117,000, where Utah’s towns sit at $101,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. In Francis, the typical journey to work is 27 minutes. It had 220 jobs in 2023, up 163 from 2013.
| Francis | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 0.7% | 6.2% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $117,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 19% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Francis’ natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 78 of 100. Expected losses in Francis break down as 81% from avalanches and 10% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The range runs from 12° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 97 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Francis is growing: up 29% since 2020, to 2,053 residents (2025 estimate). Adults 35 to 64 are just over two in five residents (34% statewide). The share of residents in Francis who are 65 or older: 10%. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 37%, against 38% across Utah.
| Francis | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 10% | 11% | 18% |
| Median age | 37.6 years | 32.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 36% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across Utah, 49.3% of residents are women.
| Francis | UT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.3% | 13.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10% | 11.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.9% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.8% | 13.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.6% | 11% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.9% | 9.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.7% | 7.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.6% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.4% | 6.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.3% | 22.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.8% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.1% | 9.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.7% | 24.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.7% | 13% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
2.1 miles of trail. Only 2 of the 118 Utah towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Francis. Francis’ trail density comes in at 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Francis | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Francis, the median rent is $2,113 a month. 87% of households live in a home they own locally. A home in Francis typically sold within 74 days of listing.
| Francis | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,113 a month | $1,538 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 87% | 79% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Francis; the nearest are
About 9 of every 100 Francis residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Utah.
Where Francis’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in the state of Utah, United States
Francis is a town in the western edge of Summit County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The population was 1,564 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Francis.
Francis has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Francis reports no FBI crime data of its own. Woodland isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Francis with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
The typical home is worth about $793,000, 49% above the Utah typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
