Garden CityUT
A town of 876, settled in 1878.
Is Garden City a good place to live?
Garden City’s concentration of trails is 1.9 miles per square mile, where Utah’s towns sit at 1.1 and U.S. towns at 0.4. The biggest park or preserve is Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, at 29 acres. Garden City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Garden City stand out
Where Garden City beats most towns.
876 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Garden City: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Garden City, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Garden City.
Garden City has 2.2 jobs for every working resident, and 414 people commute in
Jobs in Garden City grew by 270 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 470. One in 4 of the town’s working residents works locally. The town’s average commute is 20 minutes, against 22 minutes in Utah’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Half commute less than 29 miles.
| Garden City | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 26% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 6.2% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Garden City stands out in Utah and nationally, with the median age higher than most
The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Garden City at 876 residents, up 46% since 2020. College graduates make up 31% of adults 25 and older, against 38% across Utah. People 65 and older are 29% of residents (12% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 19% of residents (26% statewide).
| Garden City | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.7 years | 32.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 36% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8 points. Across Utah, 49.3% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 89% are women (UT 49%).
| Garden City | UT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.5% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9% | 13.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 11.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.6% | 13.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.9% | 11% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 9.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.2% | 7.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.6% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.1% | 6.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16.3% | 22.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 43.8% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 9.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.3% | 24.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.7% | 13% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 900, single groups can be off by several points
Low risk in Garden City, with inland flooding at the top
Expected losses in Garden City break down as 43% from inland flooding and 24% from wildfires. In Garden City, the risk rating from FEMA is 26 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Utah and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in Garden City is cooler
Summers in Garden City are pleasant, and winters cold, snowy, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 8° and about 37 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in Garden City are worth about $620K, by Zillow’s estimate
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 1.6%. Among households in Garden City, 75% own their home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
How healthy Garden City is
Garden City beats the Utah average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. In Garden City, 29% of adults feel lonely. Among 119 Utah towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Garden City.
| Garden City | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 8.4% | 12% |
| What stands out | Garden City | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.9% | 10.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 74.3% | 65.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.4% | 4.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.8% of the land in Garden City is protected from building
There are 16 miles of trail across 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ideal Beach Commons | 0.3 mi | 12 |
| 2. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | 0.1 mi | 29 |
| 3. Garden City Park | 0.2 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Bear Lake and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Garden City. Close and well known come first.
6 mi LakeBear Lake8 mi Ski areaBeaver Mountain54 runs · 1,607 ft vertical
31 mi National MonumentFossil Butte National Monument21K visitors a year18 mi Ski areaCherry Peak Ski Area37 runs · 1,210 ft vertical32 mi Ski areaPine Creek Ski Area33 runs · 1,361 ft vertical24 mi MuseumNora Eccles Harrison Museum of ArtPhoto credits
Bear Lake: kla4067, CC BY 2.0 · Fossil Butte National Monument: Phil Stoffer (USGS), Public domain
Everything we know about Garden City
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Garden City; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Garden City residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
Every workday, about 414 people come to Garden City for work
Where Garden City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Garden City
CDP in Utah, United States
Garden is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rich County, Utah, United States. The population was 240 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 27 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,004 ft
Questions about Garden City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Garden City, UT a good place to live?
Garden City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.