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Grantsville gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $532K for a typical one, or 5.4 years of the Salt Lake City metro’s $98K median household income. It grades B overall, 86th of 118 graded towns in Utah. On the plus side, it has 35 miles of trail. 20% of the land in Grantsville is conserved, against 3.4% in Utah’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Grantsville has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them John T. Rich House and Grantsville First Ward Meetinghouse. Grantsville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 90% of U.S. towns.
Where Grantsville beats most towns.
8,893 counted in 2010 and 12,617 in 2020; an estimated 16,472 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 30.4% since 2020, after 41.9% in the decade before.
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 Grantsville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 451 in 1860, 12,617 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers and 2 maps from 1955 on.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grantsville, 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 Grantsville.
Grantsville trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Utah; it also has commutes longer than most of Utah.
The average commute for its 7,121 working residents takes 32 minutes, against 22.1 across Utah. Jobs based here grew from 2,115 in 2013 to 3,273.
Most working residents leave Grantsville for work: only 10% work in town. At 32 minutes, Grantsville’s average trip to work is where Utah’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs based in Grantsville grew to 3,273 in 2023, 1,158 more than in 2013.
| Grantsville | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 21% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Tooele District. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Grantsville High, with 1,094 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grantsville SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 695 | C− |
| Grantsville HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,094 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
Within Utah it is less healthy than 78% of the 118 graded towns: Utah sets a high bar.
Grantsville beats the Utah average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 71% of Grantsville adults had a checkup this year. Only 2 of the 118 Utah towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Grantsville.
| Grantsville | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 72% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 16% |
| What stands out | Grantsville | UT |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 10.2% | 8.1% |
| More adults with obesity | 37.6% | 31% |
| More adults with arthritis | 25% | 21.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Grantsville’s trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grantsville City Park | — | 19 |
| 2. Grantsville Hollywood Park | 0.2 mi | 12 |
| 3. LDS Stake Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Grantsville since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Grantsville has chilly, snowy winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in Grantsville is 94°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among 62 Utah towns, just 2 have a lower property crime rate than Grantsville.
| Grantsville | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.1 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.5 per 1,000 residents | 9 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Homes are within reach (about $532K for the typical one, B+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 28 miles.
The typical Grantsville home is worth about $532,000, up 0.8% in a year, close to the Utah typical home. 85% of households own their home in Grantsville.
| Grantsville | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,166 a month | $1,542 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Grantsville; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Grantsville residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
Where Grantsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
8 places in Grantsville on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Utah, United States
Grantsville is the second most populous city in Tooele County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The population was 12,627 at the 2020 census. The city has grown slowly and steadily throughout most of its existence, but rapid increases in growth occurred during the 1970s, 1990s, and 2010s. Recent rapid growth has been attributed to being close to Salt Lake City, small town community feel, lower housing costs than Salt Lake County, the nearby Deseret Peak recreational center, the Utah Motorsports Campus raceway, and the newly built Wal-Mart distribution center located just outside the city. It is quickly becoming a bedroom community for commuters into...
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One town shares a border with Grantsville.
| Town | UT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grantsville | #86 | B | B+ | B | C | B+ |
| Erda | #111 | C | C | — | C | A |
Erda reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Grantsville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Grantsville grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #86 of 118 in Utah. It grades B+ for health, B for safety and C for schools.
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 B+.
2 notable people were born here, including J. Reuben Clark and Jack Johnsonn.
