Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,986, settled in 1875.
Huntington’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for incomes. On cost of living, just 1 of Utah’s 173 towns do better. Huntington’s trail network density is 0.2 miles per square mile, where Utah’s towns sit at 1.1 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Only 15 of Utah’s 173 towns score lower on the outdoors. Huntington has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Leander Lemmon House and Huntington Roller Mill and Miller's House. Huntington has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Huntington beats most towns.
2,129 counted in 2010 and 1,914 in 2020; an estimated 1,986 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 Huntington is from typical.
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Census counts: 513 in 1890, a low of 513 in 1890, 1,914 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1914 and a map from 1969 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Huntington, 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 Huntington.
The typical home value in Huntington is about $297,000, up 4% in a year, 44% below the Utah typical home. For households in the town, the share who live in a home they own is 73%.
| Huntington | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $724 a month | $1,538 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 79% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The public schools here belong to the Emery District. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The 2 public schools in Huntington teach 439 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 224 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
In Huntington, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 15 of 100, against 50 of 100 in Utah’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. 36% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by lightning at 32%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
CDC measures, 32 in all: Huntington beats Utah on 1 and trails on 9. In Huntington, just over one in ten adults binge drink. Only 10 of the 119 Utah towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Huntington. Among adults here, 30% feel lonely and 72% had a checkup this year.
| Huntington | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 11% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 72% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 8% | 14% |
| What stands out | Huntington | UT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 71% | 65.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.6% | 4.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The top destinations are Price (12%), Castle Dale (6%) and Salt Lake City (4%). Just 11% of Huntington’s working residents have a job in town. The town’s income of the median household comes in at $77,000. Half commute less than 33 miles.
| Huntington | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 6.2% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 8.4% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among 118 Utah towns, just 2 have a lower share of conserved land than Huntington. The town has one park or preserve, 5 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Huntington State Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Huntington; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Huntington residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
3 places in Huntington on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Utah, United States
Huntington is a city in northwestern Emery County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,914 at the 2020 census. It is the largest town in Emery County.
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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+.
