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Moroni, UT · Photo: The original uploader was Talshiarr at English Wikipedia. · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Moroni a good place to live?

Moroni’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and history; its weakest is a D for incomes. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Moroni, above both Utah’s towns (6.2%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 6 of Utah’s 173 towns score lower on incomes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 72% of U.S. towns. On history, just 10 of Utah’s 173 towns do better. Moroni has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Moroni stand out

Where Moroni beats most towns.

A job hub

Every workday, about 679 people come to Moroni for work

Where Moroni’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

7% → Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant 7% 5% → Fountain Green Fountain Green 5% 5% → Provo Provo 5% 5% → Ephraim Ephraim 5% 4% → Nephi Nephi 4% 4% → Salt Lake City Salt Lake City 4% Moroni · 15% stay
753jobs based in Moroni
15%of working residents work in town
36 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Moroni grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Moroni is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Jabez Faux House And Barn
Jabez Faux House And Barn · National Register of Historic Places
Moroni’s story

167 years in pictures

The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1867 and 2 maps from 1951 on.

4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1859Moroni is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Moroni: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Moroni, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerRocky Mountain Power13.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMoroni City water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Moroni’s trash rules yet
SchoolsNorth Sanpete School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Utah you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSanpete County ClerkSanpete County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code8464684646 100%Census 2020

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 Moroni.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade D

A job hub: Moroni has 1.6 jobs for every working resident and draws in 679 commuters

Most working residents leave Moroni for work: only 15% work in town. At $66,000, Moroni’s median household income is below both the Utah town median ($101,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs based in Moroni grew to 753 in 2023, 297 more than in 2013.

15%work in town
MoroniUtah townsU.S. towns
Median household income$66,000$101,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town15%8.4%8%
Average trip to work27 minutes22 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Moroni15%
Mount Pleasant7%
Fountain Green5%
Provo5%
Ephraim5%
36 mi
median commute distance
753
jobs based in Moroni
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

SchoolsB

Public schools in Moroni beat 58% of Utah districts

Its public schools are run by the North Sanpete District. Its one school is below.

58%of UT districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Moroni SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6Grades PK–6363C−

NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation

HealthB+

On CDC estimates, Moroni is healthier than 68% of U.S. towns

Moroni beats the Utah average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 70% of adults had a checkup this year in Moroni. Only 5 of the 119 Utah towns we compare have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Moroni.

68%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
MoroniUtah townsU.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)70%72%79%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)16%9.5%8.1%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)11%11%16%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)17%11%14%
32 measures vs. Utah
1 better17 too close to call14 worse
What stands outMoroniUT
More adults treating high blood pressure69.2%65.6%
More uninsured adults16.1%10.5%
Intermountain Health Sanpete Valley Hospital
6.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers in Moroni

Moroni has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Moroni is 89°F.

20″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–39°
Spring31–61°
Summer50–86°
Fall32–64°
Sep 25
typical first frost
May 26
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+

Moroni faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by avalanches

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.

57risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
57Moderate riskLowerHigher
AvalanchesInland floodingWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsC

0% of Moroni is conserved land

0.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Moroni’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 685 acres
0.9 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Moroni City Park—2

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Moroni

18pages on Moroni
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Moroni

Landmarks

4 places in Moroni on the National Register of Historic Places.

All landmarks →

About Moroni

City in Utah, United States

Official town website ↗

Moroni ( mə-ROH-ny) is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,544 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1859
Area
1.1 sq mi
Elevation
5,531 ft
ZIP code
84646
Area code
435

Questions about Moroni

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Moroni, UT expensive?

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−.