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Mountain Green
Utah›Morgan County

Mountain GreenUT

A town of 3,976.

Weber River Railroad Bridge · Photo: Ntsimp · CC0
Photo of Mountain Green

Mountain Green, UT · Weber River Railroad Bridge · Photo: Ntsimp · CC0

What should you know before moving to Mountain Green?

Mountain Green's standout: it is healthier than 97% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades B+, ranked 65th of 118 in Utah. The median household earns $150K and its public schools beat 83% of Utah towns on state tests and graduation. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 78% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Mountain Green’s median household income is $150,000, above both the Utah town median ($101,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 2 of Utah’s 173 towns score lower on walkability. Mountain Green has 1 place on the National Register.

What makes Mountain Green stand out

Where Mountain Green beats most towns.

A growing town

Mountain Green has grown 83% from 2010 to 2020

2,309 counted in 2010 and 4,231 in 2020.

2,3092010
4,2312020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

How Mountain Green grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Mountain Green 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 →

Nearby attractions

Delta Center and 51 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mountain Green. Close and well known come first.

All 73 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Delta Center: Lomrjyo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rice–Eccles Stadium: Brenton Walker, CC BY 2.0 · Lagoon Amusement Park: Davehi1, Public domain · Ben Lomond Mountain: Joe Tordiff, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Park City Mountain Resort: Rudi Riet from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0

Getting set up

Moving to Mountain Green: who provides what

Mountain Green is unincorporated, so Morgan County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerRocky Mountain Power13.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCottonwood Mutual water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesMorgan CountyMorgan County provides services here
SchoolsMorgan 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 hereMorgan County Clerk/AuditorMorgan County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code8405084050 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 Mountain Green.

Mountain Green has less no health insurance than most of Utah, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Utah and has commutes longer than most of Utah.

OutdoorsC

Conserved land covers 0% of Mountain Green

11 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Mountain Green’s trail density is 2.0 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 2,599 acres with 9.6 miles of trail.

#25for trails in UT
0%
conserved · 0 of 3,479 acres
11 mi
of trails · 2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest9.6 mi2,599

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

SchoolsA−

Mountain Green’s grade for schools is an A−

Its public schools are run by the Morgan District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.

83%of UT districts it outscoresA−School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Mountain Green MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8Grades 5–8496A
Mountain Green SchoolTop results in townGrades K–4Grades K–4424A+

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

HealthA+

Mountain Green’s grade for health is an A+

Its widest gap with Utah is no health insurance: 5.8% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 10.5% statewide.

25% of adults have obesity in Mountain Green. Mountain Green beats the Utah average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of adults get no exercise outside work in Mountain Green.

97%healthier than U.S. townsA+Health Grade
Mountain GreenUtah townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)25%31%35%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)14%17%25%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)12%15%19%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)7.4%8%14%
32 measures vs. Utah
8 better23 too close to call1 worse
What stands outMountain GreenUT
Fewer uninsured adults5.8%10.5%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity7%12.4%
More adults who have had cancer8.3%7.2%
Intermountain Health Mckay-Dee Hospital
8.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
94th
percentile among UT towns

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

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A

Mountain Green stands out in Utah and nationally, with fewer of its residents who live below the poverty line

The average commute for its 1,891 working residents takes 30.2 minutes, against 22.1 across Utah. Jobs based here grew from 318 in 2013 to 627.

0.9% of Mountain Green residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Mountain Green has added 309 jobs, to 627 in 2023. The average trip to work in Mountain Green is 30 minutes.

5%work in town
Mountain GreenUtah townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work30 minutes22 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line0.9%6.4%9.6%
Working residents who work in town4.8%8.5%8%

Where working residents work

In Mountain Green5%
Salt Lake City13%
Morgan9%
Ogden8%
Layton4%
16 mi
median commute distance
627
jobs based in Mountain Green
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfireWinter weather

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Mountain Green, expect four seasons and hot summers

Mountain Green has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 17° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.

23″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–38°
Spring35–60°
Summer53–86°
Fall36–63°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HousingCost of living grade C

Homes in Mountain Green sell for about $928K

At 7.9 years of the Ogden metro’s $101K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 91% of Utah towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $4,276, against $2,525 across Utah, another input to its cost-of-living grade.

$928Kmedian sale price
4
homes sold in April

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mountain Green

16pages on Mountain Green
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Mountain Green

A commuter town

95% of working residents leave Mountain Green for work

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

13% → Salt Lake City Salt Lake City 13% 9% → Morgan Morgan 9% 8% → Ogden Ogden 8% 4% → Layton Layton 4% 3% → South Ogden South Ogden 3% 2% → West Valley City West Valley City 2% Mountain Green · 5% stay
627jobs based in Mountain Green
5%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Questions about Mountain Green

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Mountain Green, UT a good place to live?

By most measures, yes. Mountain Green grades B+ overall, better than 75% of U.S. towns and #65 of 118 in Utah. It grades A+ for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.

Is Mountain Green, UT expensive?

The typical home is worth about $803,000, 51% 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.