Navajo MountainUT
Home to 610 people, this town lies in Utah.
Is Navajo Mountain a good place to live?
70% of residents live below the poverty line in Navajo Mountain, where Utah’s towns sit at 6.2% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. No town among the 120 in Utah we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Navajo Mountain. Hole-In-The-Rock is on the National Register of Historic Places. Navajo Mountain has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
610 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Lake Powell and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Navajo Mountain. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi LakeLake Powell
35 mi Canyon & gorgeAntelope Canyon
39 mi DamGlen Canyon Dam
38 mi National ParkCapitol Reef National Park1.4M visitors a year
10 mi National MonumentRainbow Bridge National Monument11K visitors a year
7 mi National Recreation AreaGlen Canyon National Recreation Area3.7M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Lake Powell: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Antelope Canyon: Lucas Löffler, Public domain · Glen Canyon Dam: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Capitol Reef National Park: Bob Palin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Rainbow Bridge National Monument: Jason Hickey, CC BY 2.0 · Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: User:Moondigger, CC BY-SA 2.5
Moving to Navajo Mountain: who provides what
Navajo Mountain is unincorporated, so San Juan County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Navajo Mountain.
Compared with most of Utah and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Navajo Mountain is lower
FEMA puts 53% of Navajo Mountain’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 23% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Navajo Mountain’s kids attend
Its one school is below. 68 students attend Navajo Mountain’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naa Tsis'aan Community SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 68 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Navajo Mountain sends most of its workers out of town
Navajo Mountain’s typical journey to work comes in at 15 minutes. Half commute less than 137 miles. The top destinations are Oljato-Monument Valley (13%), Blanding (9%) and Glenwood Springs (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Navajo Mountain has four seasons and hot summers
The typical July afternoon high for Navajo Mountain comes to 94°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of Navajo Mountain’s adults binge drink than in the typical Utah or U.S. town
Of the 119 Utah towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Navajo Mountain. The share of adults in Navajo Mountain who sleep under 7 hours: 42%. The town beats the Utah average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 26. Two figures for adults here: 25% smoke cigarettes, 24% have diabetes.
| Navajo Mountain | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 15% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 8% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 8.4% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Navajo Mountain | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 7.4% | 12.4% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.6% | 65.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 43.7% | 9.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Navajo Mountain is conserved land
21 miles of trail. Navajo Mountain’s concentration of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Navajo Mountain
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Navajo Mountain; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Navajo Mountain residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
100% of working residents leave Navajo Mountain for work
Where Navajo Mountain’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Navajo Mountain
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Navajo Mountain, UT a good place to live?
Navajo Mountain has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.