Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Yes, by almost any measure. Nephi earns an A+, 7th among Utah's 118 graded towns. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 80% of the country, a typical home costs about $452K, 4.5 years of the Provo metro’s $101K median household income, and the median household earns $106K. Its lowest mark, a B+, is in schools. 36% of working residents work locally in Nephi, above both Utah’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (8%). Nephi has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them George Carter Whitmore Mansion and Oscar M. Booth House. Only 6 of the 119 Utah towns we compare have a lower share of workers working from home than Nephi.
Where Nephi beats most towns.
Census counts: 672 in 1860, 6,443 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1892 and 3 maps from 1951 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Nephi is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Nephi, 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 Nephi.
Nephi pairs an A+ overall with homes cheaper than the Utah norm and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Utah.
Within Utah it is less healthy than 66% of the 118 graded towns: Utah sets a high bar.
70% of Nephi adults had a checkup this year. Nephi beats the Utah average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 13% of Nephi adults binge drink.
| Nephi | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 8% | 14% |
| What stands out | Nephi | UT |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14% | 9.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Juab District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juab Jr HighLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 629 | C |
| Juab HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 897 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
Nephi’s property crime rate is 7.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Nephi | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 7.3 per 1,000 residents | 10.5 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 1.5 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Nephi has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Nephi is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About one in 3 of Nephi’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Nephi has added 485 jobs, to 2,464 in 2023. 4.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Nephi.
| Nephi | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $106,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Nephi grades A+ overall with a typical home of about $452K, below the Utah typical value; only 26 of the 59 Utah towns graded A− or better can say that. Homes are within reach (about $452K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 29 miles.
The typical Nephi home is worth about $452,000, up 3.2% in a year, 15% below the Utah typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Only 9 of the 117 Utah towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Nephi.
| Nephi | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 3.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Canyon View Park | — | 6 |
| 2. Nephi City Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Nephi; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Nephi residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
5,389 counted in 2010 and 6,443 in 2020; an estimated 7,488 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 16.2% since 2020, after 19.6% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
5 places in Nephi on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Nephi.
City in and county seat of Juab County, Utah, United States
Nephi ( NEE-fy) is a city in and the county seat of Juab County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem metropolitan area. The population was 6,443 at the 2020 census. It was settled by George Washington Bradley and other Mormon pioneers. George Washington Bradley was also commander of the military post at Nephi, Utah, during the Walker War of 1854. Nephi is the principal city in the Juab Valley, an agricultural area. Nephi was named after Nephi, son of Lehi, from the Book of Mormon.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Nephi grades A+ overall, better than 96% of U.S. towns and #7 of 118 in Utah. It grades A− for health, B+ for safety and B+ 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 A−.
4 notable people were born here, including Brent C. Overson and Martin Woolf.
