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Pleasant Grove grades A overall, ranked 19th of 118 in Utah, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 93% of the country and the median household earns $101K. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 73% of Utah towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $551K, 5.5 years of the Provo metro’s $101K median household income. Its National Register listings include Joseph Olpin House and Pleasant Grove School. Pleasant Grove’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile, where Utah’s towns sit at 1.1 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, at 512 acres with 6.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Pleasant Grove beats most towns.
Census counts: 526 in 1860, a low of 526 in 1860, 37,726 in 2020. The archive holds 23 old photos and papers going back to 1849 and 5 maps from 1948 on.
18 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Pleasant Grove is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pleasant Grove. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaDelta Center
28 mi LakeLake Bonneville
5 mi MountainMount Timpanogos
9 mi Stadium & arenaLaVell Edwards Stadium
27 mi Stadium & arenaRice–Eccles StadiumDelta Center: Lomrjyo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Bonneville: Wilson44691, Public domain · Mount Timpanogos: Eric Ward from Provo, UT, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · LaVell Edwards Stadium: The original uploader was Bobak at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Rice–Eccles Stadium: Brenton Walker, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pleasant Grove, 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 Pleasant Grove.
Pleasant Grove trades workers with Orem and other neighbors and has seen reported crime fall by a third or more.
8.9% of adults binge drink in Pleasant Grove, below both the Utah town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). 70% of Pleasant Grove adults had a checkup this year. Pleasant Grove beats the Utah average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Pleasant Grove | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 11% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 28% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.6% | 8% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pleasant Grove | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 8.9% | 12.4% |
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 14.3% | 17.6% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 61.6% | 65.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Alpine District. Three of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grovecrest SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 684 | B |
| Pleasant Grove HighLargest public high schoolGrades 10–12 | Grades 10–12 | 1,905 | B− |
| Lincoln AcademyTop results in townGrades K–9 | Grades K–9 | 911 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | 6.5 mi | 512 |
| 2. Manila Park | 0.4 mi | 24 |
| 3. Wil's Park | 0.4 mi | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Pleasant Grove has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Pleasant Grove is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Reported crimes fell from 403 to 269 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Pleasant Grove’s property crime rate is 5.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Pleasant Grove | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.9 per 1,000 residents | 9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Pleasant Grove has about as many jobs (14,558) as working residents, but only 1,749 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 5,790 in 2013 to 14,558.
Most working residents leave Pleasant Grove for work: only 10% work in town. Since 2013, Pleasant Grove has added 8,768 jobs, to 14,558 in 2023. 4.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Pleasant Grove.
| Pleasant Grove | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Children under 18 are 32% of residents (28% statewide). 42% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Utah.
| Pleasant Grove | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27.8 years | 32.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 32% | 30% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 9.5% | 11% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 36% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.4 points). Across Utah, 49.3% of residents are women. Median age: women 28.1, men 27.6.
| Pleasant Grove | UT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.2% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15% | 13.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12% | 11.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.9% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.5% | 13.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.1% | 11% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.8% | 9.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.6% | 7.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.9% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 6.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.6% | 22.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.5% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.5% | 9.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29% | 24.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13% | 13% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical Pleasant Grove home is worth about $551,000, up 1.9% in a year, close to the Utah typical home.
| Pleasant Grove | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,689 a month | $1,538 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7 within 15 miles of the center of Pleasant Grove
About 7 of every 100 Pleasant Grove residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Utah.
33,509 counted in 2010 and 37,726 in 2020; an estimated 37,773 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 12.6% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
18 places in Pleasant Grove on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Pleasant Grove.
City in Utah, United States
Pleasant Grove, originally named Battle Creek, is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States, known as "Utah's City of Trees". It is part of the Provo–Orem Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 39,604 as of April of 2025.
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3 towns share a border with Pleasant Grove.
| Town | UT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove | #19 | A | C+ | B | B+ | A |
| Cedar Hills | #14 | A | C+ | — | B+ | A+ |
| Lindon | #63 | A− | C | C+ | B+ | A+ |
| American Fork | #29 | A | C+ | — | B+ | A |
Cedar Hills and American Fork report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pleasant Grove with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Pleasant Grove grades A overall, better than 91% of U.S. towns and #19 of 118 in Utah. It grades A for health, B for safety and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
5 notable people were born here, including C. J. Wilcox and Howard R. Driggs.
