Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Santaquin is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, ranked 45th of 118 in Utah, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: residents are healthier than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $100K. A typical home there costs about $496K, 4.9 years of the Provo metro’s $101K median household income. Santaquin’s trail density is 2.5 miles per square mile, against 1.1 in Utah’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Santaquin's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 89% of U.S. towns. Only 4 of the 119 Utah towns we compare have a higher share of children under 18 than Santaquin.
Where Santaquin beats most towns.
9,128 counted in 2010 and 13,725 in 2020; an estimated 18,989 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 38.4% since 2020, after 50.4% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Santaquin is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 158 in 1860, 13,725 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 3 maps from 1951 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Santaquin, 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 Santaquin.
Santaquin pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the Utah norm, sends most of its workers to Provo and beyond and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Utah.
Santaquin sits where Utah’s towns sit at 3.4% and U.S. towns at 4.3% on this measure. 26 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, at 83 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | 0.6 mi | 83 |
| 2. Theodore Ahlin Park | 0.3 mi | 15 |
| 3. Centennial Park | 0.1 mi | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Nebo District. One of its 4 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Hills SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 742 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
Within Utah it is healthier than 56% of the 118 graded towns: Utah sets a high bar.
9.2% of Santaquin adults binge drink. Santaquin beats the Utah average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 68% of Santaquin adults had a checkup this year.
| Santaquin | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 11% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 72% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 28% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.1% | 8.4% | 12% |
| What stands out | Santaquin | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.2% | 12.4% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.8% | 4.7% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 58.5% | 65.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Santaquin has 1,419 jobs for its 8,175 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 792 in 2013 to 1,419.
Most working residents leave Santaquin for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Santaquin grew to 1,419 in 2023, 627 more than in 2013. Santaquin’s average trip to work is 27 minutes.
| Santaquin | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 15% | 16% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
6.8% of residents are 65 or older in Santaquin. Santaquin has grown 38% since 2020, to 18,989 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The median age in Santaquin is 28.1 years.
| Santaquin | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28.1 years | 32.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 6.8% | 11% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 36% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.8 points. Across Utah, 49.3% of residents are women. Median age: women 28.6, men 27.4.
| Santaquin | UT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 21% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17% | 13.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 11.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.4% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.6% | 13.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.2% | 11% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.7% | 9.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.4% | 7.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.4% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.1% | 6.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.6% | 22.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.6% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.1% | 9.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22% | 24.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.6% | 13% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Santaquin has chilly, snowy winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 20° and about 55 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Santaquin grades A− overall with a typical home of about $496K, below the Utah typical value; only 26 of the 59 Utah towns graded A− or better can say that.
The typical Santaquin home is worth about $496,000, up 1.4% in a year, 7% below the Utah typical home.
| Santaquin | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,397 a month | $1,542 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Santaquin. Close and well known come first.
21 mi Stadium & arenaLaVell Edwards Stadium27 mi Theme parkEvermore Park
17 mi LakeUtah Lake
30 mi MountainMount Timpanogos
26 mi Canyon & gorgeProvo Canyon
33 mi National MonumentTimpanogos Cave National Monument92K visitors a yearLaVell Edwards Stadium: The original uploader was Bobak at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Utah Lake: NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S, Public domain · Mount Timpanogos: Eric Ward from Provo, UT, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Provo Canyon: Eric Ward from Provo, UT, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Timpanogos Cave National Monument: Unknown, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Santaquin; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Santaquin residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
Where Santaquin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Utah, United States
Santaquin ( SAN-tə-kwin) is a city in Utah and Juab counties in the U.S. state of Utah. It is part of the Provo–Orem metropolitan area. The population was 13,725 at the 2020 census.
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3 towns share a border with Santaquin.
| Town | UT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santaquin | #45 | A− | B− | — | B+ | A |
| Spring Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Mountain | — | — | B | — | B+ | A− |
| Genola | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
West Mountain and Genola have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Santaquin, West Mountain and Genola report no FBI crime data of their own. Spring Lake isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Santaquin with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Santaquin grades A− overall, better than 82% of U.S. towns and #45 of 118 in Utah. It grades A for health and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
