Among the newest of U.S. towns · #115 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
Most of Saratoga Springs was built recently: 0.4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2012. Below: maps from 1951 on and the census since 2000.
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1881.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Saratoga Springs’ History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Saratoga Springs is among the newest of U.S. towns, #115 of 119 in Utah. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Saratoga Springs’ overall grade.
Utah towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Utah town has 3.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Saratoga Springs’ 0.0 sits below most of its state (18% of Utah towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would still be D−. The pre-1940 share (±0.4 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1997.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Saratoga Springs’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The natural hot springs near the source of the Jordan River inspired early European-American settlers to create a resort known as Beck's Saratoga Springs, named after the original New York resort and owner John Beck. The Beck family opened their resort in 1884 and used it as their residence. With several lodge buildings and amusement park facilities, the resort became a popular location for tourists and visitors. The original buildings were taken down. The resort area has now been redeveloped privately, containing an outdoor pool, clubhouse, bowery, and kitchen facility for groups and parties.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Saratoga Springs. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1951Saratoga Springs sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Saratoga Springs.
People over time
Saratoga Springs, census by census
Grew from 1,003 people in 2000 to 37,696 in 2020, more than tenfold.
3 censuses, 2000–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Saratoga Springs’ Wikipedia page.
Places that used to be
Lost post offices, old corners and places now gone
Another post office, Clinton, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Hamlets and corners on the map
ClintonSaratoga Resort
Gone or out of use
Saratoga Resort Airportairport
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
In 1997, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Saratoga Springs’ post office opened in 1881, and the census of 2000 counted 1,003 people here.
How does Saratoga Springs rank for history?
Saratoga Springs is among the newest of U.S. towns, #115 of 119 in Utah. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Saratoga Springs?
0.4% of Saratoga Springs’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 2.8% for an Utah town; the median home was built in 2012.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (12), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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