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Spring City’s best subject grade is an A− for history; its weakest is a D− for walkability. No town in Utah scores lower than Spring City on walkability. Spring City’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile, where Utah’s towns sit at 1.1 and U.S. towns at 0.4. On the outdoors, just 4 of Utah’s 173 towns do worse. Its National Register listings include Spring City School and Charles Crawforth Farmstead. Spring City has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Spring City beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Spring City is from typical.
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Census counts: 243 in 1860, a low of 243 in 1860, 949 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 2 maps from 1966 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spring City, 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 Spring City.
0.6% of working residents work locally in Spring City, below both the Utah town median (8.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Spring City’s median household income is $71,000. The top destinations are Mount Pleasant (20%), Moroni (5%) and Provo (5%).
| Spring City | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 6.2% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the North Sanpete District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring City SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 142 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
The median age in Spring City is 44 years. Spring City has grown 11% since 2020, to 1,051 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 18% of Spring City residents are 65 or older.
| Spring City | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 years | 32.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 11% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 36% | 29% |
Somewhere between 32% and 71% women
The Census survey reached too few of Spring City’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±19.8 points. Across Utah, 49.3% of residents are women.
| Spring City | UT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.7% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.3% | 13.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 11.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.2% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 13.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 11% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16% | 9.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.6% | 7.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.1% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 6.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.3% | 22.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.3% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7% | 9.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9.9% | 24.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 25.1% | 13% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Spring City has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Only 6 of the 120 Utah towns we compare have a lower July high than Spring City.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Spring City's reported crime rate is well below Utah's. No town among the 63 in Utah we compare has a lower violent crime rate than Spring City. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Spring City | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 6.9 per 1,000 residents | 11.9 | 13.1 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
Spring City beats the Utah average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 8.8% of adults binge drink in Spring City. Of the 119 Utah towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Spring City.
| Spring City | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 11% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 8.4% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Spring City | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 8.8% | 12.4% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.2% | 65.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 4.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Spring City Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Spring City
About 3 of every 100 Spring City residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
Where Spring City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Utah, United States
Spring City is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. Its population was 949 at the 2020 census. Most of the city is included in the Spring City Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as an example of the settlement planning and vernacular architecture of nineteenth-century Latter-day Saint communities. Since the late twentieth century, the city has also developed a community of visual artists and craftspeople.
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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The typical home is worth about $328,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
