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Spring Glen’s best subject grade is an A− for history; its weakest is a D− for walkability. 29% of residents live below the poverty line in Spring Glen, above both Utah’s towns (6.2%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). On walkability, just 1 of Utah’s 173 towns do worse. The median household income is $52K, and 28% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 8 of Utah’s 173 towns score higher on history. Spring Glen has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Spring Glen beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Spring Glen is from typical.
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Census counts: 137 in 1890, 1,054 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 2 maps from 1914 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Spring Glen is unincorporated, so Carbon County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Glen.
0.4% of working residents work locally in Spring Glen, against 8.4% in Utah’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Spring Glen has added 58 jobs, to 69 in 2023. The average trip to work in Spring Glen is 15 minutes.
| Spring Glen | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 8.4% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Spring Glen has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Spring Glen’s July high is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
17% of Spring Glen adults report frequent physical distress. Only 7 of the 119 Utah towns we compare have a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Spring Glen. 31% of Spring Glen adults feel lonely.
| Spring Glen | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 8.4% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 19% |
| What stands out | Spring Glen | UT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 74.7% | 65.6% |
| More adults getting a yearly checkup | 74.3% | 70.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.6% | 4.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
4.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Spring Glen | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.3 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Spring Glen Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Spring Glen; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Spring Glen residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
Where Spring Glen’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Spring Glen on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in Utah, United States
Spring Glen is a census-designated place in Carbon County, in eastern Utah, United States. The population was 1,054 at the 2020 census. Founded in 1878, Spring Glen was the first permanent settlement in what is now Carbon County. First settled principally by white Mormon farmers, the community became much more diverse after about 1890, when the development of the area's coal mines brought an influx of immigrants from Southern Europe and other regions.
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Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
