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Today 11,242 people live in this town, first settled in 1970.
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Where it does best is incomes: the median household earns $127K. At B+ overall, Stansbury Park is better than 69% of U.S. towns and ranks 73rd of 118 in Utah. What counts against it is schools (C): its schools rank behind 74% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $509K, 5.2 years of the Salt Lake City metro’s $98K median household income. The town has 1 place on the National Register. Only 3 of the 119 Utah towns we compare have a higher mean commuting time than Stansbury Park. Residents are healthier than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · health, CDC PLACES · National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Stansbury Park is from typical.
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Census counts: 300 in 1980, 9,851 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1955 on.
5,145 counted in 2010 and 9,851 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Ordered by what stands out in Stansbury Park.
Stansbury Park sends most of its workers to Salt Lake City and beyond and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Utah.
Within Utah it is healthier than 65% of the 118 graded towns: Utah sets a high bar.
Among adults in Stansbury Park, 7.7% smoke cigarettes. Just over a quarter of adults locally have high blood pressure; 7.3% have diabetes.
| Stansbury Park | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 28% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.3% | 8.4% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Stansbury Park | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 12.4% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.5% | 4.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The largest public high school is Stansbury High, with 2,314 students. The Tooele District runs its public schools. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stansbury Park SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 712 | B |
| Stansbury HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,314 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
In Stansbury Park, the trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, below the Utah town median (1.1) but above the median of U.S. towns (0.4). 3.0 miles of trail wind through 13 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in the town: 13, covering 43 acres.
| Stansbury Park | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 3.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pelican Point Park | 0.3 mi | 8 |
| 2. Sagers Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 11 |
| 3. Village Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Stansbury Park has 1,333 jobs for its 5,844 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 30.7 minutes, against 22.1 across Utah.
Among residents in Stansbury Park, 2.5% live below the poverty line, against 6.4% in Utah’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 3% of working residents stay in Stansbury Park for work; the rest commute out. Jobs in Stansbury Park grew by 343 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,333. Also worth knowing: its mean commuting time stands at 31 minutes.
| Stansbury Park | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $127,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 8.5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Summer afternoons peak near 93° in July, and January nights bottom out around 21°; snowfall runs to about 75 inches a winter. Stansbury Park has chilly, snowy winters and hot summers, with very little rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 35%, against 38% across Utah. People 65 and older are 5% of residents (12% statewide); children under 18 are 34% of residents (28% statewide). Stansbury Park’s age of the median resident comes in at 31.7 years.
| Stansbury Park | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 34% | 30% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 5.4% | 11% | 18% |
| Median age | 31.7 years | 32.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 36% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across Utah, 49.3% of residents are women. Among residents 45 to 54, 62% are women (UT 49%).
| Stansbury Park | UT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.7% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.2% | 13.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 11.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.9% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.6% | 13.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13% | 11% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7% | 9.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.3% | 7.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.1% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 6.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.1% | 22.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.8% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.5% | 9.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19% | 24.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.6% | 13% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
28% of Stansbury Park’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by inland flooding at 23%. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Stansbury Park’s midpoint rent is $1,707 a month. In Stansbury Park, 93% of households live in a home they own. Homes sold in Stansbury Park spent a median 55 days on the market.
| Stansbury Park | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,707 a month | $1,538 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Stansbury Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi LakeGreat Salt Lake
10 mi LakeLake Bonneville
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaDelta Center
26 mi Stadium & arenaRice–Eccles Stadium
22 mi Stadium & arenaAmerica First Field34 mi Theme parkEvermore ParkGreat Salt Lake: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Lake Bonneville: Wilson44691, Public domain · Delta Center: Lomrjyo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rice–Eccles Stadium: Brenton Walker, CC BY 2.0 · America First Field: Scott Catron, CC BY-SA 2.0
Stansbury Park is unincorporated, so Tooele 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.
Where Stansbury Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
None within 15 miles of Stansbury Park; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Stansbury Park residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
CDP and Township in Utah, United States
Stansbury Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tooele County, Utah, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 9,851, up from the 2010 figure of 5,145. Stansbury Park is located in the northern end of Tooele Valley at the base of the Oquirrh Mountains. Traveling by Interstate 80, Stansbury Park is 35 minutes from downtown Salt Lake City. Stansbury Park was proposed by the original developer (Terracor) as a planned community with a lake for sailing and canoeing, an eighteen-hole golf course, clubhouse, swimming pool, and parks. Although the original developer withdrew from the scene in the 1980s due to bankruptcy, that plan has generally been followed. The p…
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One town shares a border with Stansbury Park.
| Town | UT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stansbury Park | #73 | B+ | C+ | — | C | A |
| Erda | #111 | C | C | — | C | A |
Stansbury Park and Erda report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Stansbury Park with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. It grades A for health and C 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+.
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