Boxeldercounty, 2006
Thatcher’s story
136 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2006.
- 1890Thatcher is settled
ThatcherUT
A town of 1,170, settled in 1890.
Transcontinental Railroad Grade · Photo: An Errant Knight · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,170
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$404K
Census ACS
Household income
$101K
median
Median age
36.6
years
Jobs based here
118
A commuter town
Is Thatcher a good place to live?
The best of Thatcher’s subject grades is a B+ for health; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. Only 11 of Utah’s 173 towns score lower on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. No town among the 120 in Utah we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Thatcher. Only 16 of Utah’s 173 towns score lower on the outdoors. Thatcher has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Thatcher stand out
Where Thatcher beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Small town
1,170 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
How Thatcher grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Thatcher is from typical.
Hazard riskwildfire tops the listDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.1 of 20; 11.8% of households have no car; 1.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthBear River Valley Hospital 7.7 miles awayB+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $404K, 4.8 years of the Brigham City area’s $84K median household incomeC+Open →Jobs & income$101K median household incomeB−Open →SchoolsBehind 51% of Utah districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Thatcher: who provides what
Thatcher is unincorporated, so Box Elder County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerRocky Mountain Power13.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterThatcher-Penrose Service DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesBox Elder CountyBox Elder County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Utah you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereBox Elder County ClerkBox Elder County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code8433784337 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Thatcher.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
Thatcher stands out in Utah and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most
Thatcher’s FEMA risk score is 92 of 100, where Utah’s towns sit at 50 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100.
92risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
WildfireAvalanchesInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Most of Thatcher’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Thatcher for work: only 0% work in town. Thatcher’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, against 22 minutes in Utah’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Thatcher has added 28 jobs, to 118 in 2023.
0%work in town
| Thatcher | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 6.2% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Thatcher0%
Tremonton13%
Brigham City8%
Ogden6%
Salt Lake City6%
32 mi
median commute distance
118
jobs based in Thatcher
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthB+
Residents of Thatcher are healthier than 71% of U.S. towns
Thatcher beats the Utah average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 11% of adults binge drink in Thatcher. Among 119 Utah towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Thatcher.
71%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
| Thatcher | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 28% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
32 measures vs. Utah
0 better28 too close to call4 worse
| What stands out | Thatcher | UT |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 11.1% | 8.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.9% | 9.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 5.8% | 4.6% |
Bear River Valley Hospital
7.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Snowy winters and hot summers in Thatcher
Thatcher has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Thatcher is 90°F.
40″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–36°
Spring37–59°
Summer56–86°
Fall37–62°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade C+
The median home in Thatcher sells for about $458K
$458Kmedian sale price
2
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
OutdoorsC−
Conserved land covers 0% of Thatcher
14 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Thatcher’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 7,617 acres
14 mi
of trails · 1.2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Thatcher
17pages on Thatcher
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Thatcher; the nearest are
Utah State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Logan26.4 mi$9,228 in-state tuitionSalt Lake Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Salt Lake City72.5 mi$4,426 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Thatcher residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Thatcher for work
Where Thatcher’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
118jobs based in Thatcher
0%of working residents work in town
32 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Thatcher
Census-designated place in Utah, United States
Thatcher is a census-designated place in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. It is a small farming community, located 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Bothwell and 7 miles (11 km) west of Tremonton. The population was 807 at the 2020 census. The community was named for Moses Thatcher, an apostle for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Thatcher was first settled in 1890. Thatcher Mountain, 2 miles (3 km) to the west, is named after the community.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1890
- Area
- 12 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,003 ft
Questions about Thatcher
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Thatcher, UT expensive?
The typical home is worth about $404,000, 24% below the Utah typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.