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Tooele gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $428K, 4.4 years of the Salt Lake City metro’s $98K median household income. It grades B− overall, 96th of 118 graded towns in Utah. On the plus side, it is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns. Tooele has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Tooele County Courthouse and City Hall and Tooele Carnegie Library. Among 119 Utah towns, just 2 have a higher average trip to work than Tooele. The biggest park or preserve is England Acres, at 27 acres.
Where Tooele beats most towns.
Census counts: 958 in 1870, 35,742 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1852 and 3 maps from 1955 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Tooele is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Tooele, 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 Tooele.
Tooele trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Utah; it also has commutes longer than most of Utah.
28 miles of trail in 14 parks and preserves. Tooele’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, near the Utah town median (1.1) and above the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Tooele | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.2 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 3.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. England Acres | 0.5 mi | 27 |
| 2. Skyline Park | 0.4 mi | 12 |
| 3. Dow James Memorial Park | 0.2 mi | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Tooele District. Two of its 16 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke N. Johnsen Jr HighLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 840 | B− |
| Tooele HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,900 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 19,991 working residents takes 30.8 minutes, against 22.1 across Utah. Jobs based here grew from 6,527 in 2013 to 9,320.
Most working residents leave Tooele for work: only 17% work in town. Jobs based in Tooele grew to 9,320 in 2023, 2,793 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Salt Lake City (20%), West Valley City (7%) and Grantsville (5%).
| Tooele | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 8.2% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 16% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Tooele’s violent crime rate is 3.8 per 1,000 residents, above both Utah’s towns (1.4) and U.S. towns (1.6). Tooele’s property crime rate is 15.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Tooele | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.8 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 15.2 per 1,000 residents | 8.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Within Utah it is less healthy than 80% of the 118 graded towns: Utah sets a high bar.
Tooele beats the Utah average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 70% of Tooele adults had a checkup this year. Of the 118 Utah towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have obesity than Tooele.
| Tooele | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 16% |
| What stands out | Tooele | UT |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.5% | 9.8% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 22% | 17.6% |
| More smokers | 10.1% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Tooele has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Tooele is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes are within reach (about $428K for the typical one, B+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 22 miles.
The typical Tooele home is worth about $428,000, down 0.6% in a year, 20% below the Utah typical home.
| Tooele | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,214 a month | $1,542 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 79% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Tooele.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Tooele; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Tooele residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
31,605 counted in 2010 and 35,742 in 2020; an estimated 42,270 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 18.3% since 2020, after 13.1% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
6 places in Tooele on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Tooele.
City in Utah, United States
Tooele ( too-WIL-ə) is a city in Tooele County in the U.S. state of Utah. The population was 35,742 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Tooele County. About 40 minutes southwest of Salt Lake City, Tooele is known for Tooele Army Depot and for its views of the nearby Oquirrh Mountains and the Great Salt Lake. Tooele is home to one of Utah State University's nine regional campuses as well as the Deseret Peak Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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One town shares a border with Tooele.
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Tooele grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #96 of 118 in Utah. It grades B+ for health, C for safety and C for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
9 notable people were born here, including Angela Romero and Merrill Nelson.
