Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Tremonton is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, ranked 102nd of 118 in Utah, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 71% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $75K, and 10% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $422K, 5.1 years of the Brigham City area’s $84K median household income. Holmgren Farmstead is on the National Register of Historic Places. Only 7 of the 119 Utah towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Tremonton.
Where Tremonton beats most towns.
7,647 counted in 2010 and 9,894 in 2020; an estimated 12,934 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 30.7% since 2020, after 29.4% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Tremonton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 368 in 1900, 9,894 in 2020. The archive holds 13 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 2 maps from 1961 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tremonton, 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 Tremonton.
Tremonton has added half again as many jobs in ten years and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Utah.
Jobs based here grew from 2,454 in 2013 to 3,980.
Most working residents leave Tremonton for work: only 18% work in town. 5.7% of workers work from home in Tremonton, where Utah’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 11%. Jobs based in Tremonton grew to 3,980 in 2023, 1,526 more than in 2013.
| Tremonton | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5.7% | 16% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 8.2% | 8% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Box Elder District. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris IntermediateLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–7 | Grades 6–7 | 862 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
Within Utah it is less healthy than 79% of the 118 graded towns: Utah sets a high bar.
11% of adults binge drink in Tremonton, close to Utah’s towns (11%) and below U.S. towns (16%). 20% of Tremonton adults report frequent mental distress. Tremonton beats the Utah average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Tremonton | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 28% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 36% |
| What stands out | Tremonton | UT |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 10.5% | 8.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 5.4% | 4.6% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 66.6% | 70.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Tremonton has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Tremonton’s July high is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
66% of households own their home in Tremonton. The typical Tremonton home is worth about $422,000, up 0.9% in a year, 21% below the Utah typical home.
| Tremonton | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,220 a month | $1,542 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4.2 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The trail density in Tremonton is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Tremonton | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 3.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jeanie Stevens Park | 0.4 mi | 15 |
| 2. Meadow Park | — | 6 |
| 3. Shuman Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tremonton. Close and well known come first.
32 mi LandmarkSpiral Jetty
27 mi MountainBen Lomond Mountain
14 mi National Historical ParkGolden Spike National Historical Park54K visitors a year40 mi Ski areaSnowbasin Resort157 runs · 3,000 ft vertical32 mi Ski areaPowder Mountain Ski Resort155 runs · 2,755 ft vertical
39 mi MuseumHill Aerospace Museum180K visitors a yearSpiral Jetty: Sculpture: Robert Smithson 1938-1973Image:Soren.harward at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Ben Lomond Mountain: Joe Tordiff, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Golden Spike National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain · Hill Aerospace Museum: User:Jaydec, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Tremonton; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Tremonton residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
4 notable people were born in Tremonton.
City in Utah, United States
Tremonton is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 9,894 at the time of the 2020 census. As of 2024, Tremonton has an estimated population of 13,713 and is one of the fastest growing municipalities in the state of Utah (2024 estimate annual growth rate: 7.33%).
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2 towns share a border with Tremonton.
Elwood has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Tremonton, Garland and Elwood report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Tremonton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Tremonton grades C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns and #102 of 118 in Utah. It grades B+ for health and B− 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 B−.
4 notable people were born here, including Jay Silvester and Thomas L. Steffen.
