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Uintah
Utah›Weber County
Devil's Gate-Weber Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District · Photo: Tricia Simpson · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Uintah

Uintah, UT · Devil's Gate-Weber Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District · Photo: Tricia Simpson · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Uintah a good place to live?

The best of Uintah’s subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for health; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Only 1 of the 120 Utah towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Uintah. 30% of residents are under 18 in Uintah, against 30% in Utah’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Uintah’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile, close to Utah’s towns (1.1) and above U.S. towns (0.4). Uintah's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 94% of U.S. towns. Uintah has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Uintah stand out

Where Uintah beats most towns.

Small town

1,402 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
South WeberSouth WeberUintah

How Uintah grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Uintah is from typical.

How grading works

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 →

Drie postkoetsen op de weg van Uintah naar Salt Lake City Stops for Salt Lake from Uintah (titel op object) Scenery of …
Drie postkoetsen op de weg van Uintah naar Salt Lake City Stops for Salt Lake from Uintah (titel op object) Scenery of …, 1868
Uintah’s story

176 years in pictures

Census counts: 247 in 1880, a low of 178 in 1910, 1,454 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1868 and 5 maps from 1955 on.

  • 1850Uintah is settled
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Great Salt Lake and 48 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Uintah. Close and well known come first.

All 72 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Great Salt Lake: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Delta Center: Lomrjyo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rice–Eccles Stadium: Brenton Walker, CC BY 2.0 · Lagoon Amusement Park: Davehi1, Public domain · Ben Lomond Mountain: Joe Tordiff, CC BY-SA 2.0

Getting set up

Moving to Uintah: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Uintah, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerRocky Mountain Power13.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterUintah Town Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet9 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpTuesdayTrash dayTown site
SchoolsWeber School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereWeber County Clerk AuditorWeber County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes84405, 8440384405 92% · 84403 8%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 Uintah.

HealthA−

Residents of Uintah are healthier than 82% of U.S. towns

Uintah beats the Utah average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 11% of Uintah adults binge drink. Among 119 Utah towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Uintah.

82%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
UintahUtah townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)11%11%16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)76%72%79%
Depression (CDC PLACES)28%28%23%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)31%33%33%
32 measures vs. Utah
7 better19 too close to call6 worse
What stands outUintahUT
Fewer uninsured adults7.3%10.5%
Fewer adults without reliable transportation5.5%6.9%
More adults with arthritis28.9%21.7%
Ogden Regional Medical Center
2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+

Low risk in Uintah, with earthquakes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities.

30risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
30Low riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesInland floodingLightning
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Who lives here

Fewer young adults than Utah overall

Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (26% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 38% of residents (34% statewide). 14% of residents are 65 or older in Uintah. Uintah has lost 3.1% of its people since 2020, down to 1,402 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.

38.1median age · UT 32
UintahUtah townsU.S. towns
Median age38.1 years32.6 years40.5 years
Aged 65 or older14%11%18%
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+34%36%29%
UintahUtahUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma2%
High school27%
Some college23%
Associate’s15%
Bachelor’s27%
Graduate7%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.3 points. Across Utah, 49.3% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Uintah
UintahUTU.S.
Under 1015.4%14.6%11.6%
10 to 1715%13.2%10.3%
18 to 248.3%11.6%9.1%
25 to 349.6%14.8%13.7%
35 to 4416.5%13.8%13.2%
45 to 5414.2%11%12.2%
55 to 647.5%9.1%12.7%
65 to 745.5%7.3%10.2%
75 and older8.1%4.6%7%
No diploma1.5%6.6%10.4%
High school26.7%22.3%26%
Some college23%23.5%19.1%
Associate’s15.2%9.9%8.8%
Bachelor’s27%24.7%21.6%
Graduate6.7%13%14.1%

Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points

Climate

In Uintah, expect four seasons and hot summers

Uintah has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Uintah is 91°F.

23″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–39°
Spring38–61°
Summer58–87°
Fall40–63°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A

Most of Uintah’s workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Uintah for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Uintah has added 292 jobs, to 454 in 2023. Uintah’s median household income is $108,000.

1%work in town
UintahUtah townsU.S. towns
Median household income$108,000$101,000$80,000
Below the poverty line4.9%6.2%9.6%
Average trip to work24 minutes22 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Uintah1%
Ogden23%
Salt Lake City10%
South Ogden6%
Layton5%
8 mi
median commute distance
454
jobs based in Uintah
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HousingCost of living grade B−

A typical Uintah home is worth about $601K

The typical Uintah home is worth about $601,000, up 3.1% in a year, 13% above the Utah typical home.

$601KZillow home value

Typical home value

Uintah$601K
Utah$533K
+3.1%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

OutdoorsC+

0.4% of Uintah is conserved land

1.7 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Only 3 of the 118 Utah towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Uintah.

0.4%conserved
0.4%
conserved · 3 of 809 acres
1.7 mi
of trails · 1.3 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Uintah

19pages on Uintah
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Uintah

A growing town

Uintah has grown 7% since 2010

1,322 counted in 2010 and 1,454 in 2020; an estimated 1,402 in 2025.

1,3222010
1,4542020
1,4022025 est.

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025

About Uintah

City in Utah, United States

Official town website ↗

Uintah ( yoo-IN-tə) is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,454 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. Although Uintah was a town in 2000, it has since been classified as a fifth-class city by state law.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1850
Area
1.2 sq mi
Elevation
4,537 ft
Area code
801, 385

Questions about Uintah

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Uintah, UT expensive?

That is 5.9 years of the area's median household income ($101,203 across the Ogden, UT metro 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−.

What is Uintah, UT known for?

2 notable people were born here, including Edmund Orson Wattis, Jr and William Henry Wattis.