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A town of 1,135, settled in 1906.
The best of Wendover’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for walkability and the outdoors; the weakest is a D− for incomes. Wendover’s average trip to work is 9 minutes, against 22 minutes in Utah’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. No town in Utah scores higher than Wendover on cost of living. 32% of the land in Wendover is conserved, against 3.4% in Utah’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. On civic life, just 1 of Utah’s 137 towns do worse. Wendover Air Force Base and Bonneville Salt Flats Race Track is on the National Register of Historic Places. Wendover has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Wendover beats most towns.
1,400 counted in 2010 and 1,115 in 2020; an estimated 1,135 in 2025.
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 Wendover is from typical.
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Census counts: 180 in 1920, a peak of 1,537 in 2000, 1,115 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 3 maps from 1955 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wendover, 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 Wendover.
9.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Danger Cave State Park, at 381 acres with 1.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Wendover’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Danger Cave State Park | 1.9 mi | 381 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Tooele District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Smith SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 203 | D |
| Wendover HighLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 169 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
29% of Wendover adults say their health is fair or poor. Of the 119 Utah towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Wendover. 16% of Wendover adults report frequent mental distress.
| Wendover | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 15% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 8.4% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 17% | 25% |
| What stands out | Wendover | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.5% | 12.4% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 23.5% | 27.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 23.9% | 10.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Wendover has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in Wendover is 94°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
26% of residents live below the poverty line in Wendover. No town among the 120 in Utah we compare has a lower median household income than Wendover. Since 2013, Wendover has lost 160 jobs, to 363 in 2023.
| Wendover | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 26% | 6.2% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $44,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
None within 15 miles of Wendover; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Wendover residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
City in Utah, United States
Wendover is a city on the western edge of Tooele County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,115 at the 2020 census.
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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 A+.