Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
West Bountiful's standout: the median household earns $135K. Overall it grades A−, 38th among Utah's 118 graded towns. Residents are healthier than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. West Bountiful has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them James and Jane Eldredge House and West Bountiful Historic District. Only 6 of the 119 Utah towns we compare have a higher median age than West Bountiful. West Bountiful's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 82% of U.S. towns.
Where West Bountiful beats most towns.
5,265 counted in 2010 and 5,917 in 2020; an estimated 5,931 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 12.4% 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 West Bountiful is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 433 in 1900, 5,917 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 4 maps from 1952 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Bountiful. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaDelta Center
Big draw40 mi LakeGreat Salt Lake
10 mi Stadium & arenaRice–Eccles Stadium
6 mi Theme parkLagoon Amusement Park
33 mi LakeLake Bonneville
9 mi GardenTemple SquareDelta Center: Lomrjyo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great Salt Lake: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Rice–Eccles Stadium: Brenton Walker, CC BY 2.0 · Lagoon Amusement Park: Davehi1, Public domain · Lake Bonneville: Wilson44691, Public domain · Temple Square: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in West Bountiful, 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 West Bountiful.
West Bountiful trades workers with Salt Lake City and other neighbors, is safe by national standards but not by Utah’s and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Utah.
Within Utah it is healthier than 62% of the 118 graded towns: Utah sets a high bar. Its widest gap with Utah is tooth loss: 6.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 9.8% statewide.
10% of West Bountiful adults binge drink, against 11% in Utah’s towns and 16% across U.S. towns. 29% of West Bountiful adults have been diagnosed with depression. West Bountiful beats the Utah average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| West Bountiful | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.3% | 8% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 25% |
| What stands out | West Bountiful | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.1% | 9.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.4% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Davis District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Bountiful SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 660 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
3.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. At 1.1 miles per square mile, West Bountiful’s trail density is close to Utah’s towns (1.1) and above U.S. towns (0.4).
| West Bountiful | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 3.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Bountiful City Park | 0.4 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (26% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 39% of residents (34% statewide). 17% of residents are 65 or older in West Bountiful. 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Utah.
| West Bountiful | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 11% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 36% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Utah, 49.3% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 64% are men (UT 45%).
| West Bountiful | UT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.5% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.7% | 13.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.2% | 11.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.7% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 13.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.9% | 11% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.7% | 9.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9% | 7.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.7% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3% | 6.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.2% | 22.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 28% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.1% | 9.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.8% | 24.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.9% | 13% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
West Bountiful has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in West Bountiful is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
West Bountiful has about as many jobs (2,504) as working residents, but only 59 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 1,817 in 2013 to 2,504.
Most working residents leave West Bountiful for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in West Bountiful grew to 2,504 in 2023, 687 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Salt Lake City (32%), North Salt Lake (6%) and Bountiful (6%).
| West Bountiful | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $135,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 8.5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical West Bountiful home is worth about $600,000, up 2.5% in a year, 13% above the Utah typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 20.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 66% of Utah’s graded towns.
West Bountiful’s property crime rate is 16 per 1,000 residents.
| West Bountiful | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 16 per 1,000 residents | 8.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in West Bountiful.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
5 within 15 miles of the center of West Bountiful
About 3 of every 100 West Bountiful residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
City in Utah, United States
West Bountiful is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,265 at the 2010 census, with an increased population of 5,917 by the 2020 census.
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3 towns share a border with West Bountiful.
| Town | UT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bountiful | #38 | A− | B− | B− | B+ | A |
| Bountiful | #32 | A | C | — | B+ | A |
| Woods Cross | #46 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ | A− |
| Centerville | #31 | A | C | B | B+ | A |
Bountiful reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare West Bountiful with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. West Bountiful grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #38 of 118 in Utah. It grades A for health, B− for safety and B+ for schools.
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−.
