Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
West Point's standout: the median household earns $121K. Overall it grades A, 20th among Utah's 118 graded towns. It is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns. West Point's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 94% of U.S. towns. Among 119 Utah towns, just 2 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than West Point. The biggest park or preserve is Loy F. Blake Memorial Park, at 28 acres.
Where West Point beats most towns.
9,511 counted in 2010 and 10,963 in 2020; an estimated 13,058 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 18.6% since 2020, after 15.3% 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 Point is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 227 in 1900, 10,963 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 3 maps from 1955 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Point. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi LakeGreat Salt Lake
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaDelta Center
28 mi Stadium & arenaRice–Eccles Stadium
14 mi Theme parkLagoon Amusement Park
18 mi MountainBen Lomond Mountain
37 mi LandmarkSpiral JettyGreat 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 · Spiral Jetty: Sculpture: Robert Smithson 1938-1973Image:Soren.harward at en.wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in West Point, 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 Point.
West Point sends most of its workers to Salt Lake City and beyond and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Utah.
Within Utah it is less healthy than 59% of the 118 graded towns: Utah sets a high bar. Against the 5,648 U.S. towns with household incomes like West Point’s, it is healthier than 58%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
11% of West Point adults binge drink, where Utah’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 16%. 30% of West Point adults have been diagnosed with depression. West Point beats the Utah average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| West Point | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 8% | 14% |
| What stands out | West Point | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.7% | 10.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 12.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Davis District. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 864 | B+ |
| West Point Jr HighLargest public high schoolGrades 7–9 | Grades 7–9 | 1,551 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
West Point has 1,187 jobs for its 5,060 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 497 in 2013 to 1,187.
Most working residents leave West Point for work: only 2% work in town. 1.6% of West Point residents live below the poverty line, against 6.4% in Utah’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, West Point has added 690 jobs, to 1,187 in 2023.
| West Point | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $121,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.6% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 11% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
6.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in West Point is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| West Point | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 3.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Arnold T Bingham Memorial Park | 0.6 mi | 9 |
| 2. Loy F. Blake Memorial Park | — | 28 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
West Point has chilly, snowy winters and hot summers, with very little rain. West Point’s July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 35 to 64 are 41% of residents (34% statewide). 8.5% of residents are 65 or older in West Point. West Point has grown 19% since 2020, to 13,058 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| West Point | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 8.5% | 11% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 28% | 30% | 22% |
| Median age | 33.9 years | 32.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 36% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points. Across Utah, 49.3% of residents are women.
| West Point | UT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17.4% | 13.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.5% | 11.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.2% | 13.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10% | 11% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 9.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.5% | 7.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.3% | 6.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.4% | 22.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 29.6% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.4% | 9.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.6% | 24.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.7% | 13% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical West Point home is worth about $552,000, up 3.2% in a year, close to the Utah typical home.
| West Point | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,783 a month | $1,538 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of West Point
About 6 of every 100 West Point residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
Where West Point’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Utah, United States
West Point is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,511 at the 2010 census, up from 6,033 in 2000. The population in the 2020 census was 10,963. The city has experienced quick growth centered primarily around single-family residential construction. West Point was first settled in March 1867. The community was named after the United States Military Academy at West Point. Before it was incorporated, the region was informally called "South Hooper" and "Muskrat Springs".
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2 towns share a border with West Point.
| Town | UT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Point | #20 | A | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Clinton | #22 | A | B− | — | B+ | A− |
| Syracuse | #8 | A+ | C | A− | B+ | A |
West Point and Clinton report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare West Point with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. West Point grades A overall, better than 91% of U.S. towns and #20 of 118 in Utah. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools.
That is 5.5 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 C+.
