The Town Files

The 22 Best Small Towns to Retire in Utah

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 52 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Utah. #1 is Santa Clara, UT.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 22 Best Small Towns to Retire in Utah1. Santa Clara97th pct2. Kanab96th pct3. Ivins95th pct4. Midway95th pct5. Moab93rd pct6. Summit Park90th pct7. Beaver87th pct8. Manti87th pct9. Park City84th pct10. Monroe83rd pct11. Fruit Heights82nd pct12. Mount Pleasant82nd pct13. Blanding81st pct14. Delta80th pct15. Ephraim78th pct16. Snyderville75th pct17. East Basin74th pct18. Fillmore73rd pct19. Parowan72nd pct20. Wellsville68th pct21. Maeser67th pct22. Hyde Park65th pct
  1. 22Hyde Park, Utah

    Better for retirees than 65% of Utah towns

    5,234 people · Cache County · median home $573,900 · income $113,102 · Jan low 15°F · 62 in snow

  2. 21Maeser, Utah

    Better for retirees than 67% of Utah towns

    4,081 people · Uintah County · median home $341,200 · income $83,813 · Jan low 10°F · 20 in snow

  3. 20Wellsville, Utah

    Better for retirees than 68% of Utah towns

    4,060 people · Cache County · median home $455,500 · income $104,351 · Jan low 13°F · 52 in snow

  4. 19Parowan, Utah

    Better for retirees than 72% of Utah towns

    2,996 people · Iron County · median home $343,400 · income $53,145 · Jan low 20°F · 50 in snow

  5. 18Fillmore, Utah

    Better for retirees than 73% of Utah towns

    2,592 people · Millard County · median home $320,500 · income $66,442 · Jan low 21°F · 62 in snow

  6. 17East Basin, Utah

    Better for retirees than 74% of Utah towns

    3,023 people · Summit County · median home $1,305,600 · income $145,678 · Jan low 13°F · 153 in snow

  7. 16Snyderville, Utah

    Better for retirees than 75% of Utah towns

    6,744 people · Summit County · median home $1,104,200 · income $143,517 · Jan low 16°F · 153 in snow

  8. 15Ephraim, Utah

    Better for retirees than 78% of Utah towns

    5,611 people · Sanpete County · median home $423,700 · income $66,541 · Jan low 11°F · 20 in snow

  9. 14Delta, Utah

    Better for retirees than 80% of Utah towns

    3,622 people · Millard County · median home $271,400 · income $78,506 · Jan low 16°F · 25 in snow

  10. 13Blanding, Utah

    Better for retirees than 81% of Utah towns

    3,394 people · San Juan County · median home $305,800 · income $71,797 · Jan low 22°F · 40 in snow

  11. 12Mount Pleasant, Utah

    Better for retirees than 82% of Utah towns

    3,655 people · Sanpete County · median home $315,600 · income $68,920 · Jan low 13°F · 101 in snow

  12. 11Fruit Heights, Utah

    Better for retirees than 82% of Utah towns

    6,101 people · Davis County · median home $667,700 · income $140,679 · Jan low 22°F · 50 in snow

  13. 10Monroe, Utah

    Better for retirees than 83% of Utah towns

    2,515 people · Sevier County · median home $318,300 · income $66,172 · Jan low 17°F · 35 in snow

  14. 9Park City, Utah

    Better for retirees than 84% of Utah towns

    8,396 people · Summit County · median home $1,757,800 · income $133,558 · Jan low 16°F · 153 in snow

  15. 8Manti, Utah

    Better for retirees than 87% of Utah towns

    3,429 people · Sanpete County · median home $310,700 · income $62,614 · Jan low 19°F · 53 in snow

  16. 7Beaver, Utah

    Better for retirees than 87% of Utah towns

    3,592 people · Beaver County · median home $280,100 · income $75,960 · Jan low 16°F · 121 in snow

  17. 6Summit Park, Utah

    Better for retirees than 90% of Utah towns

    8,820 people · Summit County · median home $1,146,800 · income $185,900 · Jan low 20°F · 153 in snow

  18. 5Moab, Utah

    Better for retirees than 93% of Utah towns

    5,366 people · Grand County · median home $518,900 · income $61,667 · Jan low 21°F · 9 in snow

  19. 4Midway, Utah

    Better for retirees than 95% of Utah towns

    6,003 people · Wasatch County · median home $892,800 · income $157,065 · Jan low 14°F · 75 in snow

  20. 3Ivins, Utah

    Better for retirees than 95% of Utah towns

    8,978 people · Washington County · median home $594,000 · income $78,089 · Jan low 28°F · 1 in snow

  21. 2Kanab, Utah

    Better for retirees than 96% of Utah towns

    4,683 people · Kane County · median home $456,800 · income $85,486 · Jan low 25°F · 22 in snow

  22. 1Santa Clara, Utah

    Better for retirees than 97% of Utah towns

    7,553 people · Washington County · median home $558,100 · income $96,475 · Jan low 28°F · 1 in snow

Price vs ranking

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Orange squares are the 22 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Utah.

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Methodology. We ranked 52 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Utah (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: