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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Same ranking, other places
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)