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Top 50 rank: 14
Population: 19,135
About a third of the residents of this community commute to Salt Lake City for work, but a couple of projects may start to shrink that number. The biggest is the new $200 million Station Park development, which combines office space, housing, stores, and restaurants.
Still, Farmington is best known for its outdoorsy charm: Sandwiched between the Wasatch Mountains and the Great Salt Lake, the town offers a huge 18,000-acre wildlife refuge and 115 miles of bike and hiking trails. --Hailey Lee
Farmington, UT | Town stats |
Farmington, UT
Town stats
| Median family income (per year) | $88,375 |
| Job growth % (2010-2012) | 8.71% |
| Median home price (2012) | $281,047 |
| Reading test scores (% above/below average) | 18.3% |
| Math test scores (% above/below average) | 15.6% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) | 0 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) | 12 |
Financials | |
| Median family income (per year) | $88,375 |
| Family purchasing power (annual, cost-of-living adjusted) | $93,677 |
| Sales tax | 6.50% |
| State income tax rate (highest bracket) | 5.00%I |
| State income tax rate (lowest bracket) | 5.00%I |
| Auto insurance premiums (Average price quotes, for the state) | $1,475 |
| Job growth % (2010-2012) | 8.71% |
Financials
Housing |
| Median home price (2012) | $281,047 |
| Average property taxes(2011) | $2,211 |
Housing
Education |
| Colleges, universities and professional schools (within 30 miles) | 9 |
| Reading test scores (% above/below state average) | 18.3% |
| Test scores math (% above/below average) | 15.6% |
| % students attending public/private schools (located within town limits) | 100.0/0.0 |
Education
Quality of life |
| Air quality index* (% of days AQI ranked as good) | 91.6% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) | 0 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) | 12 |
| Median commute time (in minutes) | 22.8 |
| % population with commute 45 mins. or longer | 13.4% |
| % population walk or bike to work | 2.5% |
Quality of life
Leisure and culture |
| Movie theaters (within 15 miles) | 11 |
| Restaurants (within 15 miles) | 673 |
| Bars (within 15 miles) | 30 |
| Public golf courses (within 30 miles) | 76 |
| Libraries (within 15 miles) | 15 |
| Museums (accredited by AAM; within 30 miles) | 2 |
| Ski resorts (within 100 miles) | N.A. |
| Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) | 0.5 |
Leisure and culture
Weather |
| Annual rainfall (inches) | 16.5 |
| % clear days in the area | 62% |
| High temp in July ° F | 91.6° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F | 18.6° |
Weather
Meet the neighbors |
| Median age | 28.5 |
| Completed at least some college (% of residents) | 82.8% |
| Married % | 63.7% |
| Divorced % | 5.2% |
| Racial diversity index (100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) | 21.6 |
Meet the neighbors
