Living in West Bountiful, UT
West Bountiful is a big small town of 5,915 people in Davis County, Utah. It's about 9 miles from Salt Lake City, UT. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 90 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $579k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,915people
$579kTypical home
$1,584/moRent
91° / 39°Summer / winter
90"Snow
261Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,915
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,786 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 9 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $579k (≈$3,654/mo)
- Median rent $1,584/mo
- Median household income $135k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 90" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,400 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to SLC airport
- 9 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,236 ft
- 546 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 927 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 107 bars within 25 mi
- 412 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 64 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Davis County: R+25 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.