Best PlacesDaggett County, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Daggett County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Daggett County ranks 1,487th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Daggett County
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Daggett County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Daggett County ranks high
- QuietBetter than 99% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 171 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 93% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of counties
Where Daggett County ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 11% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Daggett County
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Daggett County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $66,000; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Daggett County's effective rate of 0.53%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Daggett County
Daggett County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Daggett County.
Who works in Daggett County, and how
Work in Daggett County centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Daggett County
Daggett County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Daggett County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Daggett County growing, and who is moving in?
Daggett County has lost about 15% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Garfield County, UT.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Daggett County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Daggett County, month by month
Daggett County sees roughly 171 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 8. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 20° | 8° |
| April | 65° | 48° | 31° |
| July | 95° | 77° | 57° |
| October | 65° | 48° | 33° |
Flying in and out of Daggett County
The nearest airport, Vernal Regional, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 122 miles away.
The best schools in and around Daggett County
Schools across Daggett County average a C+, better than 55% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Manila SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Flaming Gorge SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Manila HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Daggett County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Daggett County measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Daggett County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Daggett County
Is Daggett County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Daggett County ranks 1,487th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and a strong job market, and lowest on biking and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Daggett County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $282,300. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $66,000 median income, cost of living beats 15% of counties.
Is Daggett County safe?
Daggett County is safer than 49% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $374 per resident a year.
Compare Daggett County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Daggett County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Daggett County represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Daggett County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Daggett County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Daggett County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Daggett County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Daggett County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Daggett County detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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