Best PlacesDugway, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dugway, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Dugway ranks 21,284th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dugway
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.
Dugway's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dugway ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute16.7 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 92% of towns
Where Dugway ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dugway
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dugway home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,498, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Dugway's effective rate of 0.35%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Dugway
Dugway runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dugway.
Who works in Dugway, and how
Work in Dugway centers on public administration and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Dugway
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dugway.
What the weather is like in Dugway, month by month
Dugway sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 94° | 80° | 65° |
| October | 64° | 50° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Dugway
The nearest airport, Provo Municipal, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dugway
Schools across Dugway average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Vernon SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Grantsville SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Settlement Canyon SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Grantsville Jr HighB− · 40% proficient
- Tooele Jr HighC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Grantsville HighC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dugway school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dugway 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 Dugway against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dugway
Is Dugway a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dugway ranks 21,284th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, short commutes, and low property taxes, and lowest on civic engagement and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dugway expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $179,632. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $94,498 median income, cost of living beats 80% of towns.
Is Dugway safe?
Dugway is safer than 1% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,159 per resident a year.
Compare Dugway with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dugway. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dugway 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.
Dugway detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dugway: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dugway: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dugway: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dugway: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dugway 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.
- 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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