Best PlacesDutch John, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dutch John, 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.
Dutch John ranks 24,153rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dutch John
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.
Dutch John's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dutch John ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 170 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute21.0 minutes each way, better than 84% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 77% of towns
Where Dutch John ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dutch John
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dutch John home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $66,564; 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 Dutch John'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 Dutch John
Dutch John runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dutch John.
Who works in Dutch John, and how
Work in Dutch John 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 Dutch John
Dutch John has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Dutch John and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Dutch John, month by month
Dutch John sees roughly 170 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 Dutch John
The nearest airport, Vernal Regional, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 135 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dutch John
Schools across Dutch John average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Manila SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Flaming Gorge SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Ashley SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Uintah Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Vernal MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Manila HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Uintah HighC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dutch John school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dutch John 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 Dutch John against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dutch John
Is Dutch John a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dutch John ranks 24,153rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and state infrastructure, and lowest on air quality and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dutch John expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $282,750. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $66,564 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Dutch John safe?
Dutch John is safer than 42% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $373 per resident a year.
Compare Dutch John with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dutch John. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dutch John 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.
Dutch John detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dutch John: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dutch John: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dutch John: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dutch John: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dutch John 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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