These Are The 10 Smartest Cities In Utah

One of the many qualities that people look for in a potential location or company is the intelligence of those around them. This factor can play a huge role in oneâs experience at a particular company and can make or break an employeeâs time there.

So finding a city with an intelligent population makes sense for both companies and employees. Thatâs where Zippia comes in; to help you identify those places in Utah that might have skipped a gradeâ¦or two.

You may be wondering how does one determine how intelligent a town really is?

Well we went to the source of all things demographic data â the Census â to figure out what criteria about a place would identify it is a smart cookie.

We set upon the percentage of adults (over 25) with at least a high school degree and the percentage of high school dropouts (aged 16-20) for the 85 largest cities in Utah with data. We then crunched the numbers and were left with this set of the brightest cities in the Beehive State:

Cedar Hills
Highland
Fruit Heights
Syracuse
Kaysville
Alpine
Woods Cross
Saratoga Springs
Providence
Draper

Read on to see why these places got into a four-year college or skip to the end to see a full chart of all the places in our analysis.

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How we determined the smartest places in the Beehive State

Before we could dive into the potential IQs of various places in Utah, we needed to know which places to look at in the first place. We settled upon any place with over 5,000 people and data available for every criteria.

This left us with 85 places in Utah.

We then looked at the following criteria to determine the cream from the crop when it comes to smarts:

Our data comes directly from the latest American Community Survey from the Census.

We thought this criteria was representative of the current state of smarts with the potential for a place to improve the education levels of the next generation. And itâs not like we are setting the education bar incredibly high â 80% of students graduate from high school nowadays.

In order to determine the smartest, we ranked all the cities for each criteria from one to 85 with one being the âsmartestâ in any category.

We took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the highest overall score being given the diploma for âSmartest City In Utahâ.

If your city or town isnât among the top 10, jump down to the bottom of the post to see a detailed chart. Otherwise, learn more about how the top ten cities achieved their potential.

1. Cedar Hills

Population: 10,025
Adults Without High School Diploma: 0.8%
Teenage High School Dropouts: 0.0%

Graduating early with their diploma held high is the city of Cedar Hills, Utah.

With a population hovering around 10,000 and almost no high schools dropouts this city may be Utahâs hope for a bright future.

2. Highland

Population: 16,491
Adults Without High School Diploma: 1.0%
Teenage High School Dropouts: 0.0%

Getting high scores are the kids in Highland, Utah. This #2 city has a sizeable population of 16,491 and only 1% of the adults lack their high school diploma.

The IQs here must be off the charts.

3. Fruit Heights

Population: 5,353
Adults Without High School Diploma: 1.2%
Teenage High School Dropouts: 0.0%

The residents of Fruit Heights are reaching for the high hanging fruit, so to speak. A small place of just over 5,300 residents this tiny town is doing big things.

4. Syracuse

Population: 25,374
Adults Without High School Diploma: 1.8%
Teenage High School Dropouts: 0.8%

We accuse Syracuse of being the 4th smartest city in the entire state of Utah. At over 25,300 citizens but only having .8% of their high school students dropping out early this city is one smart cookie.

5. Kaysville

Population: 28,480
Adults Without High School Diploma: 2.1%
Teenage High School Dropouts: 0.9%

Doing much better than just okay is the city of Kaysville, Utah. At nearly 30,000 residents this city is defying the odds and proving that even a big city has a great system for education.

6. Alpine

Population: 9,856
Adults Without High School Diploma: 2.4%
Teenage High School Dropouts: 0.0%

High up on the list is the town of Alpine, Utah. With virtually no high school dropout rate and only 2.4% of the population lacking a high school diploma the kids here are studying every night.

Smarties!

7. Woods Cross

Population: 10,389
Adults Without High School Diploma: 2.9%
Teenage High School Dropouts: 0.0%

Coming in at the #7 spot is the town of Woods Cross. Boasting an ultra low dropout rate this town is one of the sharpest knives in the proverbial drawer.

8. Saratoga Springs

Population: 21,061
Adults Without High School Diploma: 3.1%
Teenage High School Dropouts: 0.0%

The city of Saratoga Springs has taken the coveted #8 spot amongst all of the cities and towns in the state. At just over 21,000 residents this city is hitting the books every night and acing their final exams.

9. Providence

Population: 7,026
Adults Without High School Diploma: 3.6%
Teenage High School Dropouts: 0.0%

Itâs not by providence that the town of Providence, Utah has come in the #9 spot. Boasting almost no high school dropouts this tiny town is doing big things!

10. Draper

Population: 44,656
Adults Without High School Diploma: 3.7%
Teenage High School Dropouts: 0.4%

Rounding out our list is the city of Draper, Utah. With almost 45,000 residents this is the biggest city on the list and we like to think that theyâre brains are pretty big too.

And thatâs how you graduate in style

There you have it folks, the Ten Smartest Cities in the state of Utah. They have the numbers to back it up so go ahead and visit them to soak up some of the smarts around town. If youâd like more information on different cities and states around the U.S. be sure to visit www.zippia.com to have all of your questions answered.

Detailed List Of Smartest Cities In Utah

City	Rank	Population	Adults Without High School Diploma	Teenage High School Drop Outs
Cedar Hills	1	10,025	0.8%	0.0%
Highland	2	16,491	1.0%	0.0%
Fruit Heights	3	5,353	1.2%	0.0%
Syracuse	4	25,374	1.8%	0.8%
Kaysville	5	28,480	2.1%	0.9%
Alpine	6	9,856	2.4%	0.0%
Woods Cross	7	10,389	2.9%	0.0%
Saratoga Springs	8	21,061	3.1%	0.0%
Providence	9	7,026	3.6%	0.0%
Draper	10	44,656	3.7%	0.4%
Mapleton	11	8,545	3.0%	1.8%
Holladay	12	26,896	3.5%	1.4%
Pleasant View	13	8,426	4.4%	0.0%
Smithfield	14	10,233	4.5%	0.0%
Santa Clara	15	6,404	4.7%	0.0%
Centerville	16	16,104	2.8%	2.8%
West Point	17	9,863	2.9%	2.8%
South Jordan	18	56,528	3.6%	1.8%
Herriman	19	25,022	3.4%	2.2%
Hooper	20	7,720	5.4%	0.0%
North Logan	21	9,007	5.5%	0.0%
Washington	22	20,999	5.5%	0.0%
Nibley	23	5,866	5.5%	0.0%
Eagle Mountain	24	23,468	5.1%	1.0%
Riverton	25	40,274	3.9%	2.2%
Harrisville	26	5,828	6.2%	0.0%
Ivins	27	7,184	6.4%	0.0%
South Ogden	28	16,702	6.1%	1.4%
Farr West	29	6,113	5.4%	1.9%
Hurricane	30	14,338	7.5%	0.0%
Bluffdale	31	8,319	2.6%	6.4%
Farmington	32	20,440	2.2%	7.9%
Clinton	33	20,796	6.7%	1.8%
Clearfield	34	30,361	7.3%	1.5%
Lindon	35	10,434	5.3%	3.4%
North Ogden	36	17,743	3.5%	5.7%
Grantsville	37	9,391	6.3%	2.1%
Bountiful	38	42,947	4.0%	4.9%
Pleasant Grove	39	34,858	4.9%	4.1%
South Weber	40	6,386	7.1%	1.9%
Lehi	41	51,982	3.9%	5.5%
Cottonwood Heights	42	33,932	3.3%	7.0%
Sandy	43	89,521	4.5%	5.2%
Payson	44	18,928	8.8%	0.9%
Enoch	45	6,006	9.5%	0.0%
Plain City	46	5,859	3.5%	7.1%
North Salt Lake	47	17,465	7.5%	2.6%
West Bountiful	48	5,353	2.8%	14.9%
Provo	49	114,804	9.0%	1.1%
Layton	50	69,508	6.1%	4.7%
St. George	51	75,469	8.9%	1.6%
Logan	52	48,933	10.1%	0.9%
Ephraim	53	6,303	13.5%	0.0%
Murray	54	47,909	7.7%	3.7%
Salem	55	6,789	4.2%	8.0%
Riverdale	56	8,532	7.9%	3.4%
Tooele	57	32,164	8.7%	3.2%
Park City	58	7,845	7.9%	3.9%
American Fork	59	27,366	6.1%	6.4%
Springville	60	30,649	7.4%	5.1%
Richfield	61	7,550	7.7%	4.8%
Cedar City	62	29,175	8.9%	2.9%
Washington Terrace	63	9,140	7.3%	5.8%
Spanish Fork	64	36,337	8.7%	4.7%
Orem	65	90,485	7.8%	5.5%
West Haven	66	10,996	8.5%	5.8%
Heber	67	12,434	12.5%	3.8%
Roy	68	37,472	10.1%	4.9%
Price	69	8,585	15.0%	3.3%
West Jordan	70	108,062	9.6%	5.5%
Salt Lake City	71	189,267	13.5%	4.5%
Brigham City	72	18,264	8.2%	8.2%
Nephi	73	5,442	11.6%	5.5%
West Valley City	74	132,329	22.3%	4.9%
Taylorsville	75	59,920	11.0%	7.0%
Moab	76	5,105	8.7%	14.4%
Vernal	77	9,882	11.7%	6.8%
Roosevelt	78	6,390	10.8%	8.2%
Sunset	79	5,145	9.9%	20.4%
Santaquin	80	9,694	11.2%	9.2%
Tremonton	81	7,833	15.5%	7.1%
Hyrum	82	7,751	13.7%	12.0%
South Salt Lake	83	24,315	21.6%	8.3%
Ogden	84	83,767	18.4%	8.9%
Midvale	85	29,957	14.1%	16.2%