Water hardness in Utah

Typical Utah tap water
231mg/L
13.5gpg
Very hard

Population-weighted middle value across 72 Utah cities in the dataset

People with hard or very hard water
92%
Hardest
Bountiful 463
Softest
Draper 94

We have hardness numbers for 55 Utah cities; 16 of them are county estimates rather than utility figures. Each city page adds the water system's EPA violation record and a softener size for a typical household.

Every Utah city on the hardness scale
SoftModerately hardHardVery hard060120180240300360+Salt Lake City: 231 mg/LWest Valley City: 237 mg/LWest Jordan: 243 mg/LProvo: 256 mg/LSt. George: 138 mg/LLehi: 144 mg/LOrem: 140 mg/LSandy: 156 mg/LOgden: 104 mg/LSouth Jordan: 142 mg/LLayton: 190 mg/LEagle Mountain: 256 mg/LMillcreek: 231 mg/LHerriman: 424 mg/LSaratoga Springs: 96 mg/LTaylorsville: 236 mg/LLogan: 194 mg/LMurray: 216 mg/LDraper: 94 mg/LSpanish Fork: 256 mg/LRiverton: 206 mg/LBountiful: 463 mg/LTooele: 333 mg/LCedar City: 224 mg/LAmerican Fork: 223 mg/LSyracuse: 330 mg/LRoy: 199 mg/LPleasant Grove: 256 mg/LWashington: 260 mg/LMidvale: 161 mg/LSpringville: 256 mg/LKearns: 365 mg/LMagna: 340 mg/LClearfield: 330 mg/LKaysville: 134 mg/LCottonwood Heights: 214 mg/LHolladay: 231 mg/LSouth Salt Lake: 231 mg/LFarmington: 330 mg/LHurricane: 260 mg/LPayson: 256 mg/LNorth Salt Lake: 358 mg/LHighland: 195 mg/LBrigham City: 378 mg/LHeber: 196 mg/LCenterville: 160 mg/LLindon: 118 mg/LNorth Logan: 194 mg/LIvins: 174 mg/LStansbury Park: 295 mg/LPark City: 166 mg/LSummit Park: 116 mg/LSnyderville: 120 mg/LMidway: 204 mg/LFruit Heights: 189 mg/LSalt Lake CitySt. GeorgeSoftMod.HardVery hard060120180240300360+Salt Lake City: 231 mg/LWest Valley City: 237 mg/LWest Jordan: 243 mg/LProvo: 256 mg/LSt. George: 138 mg/LLehi: 144 mg/LOrem: 140 mg/LSandy: 156 mg/LOgden: 104 mg/LSouth Jordan: 142 mg/LLayton: 190 mg/LEagle Mountain: 256 mg/LMillcreek: 231 mg/LHerriman: 424 mg/LSaratoga Springs: 96 mg/LTaylorsville: 236 mg/LLogan: 194 mg/LMurray: 216 mg/LDraper: 94 mg/LSpanish Fork: 256 mg/LRiverton: 206 mg/LBountiful: 463 mg/LTooele: 333 mg/LCedar City: 224 mg/LAmerican Fork: 223 mg/LSyracuse: 330 mg/LRoy: 199 mg/LPleasant Grove: 256 mg/LWashington: 260 mg/LMidvale: 161 mg/LSpringville: 256 mg/LKearns: 365 mg/LMagna: 340 mg/LClearfield: 330 mg/LKaysville: 134 mg/LCottonwood Heights: 214 mg/LHolladay: 231 mg/LSouth Salt Lake: 231 mg/LFarmington: 330 mg/LHurricane: 260 mg/LPayson: 256 mg/LNorth Salt Lake: 358 mg/LHighland: 195 mg/LBrigham City: 378 mg/LHeber: 196 mg/LCenterville: 160 mg/LLindon: 118 mg/LNorth Logan: 194 mg/LIvins: 174 mg/LStansbury Park: 295 mg/LPark City: 166 mg/LSummit Park: 116 mg/LSnyderville: 120 mg/LMidway: 204 mg/LFruit Heights: 189 mg/LSalt Lake City

Dot size follows population. Tap a dot for the city page.

0Soft
6Moderately hard
10Hard
39Very hard

Hardest water in Utah

  1. Bountiful463
  2. Herriman424
  3. Brigham City378
  4. Kearns365
  5. North Salt Lake358
  6. Magna340
  7. Tooele333
  8. Syracuse330

Softest water in Utah

  1. Draper94
  2. Saratoga Springs96
  3. Ogden104
  4. Summit Park116
  5. Lindon118
  6. Snyderville120
  7. Kaysville134
  8. St. George138

All cities in Utah

Citymg/LgpgClassDataEPA health violations
Salt Lake City23113.5Very hardUtility report1
West Valley City23713.9Very hardUtility report–
West Jordan24314.2Very hardUtility report0
Provo25615.0Very hardCounty estimate0
St. George1388.1HardUtility report0
Lehi1448.4HardCalculated from utility data0
Orem1408.2HardUtility report0
Sandy1569.1HardUtility report1
Ogden1046.1Moderately hardCalculated from utility data0
South Jordan1428.3HardUtility report0
Layton19011.1Very hardUtility report0
Eagle Mountain25615.0Very hardCounty estimate1
Millcreek23113.5Very hardUtility report–
Herriman42424.8Very hardUtility report1
Saratoga Springs965.6Moderately hardUtility report2
Taylorsville23613.8Very hardUtility report–
Logan19411.3Very hardUtility report0
Murray21612.6Very hardUtility report0
Draper945.5Moderately hardUtility report0
Spanish Fork25615.0Very hardCounty estimate0
Riverton20612.1Very hardUtility report0
Bountiful46327.1Very hardCalculated from utility data1
Tooele33319.5Very hardCounty estimate0
Cedar City22413.1Very hardCounty estimate–
American Fork22313.0Very hardUtility report0
Syracuse33019.3Very hardCounty estimate0
Roy19911.6Very hardCounty estimate1
Pleasant Grove25615.0Very hardCounty estimate5
Washington26015.2Very hardCounty estimate0
Midvale1619.4HardUtility report0
Springville25615.0Very hardCounty estimate2
Kearns36521.4Very hardUtility report–
Magna34019.9Very hardCounty estimate1
Clearfield33019.3Very hardCounty estimate3
Kaysville1347.8HardUtility report0
Cottonwood Heights21412.5Very hardUtility report–
Holladay23113.5Very hardUtility report–
South Salt Lake23113.5Very hardUtility report1
Farmington33019.3Very hardCounty estimate0
Hurricane26015.2Very hardCounty estimate0
Payson25615.0Very hardCounty estimate0
North Salt Lake35821.0Very hardUtility report0
Highland19511.4Very hardUtility report1
Brigham City37822.1Very hardCounty estimate1
Heber19611.5Very hardUtility report0
Centerville1609.4HardCalculated from utility data0
Lindon1186.9Moderately hardUtility report1
North Logan19411.3Very hardUtility report1
Ivins17410.2HardUtility report0
Stansbury Park29517.2Very hardUtility report–
Park City1669.7HardUtility report0
Summit Park1166.8Moderately hardUtility report–
Snyderville1207.0Moderately hardUtility report–
Midway20411.9Very hardUtility report0
Fruit Heights18911.1Very hardUtility report1

Questions

Is Utah water hard?

The typical Utah resident gets about 231 mg/L (13.5 gpg), which is very hard. About 92% of people in the cities we track have hard or very hard water.

Which city in Utah has the hardest water?

Among 55 cities with pages here, Bountiful is highest at 463 mg/L.

Which city in Utah has the softest water?

Draper, at 94 mg/L.

Other states

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness, CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.