These Are The 10 Best Places In Utah To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in Utah who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in Utah, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Beehive State:

1. Sunset (Photos)
2. West Bountiful
3. Harrisville
4. South Weber
5. Farr West
6. Fruit Heights
7. Riverdale (Photos)
8. Washington Terrace
9. Bluffdale (Photos)
10. Pleasant View

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in Utah. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in Utah in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in Utah in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in Utah have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in Utah.

1. Sunset

Population: 5,145
Parks Per 1,000 People: 11.66
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.92
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.66
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 5.05

2. West Bountiful

Population: 5,353
Parks Per 1,000 People: 11.21
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.36
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.21
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.05

3. Harrisville

Population: 5,828
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.3
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.57
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.3
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.06

4. South Weber

Population: 6,386
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.4
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.51
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.4
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.66

5. Farr West

Population: 6,113
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.82
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.45
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.82
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.8

6. Fruit Heights

Population: 5,353
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.46
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.12
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.21
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.24

7. Riverdale

Population: 8,532
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.03
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.76
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.03
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.99

8. Washington Terrace

Population: 9,140
Parks Per 1,000 People: 6.56
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.75
Churches Per 1,000 People: 6.56
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.86

9. Bluffdale

Population: 8,319
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.21
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.44
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.21
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.08

10. Pleasant View

Population: 8,426
Parks Per 1,000 People: 6.88
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.31
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.12
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.19

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in Utah where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in Utah with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Taylorsville (Photos)
2. South Jordan (Photos)
3. Ogden (Photos)
4. Layton (Photos)
5. Lehi (Photos)

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Detailed List Of The Best Places In Utah To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Sunset	5,145
2	West Bountiful	5,353
3	Harrisville	5,828
4	South Weber	6,386
5	Farr West	6,113
6	Fruit Heights	5,353
7	Riverdale	8,532
8	Washington Terrace	9,140
9	Bluffdale	8,319
10	Pleasant View	8,426
11	Nibley	5,866
12	Woods Cross	10,389
13	Mapleton	8,545
14	Santa Clara	6,404
15	West Point	9,863
16	West Haven	10,996
17	Ivins	7,184
18	Lindon	10,434
19	Hyrum	7,751
20	Moab	5,105
21	Alpine	9,856
22	Providence	7,026
23	Providence	7,026
24	North Salt Lake	17,465
25	Cedar Hills	10,025
26	Salem	6,789
27	South Ogden	16,702
28	North Logan	9,007
29	South Salt Lake	24,315
30	North Ogden	17,743
31	Clinton	20,796
32	Highland	16,491
33	Smithfield	10,233
34	Holladay	26,896
35	Sunset	5,145
36	Enoch	6,006
37	Highland	16,491
38	Syracuse	25,374
39	Santaquin	9,694
40	Midvale	29,957
41	Clearfield	30,361
42	Heber	12,434
43	Herriman	25,022
44	Farmington	20,440
45	American Fork	27,366
46	Cottonwood Heights	33,932
47	Springville	30,649
48	Richfield	7,550
49	Centerville	16,104
50	Washington	20,999
51	Kaysville	28,480
52	Roy	37,472
53	Pleasant Grove	34,858
54	Murray	47,909
55	Vernal	9,882
56	Grantsville	9,391
57	Sunset	5,145
58	Bountiful	42,947
59	Riverton	40,274
60	Price	8,585
61	Payson	18,928
62	Hurricane	14,338
63	Roosevelt	6,390
64	Taylorsville	59,920
65	Ephraim	6,303
66	Saratoga Springs	21,061
67	Spanish Fork	36,337
68	Tooele	32,164
69	Draper	44,656
70	South Jordan	56,528
71	Tremonton	7,833
72	Eagle Mountain	23,468
73	Nephi	5,442
74	Layton	69,508
75	Lehi	51,982
76	Ogden	83,767
77	Logan	48,933
78	Sandy	89,521
79	Orem	90,485
80	St. George	75,469
81	West Jordan	108,062
82	Provo	114,804
83	Murray	47,909
84	Hooper	7,720