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North Logan, Utah

North Logan is a suburb of about 11,600 people in Cache County, Utah, in the Logan area, about 4,700 feet above sea level. It has grown about 6% since 2020. A typical home costs about 5.5 years of the typical household's income, compared with 4.1 across the U.S. The nearest metro area of about a million people or more, Salt Lake City, is about 69 miles away as the crow flies.

Suburb of Logan

Population
11,608
up 5.6% since 2020
Typical home, 2020-24
$492,600
Cache County prices up 5.6% since 2022
Household income
$89,891
U.S.: $80,734
Prices, Logan area
95.9
U.S. average = 100
Emergency room
In town
Cache Valley Hospital
To Salt Lake City
69 mi
straight line

The book's checklist

  • Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 4.1% below the U.S. average in the Logan metro area.
  • More house for the moneyA typical home costs 5.5 years of the typical household's income here. Across the U.S. it's 4.1.
  • A safer neighborhoodThe FBI has no 2025 figures for North Logan itself. Many small towns are patrolled by the county sheriff, so call the sheriff's office and ask what calls they get most.
  • Schools in town9 public schools: 6 elementary, 1 middle and 2 high schools.
  • A hospital close byCache Valley Hospital is in town and has an emergency room.
  • Within reach of a big citySalt Lake City is about 69 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means North Logan meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

What kind of town

A suburb, not a stand-alone small town

North Logan runs into the built-up area around Logan (Census Bureau, 2020 urban areas). We include suburbs under 20,000 people because some still feel like small towns, but daily life here is closer to the suburbs than to the towns Frank and Dave's book describes. Weigh it against towns farther out.

The book sorts small towns into six types. These labels come only from the numbers; take the quiz to see which type fits your family.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024
$492,600U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then
Up 5.6%Cache County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities
$1,658 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Typical household income
$89,891U.S.: $80,734
Homes owned by the people living in them
60%U.S.: 65%
Typical property tax bill
$2,398 a yearUtah: $2,525
Homes built before 1940
2%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010
39%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes
0%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices
95.9U.S. average = 100 (the Logan metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 5.6% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the Logan metro area, not North Logan alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate
11,6082020: 10,994
Median age
30.3 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older
13%U.S.: 17%
Under 18
28%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more
47%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year
8%U.S.: 6%
College students
10%share of all residents

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work
Schools, health care and social services (26%); professional and business services (18%); retail (13%)
Unemployment rate
1%U.S.: 5%
Average commute
15 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Work from home
14%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line
14%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Cache Valley Hospital, North Logan, UT, in town. It's a general hospital. Medicare hasn't given it a star rating.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

9 public schools in North Logan, run by Cache District and Logan City District.

Colleges in or next to town: Utah State University (20,000 or more students).

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Utah's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with cable, fiber or DSL internet
84%U.S.: 76%
Homes with any internet subscription
95%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low
18°F
July average high
88°F
Days 90°F or hotter
32 a year
Nights at or below freezing
136 a year
Rain and melted snow
19 inches a year
Snow
62 inches a year
Elevation
4,650 feet

Weather station: Logan Utah St Univ (2 miles away). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Logan, Salt Lake City.

Cache County is in a metro area of fewer than 250,000 people (USDA rural-urban code 3, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

  • Golden Spike National Historical Park34 miles
  • Fossil Butte National Monument52 miles

Campus life. Check Utah State University's events calendar for games, concerts and plays open to the public.

Read about North Logan's history on Wikipedia.

Know North Logan?

Tell us what a visitor shouldn't miss, and what living there is really like. Write to Main Street at mainstreet@smalltownguide.com. The best notes from people who know the town will be added here.

Nearby

Straight-line miles.

Small towns

Smaller places

  • Benson, UT (unincorporated)1,776 people, 6 miles
  • Amalga, UT524 people, 7 miles
  • Peter, UT (unincorporated)491 people, 10 miles
  • Newton, UT837 people, 11 miles
  • Trenton, UT547 people, 12 miles
  • Cove, UT (unincorporated)521 people, 13 miles

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025)
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. FBI, Crime in the United States, Table 8 (offenses known to law enforcement by city)
  6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information
  7. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal)
  8. National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020
  10. U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
  11. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places listings
  12. National Park Service, park unit boundaries
  13. USDA Economic Research Service, Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023
  14. U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer files and 2020 urban areas

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.