Living in Clearfield, UT
Davis County
Clearfield is Davis County's most direct Hill Air Force Base gate commute in this dataset: the base's South Gate runs open 24/7 and sits an off-base drive of consistently under 10 minutes from Clearfield, the shortest such commute among Davis County's Hill AFB-adjacent cities. Clearfield's other genuinely distinct real landmark is the Freeport Center -- the former Clearfield Naval Supply Depot, phased out in the 1960s and now a large manufacturing/warehousing/distribution hub and local employer in its own right. Clearfield's population ran 31,909 at the 2020 Census, with a 2024 estimate running approximately 33,000. Housing runs genuinely more affordable than several of Davis County's other cities in this dataset, and carries a real, disclosed softening signal: Zillow's average home value ran $398,474 (down 3.6% year-over-year), while Redfin's median sale price over the last 3 months ran $410,000 (down a marginal 0.06% YoY), with days on market rising to 38 from 31 the prior year. Utah's real, current flat 4.45% state income tax (2026, per Senate Bill 60) applies statewide -- Clearfield is genuinely NOT a no-income-tax destination -- and Davis County's effective property tax rate runs approximately 0.60%, though this record discloses the same real December 2025 Davis County property tax increase (roughly 14.9%) disclosed in this project's other Davis County records, meaning a Clearfield homeowner's actual 2026 rate may run meaningfully higher.
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Taxes
Not independently sourced at the Davis County level this session. Utah's top state income tax rate is 4.45%. See the Utah hub page for the statewide property tax context -- do not treat that figure as Clearfield-specific.
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Pros
Davis County's shortest, most direct Hill Air Force Base gate commute (South Gate, open 24/7, under 10 minutes off-base) in this dataset; a genuine second real employer base via the Freeport Center's manufacturing/warehousing/distribution operations; genuinely more affordable housing than several Davis County neighbors in this dataset, with prices showing a real, disclosed softening trend; and Utah's real, current, actively-being-cut flat income tax (down to 4.45% for 2026).
Cons
A real, disclosed December 2025 Davis County property tax increase (approximately 14.9%) that may push a Clearfield homeowner's actual 2026 effective rate meaningfully above the 0.60% 2025-based figure cited here; a housing market carrying a real, disclosed softening signal (falling average value, rising days on market) worth understanding honestly rather than assuming continued Wasatch Front-wide appreciation; a genuinely car-dependent suburban layout; and an economy genuinely concentrated around Hill AFB and the Freeport Center rather than broadly diversified.
Who this fits
Best for: Best fits military families and retirees wanting the shortest practical off-base commute to Hill AFB's South Gate in this Utah batch, plus buyers and movers prioritizing genuine affordability within Davis County and Utah's low, flat income tax over Layton's, Farmington's, or Bountiful's higher price points.
Maybe not for you if: Probably not the right fit for anyone assuming Utah is a no-income-tax state, given the real, current flat 4.45% (2026) rate; anyone budgeting off a stale 2025 property-tax figure without accounting for the real, disclosed December 2025 Davis County tax-increase nuance; and anyone wanting an economy broadly diversified beyond Hill AFB and the Freeport Center specifically.
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