Moving to Layton, Utah
Layton is a city in Davis County, Utah, about 25 minutes from downtown Salt Lake City and 29 minutes from Snowbasin by road without traffic. 30 public schools are within 3 miles, most in the Davis District District.
Everything here comes from a named source. For what Layton is like to live in, see our Layton area guide.
Drive times from Layton
Drive by road from the centre of Layton, without traffic. Rush hour takes longer.
- Downtown SLC
- about 25 min · 24.2 mi
- SLC airport
- about 32 min · 27.2 mi
- Silicon Slopes (Lehi)
- about 43 min · 47 mi
- University of Utah
- about 33 min · 27.1 mi
- Snowbasin (nearest ski resort)
- about 29 min · 23.3 mi
Schools near Layton
Public schools within 3 miles of the centre of Layton, 2024-25 school year.
Elementary
- Layton School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 0.1 mi
- Crestview School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 0.7 mi
- Whitesides School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 1 mi
- King School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 1.4 mi
- Heritage School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 1.5 mi
- Creekside School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 1.6 mi
- Ellison Park School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 1.7 mi
- Lincoln School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 2 mi
- Kay's Creek Elementary · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 2.1 mi
- Sunburst School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 2.2 mi
- Vae View School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 2.2 mi
- Kaysville School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 2.5 mi
- Leadership Learning Academy · Grades K-6 · charter · Leadership Learning Academy · 2.7 mi
- Morgan School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 2.7 mi
- Snow Horse School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 2.7 mi
- Columbia School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 2.8 mi
- Sand Springs School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 2.8 mi
Middle
- Central Davis Jr High · Grades 7-9 · Davis District · 0.7 mi
- Fairfield Jr High · Grades 7-9 · Davis District · 1.8 mi
- Shoreline Junior High · Grades 7-9 · Davis District · 1.9 mi
- North Layton Jr High · Grades 7-9 · Davis District · 2.2 mi
- Centennial Jr High · Grades 7-9 · Davis District · 2.7 mi
- Kaysville Jr High · Grades 7-9 · Davis District · 2.9 mi
High
- Layton High · Grades 10-12 · Davis District · 0.7 mi
- Catalyst Center · Grades 9-12 · Davis District · 1.3 mi
- Northridge High · Grades 10-12 · Davis District · 2.4 mi
- No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science · Grades 9-12 · charter · No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science · 2.7 mi
Other grade ranges
- North Davis Preparatory Academy · Grades K-9 · charter · North Davis Preparatory Academy · 1.5 mi
- Davis Connect 7-12 · Grades 7-12 · Davis District · 2.4 mi
- Leadership Academy of Utah · Grades 6-12 · charter · Leadership Academy of Utah · 2.7 mi
Source: NCES and Utah State Board of Education. School assignment can change; check with the district.
Getting set up in Layton
Who to call when you move in, from each city's and provider's own website, checked October 16, 2026. Some services differ by address, so confirm with the city.
- Power
- Rocky Mountain Power
- Water and sewer
- Layton City (culinary water, sewer, garbage and storm sewer billed by Layton Utility Billing)
- Water (some addresses)
- Some addresses get culinary water from Weber Basin Water Conservancy District; secondary water from Layton City only in its service areas
- Garbage and recycling
- Waste Management (WM), city service billed by Layton Utility Billing
- Public schools
- Davis School District
- Find your school
- Davis School District school lookup
- Driver licence office
- Farmington, 631 North Lagoon Drive, Farmington
- Register to vote
- Utah voter registration
Skiing from Layton
In a straight line from the centre of Layton to each resort's base. Driving is further.
- Snowbasin, about 12 miles
- Nordic Valley, about 18 miles
- Powder Mountain, about 24 miles
Layton by the numbers
Counts of people and homes only, exactly as the Census publishes them.
- Population
- 83,286U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
- Households
- 27,779U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
- Housing units
- 29,155U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
- Median value of owner-occupied homes
- $477,700U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
- Homes built 2020 or later
- 3.4%U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Your first weeks in Utah
The state's own pages. Each sets its own deadlines for new residents, so check them there.
- Driver licence: Utah Driver License Division
- Car registration: Utah Division of Motor Vehicles
- Public schools: Utah State Board of Education
- Buses and TRAX: Utah Transit Authority
