These Are The 10 Best Cities For Hippies In Utah

You might think that the whole hippie movement has faded away, but the truth is, there are plenty of hippies out there in Utah.

While they aren’t necessarily in your face all the time with war protests and the next Woodstock isn’t being planned any time soon, we thought it would be fun to look at which cities in the Beehive State where the most hippies would live.

And, after crunching the data, you know what? It was pretty spot on, we have to say.

How do you decide where the most hippies live? By the number of yoga studios, organic markets, and most importantly, where the liberals live in droves.

Using that criteria, it’s not hard to scrape the internet, run some scientific data on where hippies might live in Utah, and then put out a list.

So, put on your tie dye shirt and your sandals as you go through this list with us.

After analyzing all cities with a decent amount of people in them, we came up with this list of the 10 best cities for hippies in Utah:

1. South Salt Lake (Photos)
2. Sunset (Photos)
3. Washington Terrace
4. Riverdale
5. South Weber
6. Fruit Heights
7. Moab (Photos)
8. Santa Clara (Photos)
9. West Haven (Photos)
10. Midvale (Photos)

Read on below to see where your town ranked, young flower child.

And if you already knew these places were hippie heavens, check out the best places to live in Utah or the safest places to live in Utah.

How do you determine the most beatnik city in Utah?

In order to rank the best cities for hippies in Utah, we had to determine what criteria defines a hippie.

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using the Google Places API, the Census’s 2010-2014 American Community Survey, and Voter Registration data, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of yoga studios per capita
• Number of organic markets per capita
• Number of pet adoption centers per capita
• Number of vegan restaurants per capita
• Number of thrift stores per capita
• Each city’s liberal voting population

Note: For the sake of getting reliable numbers, we counted places within a ~4.5 mile radius of a city’s center. The average city in America is about 18 square miles.

All of these results are listed in a per capita basis, meaning number of stores per person in a city. Additionally, we limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 5,000 people.

We ranked each place with scores from 1 to 84 in each category, where 1 was the most hippie.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each place to create a hippie index.

And finally, we crowned the city with the highest hippie index the ‘Best City for Hippies In Utah.’ We’re lookin’ at you, South Salt Lake.

Read on below to learn more about what it’s like to live in hippie central. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from hippiest to most square.

1. South Salt Lake

Yoga Studios Per 1,000 People: 1.36
Organic Markets Per 1,000 People: 0.58
Pet Adoption Centers Per 1,000 People: 0.58
Vegan Restaurants Per 1,000 People: 1.15
Thrift Stores Per 1,000 People: 1.77
South Salt Lake is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States and is part of the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 23,617 at the 2010 census.

2. Sunset

Yoga Studios Per 1,000 People: 0.78
Organic Markets Per 1,000 People: 0.58
Pet Adoption Centers Per 1,000 People: 1.17
Vegan Restaurants Per 1,000 People: 3.89
Thrift Stores Per 1,000 People: 2.53

3. Washington Terrace

Yoga Studios Per 1,000 People: 0.98
Organic Markets Per 1,000 People: 0.44
Pet Adoption Centers Per 1,000 People: 0.55
Vegan Restaurants Per 1,000 People: 0.77
Thrift Stores Per 1,000 People: 1.53

4. Riverdale

Yoga Studios Per 1,000 People: 1.05
Organic Markets Per 1,000 People: 0.35
Pet Adoption Centers Per 1,000 People: 0.47
Vegan Restaurants Per 1,000 People: 0.82
Thrift Stores Per 1,000 People: 1.88
Riverdale is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 7,656 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area.

5. South Weber

Yoga Studios Per 1,000 People: 0.63
Organic Markets Per 1,000 People: 0.47
Pet Adoption Centers Per 1,000 People: 0.94
Vegan Restaurants Per 1,000 People: 3.13
Thrift Stores Per 1,000 People: 2.04
South Weber /wibr/ is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,051 at the 2010 census, with an estimated population of 6,731 in 2014.

6. Fruit Heights

Yoga Studios Per 1,000 People: 1.12
Organic Markets Per 1,000 People: 0.37
Pet Adoption Centers Per 1,000 People: 0.75
Vegan Restaurants Per 1,000 People: 1.49
Thrift Stores Per 1,000 People: 1.49

7. Moab

Yoga Studios Per 1,000 People: 0.59
Organic Markets Per 1,000 People: 0.39
Pet Adoption Centers Per 1,000 People: 0.2
Vegan Restaurants Per 1,000 People: 1.18
Thrift Stores Per 1,000 People: 1.18
Moab is a city on the southern edge of Grand County in eastern Utah in the western United States. The population was 5,046 at the 2010 census, and in 2015 the population was estimated to be 5,235. It is the county seat and largest city in Grand County. Moab attracts a large number of tourists every year, mostly visitors to the nearby Arches and Canyonlands national parks. The town is a popular base for mountain bikers who ride the extensive network of trails including the Slickrock Trail, and for off-roaders who come for the annual Moab Jeep Safari.

8. Santa Clara

Yoga Studios Per 1,000 People: 1.25
Organic Markets Per 1,000 People: 0.78
Pet Adoption Centers Per 1,000 People: 0.31
Vegan Restaurants Per 1,000 People: 1.09
Thrift Stores Per 1,000 People: 2.19
Santa Clara is a city in Washington County, Utah, United States and is a part of the St. George Metropolitan Area. The population was 6,003 at the 2010 census, up from 4,630 at the 2000 census.

9. West Haven

Yoga Studios Per 1,000 People: 0.73
Organic Markets Per 1,000 People: 0.18
Pet Adoption Centers Per 1,000 People: 0.45
Vegan Restaurants Per 1,000 People: 0.55
Thrift Stores Per 1,000 People: 1.36
West Haven is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 3,976 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated on July 1, 1991, combining the unincorporated communities of Kanesville and Wilson.

10. Midvale

Yoga Studios Per 1,000 People: 0.6
Organic Markets Per 1,000 People: 0.17
Pet Adoption Centers Per 1,000 People: 0.37
Vegan Restaurants Per 1,000 People: 0.5
Thrift Stores Per 1,000 People: 0.9
Midvale is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 30,764 at the 2010 census.

There You Have It — The Hippies Of Utah

If you’re measuring the locations in Utah where there are lots of liberals, and there are many options for vegan food, yoga and thrift stores, this is an accurate list.

If you’re curious, here are the most square places in Utah:

1. Eagle Mountain
2. Santaquin
3. Hooper

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• These Are The 10 Safest Places In Utah

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