Moving to Hooper, Utah

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, NOAA, USGS, the Utah State Tax Commission, and Hooper City. Prices move, so ask me for current numbers.

Hooper is a farm town of about 9,740 people on flat ground in western Weber County. It sits just west of Roy and West Haven. The Great Salt Lake lies farther west, and the city line runs right out into it. City Hall is at 5580 West 4600 South, at about 4,246 feet. The ground slopes gently down to about 4,200 feet near the Ogden Bay marsh. That is about 55 feet over about 6 miles.

The city is much bigger than it looks on a road map. The Census counts about 47 square miles of land and about 41 square miles of lake water inside the line. The city’s 2022 General Plan says about 86 percent of the whole city cannot be built on. That share is marsh, lake and Fremont Island. About 8,000 acres are built or buildable. The plan draws a building line at 4,220 feet, which falls near 7100 to 7200 West on 4600 South. Nothing is planned below it.

Hooper has grown fast. The Census counted 7,218 people in 2010 and 9,087 in 2020, and estimates 9,741 for 2025. That is about 7 percent since 2020. In 2000, the same area held about 4,100 people, so it more than doubled by 2020. Most of the new homes went up on old farm fields.

From cattle range to farm town

In 1843, explorers John C. Fremont and Kit Carson came down the Weber River in rubber boats. They were on their way to the Great Salt Lake and the island that now carries Fremont’s name. In 1854, Captain William H. Hooper built the first building here. He later served as Utah’s delegate to Congress. The building was a two-story adobe shelter for the man who herded his cattle, near Hale’s Bend. The land was cattle range from Clearfield to the Weber River.

The place was first called Muskrat Springs, then Hooperville, then Hooper. The city says to say it with the “oo” of “book.” In 1863, James Hale started the first business, gathering salt on the lake shore. By 1876, the herds had moved out as more settlers moved in.

The first crops were sugar cane and corn, then alfalfa and fruit trees. Later came grain, sugar beets, tomatoes and onions, along with beef and dairy cattle, sheep and pigs. Tomato Days began in 1925 to celebrate the harvest. It still runs every year, and the events topic has the details.

How Hooper became a city

An early vote to incorporate failed. Hooper became a township in the late 1990s. The city’s history page says 1997, and its plan says 1996. Voters chose to incorporate on May 2, 2000, and Hooper became a city on November 30, 2000. It has a mayor and five council members.

The current General Plan was adopted on July 21, 2022. It updated the plan from 2001. An update is under way in 2026, and no new plan has been adopted. The 2022 plan describes the city as “contiguous with the eastern edge of the Great Salt Lake” and generally flat. One goal is to “protect and preserve prime agricultural lands where possible, maintaining the rural atmosphere.” Residents named “unobstructed night skies” as something they value.

Where the city line runs

Hooper’s line takes in Fremont Island and most of the Ogden Bay Waterfowl Management Area. Both are in the Great Salt Lake and the marsh to its east. The outdoor recreation topic covers what you can visit. The whole city is in Weber County, and the county offices are in Ogden.

Unincorporated Weber County lies along the north edge, toward Taylor and West Weber. West Haven is on the east edge, in the north half, and Roy is in the south half. The Davis County line forms the south edge. Across it are West Point, unincorporated Davis County and, at one corner, Clinton. West of about 7000 West, the line runs out into the lake.

The 84315 ZIP code is wider than the city. It reaches into Davis County, taking in a corner of West Point and some unincorporated county land. A mailing address does not tell you the city. The parcel’s tax record does. The communities topic covers the line.

Want the street level view? Hooper on The Local has guides to moving to Hooper and the Great Salt Lake edge and Fremont Island. Weighing the whole state? Start with my relocating to Utah guide. I did the homework on Hooper, and a partner agent I trust does the work on the ground.

Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and 2020 and 2010 counts, the USGS elevation service, the Utah mapping agency boundary layer, the Hooper City history page and the Hooper General Plan (2022).

Hooper has four real seasons. Summers are hot and dry. Winters are cold, with snow from November through March. Spring and fall are mild. NOAA keeps no weather station at City Hall. The numbers below come from its 1991 to 2020 normals at the old Ogden Sugar Factory station. That station sits about 6 miles northeast, on the same flat ground.

The station closed in 2009, so its record is short, about 10 to 18 years. Treat its numbers as a good guide, not a promise. No source says Hooper runs hotter or cooler than the station.

Month by month

These are the normal highs and lows for each month. Summer nights cool off. A normal July night drops to about 62°F.

• JanuaryHigh 38°F, low 20°F
• FebruaryHigh 44°F, low 25°F
• MarchHigh 56°F, low 32°F
• AprilHigh 63°F, low 39°F
• MayHigh 74°F, low 47°F
• JuneHigh 86°F, low 55°F
• JulyHigh 95°F, low 62°F
• AugustHigh 94°F, low 60°F
• SeptemberHigh 81°F, low 51°F
• OctoberHigh 67°F, low 39°F
• NovemberHigh 50°F, low 29°F
• DecemberHigh 39°F, low 22°F

Source: NOAA climate normals, 1991 to 2020, Ogden Sugar Factory station. The record is short and ended in 2009.

Rain and melted snow add up to about 18.8 inches a year. Winter is the wettest season, with about 6.3 inches. January is the wettest month, with about 2.4 inches. July and August are the driest, each with about half an inch.

Frost dates matter if you garden. The last spring freeze is usually around April 22, and the first fall freeze around October 18. That leaves about 177 frost-free days. In one year out of ten, the last frost comes as late as May 9. Yard irrigation water usually comes back on around April 15. In fall, migrating waterfowl start to show up on the Ogden Bay wetlands.

Snowmelt from the mountains also matters for the ground itself. The city’s plan says flooding comes from snowmelt from late April to early July. The home checks topic covers what that means for a lot.

For the day to day side, see Hooper on The Local.

Hooper gets about 50 inches of snow in a normal year. No station in town keeps snow normals. This is NOAA’s figure for Farmington 3 NW, about 15 miles southeast, the nearest station that keeps snow records. NOAA marks the figure as provisional. No snow number exists for Hooper itself.

January is the snowiest month, with about 16 inches. That is about a third of the year’s snow. February brings about 11.5 and December about 10. November adds about 6.6 and March about 4. April averages less than an inch, and October less than half an inch. From May through September there is none. December through February brings about 38 of the 50 inches.

For the bigger picture on snow and water in Utah, read my guide on Utah water and snowpack.

Summers are hot and dry. A normal July afternoon reaches about 95°F at the old Ogden Sugar Factory station. Nights fall to about 62°F, so a house cools off after dark. August is close behind, with highs near 94°F.

Hot days are common. On that station’s record, about 65 days a year reach 90°F or hotter, and about 8 reach 100°F. The record is short, so treat these as a guide.

Summer is also the season for ozone, a gas that forms on hot, sunny days. The air quality topic below has the details.

Hooper has no wind record of its own. No wind gauge sits in town, so there is no local number to give, and I will not guess one. Here is what is known in general. When cold high pressure sits east of the Wasatch Mountains, air can pour west down the canyons. These east winds hit hardest near the canyon mouths, miles east of Hooper.

One storm shows how strong the wind can get nearby. On September 8, 2020, the Ogden-Hinckley Airport recorded a gust of 64 miles an hour. The airport is about 8 miles from City Hall by road. That number is for the airport, not for Hooper.

Here is what I would check. Ask how old the roof is and whether the shingles carry a high wind rating. Look at the fences and the trees. Read the wind and hail deductible on any insurance quote.

The lake smell, brine flies and mosquitoes

The Great Salt Lake lies west of town. The lake has a famous smell, and it comes from hydrogen sulfide. That is a gas, and it forms in the lake’s deep salty water and in the muddy shore. Researchers say the smell gets worse in big winds. Hooper is closer to the lake than West Haven, but no one has measured how far the smell travels. On some west-wind days it may reach town.

Brine flies live at the lake shore. Utah wildlife officials call them mostly harmless. The adults do not bite, they live only a few days, and they are most plentiful in mid-summer. They matter more for an outing at the shore than for a backyard.

The city has its own warning for summer. Its history page ends with this line: “Just make sure to watch out for the mosquitos!”

Sources: the National Weather Service report for September 8, 2020. Also KUER (January 2, 2024), the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources page on brine flies, and the Hooper City history page.

Yes, in winter, like the rest of the Wasatch Front. An inversion is when cold air gets trapped in a valley under a lid of warmer air. On calm winter days, haze builds in that trapped air. The Weber-Morgan Health Department says winter inversions trap haze over the flat low ground. No air monitor sits in Hooper, so I cannot give a local number.

What the EPA says

Part of Weber County is in the Northern Wasatch Front area for the 2015 ozone standard. Ozone is a gas that forms on hot, sunny days. EPA lists that area as Serious, which means it does not meet the standard. On April 21, 2026, EPA proposed to repeal the Serious classification. That was not final at the last EPA list, dated September 30, 2026.

Fine particles, called PM2.5, are the main winter haze concern. Part of Weber County is in the Salt Lake City area for the 2006 PM2.5 standard. That area has been a maintenance area for fine particles since December 19, 2025. That means it now meets the standard and has a plan to keep it that way.

EPA lists only part of the county in each area. Check the EPA map to see whether an address falls inside.

Here is what I would do. Check the air each day on the state’s air quality site, the way you check the weather. If air matters to you, visit during a gray winter stretch and a hot summer afternoon before you buy.

Weber County also runs a vehicle emissions test. The first 90 days topic covers it.

Sources: EPA Green Book (data current as of September 30, 2026), the EPA news release on PM2.5, and the Weber-Morgan Health Department.

Housing is the biggest cost of living in Hooper. The glance box at the top of this page shows the latest typical home value, from the U.S. Census. It is a five-year average of what owners say their homes are worth, so treat it as a guide, not a sale price. What the money buys here is land.

Next to Roy, Clinton and West Haven, you trade a few minutes to the stores and the freeway for more room. Next to the Davis County towns to the south, the county line itself is the difference. I can run the real numbers side by side for the towns you are weighing.

Monthly bills come from three outfits, not one. Hooper City bills sewer, garbage, recycling and storm water on one statement. Hooper Water Improvement District bills your drinking water, with a base meter charge of $33.19 a month for a standard meter in 2026, plus what you use. Yard water is a third bill, from Hooper Irrigation Company or, on a few streets, Roy Water Conservancy District. The utilities topic lists each charge and phone number.

There is no grocery store in the city. The weekly shop is a short drive to Roy or Clinton, and almost every trip needs a car. The shopping topic lists the stores, and the transit topic covers the commute.

Hooper has charged a 6% city energy tax on power and gas bills since 2023. The taxes topic has that and the rest of the tax picture.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2020 to 2024), the Utah State Tax Commission, Hooper Water Improvement District's rate page, and the Hooper City utility billing page. Costs change, so ask me for current numbers.

For general information only. This is not tax or financial advice. Tax rates and home prices change. Consult a qualified professional for guidance specific to your situation.

Four taxes matter most when you move here: sales tax, state income tax, property tax, and a city energy tax. The table shows each one for Hooper.

Utah gives a tax break on the home you live in. A primary home is taxed on 55% of its market value, not the full value. From January 1, 2027, a new owner must apply for the break when ownership changes. Ask about it at closing.

The city property tax went up for 2026

Hooper raised its small city property tax for 2026. A city that wants more property tax revenue must hold a public hearing first. The law calls it Truth in Taxation. Hooper held its hearing on August 6, 2026. That night the council voted 3 to 0 to adopt the 2026-27 budget with the increase.

The city's own notice gave a reason. Weber County Sheriff's deputies police the city under a contract, and the contract adds six officers. The rate the council adopted is not confirmed, so I am not printing one. Read it on a real tax notice.

The city levy is only one line of the bill. In 2025, only Plain City's city levy in the county was lower than Hooper's. Roy's and Ogden's ran several times higher. The Weber School District takes the largest share of any bill.

What else is on the bill

The county, the school district and a few special districts add the rest. Those districts cover drinking water, sewer treatment, mosquito control, 911 dispatch and fire service. The city has 23 tax areas, so the mix of district lines changes by address. A typical Hooper area ran a little under the county figure in 2025.

The Weber Fire District raised its tax for 2026 to build new stations. One of them is planned in Hooper. The utilities topic tells where it would go. The county mails a value notice in summer and a tax notice around November. Weber County also has tax relief programs, including a circuit breaker program. You apply through the county Clerk/Auditor.

Weber County also requires an emissions test to register most cars. The first 90 days topic has the rule.

Sources: the Utah State Tax Commission (sales tax and municipal energy tax rates in effect October 1, 2026, and the 2025 levy report), the Weber County tax area list for 2025, Hooper City's Truth in Taxation notice and the council minutes of August 6, 2026, and S.B. 60 (2026). The 0.60% figure is the Weber County average, so confirm your own rate on a real tax notice. Questions about your own bill go to the Weber County offices.

For general information only. This is not tax or financial advice. Tax rates and home prices change. Consult a qualified professional for guidance specific to your situation.

The glance box at the top of this page shows the latest typical home value for Hooper, from the U.S. Census. That number is what owners think their homes are worth, averaged over five years. It is not a sale price. Price any home against recent sales of homes like it nearby.

Hooper is a city of owners and single-family houses. About 96% of occupied homes are lived in by their owners. About 99% are detached houses on their own lots. The Census counted no apartments and no mobile homes. Townhomes and condos are rare, and few homes sit empty.

The market is mostly newer, with a farm-era core. The median home was built in 2001. The 2000s are the biggest decade, at about 33% of all homes. About 54% went up in 2000 or later, and about 27% went up before 1980. County records count 349 homes built from 2020 to 2024. The Census lags behind new building, so that count is the better guide to the newest homes.

Homes are big. About 36% have four bedrooms, and another 34% have five or more. That is about 7 homes in 10 with four bedrooms or more. The median home has 8.1 rooms.

Lots are big too. County records show a median home lot of about 0.55 acre, or about 24,000 square feet. About 9 in 10 home lots are a quarter acre or more, and more than half are half an acre or more. About 3 in 10 are an acre or more, and a few are five acres or more. Farm-era homes from before 2000 mostly sit on about an acre. The subdivisions from 2000 on mostly sit on a third to a half acre. About 6 in 10 home lots also carry a second building, such as a barn, a shop or a detached garage.

Zoning decides how small a lot can be. The city's 2022 general plan lists a 40,000-square-foot minimum in its R1 zone, which covers the most land. R-75 sets 30,000, R2 sets 20,000, and R3 sets 13,000 for a few duplexes and twin homes. The code may have changed since, so check the zone for the exact parcel. An overlay called the Agricultural Protection Overlay shields farms from nuisance complaints. It applies to new subdivisions within 300 feet of a protected farm area. Animal rules depend on the zone, so ask Hooper City Planning and Zoning at 801-732-1064.

About 2,800 acres inside the city are still classed as farm ground. That is a sign of how fast the land is changing. It is also worth knowing before you buy next to it.

The Census typical value here runs above West Haven's and Plain City's, and well above Roy's. West Haven's subdivisions run tighter. A few big-lot sales can move the averages in a city this size, so lean on recent sales of similar homes.

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Want the city in a wider view? Hooper on The Local tells more of its story. Ask me how fast homes like the one you want are selling right now. A partner agent I trust in Weber County can walk through recent sales with you.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2020 to 2024 (type, age, bedrooms, owner share), Weber County assessor records through the state parcel layer (October 2025), and the city's 2022 general plan. The lot figures come from county records, and the plan's zone rules may have changed since. Prices shift through the year, so ask me for the latest Hooper numbers.

Hooper has no neighborhood map of its own, so I go by the roads and the land. The city runs on a half-mile grid of farm roads. The ground falls gently west, about 55 feet over about 6 miles. The six areas below run from the Civic Center outward. Plat names are the names on recorded maps, so confirm any of them with Weber County before you rely on one.

• The centerThe farm grid and the Civic CenterAround 5500 South and 5900 WestCity Hall and North Park are at 5580 West 4600 South. Hooper Elementary is at 5500 South 5900 West. The city cemetery, Hooper Park and the rodeo arena sit nearby. The Sinclair gas station and store is at 5500 South 5500 West. Roads run beside working irrigation ditches, so shoulders can be narrow. Homes here mostly sit on about an acre.
• The east sideBy Roy and ClintonEast of about 4900 WestThe smallest lots in the city, with a median near a quarter acre. Halls Crossing (homes from 2019 to 2021) and Turner Legacy are here. Freedom Elementary is inside the city line on this side, though its mailing address is in Roy. Wildwood Park is here too, and so is the site of the Hooper Crossing proposal. The new construction topic tells what the record shows.
• The north endAbout 3200 to 4200 SouthWhere much of the 2020s building wentAbout 158 of the 349 homes built from 2020 to 2024 went up here. Plats include Rawson Ranch, Silver Saddle, Quail Estates and Quail Cove, Alemora Estates, Morning Meadows and Green's Landing. Lots run about half an acre. Unincorporated Weber County lies just north, toward Taylor and West Weber.
• The middleAbout 4500 to 5600 SouthBetween the north end and the Civic CenterHadley Valley (homes from 2023 to 2024, on half-acre lots) is here. So is Country View Estates, the one small-lot plat in the city, with lots near 0.07 acre.
• Larger lotsAbout 6200 to 7000 WestAcre lots and the most outbuildingsMedian lots here run about an acre, and most homes date from around 2000. This area holds most of the R1 ground, with its 40,000-square-foot minimum. It also holds most of the barns and shops. Zone, water and animal rules decide what each parcel allows.
• The western flatsToward Ogden BayWest of about 7000 WestHomes here date from about 1984 and sit on just over an acre. The ground is near 4,200 feet and nearly all of it is in a FEMA flood zone. The city's own map draws its building line at 4,220 feet, around 7100 to 7200 West. The Ogden Bay headquarters is at 4786 South 7500 West. Read the before you buy topic before you look here.

The city stops at the county line, about 6000 South on the Hooper grid. An 84315 mailing address south of it can be in West Point or in unincorporated Davis County. The parcel's taxing city, not the mailing address, settles it. Check the county record before you offer.

West Haven is about 6 minutes away, Clinton about 10, Roy about 12 and Ogden about 15. See West Haven, Clinton, Roy and Ogden. The nearby cities topic lists more towns with drive times.

A home's school depends on its exact address. The schools topic lists the schools. Want the story on a certain block? Tell me what you are after. I will get it through the partner agent on the ground.

Sources: the city's 2022 general plan and future land use map, Weber County assessor records through the state parcel layer (October 2025), USGS elevation data, and the Census. Area labels are mine, based on where the plats sit. Street labels come from parcel addresses and are rough.

Hooper has been building steadily. County records count 349 homes built from 2020 to 2024, which is about 50 to 80 a year. From 2015 to 2019 the pace averaged about 56 a year. The city's 2022 plan records that residents asked for limited, carefully placed growth.

Here is what the city's Planning Commission and council records showed in 2026. Words like approved, heard and proposed mean different things, so I use them as the records do.

• Final approvalAberdeen Ranch5688 South 5900 WestThe Planning Commission gave final approval in March 2026, for Nilson Homes. The builder's 2026 community list did not show it yet. Ask whether any lots are for sale.
• Final approvalKimball EstatesA plat in the R-75 zoneThe Planning Commission moved final approval in January 2026.
• HeardStanding Park4965 South 6300 WestA small family plat, heard in April 2026.
• RezonesTwo rezones from R1 to R2About 3051 South 5100 West and 5271 West 4600 SouthBoth were on the council's October 1, 2026 agenda. The outcome is not posted.
• ProposedHooper CrossingThe northwest corner of 5500 South and 4700 WestA developer has asked to rezone land on the east side, by Roy, for shops with a grocery store and a fuel station, plus new homes. The council had the rezone, the plan map change and the development agreement on its September 17, 2026 agenda. The outcome is not posted. It is not approved or built as of this writing.

Two builders list Hooper communities on their own sites. Castle Creek Homes lists Hadley Valley and Widdison in Hooper. Ask the builder whether any lot is open now. Visionary Homes lists no Hooper community. Its Legends Crossing is in Farr West, not in Hooper.

Before you fall in love with a lot

1. Inside the city.Confirm the lot is inside Hooper, not in West Haven, West Point or unincorporated county land. Check the county, too.
2. Drinking water.Ask which water district serves the lot, Hooper Water Improvement District or another.
3. Yard water.Ask whether Hooper Irrigation Company or Roy Water Conservancy serves the lot. New connections must turn in water shares.
4. Sewer or septic.Ask whether the lot connects to the city vacuum sewer or needs a septic system. Some outlying lots use septic.
5. Zone and animal rules.Check the zone, the lot size and the animal rules for the exact parcel.
6. Flood map.Check the FEMA flood map. Much of the west side is in a flood zone.

Builders often cover the buyer agent fee, and your agent puts that in writing before you sign. A new home can also bring a Central Weber sewer impact fee of $4,600. Ask the builder what the contract adds.

Sources: the Hooper Planning Commission and City Council agendas and minutes for 2026, Castle Creek Homes' and Visionary Homes' own sites, Weber County assessor records (October 2025), and the city's 2022 general plan. Plans change. Ask me for the latest status of any project.

Every town has its own list of things to check. These are the questions I would ask about any Hooper home. A map or a test can answer each one for a single address, so check them one home at a time.

Start with water in the ground. The city's general plan lists building damage from a high water table as a hazard. It describes the soils as somewhat poorly drained, fine sand loams. The flat ground is also why the city pumps its sewage uphill and runs a vacuum sewer. Ask any seller about a basement, a sump pump and past water. For a lot, ask for a soils report.

The plan says flooding here comes mostly from the Weber River and the edge of the Great Salt Lake. Snowmelt drives it from late April to early July. Ask about flood insurance on any lot in a flood zone.

About 27% of Hooper homes were built before 1980. A home built before 1978 can carry lead paint, and the seller must disclose what they know. Inspect an older home's wiring, plumbing and sewer line.

The 84315 ZIP code reaches into Davis County. The parcel record, not the mailing address, tells you the taxing city and the county. Check it before you offer.

The state geology office says Utah law does not require agents to verify or disclose geologic hazards. A normal homeowner policy usually does not cover damage from them.

Ask me about any of these on a home you like, and I will tell you what the record shows. A partner agent I trust can set up the radon test and the inspection.

More on inspections

This is general information, not legal, engineering, or insurance advice. Sources: the city's 2022 general plan, the Weber County liquefaction map (UGRC), FEMA flood maps (panel 49057C0425F for City Hall, effective November 30, 2023), the Utah Geological Survey, the state radon report (2019), and the Census. Have a licensed inspector look at any home before you buy.

Sort the financing before the search. The best first step is to get pre-approved. That means a lender checks your finances and tells you how much you can borrow. It shows what you can spend, and it makes your offer stronger.

If you own a home now, timing matters as much as price. Selling one home and buying another on a set date can be the hard part. A plan for the gap between the two keeps the search honest. Call early, before you tour.

Not every Hooper home is a standard subdivision home. Acreage with water shares, a lot on septic, and land with farm zoning each need extra paperwork. With few close sales to compare, the appraisal matters more. An appraisal is the lender's check on what a home is worth. Water shares must be named in the contract if they convey with the home.

I am licensed in both real estate and lending. On any one purchase I take one role. If I am your lender, I can tell you early if a home could be hard to get a loan on. The loan guides on this site explain each loan type in plain English.

One loan type does not apply here. USDA loans are for rural homes, and USDA's map shows every point tested in Hooper as ineligible. Conventional, FHA and VA loans are the ones to look at. VA questions come up near Hill Air Force Base, and the VA loan guide and the military move guide cover them. In Hooper, a partner agent I trust does the work on the ground.

How my dual role works. I am licensed in both real estate and lending. On any one purchase I take one role. Every role is disclosed, and you are always free to choose your own agent and your own lender. In Hooper, a partner agent I trust does the work on the ground. The full explanation is on How I Work. This section is general information, not financial, legal, or tax advice.

Fewer than 800 jobs sit inside Hooper. The state counted 789 jobs at 171 firms in 2024. Weber County as a whole had about 123,700 jobs. Most people who live in Hooper drive out to work.

Source: Utah Department of Workforce Services, 2024 annual averages for Weber County cities. These are the six biggest lines. Public schools are counted in government. The state does not tie any line to one company.

Hooper began as farm and cattle ground, and the land is still mostly farms and big lots. The overview tells that story.

Hill Air Force Base and Ogden

Hill Air Force Base is one of Utah’s largest employers. Its 2024 economic report counts about 26,900 workers and about $12.8 billion in total economic impact. The Roy Gate area, by the Hill Aerospace Museum, is about 15 minutes from City Hall. The South Gate is about 19.

Ogden adds more jobs close by. Weber State University, McKay-Dee Hospital, Ogden Regional Medical Center, and the IRS center are all big employers there. The city’s 2022 plan used 2018 data to name Ogden, Salt Lake City, and Layton as the top three places Hooper workers traveled to.

The trip to work

Workers who leave home travel about 24 minutes to work on average. About 3 in 4 drive alone, and about 1 in 20 carpool. About 1 in 6 work from home. The Census counts no transit riders. About 1 worker in 6 has a commute under 15 minutes, and about 1 in 10 travels 45 minutes or more.

Work from home? My guide for remote workers in Utah covers what to check before you move. The internet topic covers service by address.

Sources: Utah Department of Workforce Services, Census ACS 2020 to 2024, the Hill Air Force Base 2024 economic report, and the Hooper City 2022 General Plan.

Hooper has no hospital inside the city. Three hospitals sit about equally close, each about 18 to 19 minutes from City Hall. Trauma levels run from I, the most complete, to V. McKay-Dee and Ogden Regional are both Level II. Holy Cross Hospital - Davis in Layton is Level III. The Level I centers are in Salt Lake County.

No pharmacy sits inside the city. Roy Pharmacy, at 3460 West 4800 South in Roy, is about 9 minutes away. More pharmacies are in Roy and Clinton. The shopping topic has the stores. Hours change, so check before you go.

On military orders? My military PCS guide covers VA loans and timing the move.

Sources: the Utah state hospital license list, the Utah Bureau of Emergency Medical Services trauma list (May 2025), CommonSpirit Health, and the Roy store lists. Drive times are map estimates from City Hall. Check that a provider takes your insurance.

Weber School District serves Hooper. The district had 30,968 students on October 1, 2025. In Weber, elementary school is kindergarten to grade 6, junior high is grades 7 to 9, and high school is grades 10 to 12.

Two district schools sit inside the city line, and both are elementary schools. Freedom Elementary has a Roy mailing address, but it sits in Hooper. Junior highs and the high school are outside the city line.

School locations and fall 2025 counts come from the state schools map (UGRC) and the district, checked against the Hooper city line. The school for any address is set by the district.

Which high school

West Field High opened in fall 2024 on county ground in Taylor. It is about 10 minutes from City Hall. Since the 2024-25 school year, Hooper addresses have fed West Field instead of Fremont High, after a district boundary change. Boundaries can change, so check the school for any address with Weber School District, and do not guess from a listing.

I do not rate schools, and I would be wary of anyone who says which one is best. The links below go to the district and to independent sites.

Ratings and boundaries come from independent third parties and the district, not from me.

Hooper is not a college town, and no campus sits inside the city. Weber State University is in Ogden, about 18 minutes from City Hall. It had a record 33,293 students in fall 2025 and was founded in 1889. Weber State also has a campus in Layton. Ogden-Weber Technical College is in Ogden, and Davis Technical College is in Kaysville. Check each school for current programs.

OGX is a bus rapid transit line, a bus that has its own stops and runs often. It goes from Ogden Central Station past Weber State to McKay-Dee Hospital, and it is zero fare for now. The Salt Lake City campuses are about 45 minutes or more away by car.

Times are map estimates in normal traffic. Rush hour changes them. Enrollment is from Weber State.

No interstate runs through Hooper. From City Hall, I-15 is about 9 miles away either way. You reach it to the south through Clinton and Clearfield, or to the north through Roy and Riverdale.

SR-97 runs along 5500 South and leads east to Roy. SR-37 is the route north and east toward 4000 South in West Haven and Roy. 4600 South passes City Hall. The city’s 2022 plan counts about 11,500 vehicles a day on 5500 South.

Roads follow a half-mile farm grid, and irrigation ditches run beside many of them. That keeps shoulders narrow in places.

The West Davis Highway (SR-177) ends in West Point today, a short drive south. UDOT is extending it 2.5 miles north to 1800 North in West Point. It is not a Hooper road.

From City Hall

• Hooper Park and the rodeo arena~5 min
• Roy FrontRunner station~10 min
• West Field High~10 min
• Ogden Bay Waterfowl Management Area~11 min
• Antelope Island causeway~13 min
• Downtown Ogden and 25th Street~15 min

Test your own commute at your own hour before you decide. A drive at 7 a.m. and a drive at 5 p.m. can feel like two different cities. The jobs topic has the commute numbers.

Road details come from the Utah Department of Transportation route lists, the Hooper City 2022 General Plan, and the Census ACS 2020 to 2024. Drive times are map estimates.

Hooper has no public transportation inside the city, and the Census counts no transit riders here. FrontRunner is the UTA commuter train, and it runs from Ogden south through Layton and Farmington to Salt Lake City and on to Provo. The Roy station, at 4155 South Sandridge Drive in Roy, is about 5 miles and 10 minutes from City Hall. The Clearfield station is about 17 minutes away.

Here is a sample weekday from the fall 2026 timetable. The 5:15 a.m. train south from Roy reaches Salt Lake Central at 6:06 a.m. Trains come every 30 minutes at weekday peak times. They run hourly at midday and on Saturdays. There is no Sunday service. The base fare is $2.50, plus $0.60 for each added stop.

Plan on a car for most trips, with the train as a way to reach Salt Lake City or Ogden.

The jobs topic has the commute numbers.

Details come from the UTA FrontRunner timetable for fall 2026 (timetable), the Hooper City 2022 General Plan, and the Census ACS 2020 to 2024. Routes and times change, so check before you ride.

Hooper has no airport inside the city. Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD) is about 8 miles and 13 minutes away. Breeze Airways flies from Ogden to Orange County, California, about twice a week. Check the airline for current days.

Salt Lake City International (SLC) is the big airport. It is about 37 miles from City Hall and about 47 minutes by car.

• Ogden (OGD)~8 mi · ~13 min
• Salt Lake City (SLC)~37 mi · ~47 min

Drive times are map estimates from City Hall in normal traffic. Flights change, so check with the airline.

Hooper sits west of Roy and Clinton, on flat ground that runs out to the Great Salt Lake. Here are the drives to nearby towns, from City Hall.

West Haven

~3 mi · ~6 min

Clinton

~5 mi · ~10 min

West Point

~6 mi · ~11 min

Roy

~7 mi · ~12 min

Ogden

~10 mi · ~15 min

Syracuse

~9 mi · ~16 min

Layton

~14 mi · ~22 min

Salt Lake City

~38 mi · ~45 min

Here are more drives people ask about, all from City Hall at 5580 West 4600 South.

These are map estimates in normal conditions, not official figures. Add time for snow and rush hour, and confirm times at commute hour for the trip you will actually make.

Going somewhere else? Look up any Utah drive between 138 towns. The nearby topic tells what each nearby town offers.

Hooper City bills only sewer, garbage, recycling, and storm water. Drinking water and yard water come from separate outfits with separate bills. Ask which ones serve the exact home before you write an offer, not after. A partner agent I trust can check that with you.

City Hall is the Hooper City Civic Center, 5580 West 4600 South, 801-732-1064. Utility billing is extension 103, and the email is [email protected]. Provider areas change block by block, so confirm the provider for the address.

Sewer, garbage, and recycling

Hooper City runs the sewer and bills it. Central Weber Sewer District treats the sewage. Three tax areas in the far south are treated by North Davis Sewer instead. Some outlying lots are on septic, so ask about the parcel.

The city sewer is a vacuum system. Each lot has a valve pit, and in winter the city asks owners to keep the pit cover clear of snow. The city’s agenda for an October 1, 2026 work session listed converting it to a conventional gravity system. That is a master plan, and no decision is posted.

The monthly city bill lists Hooper City Sewer at $52.80 and Central Weber treatment at $21.90. Garbage is $16.00 for the first can. A curbside recycling can is $10.00, and storm water is $8.00. These are the rates as the city posts them. Unlike some nearby cities, Hooper has curbside recycling. Bills are mailed on the 1st and due on the 15th. You can pay through Xpress Bill Pay.

To start service, fill out the city’s Sewer and Garbage Agreement Form. The emergency contact must be someone who lives outside the home. Add the settlement page from your closing papers as proof of ownership. Email the form to [email protected] or drop it at the office. Set up is not done until every paper is in.

Call the city before a plumber clears a sewer line. The city does that work, and it usually does not charge. Sump pumps may not drain to the sewer.

Drinking water

Yard water

Yard water, also called secondary water, is a separate system for lawns and gardens. In most of Hooper it comes from Hooper Irrigation Company, which has served the area since 1866. Its office is at 5375 South 5500 West, phone 801-985-8429. You sign an online service agreement. In new subdivisions, do not remove or cut the valve lock.

New connections must turn in water shares and pay connection and meter fees, the company says. Hooper Irrigation bills a yearly water season assessment. You can pay it at once or over 12 months. Freedom Estates, Freedom Place, and Wildwood Estates get yard water from Roy Water Conservancy District instead. It bills once a year on the county tax notice.

Yard water normally runs from about April 15 to October 15. The 2026 drought ended Hooper Irrigation’s season on September 4, with two watering days a week and no watering from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Those were 2026 rules. State law requires a meter on every secondary connection by January 1, 2030.

Power and gas

Rocky Mountain Power sells electricity, and Enbridge Gas sells natural gas. Both bills carry the city’s 6% energy tax. The taxes topic has the detail.

Police and fire

The Weber County Sheriff’s Office serves Hooper under contract. The non-emergency dispatch line is 801-395-8221. The Weber Fire District handles fire and medical calls. No district station sits inside Hooper today. The nearest is Station 63 in West Haven, at 4646 West 4000 South. The district plans to replace it with a station at about 5300 West 5500 South in Hooper. No date is given.

Hooper does not run its own internet network. Private companies sell service here. The state broadband map shows what each company reports at a point. Here is what it shows at four built-up points across the city.

Xfinity cable and Connext fiber reported service at all four points. Quantum Fiber reported service at City Hall and on the east side. On the south side, UTOPIA, SenaWave, and Beehive Broadband fiber also reported service. CenturyLink reported copper lines, not fiber. Fixed wireless and satellite service are reported too. Hooper is not on UTOPIA’s list of service cities.

The farm flats out west show only Xfinity, Connext, and CenturyLink copper. At a fifth point in the northwest, toward Ogden Bay, the map shows no wired provider at all. That ground is marsh and fields.

Source: the Utah Broadband Center provider data (October 2026). A company that reports service may not serve every street. I list who reports service, not speeds or prices.

Cell coverage varies by carrier and by street. Check each carrier’s coverage map for the exact address.

Moving day is only the start. Here is the short list for your first 90 days in Hooper, in a sensible order.

1. Start sewer and garbageFill out the Sewer and Garbage Agreement Form for Hooper City. Add the settlement page from your closing papers. Then call Rocky Mountain Power and Enbridge Gas. Do this before you move in.
2. Start drinking waterApply online with Hooper Water Improvement District. A few areas use Taylor-West Weber Water, so confirm which one serves the address.
3. Start yard waterSign the service agreement with Hooper Irrigation Company, or call Roy Water Conservancy if the plat is Freedom Estates, Freedom Place, or Wildwood Estates.
4. Get your Utah driver licenseThe Driver License Division office for Weber County is at 615 East 5300 South in South Ogden. You need an appointment. There is a written test, and maybe a driving test.
5. Register your carUtah gives you 60 days after you make a permanent home here. The DMV office is at 2447 Lincoln Avenue in Ogden. Pass the emissions test first if your car needs one.
6. Get an emissions testWeber County requires one for most cars. See the box below.
7. License your petsWeber County Animal Services handles animal licensing.
8. Test for radonA radon test kit costs little, and the home checks topic says why to do it.
9. Register to voteDo it online at vote.utah.gov, or through Weber County Elections.
10. Check the primary home tax breakA home you live in as your main home is taxed on 55% of its value. The taxes topic has the rule.
11. Get a library cardLibrary cards come from the Weber County Library. The nearest branch is the Southwest Branch in Roy.

The emissions test

Weber County is one of five Utah counties that require an emissions test. Salt Lake, Davis, Utah, and Cache are the others. A car less than six years old is tested every two years. Electric cars are exempt. You test no more than two months before your registration is due.

The county ended its old tailpipe test on October 1, 2026. Vehicles that needed that test are now exempt. For questions, call the Weber-Morgan Health Department at 801-399-7140.

The county offices are in Ogden. Rules and office hours change. Check each office before you go.

Hooper has no grocery store, no pharmacy, and no sit-down restaurant today. The one store in town is a Sinclair gas station with a convenience store at 5500 South 5500 West. It sells diesel and has an ATM. Every grocery run leaves town.

A developer has asked the city to rezone land at the northwest corner of 5500 South and 4700 West for shops with a grocery store and a fuel station, plus new homes. The council had it on its agenda for September 17, 2026. It is a proposal, and it is not approved or built as of this writing. The new construction topic has the rest.

Farm and hardware

Tractor Supply has stores in Clinton and in West Haven, at 1985 West 2550 South. Lowe’s is in Clinton. Those are about 11 to 12 minutes away. Check each store for what it carries.

The library

The nearest library is the Weber County Library Southwest Branch, at 2039 West 4000 South in Roy. It is about 10 minutes from City Hall. Check the library for hours.

Dinner out also means leaving town. The restaurants topic has the places, mostly in Roy.

Store lists change. These were checked against store pages and the city’s agendas in October 2026. Drive times are map estimates from City Hall.

Hooper has three city parks and a rodeo arena. It has no city pool, rec center, golf course, canyon, trailhead, or beach. Its big outdoor places are the Ogden Bay marsh, which sits mostly inside the city line, and the lake edge. Antelope Island, the Nature Center, and the mountains are a short drive away.

From City Hall

• Hooper Park and the rodeo arena~5 min
• Ogden Bay Waterfowl Management Area~11 min
• Antelope Island, causeway fee booth~13 min
• Ogden Nature Center~15 min
• Antelope Island, visitor center~26 min
• Pineview Dam~31 min

Ogden Bay Waterfowl Management Area

Ogden Bay is a state marsh at the Weber River delta, on the Great Salt Lake. It covers about 16,700 acres, and most of it is inside Hooper. The state manages it for ducks, geese, wading birds, shorebirds, pheasants, and hawks and eagles. It was the first Pittman-Robertson project in the nation, approved in 1938. That federal program pays for wildlife land from a tax on hunting gear.

The north entrance is at 4786 South 7500 West, about 11 minutes from City Hall. Fall is the best time to go. The ground is flat, with no shade, no water, and no restroom on site. Bring what you need.

Two rules matter. The marsh is closed from the end of the waterfowl hunting season until the Thursday before the Youth Waterfowl Hunt, and dogs are not allowed in that window. Cars may use only the main gravel roads and the parking lots. Since July 1, 2026, anyone 18 or older needs a free state access permit. You get it by watching a short video, and it is good for 365 days. A Utah hunting, fishing, or combination license also works.

The lake edge and Fremont Island

The city line runs out into the Great Salt Lake. It takes in Fremont Island, which is state land. The Nature Conservancy bought the island and gave it to the state in late 2020. A conservation easement protects it, and the state manages it mostly as open space. There is no road, bridge, or ferry, and motor vehicles are not allowed on the island. For most people it is a view, not a trip.

The shoreline is farm ground and marsh, not a developed waterfront. Hooper has no public beach, marina, or harbor. Ogden Bay is the only public land at the water. For the wind and the lake smell, see the wind topic.

Three city parks and the arena

• Center of townHooper Park and Arena5600 S 6300 WA bowery (a covered picnic shelter), a kitchen, restrooms, a playground, ball diamonds, and the rodeo grounds and arena. About 5 minutes from City Hall.
• Beside the Civic CenterNorth Park5580 W 4600 STwo ball diamonds, three soccer fields, four pickleball courts, a basketball court, and a playground.
• East sideWildwood Park4600 W 5875 SA playground, a bowery, and soccer fields.

The city books boweries, the ball fields, and the arena by paper form at the Civic Center, 5580 West 4600 South. There is no online booking. Boweries rent from April 15 to October 15. A small bowery is $50 for five hours, and the large bowery with the kitchen is $100. The arena is $50 an hour for residents. Call 801-732-1064 for the form.

Farther out

Antelope Island State Park is south through Syracuse. It is about 13 minutes to the causeway fee booth and about 26 to the visitor center. The park is open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. all year, except Thanksgiving and Christmas. The day fee is $15 a vehicle, or $10 for seniors. State park pass holders pay a separate $2 causeway fee. You can see bison, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, and mule deer. It is a dark sky park, and Bridger Bay Beach is open for swimming. The main boat ramp is closed for low water, so check the ramp status before you tow a boat.

The Ogden Nature Center is about 15 minutes away. Pineview Reservoir is up Ogden Canyon, about 31 minutes to the dam. Ogden City's pipeline work under the reservoir runs from mid September 2026 into February 2027. Check the ramps and the water level before a boat day. The Roy Aquatic Center, about 9 minutes away, is the nearest public pool and is open in summer. The Ogden River Parkway is another walk close to Ogden.

Sources: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, Utah State Parks, and the Hooper City parks page. Drive times are map estimates from City Hall at 5580 West 4600 South.

No national park is close to Hooper. The nearest is Capitol Reef, about 259 miles away, or about 4 hours 26 minutes. Arches is about 4 hours 34 minutes. Both are long trips, so plan on an overnight. Bryce Canyon and Zion (by the Springdale entrance) are farther south.

Golden Spike National Historical Park, at Promontory, is about 65 minutes away. It is not a national park. It marks the place where the first railroad across the country was joined. Its locomotives usually run from May to mid October.

Times are map estimates from City Hall. Check each park's own site for hours, fees, and closures.

Three ski resorts sit above the Ogden Valley, east of Ogden: Snowbasin, Nordic Valley, and Powder Mountain. Snowbasin is the closest, at about 38 minutes. The drive goes by I-84 and Trappers Loop. Nordic Valley and Powder Mountain are reached up Ogden Canyon.

Snowbasin usually opens around Thanksgiving, and Powder Mountain usually opens in mid December. Nordic Valley posts its own date each fall, since it depends on cold nights.

Drive times are map estimates from City Hall. Opening dates move every year, so use each resort's own site and the Utah Department of Transportation road report.

Hooper has no golf course. The closest is Crane Field in Clinton, about 8 minutes away. It has 18 holes, a regular par 72 layout, and a driving range. The Tomato Days golf scramble is played there.

Times are map estimates from City Hall. Check each course for current prices, hours, and holes. Crane Field is in Davis County, just over the line.

Hooper has no restaurant of its own. The Sinclair gas station and convenience store at 5500 South 5500 West is the only place in town that sells food. Dinner out means a short drive to Roy, and Ogden for a night downtown.

The step out: Roy

The nearest cluster is on 3500 West at 5500 to 5600 South in Roy, about 8 minutes from City Hall. It has Utah drive-ins, pizza, Mexican, and Chinese food. Roy's 1900 West is the variety street, with Greek, Vietnamese, Japanese, Colombian, Mexican, Thai, and Filipino kitchens. Clinton's 2000 West at 1800 North, about 10 minutes away, has chain sit-down restaurants.

These six are facts, not a ranking, and no one paid to be listed. All six are in Roy.

• Drive-inWarren’s5519 S 3500 WA Utah drive-in, in the nearest food cluster to Hooper.
• Drive-inArctic Circle3552 W 5600 SDrive-in burgers and shakes.
• Ice creamBig Scoops Creamery3588 W 5600 SIce cream made in house.
• Burgers and shakesBurger Bar5291 S 1900 WA drive-in open since 1956.
• GreekGreek Olive5451 S 1900 WGyros and pitas.
• Korean BBQCupbop6040 S 3500 WKorean BBQ bowls, beside the WinCo.

For a night downtown, Ogden's Historic 25th Street is about 15 minutes away. Groceries and stores are in the shopping topic.

Hours change, and small places come and go. Check before you drive. Addresses come from each business and the Roy business license list of May 2026.

Hooper's own draws are Tomato Days, the rodeo arena, and the Ogden Bay marsh, told in the events topic and the outdoors topic. The city has no theater or museum. For a day out, the usual trip is to the Hill Aerospace Museum or into Ogden, both about 15 minutes away.

Hill Aerospace Museum

The museum sits outside the base by the Roy Gate, just over the line in Riverdale. You do not need base access to visit. It is free, open Tuesday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is about 15 minutes from City Hall. The base air show returns May 1 to 2, 2027.

Ogden next door

Ogden has the Union Station museums and Historic 25th Street, both about 15 minutes away. It also has the Treehouse Museum, Dinosaur Park, and the Ogden Nature Center. The Ogden Raptors play summer baseball at Lindquist Field, about 16 minutes away, and they played a 2026 season. Peery's Egyptian Theater and the Weber State stages are in the arts topic.

Pools and rides

Hooper has no public pool. The nearest outdoor pool is the Roy Aquatic Center, about 9 minutes away, open in summer. Lagoon, the state's big amusement park, is in Farmington, about 27 minutes away.

Hours, prices, and show dates change. Check each place before you go. Drive times are map estimates from City Hall.

The arts scene in Hooper is thin. The city runs no arts council, theater, or museum. The one local showcase is the home arts and produce exhibit at Tomato Days, held on Labor Day.

The Hooper City Youth Council, for ages 12 to 18, helps run the city events, including Tomato Days and Hop in the Park. The bigger stages are in Ogden, about 15 to 18 minutes away.

Shows and class times change. Check each venue before you go.

Hooper Tomato Days is the big event, and it has run for more than 100 years. The city's other events fill the calendar from spring to the holidays.

Hooper Tomato Days

Tomato Days fills the week into Labor Day at Hooper Park and the rodeo arena. In 2026 it ran from August 31 to September 7. The week had a horse show, team and breakaway roping, a barrel race, cowboy mounted shooting, a golf scramble at Crane Field, and a pancake breakfast. There was also a junior rodeo and a jackpot rodeo.

Saturday is the big day for the Tomato Chase 5K, a car show, a baby show, a concert in the park, and fireworks at about 9:30 p.m. On Labor Day itself, the parade starts at 9 a.m. The day also has a tractor show, a home arts and produce exhibit, games, a dog race, a cow drop contest, and horse pulls. The rodeo is at 7 p.m. West Haven's rodeo royalty rides in the parade.

The city's other events

Hop in the Park is held in early April at North Park, with Easter egg hunts. It includes an Extreme Easter Egg Hunt for teens. A free Health and Safety Fair, with screenings, is held in September. The Halloween Haunt at Hooper Park is held in early to mid October. Wreaths Across America is at Hooper Cemetery, usually in December, and covers more than 450 veteran graves.

The year in Hooper

• JanuarySki season at Snowbasin, Nordic Valley, and Powder Mountain.
• FebruarySki season continues. Pineview pipeline work runs into February.
• MarchSki season winds down. Ogden Bay stays closed after hunting season.
• AprilHop in the Park at North Park. Boweries open for rent April 15.
• MayThe Roy Aquatic Center opens over Memorial Day weekend. Golden Spike locomotives start running.
• JuneOgden Twilight concerts begin. Spring birding at Ogden Bay.
• JulyOgden Pioneer Days, with a rodeo, usually in late July.
• AugustThe Weber County Fair, usually early August, in Ogden. Tomato Days begins at the end of the month.
• SeptemberTomato Days runs through Labor Day. The Health and Safety Fair. Waterfowl season opens at Ogden Bay.
• OctoberThe Halloween Haunt. Boweries close October 15. The Antelope Island bison roundup, usually late October.
• NovemberSnowbasin usually opens around Thanksgiving. Ogden's Christmas Village usually opens in late November.
• DecemberWreaths Across America at Hooper Cemetery. Powder Mountain usually opens in mid December.

These are the usual months. Dates move each year, so check the city before you plan a trip. The 2026 dates are for events that already ran.

Hooper is on flat farm ground at the west edge of the Ogden suburbs. West Haven and Roy sit along its east side. The Davis County line is to the south, and the Great Salt Lake is to the west. Here are the towns around it and the drive from City Hall.

More towns on the same map: Sunset is about 14 minutes away, Marriott-Slaterville about 16, Plain City about 18, Farr West about 19, and Washington Terrace about 19.

Day trips

Antelope Island is about 26 minutes to the visitor center. Pineview Reservoir is about 31 minutes up Ogden Canyon. Snowbasin is about 38 minutes away. Golden Spike National Historical Park is about 65 minutes away.

Weighing a few towns before you decide? Start with the Relocating to Utah guide.

Drive times are map estimates from City Hall at 5580 West 4600 South, in normal traffic. They are close, not exact.