Santa Clara, Utah

Life in Santa Clara, Utah, explained by people who’ve lived in Santa Clara:

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Santa Clara Favorites

What’s your favorite thing about living in Santa Clara?

  • The beauty. (Anonymous, 15 years)
  • Small town, friendly people. (Darlene, 17 years)
  • Peace and quiet. (Julie, 25 years)
  • The community. (Tonna, 49 years)

Santa Clara Least Favorites

What’s your least favorite thing about living in Santa Clara?

  • A little far from town. (Anonymous, 15 years)
  • I have none. (Darlene, 17 years)
  • Snoopy people who report you for every little thing. (Liz, 17 years)
  • Non-LDS are pretty much outsiders, especially my kids when they were in school. (Julie, 25 years)
  • It’s getting too big. (Tonna, 49 years)

Santa Clara Things To Do

What are fun things to do in Santa Clara?

  • Be outside. (Anonymous, 15 years)
  • The park is so nice. (Darlene, 17 years)
  • We love to walk around our neighborhood. (Liz, 17 years)
  • Four wheel in the south hills, walk at the arboretum. (Julie, 25 years)
  • Pickle-ball, neighborhood parties, parks, hike, shoot, ride horses, bikes, atvs. (Tonna, 49 years)

Santa Clara’s Reputation

What’s Santa Clara known for?

  • Swiss pioneers. (Anonymous, 15 years)
  • History. (Darlene, 17 years)
  • Friendly people. (Liz, 17 years)
  • Frei’s fruit stand. (Julie, 25 years)
  • Quant streets, fruit, community involvement. (Tonna, 49 years)

Santa Clara Crime

What’s the crime like in Santa Clara? (hot spot areas, etc.)

  • Not bad. (Anonymous, 15 years)
  • Never had that problem. (Darlene, 17 years)
  • Low. (Liz, 17 years)
  • Pretty low. (Julie, 25 years)
  • Not too bad, as far as I know. (Tonna, 49 years)

Santa Clara Advice

Any advice for people moving to Santa Clara?

  • Be friendly. (Darlene, 17 years)
  • It’s a great place to live and raise a family. (Liz, 17 years)
  • Don’t come. Ha ha. (Tonna, 49 years)

Santa Clara Stories

Share an experience you’ve had in Santa Clara (fun, crazy, dangerous, etc.).

  • Most people are LDS. (Darlene, 17 years)
  • We loved when the Swiss days parade went in front of our house. (Liz, 17 years)
  • Old timers like me when we were young we would play town bell and have big Christmas tree burns. (Tonna, 49 years)

Santa Clara’s Future

How do you think Santa Clara will change over the next 10 years?

  • More commercial. (Anonymous, 15 years)
  • Yes, they are doing a lot of building. (Darlene, 17 years)
  • It continues to grow and add expensive houses. (Liz, 17 years)
  • Traffic on Santa Clara Drive from the south hills development will be ridiculous. (Julie, 25 years)
  • Get big. (Tonna, 49 years)

Santa Clara Facts

Any other interesting facts about Santa Clara?

  • Not for me, I’m an elderly person. (Darlene, 17 years)
  • It’s beautiful and quiet. (Liz, 17 years)
  • Who’s idea was that musical clock tower? It’s too noisy. (Julie, 25 years)