Research for the 2026 WellBeing Project is currently underway. The WellBeing Project provides residents with the opportunity to share their own perspectives on well-being within their local community by participating in an online survey. 

Adult residents (18 years of age and older) can volunteer to participate in the research by taking a 10-minute survey. Residents interested in providing their thoughts and suggestions about community connections to local leadership can sign up by visiting their city’s website. (Cottonwood Heights survey can be found here.)

Disponible en Español. Residente participacion en esta encuesta de 10 minutos investigadores ayudara a entender mejor el bienestar en Utah para ayudar a las comunidades. Tambien informara los esfuerzos de planeacion de su ciudad. Participe en la Encuesta de Bienestar de Utah. 

The Utah Wellbeing Project has been tracking local perspectives on well-being annually across Utah since 2019. Over the years, the research team based out of Utah State University has collected and analyzed over 42,000 surveys gathered from 62 cities and towns in Utah including rural neighborhoods and rapidly growing cities. 

Their continued aim is to understand residents' attitudes and perspectives toward their own public well-being in relation to community issues. Additional perspectives on community connections, population growth and economic development are sought to be understood at the local level as well.

USU’s Wellbeing Project typically partners with local cities so municipal leadership can better understand the quality of life for residents in local communities. Results are shared with local leadership so quality of life can be supported in their city planning and decision-making. 

The City Journals team has been continuously reporting on the Utah Wellbeing Project’s research results. See our previous coverage from West Bountiful, Millcreek and Cottonwood Heights through our websites listed below. 

Local cities and municipalities can still sign-up to be a city partner for the 2026 Wellbeing Survey research through the project website below. 

In previous years, the Utah Wellbeing Project’s results have helped to bridge relationships between Utah Cancer Institute, Get Healthy Utah, UTA and UDOT. 

The Utah Wellbeing Project USU research team has been led by Professor of Environment and Society Courtney Flint. This year, they are partnering with the Institute for Disability

Research, Policy and Practice under Dr. Ty Aller and Dr. Heather Kelley.

The research team includes Data Analyst Nicolas Holden, Project Coordinator Lindy Strand, Webmaster and Analyst Madison Fjeldsted Thompson and Research Assistant Jacob Kemp. 

The Utah Wellbeing Project is sponsored in part by the Utah League of Cities and Towns. 

For more information on the Utah Wellbeing Project, residents may contact Flint at 435-797-8635 or [email protected]. 

See previous City Journals coverage on the results of the Wellbeing Project thorough our websites at: www.davisjournal.com and www.valleyjournals.com.

To learn more about the Utah Wellbeing Project and/or view previous year’s research reports, visit: www.usu.edu/utah-wellbeing-project.