Best Places84004, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84004, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
84004 ranks 932nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 84004
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
84004's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84004 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$165,444 median, better than 97% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 84004 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Short commute29.2 minutes each way, better than only 32% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 34% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84004
A household needs to earn about $260,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84004 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $165,444, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 84004's effective rate of 0.40%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 84004
84004 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 84004.
Who works in 84004, and how
Work in 84004 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 84004
84004 has more parkland per resident than 91% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 84004 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 84004, month by month
84004 sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 25° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 68° |
| October | 64° | 52° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 84004
The nearest airport, Provo Municipal, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 26 miles away.
The best schools in and around 84004
Schools across 84004 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cedar Ridge SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Highland SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Westfield SchoolA · 64% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mountain Ridge Jr HighA− · 57% proficient
- Timberline MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Dixon MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Lone Peak HighB · 47% proficient
- American Fork HighB− · 40% proficient
- Provo HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84004 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84004 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 84004 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 84004
Is 84004 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84004 ranks 932nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, population health, and high incomes, and lowest on air quality and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 84004 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,050,970. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $165,444 median income, cost of living beats 98% of zip codes.
Is 84004 safe?
Yes, 84004 is safer than 84% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $239 per resident a year.
Compare 84004 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84004. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84004 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
84004 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84004: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84004: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84004: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84004: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84004 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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