Best Places84009, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84009, 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.
84009 ranks 307th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 84009
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.
84009's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84009 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 84009 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$929 a month, better than only 41% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84009
A household needs to earn about $152,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84009 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $143,011; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 84009's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 84009
84009 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 84009.
Who works in 84009, and how
Work in 84009 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 84009
84009 has more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 84009 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 84009, month by month
84009 sees roughly 132 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 84009
Salt Lake City International sits about 16 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 13.4 million passengers in 2025, with 154 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 84009
Schools across 84009 average a B−, better than 61% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Herriman SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Eastlake SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Golden Fields SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elk Ridge MiddleA− · 52% proficient
- Mountain Creek Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
- Copper Mountain MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Bingham HighB− · 42% proficient
- Herriman HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84009 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84009 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 84009 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 84009 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 96% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 26% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 84009
Is 84009 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84009 ranks 307th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, population health, and few empty homes, and lowest on air quality and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 84009 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $607,117. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $143,011 median income, cost of living beats 96% of zip codes.
Is 84009 safe?
Yes, 84009 is safer than 99% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $153 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 84009?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 25. That works out to about 132 pleasant days a year, more than 82% of zip codes.
Is 84009 good for families?
Schools beat 61% of zip codes, crime safety beats 99%, and childcare runs $929 a month.
Compare 84009 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84009. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84009 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.
84009 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84009: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84009: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84009: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84009: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84009 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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