Best Places84020, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84020, 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.
84020 ranks 730th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 84020
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.
84020's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84020 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Household income$140,490 median, better than 94% of zip codes
Where 84020 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84020
A household needs to earn about $197,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84020 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $140,490, 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 84020's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 84020
84020 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 84020.
Who works in 84020, and how
Work in 84020 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 72%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 84020
84020 has more parkland per resident than 78% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 69% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 84020 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 84020, month by month
84020 sees roughly 125 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 84020
Salt Lake City International sits about 20 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 84020
Schools across 84020 average an A−, better than 88% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Goldminer's DaughterA+ · 75% proficient
- Draper SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Traverse Mountain SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Draper Park MiddleA · 66% proficient
- Indian Hills MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Timberline MiddleA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Corner Canyon HighB+ · 56% proficient
- Lone Peak HighB · 47% proficient
- Alta HighB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84020 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84020 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 84020 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 84020 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 96% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 24% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 84020
Is 84020 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84020 ranks 730th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, fast internet, and heat safety, and lowest on air quality and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 84020 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $795,827. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $140,490 median income, cost of living beats 96% of zip codes.
Is 84020 safe?
Yes, 84020 is safer than 85% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $270 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 84020?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 25. That works out to about 125 pleasant days a year, more than 78% of zip codes.
Is 84020 good for families?
Schools beat 88% of zip codes, crime safety beats 85%, and childcare runs $929 a month.
Compare 84020 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84020. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84020 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.
84020 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84020: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84020: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84020: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84020: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84020 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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