Best Places84023, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84023, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
84023 ranks 18,096th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 84023
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.
84023's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84023 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 170 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Short commute21.0 minutes each way, better than 81% of zip codes
Where 84023 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84023
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84023 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $66,561; 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 84023's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 84023
84023 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 84023.
Who works in 84023, and how
Work in 84023 centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 84023
84023 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 84023 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 84023, month by month
84023 sees roughly 170 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 8. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 20° | 8° |
| April | 65° | 48° | 31° |
| July | 95° | 77° | 57° |
| October | 65° | 48° | 33° |
Flying in and out of 84023
The nearest airport, Vernal Regional, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 135 miles away.
The best schools in and around 84023
Schools across 84023 average a C+, better than 49% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Manila SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Flaming Gorge SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Ashley SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Uintah Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Vernal MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Manila HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Uintah HighC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84023 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84023 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 84023 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 84023
Is 84023 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84023 ranks 18,096th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and state infrastructure, and lowest on biking and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 84023 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $282,748. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $66,561 median income, cost of living beats 21% of zip codes.
Is 84023 safe?
84023 is safer than 46% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $373 per resident a year.
Compare 84023 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84023. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84023 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.
84023 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84023: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84023: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84023: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84023: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84023 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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