Best Places84038, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84038, 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.
84038 ranks 12,003rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 84038
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.
84038's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84038 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Short commute20.6 minutes each way, better than 82% of zip codes
Where 84038 ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84038
A household needs to earn about $115,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84038 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $71,573, 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 84038's effective rate of 0.34%, 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 84038
84038 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 84038.
Who works in 84038, and how
Work in 84038 centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 84038
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 84038.
What the weather is like in 84038, month by month
84038 sees roughly 110 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 13° |
| April | 62° | 47° | 33° |
| July | 95° | 75° | 53° |
| October | 65° | 47° | 32° |
Flying in and out of 84038
Salt Lake City International sits about 80 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 84038
Schools across 84038 average a B, better than 64% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- North Rich SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- South Rich SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Canyon SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Spring Creek Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Rich Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Mountain Crest HighB− · 41% proficient
- Rich HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84038 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84038 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 84038 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 84038
Is 84038 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84038 ranks 12,003rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, a strong job market, and low property taxes, and lowest on empty homes and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 84038 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $468,100. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $71,573 median income, cost of living beats 21% of zip codes.
Is 84038 safe?
Yes, 84038 is safer than 80% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $250 per resident a year.
Compare 84038 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84038. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84038 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.
84038 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84038: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84038: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84038: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84038: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84038 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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