Best Places84045, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84045, 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.
84045 ranks 1,861st 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 84045
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.
84045's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84045 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Household income$134,285 median, better than 93% of zip codes
Where 84045 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Short commute28.3 minutes each way, better than only 37% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84045
A household needs to earn about $148,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84045 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $134,285; 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 84045'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, 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 84045
84045 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 84045.
Who works in 84045, and how
Work in 84045 centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 84045
84045 has more parkland per resident than 80% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 84045 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 84045, month by month
84045 sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 50° | 37° |
| July | 95° | 79° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 51° | 37° |
Flying in and out of 84045
The nearest airport, Provo Municipal, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 30 miles away.
The best schools in and around 84045
Schools across 84045 average a B, better than 68% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Saratoga Shores SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Harvest SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Riverview SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Willowcreek MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Lake Mountain MiddleB · 46% proficient
- Frontier Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Westlake HighB− · 42% proficient
- Lehi HighC+ · 39% proficient
- Provo HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84045 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84045 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 84045 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 84045 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.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 84045
Is 84045 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84045 ranks 1,861st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, a strong job market, 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 84045 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $598,290. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $134,285 median income, cost of living beats 96% of zip codes.
Is 84045 safe?
Yes, 84045 is safer than 82% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $246 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 84045?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 21. That works out to about 84 pleasant days a year, more than 49% of zip codes.
Is 84045 good for families?
Schools beat 68% of zip codes, crime safety beats 82%, and childcare runs $929 a month.
Compare 84045 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84045. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84045 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.
84045 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84045: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84045: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84045: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84045: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84045 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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