Best Places84056, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84056, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
84056 ranks 19,154th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 84056
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.
84056's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84056 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Short commute10.8 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 84056 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84056
A household needs to earn about $148,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84056 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $72,430, 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 84056's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 84056
84056 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 84056.
Who works in 84056, and how
Work in 84056 centers on public administration and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 84056
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 84056.
What the weather is like in 84056, month by month
84056 sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 22° |
| April | 61° | 49° | 38° |
| July | 94° | 80° | 65° |
| October | 65° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 84056
Salt Lake City International sits about 22 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 84056
Schools across 84056 average a C+, better than 42% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- South Weber SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Mountain View SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Hill Field SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Layton Jr HighB− · 41% proficient
- Sunset Jr HighB− · 39% proficient
- T.h. Bell Jr HighD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Weber Innovation High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Northridge HighC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84056 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84056 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 84056 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 84056
Is 84056 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84056 ranks 19,154th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, short commutes, and heat safety, and lowest on civic engagement and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 84056 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $591,200. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $72,430 median income, cost of living beats 36% of zip codes.
Is 84056 safe?
84056 is safer than 17% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $654 per resident a year.
Compare 84056 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84056. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84056 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.
84056 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84056: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84056: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84056: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84056: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84056 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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