Best Places84086, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84086, 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.
84086 ranks 12,484th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 84086
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.
84086's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84086 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 173 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 84086 ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84086
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84086 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,158, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 84086's effective rate of 0.34%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 84086
84086 runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 84086.
Who works in 84086, and how
Work in 84086 centers on agriculture & forestry and other services. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in 84086
84086 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 84086 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 84086, month by month
84086 sees roughly 173 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 22° | 12° |
| April | 53° | 39° | 27° |
| July | 86° | 70° | 53° |
| October | 60° | 44° | 32° |
Flying in and out of 84086
Salt Lake City International sits about 65 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 84086
Schools across 84086 average a B, better than 64% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Valley SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Clark ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- North Evanston ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Davis Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Spring Creek Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Rich Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Evanston High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Morgan HighB− · 42% proficient
- Mountain Crest HighB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84086 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84086 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 84086 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 84086
Is 84086 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84086 ranks 12,484th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, quiet, and the weather, and lowest on walkability and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 84086 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $248,400. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $88,158 median income, cost of living beats 55% of zip codes.
Is 84086 safe?
84086 is safer than 20% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $541 per resident a year.
Compare 84086 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84086. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84086 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.
84086 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84086: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84086: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84086: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84086: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84086 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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