Best Places84097, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84097, 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.
84097 ranks 2,502nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 84097
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.
84097's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84097 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 95% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 84097 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 33% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84097
A household needs to earn about $136,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84097 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $109,349, 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 84097's effective rate of 0.39%, 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 84097
84097 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 84097.
Who works in 84097, and how
Work in 84097 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 84097
84097 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 78% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 84097 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 84097, month by month
84097 sees roughly 82 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 84097
The nearest airport, Provo Municipal, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 37 miles away.
The best schools in and around 84097
Schools across 84097 average a B−, better than 54% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Foothill SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Orchard SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Cascade SchoolA− · 59% proficient
Top middle schools
- Canyon View Jr HighB · 45% proficient
- Centennial MiddleB · 44% proficient
- Lakeridge Jr HighB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Timpanogos HighB · 47% proficient
- Timpview HighB− · 44% proficient
- Provo HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84097 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84097 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 84097 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 84097 suits
Families
Schools land around the 54th percentile and crime safety beats 57%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 88% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 21% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 84097
Is 84097 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84097 ranks 2,502nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, population health, and cell coverage, and lowest on air quality 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 84097 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $550,538. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $109,349 median income, cost of living beats 88% of zip codes.
Is 84097 safe?
Yes, 84097 is safer than 57% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $340 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 84097?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 21. That works out to about 82 pleasant days a year, more than 47% of zip codes.
Is 84097 good for families?
Schools beat 54% of zip codes, crime safety beats 57%, and childcare runs $929 a month.
Compare 84097 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84097. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84097 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.
84097 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84097: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84097: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84097: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84097: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84097 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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