Best Places84098, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84098, 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.
84098 ranks 1,005th 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 84098
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.
84098's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84098 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$176,637 median, better than 98% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 84098 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84098
A household needs to earn about $318,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84098 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $176,637, 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 84098's effective rate of 0.33%, 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 84098
84098's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 84098.
Who works in 84098, and how
Work in 84098 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 84098
84098 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 95% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 84098 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 84098, month by month
84098 sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 24° | 15° |
| April | 61° | 44° | 29° |
| July | 93° | 71° | 50° |
| October | 64° | 44° | 30° |
Flying in and out of 84098
Salt Lake City International sits about 23 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 84098
Schools across 84098 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Eastwood SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Jeremy Ranch SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Mcpolin SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Summit MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Ecker Hill MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Churchill Jr HighA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Skyline HighA− · 61% proficient
- North Summit HighB+ · 55% proficient
- Park City HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84098 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84098 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 84098 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 84098 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 98% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 30% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 75% of zip codes and health care access beats 89%.
Common questions about living in 84098
Is 84098 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84098 ranks 1,005th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, heat safety, and high incomes, 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 84098 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,298,948. The overall cost of living runs about 21% above the national average. Set against a $176,637 median income, cost of living beats 98% of zip codes.
Is 84098 safe?
Yes, 84098 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $215 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 84098?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 36 with lows near 15. That works out to about 119 pleasant days a year, more than 75% of zip codes.
Is 84098 good for families?
Schools beat 76% of zip codes, crime safety beats 92%, and childcare runs $929 a month.
Compare 84098 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84098. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84098 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.
84098 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84098: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84098: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84098: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84098: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84098 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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