Best Places84116, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84116, 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.
84116 ranks 19,045th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 84116
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.
84116's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84116 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 97% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 84116 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84116
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84116 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $81,502, 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 84116'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 84116
84116 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 84116.
Who works in 84116, and how
Work in 84116 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 84116
84116 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 78% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 84116 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 84116, month by month
84116 sees roughly 124 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 40° |
| July | 98° | 84° | 70° |
| October | 69° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 84116
Salt Lake City International sits about 2 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 84116
Schools across 84116 average a D−, better than 4% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Foxboro SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Washington SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Newman SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mueller Park Jr HighB · 46% proficient
- Salt Lake Center For Science Education BryantD · 22% proficient
- Glendale MiddleD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- West HighB · 47% proficient
- Bountiful HighB− · 41% proficient
- Salt Lake Center For Science EducationC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84116 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84116 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 84116 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 84116 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 84116
Is 84116 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84116 ranks 19,045th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, fast internet, and transit, and lowest on civic engagement and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 84116 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $387,501. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $81,502 median income, cost of living beats 46% of zip codes.
Is 84116 safe?
84116 is safer than 13% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $779 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 84116?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 42 with lows near 24. That works out to about 124 pleasant days a year, more than 78% of zip codes.
Is 84116 good for families?
Schools beat 4% of zip codes, crime safety beats 13%, and childcare runs $929 a month.
Compare 84116 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84116. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84116 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.
84116 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84116: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84116: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84116: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84116: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84116 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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