Best Places84118, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84118, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
84118 ranks 8,407th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 84118
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.
84118's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84118 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 84118 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 11% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84118
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84118 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $95,715; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 84118's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 84118
84118 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 84118.
Who works in 84118, and how
Work in 84118 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 84118
84118 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 79% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 84118 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 84118, month by month
84118 sees roughly 132 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 25° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 68° |
| October | 64° | 52° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 84118
Salt Lake City International sits about 10 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 84118
Schools across 84118 average a D+, better than 11% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Calvin S. Smith SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Fox Hills SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Diamond Ridge SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bonneville Jr HighB− · 42% proficient
- Bennion Jr HighC · 33% proficient
- Eisenhower Jr HighC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Taylorsville HighC− · 29% proficient
- Cottonwood HighC− · 26% proficient
- Cyprus HighD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84118 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84118 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 84118 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 84118 suits
Families
Schools land around the 11th percentile and crime safety beats 82%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 84118
Is 84118 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84118 ranks 8,407th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, few empty homes, and heat safety, and lowest on thin health care access and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 84118 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $391,736. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $95,715 median income, cost of living beats 69% of zip codes.
Is 84118 safe?
Yes, 84118 is safer than 82% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $266 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 84118?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 25. That works out to about 132 pleasant days a year, more than 82% of zip codes.
Is 84118 good for families?
Schools beat 11% of zip codes, crime safety beats 82%, and childcare runs $929 a month.
Compare 84118 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84118. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84118 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.
84118 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84118: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84118: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84118: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84118: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84118 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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