Best Places84120, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84120, 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.
84120 ranks 9,011th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 84120
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.
84120's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84120 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 84120 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84120
A household needs to earn about $107,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84120 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $96,045; 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 84120's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 84120
84120 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 84120.
Who works in 84120, and how
Work in 84120 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 84120
84120 has more parkland per resident than 67% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 70% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 84120 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 84120, month by month
84120 sees roughly 129 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 84120
Salt Lake City International sits about 7 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 84120
Schools across 84120 average a D, better than 8% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Robert Frost SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Neil Armstrong AcademyC+ · 36% proficient
- Monticello AcademyC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hunter Jr HighD · 23% proficient
- Scott M Matheson Jr HighD · 21% proficient
- Valley Jr HighD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Cyprus HighD · 21% proficient
- Hunter HighD · 19% proficient
- Innovations High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84120 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84120 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 84120 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 84120 suits
Families
Schools land around the 8th percentile and crime safety beats 68%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 71% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 84120
Is 84120 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84120 ranks 9,011th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, transit, and biking, and lowest on civic engagement and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 84120 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $423,585. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $96,045 median income, cost of living beats 71% of zip codes.
Is 84120 safe?
Yes, 84120 is safer than 68% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $380 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 84120?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 25. That works out to about 129 pleasant days a year, more than 81% of zip codes.
Is 84120 good for families?
Schools beat 8% of zip codes, crime safety beats 68%, and childcare runs $929 a month.
Compare 84120 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84120. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84120 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.
84120 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84120: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84120: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84120: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84120: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84120 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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