Best Places84121, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84121, 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.
84121 ranks 913th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 84121
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.
84121's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84121 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 84121 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 34% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 38% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$929 a month, better than only 41% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84121
A household needs to earn about $177,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84121 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $121,058, 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 84121's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 84121
84121 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 84121.
Who works in 84121, and how
Work in 84121 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 84121
84121 has more parkland per resident than 82% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 76% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 84121 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 84121, month by month
84121 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 84121
Salt Lake City International sits about 14 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 84121
Schools across 84121 average a B+, better than 82% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cottonwood SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Goldminer's DaughterA+ · 75% proficient
- Oakridge SchoolA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Albion MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
- Butler MiddleA · 65% proficient
- Olympus Jr HighA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Academy For Math Engineering & ScienceA− · 62% proficient
- Skyline HighA− · 61% proficient
- Brighton HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84121 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84121 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 84121 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 84121 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 90% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 26% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 82% of zip codes and health care access beats 70%.
Common questions about living in 84121
Is 84121 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84121 ranks 913th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, population health, and transit, and lowest on air quality and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 84121 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $702,110. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $121,058 median income, cost of living beats 90% of zip codes.
Is 84121 safe?
Yes, 84121 is safer than 90% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $234 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 84121?
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 84121 good for families?
Schools beat 82% of zip codes, crime safety beats 90%, and childcare runs $929 a month.
Compare 84121 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84121. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84121 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.
84121 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84121: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84121: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84121: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84121: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84121 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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