Best Places84124, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84124, 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.
84124 ranks 537th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 84124
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.
84124's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84124 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Household income$132,557 median, better than 93% of zip codes
Where 84124 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$929 a month, better than only 41% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84124
A household needs to earn about $195,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84124 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $132,557, 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 84124's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 84124
84124'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 84124.
Who works in 84124, and how
Work in 84124 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 84124
84124 has more parkland per resident than 74% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 84124 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 84124, month by month
84124 sees roughly 128 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 84124
Salt Lake City International sits about 11 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 84124
Schools across 84124 average a B+, better than 79% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Howard R. Driggs SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Eastwood SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Oakridge SchoolA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wasatch Jr HighA− · 56% proficient
- Olympus Jr HighA− · 55% proficient
- Churchill Jr HighA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Skyline HighA− · 61% proficient
- Olympus HighB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84124 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84124 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 84124 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 84124 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 22% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 80% of zip codes and health care access beats 70%.
Common questions about living in 84124
Is 84124 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84124 ranks 537th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, population health, and an educated workforce, 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 84124 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $776,123. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $132,557 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 84124 safe?
Yes, 84124 is safer than 91% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $230 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 84124?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 42 with lows near 24. That works out to about 128 pleasant days a year, more than 80% of zip codes.
Is 84124 good for families?
Schools beat 79% of zip codes, crime safety beats 91%, and childcare runs $929 a month.
Compare 84124 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84124. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84124 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.
84124 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84124: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84124: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84124: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84124: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84124 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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