Best Places84128, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84128, 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.
84128 ranks 6,207th 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 84128
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.
84128's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84128 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 84128 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 13% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84128
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84128 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $111,492, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 84128'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 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 84128
84128 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 84128.
Who works in 84128, and how
Work in 84128 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 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 84128
84128 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 66% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 84128 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 84128, month by month
84128 sees roughly 130 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 84128
Salt Lake City International sits about 8 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 84128
Schools across 84128 average a D+, better than 13% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Neil Armstrong AcademyC+ · 36% proficient
- Gearld Wright SchoolC · 34% proficient
- West Valley SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hunter Jr HighD · 23% proficient
- Scott M Matheson Jr HighD · 21% proficient
- John F. Kennedy 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 84128 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84128 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 84128 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 84128 suits
Families
Schools land around the 13th percentile and crime safety beats 80%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 83% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 13% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 84128
Is 84128 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84128 ranks 6,207th 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 air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 84128 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $425,557. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $111,492 median income, cost of living beats 83% of zip codes.
Is 84128 safe?
Yes, 84128 is safer than 80% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $277 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 84128?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 25. That works out to about 130 pleasant days a year, more than 81% of zip codes.
Is 84128 good for families?
Schools beat 13% of zip codes, crime safety beats 80%, and childcare runs $929 a month.
Compare 84128 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84128. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84128 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.
84128 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84128: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84128: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84128: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84128: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84128 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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