Best Places84540, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84540, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
84540 ranks 25,834th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 84540
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.
84540's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84540 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 167 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 84540 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84540
A household needs to earn about $110,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84540 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $73,053, 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 84540's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 84540
84540 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 84540.
Who works in 84540, and how
Work in 84540 centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 84540
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 84540.
What the weather is like in 84540, month by month
84540 sees roughly 167 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 28° | 16° |
| April | 71° | 55° | 37° |
| July | 100° | 84° | 65° |
| October | 72° | 55° | 38° |
Flying in and out of 84540
The nearest airport, Canyonlands Regional, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 169 miles away.
The best schools in and around 84540
Schools across 84540 average a C−, better than 24% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Parkview Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Helen M. Knight SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Bruin Point SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Grand County MiddleC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Union HighC− · 30% proficient
- Grand County HighC− · 28% proficient
- Rangely Junior/senior High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84540 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84540 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 84540 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 84540
Is 84540 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84540 ranks 25,834th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, state infrastructure, and low property taxes, and lowest on civic engagement and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 84540 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $438,779. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $73,053 median income, cost of living beats 18% of zip codes.
Is 84540 safe?
84540 is safer than 15% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $592 per resident a year.
Compare 84540 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84540. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84540 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.
84540 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84540: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84540: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84540: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84540: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84540 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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