Best Places84628, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84628, 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.
84628 ranks 25,401st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 84628
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.
84628's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84628 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 84628 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Short commute33.5 minutes each way, better than only 15% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84628
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84628 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $62,129; 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 84628's effective rate of 0.32%, 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 84628
84628 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 84628.
Who works in 84628, and how
Work in 84628 centers on education and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 84628
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 84628.
What the weather is like in 84628, month by month
84628 sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 50° | 37° |
| July | 95° | 79° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 51° | 37° |
Flying in and out of 84628
The nearest airport, Provo Municipal, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around 84628
Schools across 84628 average a C, better than 35% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Vernon SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Eureka SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Red Cliff SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tooele Jr HighC · 33% proficient
- Juab Jr HighC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Juab HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Tintic HighC− · 30% proficient
- Payson HighC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84628 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84628 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 84628 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 84628
Is 84628 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84628 ranks 25,401st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, low property taxes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on civic engagement and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 84628 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $274,171. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $62,129 median income, cost of living beats 25% of zip codes.
Is 84628 safe?
84628 is safer than 32% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $448 per resident a year.
Compare 84628 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84628. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84628 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.
84628 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84628: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84628: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84628: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84628: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84628 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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