Best Places84655, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84655, 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.
84655 ranks 5,020th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 84655
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.
84655's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84655 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 84655 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- School gradeC, better than only 29% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84655
A household needs to earn about $119,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84655 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $110,686; 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 84655's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 84655
84655 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 84655.
Who works in 84655, and how
Work in 84655 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 84655
84655 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 84655 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 84655, month by month
84655 sees roughly 84 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 84655
The nearest airport, Provo Municipal, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 57 miles away.
The best schools in and around 84655
Schools across 84655 average a C, better than 29% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Spring Lake SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Orchard Hills SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Santaquin SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mt. Nebo MiddleC · 31% proficient
- Payson Jr HighC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Salem Hills HighC · 33% proficient
- Payson HighC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84655 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84655 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 84655 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 84655
Is 84655 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84655 ranks 5,020th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, heat safety, and population health, and lowest on disaster risk and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 84655 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $475,023. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $110,686 median income, cost of living beats 90% of zip codes.
Is 84655 safe?
Yes, 84655 is safer than 82% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $242 per resident a year.
Compare 84655 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84655. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84655 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.
84655 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84655: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84655: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84655: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84655: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84655 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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