Best Places84701, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84701, 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.
84701 ranks 7,256th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 84701
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.
84701's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84701 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Short commute14.0 minutes each way, better than 98% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 164 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 84701 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84701
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84701 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $74,779; 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 84701's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 84701
84701 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 84701.
Who works in 84701, and how
Work in 84701 centers on retail trade 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 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 84701
84701 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 90% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 84701 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 84701, month by month
84701 sees roughly 164 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 99° | 85° | 70° |
| October | 66° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 84701
The nearest airport, Cedar City Regional, is about 92 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 140 miles away.
The best schools in and around 84701
Schools across 84701 average a B−, better than 54% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Monroe SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Pahvant SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Koosharem SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Sevier MiddleB · 47% proficient
- Red Hills MiddleB− · 41% proficient
- Wayne MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Richfield HighC · 32% proficient
- South Sevier HighC− · 28% proficient
- Wayne HighD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84701 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84701 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 84701 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 84701
Is 84701 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84701 ranks 7,256th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, short commutes, and cell coverage, and lowest on an overheated housing market and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 84701 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $325,338. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $74,779 median income, cost of living beats 43% of zip codes.
Is 84701 safe?
Yes, 84701 is safer than 63% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $329 per resident a year.
Compare 84701 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84701. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84701 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.
84701 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84701: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84701: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84701: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84701: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84701 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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