Best Places84731, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84731, 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.
84731 ranks 13,130th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 84731
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.
84731's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84731 ranks high
- Short commute12.9 minutes each way, better than 98% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 84731 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84731
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84731 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $91,508; 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 84731's effective rate of 0.37%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 84731
84731 runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 84731.
Who works in 84731, and how
Work in 84731 centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 84731
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 84731.
What the weather is like in 84731, month by month
84731 sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 30° | 17° |
| April | 68° | 50° | 32° |
| July | 97° | 79° | 58° |
| October | 72° | 51° | 33° |
Flying in and out of 84731
The nearest airport, Cedar City Regional, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 180 miles away.
The best schools in and around 84731
Schools across 84731 average a B−, better than 57% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Belknap SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Milford SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Minersville SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Minersville SchoolA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Beaver HighC · 33% proficient
- Milford HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84731 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84731 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 84731 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 84731
Is 84731 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84731 ranks 13,130th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, a strong job market, and low property taxes, and lowest on biking and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 84731 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $392,548. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $91,508 median income, cost of living beats 68% of zip codes.
Is 84731 safe?
84731 is safer than 41% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $389 per resident a year.
Compare 84731 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84731. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84731 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.
84731 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84731: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84731: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84731: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84731: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84731 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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