Best Places84742, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84742, 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.
84742 ranks 16,177th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 84742
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.
84742's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84742 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 153 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 84742 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84742
A household needs to earn about $146,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84742 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $69,323, 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 84742's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 84742
84742 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 84742.
Who works in 84742, and how
Work in 84742 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 84742
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 84742.
What the weather is like in 84742, month by month
84742 sees roughly 153 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 30° | 18° |
| April | 67° | 50° | 32° |
| July | 94° | 77° | 58° |
| October | 70° | 52° | 34° |
Flying in and out of 84742
The nearest airport, Cedar City Regional, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 148 miles away.
The best schools in and around 84742
Schools across 84742 average a B−, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Iron Springs SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Cedar East SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cedar MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Canyon View MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Cedar City HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Canyon View HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84742 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84742 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 84742 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 84742
Is 84742 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84742 ranks 16,177th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, state infrastructure, and heat safety, and lowest on disaster risk and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 84742 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $584,900. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $69,323 median income, cost of living beats 53% of zip codes.
Is 84742 safe?
Yes, 84742 is safer than 78% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $263 per resident a year.
Compare 84742 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84742. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84742 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.
84742 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84742: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84742: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84742: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84742: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84742 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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