Best Places84761, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84761, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
84761 ranks 28,104th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 84761
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.
84761's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84761 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 160 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 84761 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Household income$48,705 median, better than only 9% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84761
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84761 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $48,705, 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 84761's effective rate of 0.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 84761
84761's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 84761.
Who works in 84761, and how
Work in 84761 centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 84761
84761 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 97% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 84761 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 84761, month by month
84761 sees roughly 160 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 84761
The nearest airport, Cedar City Regional, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 176 miles away.
The best schools in and around 84761
Schools across 84761 average a C+, better than 43% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Parowan SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Enoch SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Canyon View MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Parowan HighC · 32% proficient
- Canyon View HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84761 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84761 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 84761 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 84761
Is 84761 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84761 ranks 28,104th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, the weather, and state infrastructure, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 84761 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $329,059. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $48,705 median income, cost of living beats 7% of zip codes.
Is 84761 safe?
84761 is safer than 27% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $544 per resident a year.
Compare 84761 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84761. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84761 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.
84761 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84761: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84761: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84761: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84761: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84761 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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