Best Places84770, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 84770, 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.
84770 ranks 12,018th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 84770
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.
84770's strengths and weaknesses
Where 84770 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 169 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of zip codes
- Short commute17.1 minutes each way, better than 93% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 84770 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 84770
A household needs to earn about $113,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 84770 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $71,293, 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 84770's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 84770
84770'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 84770.
Who works in 84770, and how
Work in 84770 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 84770
84770 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 81% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 84770 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 84770, month by month
84770 sees roughly 169 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 104 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 41° | 30° |
| April | 79° | 63° | 47° |
| July | 104° | 90° | 74° |
| October | 81° | 64° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 84770
The nearest airport, St George Regional, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around 84770
Schools across 84770 average a C+, better than 49% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bloomington SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Utah Online K8B · 50% proficient
- Heritage SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lava Ridge IntermediateB · 46% proficient
- Fossil Ridge IntermediateC+ · 38% proficient
- Tonaquint IntermediateC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Success DsuA− · 60% proficient
- Snow Canyon HighB− · 44% proficient
- Utah Online 7-12C+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 84770 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
84770 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 84770 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 84770 suits
Families
Schools land around the 49th percentile and crime safety beats 74%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 84770
Is 84770 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 84770 ranks 12,018th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, short commutes, and low property taxes, and lowest on an overheated housing market and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 84770 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $455,033. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $71,293 median income, cost of living beats 30% of zip codes.
Is 84770 safe?
Yes, 84770 is safer than 74% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $305 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 84770?
July highs average about 104 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 30. That works out to about 169 pleasant days a year, more than 94% of zip codes.
Is 84770 good for families?
Schools beat 49% of zip codes, crime safety beats 74%, and childcare runs $929 a month.
Compare 84770 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 84770. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 84770 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.
84770 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 84770: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 84770: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 84770: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 84770: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
84770 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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