Best PlacesEagle Mountain, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eagle Mountain, 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.
Eagle Mountain ranks 684th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Eagle Mountain
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.
Eagle Mountain's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eagle Mountain ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 99% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of cities
Where Eagle Mountain ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of cities
- Short commute32.3 minutes each way, better than only 14% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 27% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Eagle Mountain
A household needs to earn about $134,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eagle Mountain home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $114,795, 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 Eagle Mountain'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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Eagle Mountain
Eagle Mountain 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 Eagle Mountain.
Who works in Eagle Mountain, and how
Work in Eagle Mountain centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Eagle Mountain
Eagle Mountain has more parkland per resident than 89% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Eagle Mountain and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Eagle Mountain, month by month
Eagle Mountain sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 50° | 37° |
| July | 95° | 79° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 51° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Eagle Mountain
The nearest airport, Provo Municipal, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 30 miles away.
The best schools in and around Eagle Mountain
Schools across Eagle Mountain average a B−, better than 47% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Saratoga Shores SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Harvest SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Ranches AcademyB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Frontier Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Westlake HighB− · 42% proficient
- Cedar Valley HighC · 33% proficient
- Payson HighC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eagle Mountain school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eagle Mountain 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 Eagle Mountain against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Eagle Mountain suits
Families
Schools land around the 47th percentile and crime safety beats 80%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 82% of cities and 23% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Eagle Mountain
Is Eagle Mountain a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eagle Mountain ranks 684th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, population health, and heat safety, and lowest on disaster risk and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eagle Mountain expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $542,566. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $114,795 median income, cost of living beats 82% of cities.
Is Eagle Mountain safe?
Yes, Eagle Mountain is safer than 80% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $252 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Eagle Mountain?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 21. That works out to about 85 pleasant days a year, more than 50% of cities.
Is Eagle Mountain good for families?
Schools beat 47% of cities, crime safety beats 80%, and childcare runs $929 a month.
Compare Eagle Mountain with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eagle Mountain. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eagle Mountain 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.
Eagle Mountain detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eagle Mountain: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eagle Mountain: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eagle Mountain: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eagle Mountain: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eagle Mountain 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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