Best PlacesElmo, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Elmo, 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.
Elmo ranks 21,120th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Elmo
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.
Elmo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Elmo ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 164 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 92% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 86% of towns
- QuietBetter than 85% of towns
Where Elmo ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Household income$54,697 median, better than only 19% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Elmo
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Elmo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,697, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Elmo's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Elmo
Elmo runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Elmo.
Who works in Elmo, and how
Work in Elmo centers on construction and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Elmo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Elmo.
What the weather is like in Elmo, month by month
Elmo sees roughly 164 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 26° | 15° |
| April | 65° | 49° | 33° |
| July | 94° | 77° | 59° |
| October | 65° | 50° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Elmo
The nearest airport, Canyonlands Regional, is about 72 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 114 miles away.
The best schools in and around Elmo
Schools across Elmo average a C+, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Creekview SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Cleveland SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Wellington SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mont Harmon MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- Canyon View Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Emery HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Carbon HighC− · 30% proficient
- Green River HighD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Elmo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Elmo 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 Elmo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Elmo
Is Elmo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Elmo ranks 21,120th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, state infrastructure, and heat safety, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Elmo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $180,339. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $54,697 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Elmo safe?
Yes, Elmo is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $275 per resident a year.
Compare Elmo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Elmo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Elmo 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.
Elmo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Elmo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Elmo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Elmo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Elmo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Elmo 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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