Best PlacesFarmington, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Farmington, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Farmington ranks 939th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Farmington
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.
Farmington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Farmington ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- TransitBetter than 98% of towns
Where Farmington ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 5% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Farmington
A household needs to earn about $169,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Farmington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $133,466, 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 Farmington's effective rate of 0.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Farmington
Farmington 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 Farmington.
Who works in Farmington, and how
Work in Farmington centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to 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 Farmington
Farmington has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of towns and more parkland per resident than 92% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Farmington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Farmington, month by month
Farmington sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 22° |
| April | 61° | 49° | 38° |
| July | 94° | 80° | 65° |
| October | 65° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Farmington
Salt Lake City International sits about 14 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 13.4 million passengers in 2025, with 154 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Farmington
Schools across Farmington average a B+, better than 78% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Endeavour SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Knowlton SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Canyon Creek SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Centennial Jr HighA · 61% proficient
- Kaysville Jr HighA · 60% proficient
- Farmington Jr HighA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Farmington HighB+ · 53% proficient
- Davis HighB+ · 51% proficient
- Viewmont HighB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Farmington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Farmington 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 Farmington against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Farmington suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 96% of towns, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 25% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Farmington
Is Farmington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Farmington ranks 939th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, biking, and heat safety, and lowest on noise and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Farmington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $670,881. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $133,466 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Farmington safe?
Yes, Farmington is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $204 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Farmington?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 22. That works out to about 64 pleasant days a year, more than 15% of towns.
Is Farmington good for families?
Schools beat 78% of towns, crime safety beats 92%, and childcare runs $929 a month.
Compare Farmington with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Farmington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Farmington 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.
Farmington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Farmington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Farmington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Farmington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Farmington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Farmington 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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