Best PlacesFrancis, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Francis, 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.
Francis ranks 3,531st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Francis
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.
Francis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Francis ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 92% of towns
Where Francis ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cheap childcare$929 a month, better than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Francis
A household needs to earn about $170,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Francis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $112,100, 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 Francis' effective rate of 0.35%, 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 Francis
Francis 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 Francis.
Who works in Francis, and how
Work in Francis centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Francis
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Francis.
What the weather is like in Francis, month by month
Francis sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 24° | 15° |
| April | 61° | 44° | 29° |
| July | 93° | 71° | 50° |
| October | 64° | 44° | 30° |
Flying in and out of Francis
The nearest airport, Provo Municipal, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 38 miles away.
The best schools in and around Francis
Schools across Francis average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Summit SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Summit MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- South Summit HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Francis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Francis 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 Francis against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Francis
Is Francis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Francis ranks 3,531st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, heat safety, and population health, and lowest on an overheated housing market and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Francis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $695,105. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $112,100 median income, cost of living beats 80% of towns.
Is Francis safe?
Yes, Francis is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $145 per resident a year.
Compare Francis with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Francis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Francis 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.
Francis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Francis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Francis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Francis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Francis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Francis 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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