Best PlacesGenola, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Genola, 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.
Genola ranks 4,794th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Genola
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.
Genola's strengths and weaknesses
Where Genola ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$143,340 median, better than 97% of towns
Where Genola ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Genola
A household needs to earn about $156,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Genola home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $143,340; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Genola's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 Genola
Genola 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 Genola.
Who works in Genola, and how
Work in Genola centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Genola
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Genola.
What the weather is like in Genola, month by month
Genola sees roughly 81 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 Genola
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 55 miles away.
The best schools in and around Genola
Schools across Genola average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Santaquin SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Goshen SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Taylor SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mt. Nebo MiddleC · 31% proficient
- Payson Jr HighC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Salem Hills HighC · 33% proficient
- Payson HighC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Genola school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Genola 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 Genola against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Genola
Is Genola a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Genola ranks 4,794th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, heat safety, and what local pay buys, and lowest on civic engagement and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Genola expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $626,207. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $143,340 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Genola safe?
Yes, Genola is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $295 per resident a year.
Compare Genola with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Genola. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Genola 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.
Genola detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Genola: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Genola: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Genola: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Genola: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Genola 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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