Best PlacesHeber City, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Heber City, 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.
Heber City ranks 2,403rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Heber City
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.
Heber City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Heber City ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of towns
- BikingBetter than 92% of towns
Where Heber City ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 26% of towns
- Cheap childcare$929 a month, better than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Heber City
A household needs to earn about $189,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Heber City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $107,902, 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 Heber City's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 Heber City
Heber City 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 Heber City.
Who works in Heber City, and how
Work in Heber City centers on education and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Heber City
Heber City has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of towns and more parkland per resident than 86% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Heber City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Heber City, month by month
Heber City sees roughly 79 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 Heber City
The nearest airport, Provo Municipal, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 36 miles away.
The best schools in and around Heber City
Schools across Heber City average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Old Mill SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Midway SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Mcpolin SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ecker Hill MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Timpanogos Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
- Rocky Mountain MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Park City HighB · 50% proficient
- Maple Mountain HighB− · 44% proficient
- Springville HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Heber City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Heber City 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 Heber City against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Heber City suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of towns, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 16% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Heber City
Is Heber City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Heber City ranks 2,403rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, heat safety, and low crime, 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 Heber City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $758,531. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $107,902 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is Heber City safe?
Yes, Heber City is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $201 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Heber City?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 36 with lows near 15. That works out to about 79 pleasant days a year, more than 45% of towns.
Is Heber City good for families?
Schools beat 62% of towns, crime safety beats 94%, and childcare runs $929 a month.
Compare Heber City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Heber City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Heber City 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.
Heber City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Heber City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Heber City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Heber City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Heber City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Heber City 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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