Best PlacesHinckley, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hinckley, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hinckley ranks 11,247th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hinckley
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.
Hinckley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hinckley ranks high
- Short commute14.0 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 92% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 86% of towns
Where Hinckley ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 28% of towns
- Cheap childcare$941 a month, better than only 31% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hinckley
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hinckley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,703, 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 Hinckley's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hinckley
Hinckley 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 Hinckley.
Who works in Hinckley, and how
Work in Hinckley centers on education and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Hinckley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hinckley.
What the weather is like in Hinckley, month by month
Hinckley sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 29° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 49° | 36° |
| July | 96° | 80° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 50° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Hinckley
The nearest airport, Provo Municipal, is about 80 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hinckley
Schools across Hinckley average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Delta North SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Fillmore SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fillmore MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- Delta MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Eskdale HighB · 50% proficient
- Millard HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Delta HighD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hinckley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hinckley 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 Hinckley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hinckley
Is Hinckley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hinckley ranks 11,247th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, clean air, and state infrastructure, and lowest on tree cover and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hinckley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $272,357. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $72,703 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Hinckley safe?
Yes, Hinckley is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $254 per resident a year.
Compare Hinckley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hinckley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hinckley 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.
Hinckley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hinckley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hinckley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hinckley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hinckley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hinckley 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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