Best PlacesJordan Meadows, Salt Lake City, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City ranks 4,278th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake 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.
Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Short commute18.7 minutes each way, better than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD−, better than only 9% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,222, 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 Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City's effective rate of 0.23%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City
Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City.
Who works in Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City, and how
Work in Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City centers on transportation & warehousing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City
Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City, month by month
Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City sees roughly 124 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 40° |
| July | 98° | 84° | 70° |
| October | 69° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City International sits about 2 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 Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City
Schools across Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City average a D−, better than 9% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Backman SchoolD · 16% proficient
- Mary W. Jackson SchoolD · 16% proficient
- Meadowlark SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Salt Lake Center For Science Education BryantD · 22% proficient
- Northwest MiddleD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Innovations High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake 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 Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City
Is Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City ranks 4,278th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, fast internet, and transit, and lowest on civic engagement and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $247,797. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $76,222 median income, cost of living beats 47% of neighborhoods.
Is Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City safe?
Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City is safer than 19% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $960 per resident a year.
Compare Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake 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.
Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake 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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