Best PlacesMidway, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Midway, 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.
Midway ranks 447th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Midway
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.
Midway's strengths and weaknesses
Where Midway ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$166,771 median, better than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of towns
Where Midway ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 26% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 29% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Midway
A household needs to earn about $221,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Midway home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $166,771, 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 Midway's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 Midway
Midway's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Midway.
Who works in Midway, and how
Work in Midway centers on education and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Midway
Midway has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Midway and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Midway, month by month
Midway sees roughly 80 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 Midway
The nearest airport, Provo Municipal, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 32 miles away.
The best schools in and around Midway
Schools across Midway average a B, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Goldminer's DaughterA+ · 75% proficient
- Midway SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Mcpolin SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rocky Mountain MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Canyon View Jr HighB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Park City HighB · 50% proficient
- Wasatch HighB− · 41% proficient
- Orem HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Midway school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Midway 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 Midway against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Midway
Is Midway a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Midway ranks 447th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, population health, and high incomes, 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 Midway expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $881,640. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $166,771 median income, cost of living beats 99% of towns.
Is Midway safe?
Yes, Midway is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
Compare Midway with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Midway. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Midway 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.
Midway detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Midway: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Midway: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Midway: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Midway: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Midway 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.