Best PlacesMillcreek, Salt Lake City, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Millcreek, Salt Lake City, 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.
Millcreek, Salt Lake City ranks 990th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Millcreek, 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.
Millcreek, Salt Lake City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Millcreek, Salt Lake City ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Millcreek, Salt Lake City ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 39% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 40% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Millcreek, Salt Lake City
A household needs to earn about $160,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Millcreek, Salt Lake City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $110,900, 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 Millcreek, Salt Lake City's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 Millcreek, Salt Lake City
Millcreek, Salt Lake City runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Millcreek, Salt Lake City.
Who works in Millcreek, Salt Lake City, and how
Work in Millcreek, Salt Lake City centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Millcreek, Salt Lake City
Millcreek, Salt Lake City has more parkland per resident than 75% of neighborhoods and less late-night activity than most neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Millcreek, Salt Lake City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Millcreek, Salt Lake City, month by month
Millcreek, Salt Lake City sees roughly 127 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 Millcreek, Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City International sits about 10 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 Millcreek, Salt Lake City
Schools across Millcreek, Salt Lake City average a B−, better than 67% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Howard R. Driggs SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Eastwood SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Oakridge SchoolA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wasatch Jr HighA− · 56% proficient
- Olympus Jr HighA− · 55% proficient
- Churchill Jr HighA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Skyline HighA− · 61% proficient
- Olympus HighB+ · 52% proficient
- Murray HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Millcreek, Salt Lake City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Millcreek, 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 Millcreek, Salt Lake City against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Millcreek, Salt Lake City suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 79% of neighborhoods, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 23% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 65% of neighborhoods and health care access beats 73%.
Common questions about living in Millcreek, Salt Lake City
Is Millcreek, Salt Lake City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Millcreek, Salt Lake City ranks 990th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, low crime, and low property taxes, and lowest on air quality and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Millcreek, Salt Lake City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $632,944. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $110,900 median income, cost of living beats 79% of neighborhoods.
Is Millcreek, Salt Lake City safe?
Yes, Millcreek, Salt Lake City is safer than 92% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $299 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Millcreek, Salt Lake City?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 42 with lows near 24. That works out to about 127 pleasant days a year, more than 65% of neighborhoods.
Is Millcreek, Salt Lake City good for families?
Schools beat 67% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 92%, and childcare runs $929 a month.
Compare Millcreek, Salt Lake City with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Millcreek, Salt Lake City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Millcreek, 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.
Millcreek, Salt Lake City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Millcreek, Salt Lake City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Millcreek, Salt Lake City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Millcreek, Salt Lake City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Millcreek, Salt Lake City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Millcreek, 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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