Best PlacesNorth Park, Provo, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Park, Provo, 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.
North Park, Provo ranks 3,182nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in North Park, Provo
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.
North Park, Provo's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Park, Provo ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where North Park, Provo ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Household income$51,011 median, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in North Park, Provo
A household needs to earn about $110,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Park, Provo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $51,011, 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 North Park, Provo'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 North Park, Provo
North Park, Provo runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Park, Provo.
Who works in North Park, Provo, and how
Work in North Park, Provo centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in North Park, Provo
North Park, Provo has more restaurants and bars per resident than 65% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of North Park, Provo and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Park, Provo, month by month
North Park, Provo sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 50° | 37° |
| July | 95° | 79° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 51° | 37° |
Flying in and out of North Park, Provo
The nearest airport, Provo Municipal, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 41 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Park, Provo
Schools across North Park, Provo average a C+, better than 47% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Provo Peaks SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Timpanogos SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Top middle schools
- Centennial MiddleB · 44% proficient
- Dixon MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Timpview HighB− · 44% proficient
- Provo HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Park, Provo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Park, Provo 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 North Park, Provo against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in North Park, Provo
Is North Park, Provo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Park, Provo ranks 3,182nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, fast internet, and low property taxes, and lowest on civic engagement and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Park, Provo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $441,067. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $51,011 median income, cost of living beats 15% of neighborhoods.
Is North Park, Provo safe?
Yes, North Park, Provo is safer than 82% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $335 per resident a year.
Compare North Park, Provo with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Park, Provo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Park, Provo 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.
North Park, Provo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Park, Provo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Park, Provo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Park, Provo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Park, Provo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Park, Provo 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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