Best PlacesSanpete County, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Sanpete County, 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.
Sanpete County ranks 665th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Sanpete County
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.
The best areas in Sanpete County
The parts of Sanpete County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Ephraim
More adults hold degrees, streets are more walkable, and fewer homes sit empty.
Gunnison & Manti
Local pay stretches further and incomes run higher.
Mount Pleasant
Prices have run up less, though commutes are longer.
Scores across Sanpete County run from about the 25th to the 89th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Sanpete County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sanpete County ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 161 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 94% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than 86% of counties
Where Sanpete County ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 22% of counties
- Cheap childcare$941 a month, better than only 23% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Sanpete County
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sanpete County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $70,769, 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 Sanpete County's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 Sanpete County
Sanpete County 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 Sanpete County.
Who works in Sanpete County, and how
Work in Sanpete County centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Sanpete County
Sanpete County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Sanpete County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Sanpete County growing, and who is moving in?
Sanpete County has grown about 9% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Salt Lake City, UT.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Sanpete County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Sanpete County, month by month
Sanpete County sees roughly 161 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 26° | 15° |
| April | 65° | 49° | 33° |
| July | 94° | 77° | 59° |
| October | 65° | 50° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Sanpete County
The nearest airport, Provo Municipal, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 99 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sanpete County
Schools across Sanpete County average a B−, better than 59% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Ephraim SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Mt. Pleasant SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Fairview SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Sanpete MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Ephraim MiddleB · 43% proficient
- Gunnison Valley MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- North Sanpete HighC · 33% proficient
- Manti HighC · 33% proficient
- Gunnison Valley HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sanpete County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sanpete County 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 Sanpete County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Sanpete County suits
Common questions about living in Sanpete County
Is Sanpete County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sanpete County ranks 665th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on the weather, a strong job market, and population health, 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 Sanpete County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $348,958. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $70,769 median income, cost of living beats 41% of counties.
Is Sanpete County safe?
Yes, Sanpete County is safer than 81% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $310 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Sanpete County?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 37 with lows near 15. That works out to about 161 pleasant days a year, more than 95% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Sanpete County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Ephraim, Gunnison & Manti, and Mount Pleasant. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Sanpete County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sanpete County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sanpete County 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.
Sanpete County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sanpete County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sanpete County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sanpete County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sanpete County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sanpete County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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