Best PlacesScipio, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Scipio, 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.
Scipio ranks 25,785th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Scipio
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.
Scipio's strengths and weaknesses
Where Scipio ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
Where Scipio ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 22% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Scipio
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Scipio home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $74,375; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Scipio'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, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Scipio
Scipio's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Scipio.
Who works in Scipio, and how
Work in Scipio centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Scipio
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Scipio.
What the weather is like in Scipio, month by month
Scipio sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 29° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 49° | 36° |
| July | 96° | 80° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 50° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Scipio
The nearest airport, Provo Municipal, is about 70 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around Scipio
Schools across Scipio average a B, better than 63% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fillmore SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Gunnison Valley SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Red Cliff SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fillmore MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- Gunnison Valley MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Juab Jr HighC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Juab HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Millard HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Gunnison Valley HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Scipio school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Scipio 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 Scipio against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Scipio
Is Scipio a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Scipio ranks 25,785th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, cell coverage, and clean air, and lowest on an overheated housing market and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Scipio expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $312,500. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $74,375 median income, cost of living beats 55% of towns.
Is Scipio safe?
Scipio is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $732 per resident a year.
Compare Scipio with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Scipio. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Scipio 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.
Scipio detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Scipio: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Scipio: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Scipio: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Scipio: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Scipio 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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