Best PlacesSouth Jordan, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Jordan, 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.
South Jordan ranks 69th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in South Jordan
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.
South Jordan's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Jordan ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 95% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of cities
Where South Jordan ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 29% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 42% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 48% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in South Jordan
A household needs to earn about $162,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Jordan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $143,020, 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 South Jordan's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 South Jordan
South Jordan 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 South Jordan.
Who works in South Jordan, and how
Work in South Jordan centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in South Jordan
South Jordan has more parkland per resident than 90% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of South Jordan and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South Jordan, month by month
South Jordan sees roughly 132 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 25° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 68° |
| October | 64° | 52° | 42° |
Flying in and out of South Jordan
Salt Lake City International sits about 16 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 South Jordan
Schools across South Jordan average a B, better than 61% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Goldminer's DaughterA+ · 75% proficient
- Jordan Ridge SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Eastlake SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Jordan MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Elk Ridge MiddleA− · 52% proficient
- Mountain Creek Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Bingham HighB− · 42% proficient
- Riverton HighB− · 40% proficient
- Herriman HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Jordan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Jordan 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 South Jordan against the other 2,097 cities.
Who South Jordan suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 93% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 23% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 76% of cities and health care access beats 56%.
Common questions about living in South Jordan
Is South Jordan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Jordan ranks 69th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low crime, few empty homes, and a strong job market, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Jordan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $648,902. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $143,020 median income, cost of living beats 93% of cities.
Is South Jordan safe?
Yes, South Jordan is safer than 98% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $195 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in South Jordan?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 25. That works out to about 132 pleasant days a year, more than 76% of cities.
Is South Jordan good for families?
Schools beat 61% of cities, crime safety beats 98%, and childcare runs $929 a month.
Compare South Jordan with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Jordan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Jordan 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.
South Jordan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Jordan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Jordan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Jordan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Jordan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Jordan 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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