Best PlacesSunset Heights, Orem, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sunset Heights, Orem, 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.
Sunset Heights, Orem ranks 1,329th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Sunset Heights, Orem
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.
Sunset Heights, Orem's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sunset Heights, Orem ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
Where Sunset Heights, Orem ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 35% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Sunset Heights, Orem
A household needs to earn about $139,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sunset Heights, Orem home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $104,706, 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 Sunset Heights, Orem's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 Sunset Heights, Orem
Sunset Heights, Orem 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 Sunset Heights, Orem.
Who works in Sunset Heights, Orem, and how
Work in Sunset Heights, Orem centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Sunset Heights, Orem
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sunset Heights, Orem.
What the weather is like in Sunset Heights, Orem, month by month
Sunset Heights, Orem 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 Sunset Heights, Orem
The nearest airport, Provo Municipal, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 37 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sunset Heights, Orem
Schools across Sunset Heights, Orem average a C+, better than 49% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Orem SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Vineyard SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Westmore SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lakeridge Jr HighB− · 42% proficient
- Orem Jr HighC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Utah County Academy Of ScienceA · 72% proficient
- Mountain View HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sunset Heights, Orem school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sunset Heights, Orem 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 Sunset Heights, Orem against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Sunset Heights, Orem
Is Sunset Heights, Orem a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sunset Heights, Orem ranks 1,329th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, heat safety, and fast internet, and lowest on disaster risk and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sunset Heights, Orem expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $561,750. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $104,706 median income, cost of living beats 80% of neighborhoods.
Is Sunset Heights, Orem safe?
Yes, Sunset Heights, Orem is safer than 89% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $294 per resident a year.
Compare Sunset Heights, Orem with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sunset Heights, Orem. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sunset Heights, Orem 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.
Sunset Heights, Orem detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sunset Heights, Orem: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sunset Heights, Orem: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sunset Heights, Orem: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sunset Heights, Orem: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sunset Heights, Orem 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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