Best PlacesWasatch County, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Wasatch County, 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.
Wasatch County ranks 45th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Wasatch 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.
Wasatch County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wasatch County ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 99% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of counties
Where Wasatch County ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of counties
- Cheap childcare$929 a month, better than only 24% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 29% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 34% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Wasatch County
A household needs to earn about $200,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wasatch County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $123,385, 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 Wasatch 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 Wasatch County
Wasatch 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 Wasatch County.
Who works in Wasatch County, and how
Work in Wasatch County centers on education and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Wasatch County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wasatch County.
Is Wasatch County growing, and who is moving in?
Wasatch County has grown about 36% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Summit County, UT.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Wasatch County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Wasatch County, month by month
Wasatch County sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 24° | 15° |
| April | 61° | 44° | 29° |
| July | 93° | 71° | 50° |
| October | 64° | 44° | 30° |
Flying in and out of Wasatch County
The nearest airport, Provo Municipal, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 35 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wasatch County
Schools across Wasatch County average a B, better than 72% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Goldminer's DaughterA+ · 75% proficient
- Old Mill SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Midway SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ecker Hill MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Timpanogos Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
- Rocky Mountain MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Park City HighB · 50% proficient
- Timpanogos HighB · 47% proficient
- Maple Mountain HighB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wasatch County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wasatch 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 Wasatch County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Wasatch County suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 98% of counties, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 20% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Wasatch County
Is Wasatch County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wasatch County ranks 45th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on population health, low crime, and a strong job market, 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 Wasatch County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $802,231. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $123,385 median income, cost of living beats 98% of counties.
Is Wasatch County safe?
Yes, Wasatch County is safer than 99% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $205 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Wasatch County?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 36 with lows near 15. That works out to about 81 pleasant days a year, more than 40% of counties.
Is Wasatch County good for families?
Schools beat 72% of counties, crime safety beats 99%, and childcare runs $929 a month.
Compare Wasatch County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wasatch County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wasatch 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.
Wasatch County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wasatch County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wasatch County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wasatch County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wasatch County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wasatch 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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