Best PlacesWest Jordan, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West 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.
West Jordan ranks 54th of 445 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. Paychecks stretch further here than almost anywhere else: the median household brings in $114,775, everyday costs sit below the national average, and a strong job market ranks near the top of the country. The main drawbacks are the schools, tree cover, and air quality.
The best neighborhoods in West 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.
West Jordan's strengths and weaknesses
West Jordan ranks where it does because the parts of life that are hardest to change mostly work here. Heat safety is the standout, in the top 2% of cities. Low crime and few empty homes follow.
The drawbacks are real but narrow. The schools, tree cover, and air quality hold the score down. The measures below break that down, and the map shows how much of it holds street by street.
Where West Jordan ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of cities
Where West Jordan ranks low
- School gradeC−, better than only 22% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 26% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 26% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 28% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in West Jordan
A household needs to earn about $127,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Jordan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $114,775; 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 West Jordan's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 West Jordan
West 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 West Jordan.
Who works in West Jordan, and how
Work in West Jordan centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in West Jordan
West Jordan has more parkland per resident than 88% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of West Jordan and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in West Jordan, month by month
West 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 West Jordan
Salt Lake City International sits about 12 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 West Jordan
Schools across West Jordan average a C−, better than 22% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Westland SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Daybreak SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Jordan Hills SchoolB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elk Ridge MiddleA− · 52% proficient
- Sunset Ridge MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Copper Mountain MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Itineris Early College HighA− · 62% proficient
- Bingham HighB− · 42% proficient
- Mountain Heights AcademyB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Jordan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West 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 West Jordan against the other 444 cities.
Who West Jordan suits
Families
Schools land around the 22nd percentile and crime safety beats 97%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 88% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 20% already work from home.
Common questions about living in West Jordan
Is West Jordan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Jordan ranks 54th of 445 cities. It scores highest on heat safety, low crime, and few empty homes, and lowest on the schools and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Jordan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $503,582. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $114,775 median income, cost of living beats 88% of cities.
Is West Jordan safe?
Yes, West Jordan is safer than 97% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $241 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in West 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 64% of cities.
Is West Jordan good for families?
Schools beat 22% of cities, crime safety beats 97%, and childcare runs $929 a month.
Is West Jordan good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 88% of cities, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 95% of cities. About 20% of workers already work from home.
Compare West Jordan with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Jordan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West 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.
West Jordan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Jordan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Jordan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Jordan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Jordan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West 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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