Eagle Mountain, UT — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Utah County · Provo-Orem · population 60,575

Growing fast
Eagle Mountain, UT
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61
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Eagle Mountain stands

Population growing 8.6% per year.

Median home $513,384
1-year +0.1%
5-yr CAGR +3.0%
vs 5-yr peak -9.8%
Population +8.6%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2022-07$513k$248k$363k$478k$592k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
30/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
22/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
87/100
Excellent for remote work
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$2,191/mo$1,872$2,109$2,34620242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent9811010020242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 19.5
Lean buy

At a 19.5 price-to-rent ratio, Eagle Mountain is in the 'depends on horizon' zone. Buy if you'll be there 5+ years and value flexibility on the home; rent if you might move, want zero maintenance friction, or expect rates to drop.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
51 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
53 · w22%
Distance from peak
45 · w18%
Population growth
90 · w16%
Rent YoY
68 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
73 · w10%
Long thesis

Eagle Mountain has held up across the cycle: home values at $513,384 with +3.0% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Eagle Mountain's bear case is the boring one: the cycle is real and any market that's run hard can stall. Watch for slowing population growth, rising days-on-market, or builder discounts as the early warning signals.

About Eagle Mountain

Eagle Mountain is a city in Utah County, Utah, with an estimated population of 60,575. It anchors the Provo-Orem metro area. The population has grown 8.6% per year on average between 2020 and 2024 — among the faster-growing communities in the state. The median home value in Eagle Mountain is $513,384 as of 2026-04, up 0.1% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +3.0% annual growth (-9.8% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Eagle Mountain average $2,191 per month, up 3.4% year-over-year. The composite momentum score is 61 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

Bull case

People are voting with their feet: population growing 8.6% per year since 2020 — that’s faster than ~80% of US cities.
The data is the data: Eagle Mountain has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 2-criteria momentum score on this page.

Bear case

Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

About Eagle Mountain (Wikipedia)

Eagle Mountain is a city in Utah County, Utah. It is part of the Provo–Orem metropolitan area, and located to the west and north of the Lake Mountains.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

City facts

Area50.43 sq mi
Elevation4885 ft
EstablishedDecember 3, 1996
Density865.02/sq mi

Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Utah County right now.

Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Utah County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

Cities like Eagle Mountain

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
36° / 20°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
92° / 64°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
226
~62% of year
Annual precip
12″ rain
53″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Very low
Wildfire
High
Earthquake
Moderate
Flood
Low

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Current weather

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Provo-Orem area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
51%
Dry climate
Median household income
$89,100
Utah state median
Top industries (state-level)
Tech (SL Valley)HealthcareTourism

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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