Lehi, UT — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Why look at Lehi?

  • Mid-tier housing market. Median home is $574k.
  • Stable market. Home values +1.7% year-over-year — neither overheated nor falling.
  • Growing population. ~5.3%/yr — typically signals jobs + investment.
Lehi, UT
Image: Wikipedia · Lehi, Utah
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65
Rising
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Lehi stands

Population growing 5.3% per year.

Median home $573,872
1-year +1.7%
5-yr growth +4.2%
vs 5-yr peak -5.2%
Population +5.3%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2022-06$574k$269k$389k$509k$629k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

🚶
Walkability
40/100
Car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
30/100
Minimal transit
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
$2,278/mo$1,740$2,078$2,415202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent123123100120202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 21.0
Lean rent

At a 21.0 price-to-rent ratio, the math is starting to lean toward renting in Lehi. Buying makes more sense the longer you plan to stay and the more confident you are that prices will keep appreciating roughly in line with rent.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
58 · w22%
Home 5-yr growth
60 · w22%
Distance from peak
59 · w18%
Population growth
90 · w16%
Rent YoY
50 · w12%
Home 10-yr growth
75 · w10%

About Lehi (Wikipedia)

Lehi is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. The population was 75,907 at the 2020 census, up from 47,407 in 2010, and it is the center of population of Utah. The rapid growth in Lehi is due, in part, to the rapid development of the tech industry region known as Silicon Slopes.

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

City facts

Area28.45 sq mi
Elevation4561 ft
Settled1850
Density2702.3/sq mi

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 Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.

Things to see in Lehi(Attractions)

  • Lehi Roller Mills was featured in the movie ''Footloose''.
  • Lehi Roller Mills
  • Footloose
  • Museum of Ancient Life
  • Othnielosaurus
  • Torvosaurus
  • Thanksgiving Point
  • Megaplex Theaters
  • Tulip Festival
  • Highland Games
  • The Veterans Memorial Building currently houses Hutchings Museum.
  • World War I

+1 more on Wikipedia.

Extracted from the Wikipedia article. Names linked in the source — open the city’s Wikipedia page for details.

Local safety & alerts

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

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Utah context

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 2026-05-28 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Filtered for Lehi-specific coverage. 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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Cost-of-ownership at the median

Tax burden
moderate state tax
~29% all-in for a $150k earner
Property tax / yr
$3k
0.57% × median home $574k
Climate / hazard
limited data
Plan for the local hazard profile.

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Schools & crime context

Schools

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Crime

Utah: 243 violent crimes per 100K residents (state avg, FBI UCR). Neighborhood-level rates can vary 10× within one city — research specific areas via CrimeGrade or local police data.

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