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Alpine vs Centerville

33 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+84% in Alpine) and rent (+83% in Alpine).

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Alpine, UTHomes around $1.2MUtah · 10,392 people
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Centerville, UTA history townUtah · 16,679 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AlpineHomes around $1.2M
Housing$1.2M typical home125% above the UT typical home Outdoors#3 most trails in UT42 miles of trails across 14 parks and preserves Schools#9 for schools in UTof 117 towns All about Alpine →
CentervilleA history town
HistorySettled in 184927 places on the National Register Schools#16 for schools in UTof 117 towns Outdoors#28 most conserved land in UT12 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves All about Centerville →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Home values+84%
Homes cost more in Alpine
Alpine $977,500Centerville $531,200
Rent+83%
Rent runs higher in Alpine
Alpine $3,501Centerville $1,918
Trails3.7×
Alpine has more miles of trail
Alpine 42.4 miCenterville 11.6 mi
Household income+37%
Households in Alpine earn more
Alpine $168,929Centerville $123,130
Property tax bill+40%
Tax bills are bigger in Alpine
Alpine $4,034Centerville $2,879
Average commute10 min
Centerville has the shorter commute
Alpine 30 minCenterville 20 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $3,420 more a month in Alpine

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Alpine$6,720/mo
Typical home $1.2M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.41% · or rent about $3,501/mo · Housing →
Centerville$3,300/mo
Typical home $580K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $1,918/mo · Housing →

The difference: $3,420 a month, about $41,100 a year, between Alpine and Centerville.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Alpine places higher on 12 of 21 UT lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Utah ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
A−AlpineBetter than 75% of districts in the state A−CentervilleBetter than 75% of districts in the state
Health
A+AlpineHealthier than 97% of U.S. towns ACentervilleHealthier than 93% of U.S. towns
12Alpine
9Centerville

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 120 towns #113#32 Lowest depressionHealth · 119 towns #9#58 Most walkableOutdoors · 120 towns #78#33 Most affordableCost of living · 120 towns #116#75 Most activeHealth · 119 towns #2#36 Most trailsOutdoors · 113 towns #3#34 Lowest obesityHealth · 119 towns #22#51 Highest incomeIncome · 120 towns #3#30

Left end = #1 in Utah. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Alpine’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
AlpineCenterville
Snow a year74″52″
January low22°F22°F
July high90°F91°F
Growing season (days)159d178d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd46th
Outdoors & history
AlpineCenterville
Trails42 mi12 mi
Conserved land7.1%12.4%
Settled18501849
National Register places327
Community
AlpineCenterville
Library hours a week—58 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

33 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AlpineUTCentervilleUT
Alpine ↔ Centerville33 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

AlpineCenterville
People
Population 10,392Lowest 16,679Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.3%Lowest UT: +18.4% +10.1%Highest UT: +18.4%
Median age 38.7±2.9Lowest 21% above UT 39.5±2.9Highest 23% above UT
Centerville and Alpine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.2%±3.4Highest UT: 27.8% 24.3%±2.5Lowest UT: 27.8%
Alpine and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.9%±2.8Lowest UT: 11.9% 19.7%±2.8Highest UT: 11.9%
Centerville and Alpine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 54.3%Highest UT: 37.7% 51.3%Lowest UT: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.6%±2Highest UT: 8.1% 5.5%±1.3Lowest UT: 8.1%
Alpine and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $168,929±$34kHighest 78% above UT $123,130±$8kLowest 29% above UT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $977,500±$48kHighest 100% above UT $531,200±$36kLowest 9% above UT
Rentmedian gross, monthly $3,501Highest 134% above UT $1,918±$238Lowest 28% above UT
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,034Highest 60% above UT $2,879Lowest 14% above UT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.5%±100Highest UT: 47.2% 50.2%±19.8Lowest UT: 47.2%
Alpine and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.4%Highest UT: 8.5% 3.1%Lowest UT: 8.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.8%Highest UT: 70.2% 88%Lowest UT: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 6 yrs newer than UT 1987Lowest 5 yrs older than UT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 34% above UT 20 minLowest 11% below UT
Work from home 30.1%±4.8Highest UT: 17.6% 23.3%±3.8Lowest UT: 17.6%
Alpine and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.8% 6.8%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.52Lowest 0.88Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Salt Lake City (11%)Salt Lake City (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CentervilleFew work in Alpine
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.1%Lowest 12.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 42.4 miHighest 11.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 5.4 miHighest 1.9 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 14Highest 9Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.8Lowest 83.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #9 of 117 in UT#16 of 117 in UT
School district Alpine DistrictDavis District
High school in town None in townNone in town
Utah average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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