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Alpine vs Highland

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: rent (+62% in Alpine) and growth since 2010 (+17.3 pts in Highland).

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Alpine, UTHomes around $1.2MUtah · 10,392 people
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Highland, UTHomes around $974KUtah · 20,119 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 →
HighlandHomes around $974K
Housing$974K typical home82% above the UT typical home Schools#13 for schools in UTof 117 towns HealthHealthier than 99%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Highland →
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.

Rent+62%
Rent runs higher in Alpine
Alpine $3,501Highland $2,166
Growth since 2010+17.3 pts
Highland has grown faster since 2010
Highland +24.6%Alpine +7.3%
Trails2.4×
Alpine has more miles of trail
Alpine 42.4 miHighland 17.9 mi
Median age10.7 yrs
Alpine skews older
Alpine 38.7Highland 28
Street grid2×
Highland has the more walkable street grid
Highland 91.1Alpine 44.8
Kids under 18+8.2 pts
Highland has more kids
Highland 37.4%Alpine 29.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,300 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 →
Highland$5,430/mo
Typical home $974K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.39% · or rent about $2,166/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,300 a month, about $15,500 a year, between Alpine and Highland.

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.

Where they are

Alpine and Highland share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AlpineHighlandAlpineHighland
Alpine ↔ Highland2.7 miles apart · They share a border
Report cards

Highland places higher on 14 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−HighlandBetter than 75% of districts in the state
Health
A+AlpineHealthier than 97% of U.S. towns A+HighlandHealthier than 99% of U.S. towns
3Alpine
14Highland

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

Most walkableOutdoors · 120 towns #78#25 Fastest growingGrowth · 117 towns #91#40 Shortest commuteGetting around · 120 towns #113#79 Most new homesHousing · 94 towns #66#41 Most trailsOutdoors · 113 towns #3#24 Most remote workersWork · 119 towns #3#20 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 120 towns #62#48 Lowest obesityHealth · 119 towns #22#11

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
AlpineHighland
Snow a year74″74″
January low22°F22°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)159d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd54th
Outdoors & history
AlpineHighland
Trails42 mi18 mi
Conserved land7.1%8.3%
Settled18501977
National Register places31
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—4
Community
AlpineHighland
Library hours a week—48 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.

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.

AlpineHighland
People
Population 10,392Lowest 20,119Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.3%Lowest UT: +18.4% +24.6%Highest UT: +18.4%
Median age 38.7±2.9Highest 21% above UT 28±3.4Lowest 13% below UT
Kids under 18 29.2%±3.4Lowest UT: 27.8% 37.4%±2.6Highest UT: 27.8%
Age 65+ 15.9%±2.8Highest UT: 11.9% 9.1%±1.1Lowest UT: 11.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 54.3%Lowest UT: 37.7% 64.4%Highest UT: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.6%±2Highest UT: 8.1% 6%±1.1Lowest UT: 8.1%
Alpine and Highland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $168,929±$34kLowest 78% above UT $186,075±$14kHighest 96% above UT
Highland and Alpine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $977,500±$48kHighest 100% above UT $928,300±$33kLowest 90% above UT
Alpine and Highland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $3,501Highest 134% above UT $2,166±$298Lowest 45% above UT
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,034Highest 60% above UT $3,657Lowest 45% above UT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.5%±100Highest UT: 47.2% 41.7%±34.1Lowest UT: 47.2%
Alpine and Highland 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% 1.9%Lowest UT: 8.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.8%Lowest UT: 70.2% 91.7%Highest UT: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Lowest 6 yrs newer than UT 2004Highest 12 yrs newer than UT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 34% above UT 23 minLowest 5% above UT
Work from home 30.1%±4.8Highest UT: 17.6% 23.3%±2.8Lowest UT: 17.6%
Alpine and Highland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.8%Highest 4.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.52Highest 0.40Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Salt Lake City (11%)Lehi (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HighlandFew work in Alpine
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.1%Lowest 8.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 42.4 miHighest 17.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 5.4 miHighest 2.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 14Lowest 22Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.8Lowest 91.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #9 of 117 in UT#13 of 117 in UT
School district Alpine DistrictAlpine District
High school in town None in townLone Peak High
Students per teacherat that high school — 27.5
Utah average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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