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Alpine vs Mapleton

26 miles apart. The biggest differences: rent (2.5× in Alpine) and growth since 2010 (+35.1 pts in Mapleton).

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Alpine, UTHomes around $1.2MUtah · 10,392 people
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Mapleton, UTHomes around $723KUtah · 13,114 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 →
MapletonHomes around $723K
Housing$723K typical home35% above the UT typical home Schools#25 for schools in UTof 117 towns HealthHealthier than 96%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Mapleton →
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.

Rent2.5×
Rent runs higher in Alpine
Alpine $3,501Mapleton $1,386
Growth since 2010+35.1 pts
Mapleton has grown faster since 2010
Mapleton +42.4%Alpine +7.3%
Trails3.5×
Alpine has more miles of trail
Alpine 42.4 miMapleton 12.2 mi
Home values+31%
Homes cost more in Alpine
Alpine $977,500Mapleton $745,200
Work from home+9.4 pts
More people work from home in Alpine
Alpine 30.1%Mapleton 20.7%
Median age7.9 yrs
Alpine skews older
Alpine 38.7Mapleton 30.8
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $2,630 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 →
Mapleton$4,090/mo
Typical home $723K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $1,386/mo · Housing →

The difference: $2,630 a month, about $31,600 a year, between Alpine and Mapleton.

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 11 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.

Safety
–AlpineNot graded AMapletonSafer than 89% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−AlpineBetter than 75% of districts in the state B+MapletonBetter than 68% of districts in the state
Health
A+AlpineHealthier than 97% of U.S. towns A+MapletonHealthier than 96% of U.S. towns
11Alpine
8Mapleton

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

Most new homesHousing · 94 towns #66#3 Cheapest rentCost of living · 118 towns #117#42 Fastest growingGrowth · 117 towns #91#19 Most trailsOutdoors · 113 towns #3#70 Shortest commuteGetting around · 120 towns #113#62 Most remote workersWork · 119 towns #3#35 Highest graduation rateSchools · 119 towns #35#13 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 120 towns #62#82

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
AlpineMapleton
Snow a year74″66″
January low22°F22°F
July high90°F93°F
Growing season (days)159d174d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd50th
Outdoors & history
AlpineMapleton
Trails42 mi12 mi
Conserved land7.1%17.4%
Settled18501856
National Register places31
Archive photos—18
Community
AlpineMapleton
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

26 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AlpineMapletonAlpineMapleton
Alpine ↔ Mapleton26 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.

AlpineMapleton
People
Population 10,392Lowest 13,114Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.3%Lowest UT: +18.4% +42.4%Highest UT: +18.4%
Median age 38.7±2.9Highest 21% above UT 30.8±3.8Lowest 4% below UT
Kids under 18 29.2%±3.4Lowest UT: 27.8% 34.4%±3.9Highest UT: 27.8%
Mapleton and Alpine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.9%±2.8Highest UT: 11.9% 13.3%±1.8Lowest UT: 11.9%
Alpine and Mapleton 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% 53.9%Lowest UT: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.6%±2Highest UT: 8.1% 6.1%±1.3Lowest UT: 8.1%
Alpine and Mapleton 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 $133,142±$11kLowest 40% above UT
Alpine and Mapleton 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 $745,200±$42kLowest 52% above UT
Rentmedian gross, monthly $3,501Highest 134% above UT $1,386±$168Lowest 7% below UT
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,034Highest 60% above UT $3,669Lowest 45% above UT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.5%±100Highest UT: 47.2% 55.2%±15.2Lowest UT: 47.2%
Alpine and Mapleton 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% 2.7%Lowest UT: 8.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.8%Highest UT: 70.2% 85.4%Lowest UT: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Lowest 6 yrs newer than UT 2005Highest 13 yrs newer than UT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 34% above UT 22 minLowest about the UT average
Work from home 30.1%±4.8Highest UT: 17.6% 20.7%±4.4Lowest UT: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 6.8%Highest 6.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.52Highest 0.41Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Salt Lake City (11%)Provo (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MapletonFew work in Alpine
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.1%Lowest 17.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 42.4 miHighest 12.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 5.4 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 14Highest 7Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.8Highest 41.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #9 of 117 in UT#25 of 117 in UT
School district Alpine DistrictNebo 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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