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Alpine vs Midway

16 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+48.8 pts in Midway) and trails (3.1× in Alpine).

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Alpine, UTHomes around $1.2MUtah · 10,392 people
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Midway, UTKnown for its schoolsUtah · 6,171 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 →
MidwayKnown for its schools
Schools#1 for schools in UTof 117 towns Housing$940K typical home76% above the UT typical home HealthHealthier than 99%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Midway →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Growth since 2010+48.8 pts
Midway has grown faster since 2010
Midway +56.1%Alpine +7.3%
Trails3.1×
Alpine has more miles of trail
Alpine 42.4 miMidway 13.9 mi
Bachelor’s degree++10.3 pts
More adults in Midway have a degree
Midway 64.6%Alpine 54.3%
Seasonal homes+9.5 pts
Midway has more second homes
Midway 10.4%Alpine 0.9%
Street grid+42%
Midway has the more walkable street grid
Midway 63.8Alpine 44.8
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,400 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 →
Midway$5,320/mo
Typical home $940K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.50% · or rent about $3,399/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,400 a month, about $16,800 a year, between Alpine and Midway.

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

Midway 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.

Schools
A−AlpineBetter than 75% of districts in the state B+MidwayBetter than 73% of districts in the state
Health
A+AlpineHealthier than 97% of U.S. towns A+MidwayHealthier than 99% of U.S. towns
9Alpine
11Midway

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

Fastest growingGrowth · 117 towns #91#10 Most new homesHousing · 94 towns #66#21 Most walkableOutdoors · 120 towns #78#50 Highest graduation rateSchools · 119 towns #35#62 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 120 towns #62#83 Most trailsOutdoors · 113 towns #3#21 Lowest obesityHealth · 119 towns #22#5 Most activeHealth · 119 towns #2#13

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
AlpineMidway
Snow a year74″75″
January low22°F13°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)159d106d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd69th
Outdoors & history
AlpineMidway
Trails42 mi14 mi
Conserved land7.1%12.2%
Settled18501859
National Register places315
Archive photos—12
Community
AlpineMidway
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

16 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AlpineMidwayAlpineMidway
Alpine ↔ Midway16 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.

AlpineMidway
People
Population 10,392Highest 6,171Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.3%Lowest UT: +18.4% +56.1%Highest UT: +18.4%
Median age 38.7±2.9Lowest 21% above UT 40.5±2.6Highest 27% above UT
Midway and Alpine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.2%±3.4Lowest UT: 27.8% 29.8%±4.7Highest UT: 27.8%
Midway and Alpine 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% 20.3%±3.3Highest UT: 11.9%
Midway 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%Lowest UT: 37.7% 64.6%Highest UT: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.6%±2Highest UT: 8.1% 1.7%±1.1Lowest UT: 8.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $168,929±$34kHighest 78% above UT $157,065±$30kLowest 65% above UT
Alpine and Midway 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 $892,800±$50kLowest 82% above UT
Alpine and Midway 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 $3,399±$581Lowest 127% above UT
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,034Lowest 60% above UT $4,490Highest 78% above UT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.5%±100Highest UT: 47.2% 27.6%±18.6Lowest UT: 47.2%
Alpine and Midway 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% 1.7%Lowest UT: 8.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.8%Highest UT: 70.2% 83.7%Lowest UT: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Lowest 6 yrs newer than UT 2006Highest 14 yrs newer than UT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 min 34% above UT 30 min 34% above UT
Work from home 30.1%±4.8Highest UT: 17.6% 28.6%±8.2Lowest UT: 17.6%
Alpine and Midway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.8%Lowest 8.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 19.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.52Lowest 0.53Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Salt Lake City (11%)Heber (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MidwayFew work in Alpine
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.1%Lowest 12.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 42.4 miHighest 13.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 5.4 miHighest 2.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 14Highest 6Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.8Lowest 63.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #9 of 117 in UT#1 of 117 in UT
School district Alpine DistrictWasatch 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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