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Cedar Hills vs Mapleton

22 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+40.1 pts in Mapleton) and rent (+57% in Cedar Hills).

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Cedar Hills, UTAn outdoors townUtah · 9,950 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.

Cedar HillsAn outdoors town
Outdoors#2 most trails in UT18 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves Schools#3 for schools in UTof 117 towns HealthHealthier than 96%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Cedar Hills →
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.

Growth since 2010+40.1 pts
Mapleton has grown faster since 2010
Mapleton +42.4%Cedar Hills +2.3%
Rent+57%
Rent runs higher in Cedar Hills
Cedar Hills $2,179Mapleton $1,386
Street grid2.4×
Cedar Hills has the more walkable street grid
Cedar Hills 102Mapleton 41.6
Property tax bill+39%
Tax bills are bigger in Mapleton
Mapleton $3,669Cedar Hills $2,649
Conserved land+16 pts
Mapleton has more conserved land
Mapleton 17.4%Cedar Hills 1.4%
Jobs per worker+71%
Mapleton is more of a job hub
Mapleton 0.41Cedar Hills 0.24
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Mapleton

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.

Cedar Hills$3,730/mo
Typical home $669K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.41% · or rent about $2,179/mo · Housing →
Mapleton$4,090/mo
Typical home $723K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $1,386/mo · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,300 a year, between Mapleton and Cedar Hills.

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

Cedar Hills places higher on 9 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
–Cedar HillsNot graded AMapletonSafer than 89% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−Cedar HillsBetter than 75% of districts in the state B+MapletonBetter than 68% of districts in the state
Health
A+Cedar HillsHealthier than 96% of U.S. towns A+MapletonHealthier than 96% of U.S. towns
9Cedar Hills
7Mapleton

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

Most new homesHousing · 94 towns #87#3 Fastest growingGrowth · 117 towns #107#19 Most conserved landOutdoors · 117 towns #100#20 Most trailsOutdoors · 113 towns #2#70 Cheapest rentCost of living · 118 towns #110#42 Most walkableOutdoors · 120 towns #20#82 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 120 towns #26#82 Lowest property taxCost of living · 120 towns #78#112

Left end = #1 in Utah. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Cedar Hills’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
Cedar HillsMapleton
Snow a year74″66″
January low22°F22°F
July high90°F93°F
Growing season (days)159d174d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th50th
Outdoors & history
Cedar HillsMapleton
Trails18 mi12 mi
Conserved land1.4%17.4%
Settled19741856
National Register places—1
Archive photos712
Famous people born here2—
Community
Cedar HillsMapleton
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

22 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cedar HillsMapletonCedar HillsMapleton
Cedar Hills ↔ Mapleton22 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.

Cedar HillsMapleton
People
Population 9,950Lowest 13,114Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.3%Lowest UT: +18.4% +42.4%Highest UT: +18.4%
Median age 28.2±2.7Lowest 12% below UT 30.8±3.8Highest 4% below UT
Mapleton and Cedar Hills are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.2%±3.5Lowest UT: 27.8% 34.4%±3.9Highest UT: 27.8%
Mapleton and Cedar Hills are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.9%±1.6Lowest UT: 11.9% 13.3%±1.8Highest UT: 11.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 56%Highest UT: 37.7% 53.9%Lowest UT: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±1.6Lowest UT: 8.1% 6.1%±1.3Highest UT: 8.1%
Mapleton and Cedar Hills are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $139,008±$10kHighest 46% above UT $133,142±$11kLowest 40% above UT
Cedar Hills and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $645,600±$24kLowest 32% above UT $745,200±$42kHighest 52% above UT
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,179±$220Highest 46% above UT $1,386±$168Lowest 7% below UT
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,649Lowest 5% above UT $3,669Highest 45% above UT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.9%±19.8Highest UT: 47.2% 55.2%±15.2Lowest UT: 47.2%
Cedar Hills and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.2%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 — 2005 13 yrs newer than UT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest about the UT average 22 minLowest about the UT average
Work from home 23.7%±4.8Highest UT: 17.6% 20.7%±4.4Lowest UT: 17.6%
Cedar Hills and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.8%Lowest 6.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Lowest 0.41Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lehi (10%)Provo (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MapletonFew work in Cedar Hills
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Lowest 17.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 18.2 miHighest 12.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 6.7 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 12Highest 7Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 102Highest 41.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #3 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
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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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