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Lindon vs Mapleton

17 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7× in Lindon) and growth since 2010 (+29.2 pts in Mapleton).

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Lindon, UTAn outdoors townUtah · 11,765 people

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Mapleton, UTHomes around $723KUtah · 13,114 people

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.

LindonAn outdoors town

Outdoors#11 most conserved land in UT24 miles of trails across 15 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 95%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Work15,262 jobsbased in Lindon, a regional job hub All about Lindon →

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 differ most

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

Jobs per worker7×

Lindon is more of a job hub

Lindon 2.89Mapleton 0.41

Growth since 2010+29.2 pts

Mapleton has grown faster since 2010

Mapleton +42.4%Lindon +13.2%

Property tax bill+35%

Tax bills are bigger in Mapleton

Mapleton $3,669Lindon $2,709

Lindon has more miles of trail

Lindon 23.6 miMapleton 12.2 mi

★ What stands out · Report cards

Mapleton places higher on 12 of 22 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

C+LindonSafer than 42% of U.S. towns AMapletonSafer than 89% of U.S. towns

Schools

A−LindonBetter than 75% of districts in the state B+MapletonBetter than 68% of districts in the state

Health

A+LindonHealthier than 95% of U.S. towns A+MapletonHealthier than 96% of U.S. towns

8Lindon

12Mapleton

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

SafestSafety · 56 towns #40#3 Most new homesHousing · 94 towns #50#3 Most trailsOutdoors · 113 towns #14#70 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 120 towns #24#82 Fastest growingGrowth · 117 towns #66#19 Lowest property taxCost of living · 120 towns #83#112 Shortest commuteGetting around · 120 towns #35#62 Cheapest rentCost of living · 118 towns #65#42

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Down paymentRate%

Lindon$4,060/mo

Typical home $728K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.40% · or rent about $1,563/mo · Housing →

Mapleton$4,090/mo

Typical home $723K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $1,386/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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

LindonMapleton

Snow a year41″66″

January low24°F 22°F

July high93°F 93°F

Growing season (days)188d 174d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th 50th

Outdoors & history

LindonMapleton

Trails24 mi 12 mi

Conserved land24.7%17.4%

Settled1850 1856

National Register places1 1

Archive photos30 18

Community

LindonMapleton

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

17 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

LindonMapleton

Lindon ↔ Mapleton17 miles apart

Who commutes between them

135 Mapleton residents work in Lindon (2.2% of its workers)

Work & commute in Mapleton →

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.

Only big differences vs Utah average

LindonMapleton

People

Population 11,765Lowest 13,114Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.2%Lowest UT: +18.4% +42.4%Highest UT: +18.4%

Median age 29.7±3.6Lowest 7% below UT 30.8±3.8Highest 4% below UT

Mapleton and Lindon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 33.5%±3.5Lowest UT: 27.8% 34.4%±3.9Highest UT: 27.8%

Mapleton and Lindon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 12.9%±2Lowest UT: 11.9% 13.3%±1.8Highest UT: 11.9%

Mapleton and Lindon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 49.3%Lowest UT: 37.7% 53.9%Highest UT: 37.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.9%±1.8Highest UT: 8.1% 6.1%±1.3Lowest UT: 8.1%

Lindon and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $120,956±$18kLowest 27% above UT $133,142±$11kHighest 40% above UT

Mapleton and Lindon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $675,500±$30kLowest 38% above UT $745,200±$42kHighest 52% above UT

Mapleton and Lindon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,563±$207Highest 4% above UT $1,386±$168Lowest 7% below UT

Lindon and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,709Lowest 7% above UT $3,669Highest 45% above UT

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.7%±13.9Lowest UT: 47.2% 55.2%±15.2Highest UT: 47.2%

Mapleton and Lindon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 6.5%Highest UT: 8.5% 2.7%Lowest UT: 8.5%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80.5%Lowest UT: 70.2% 85.4%Highest UT: 70.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1997Lowest 5 yrs newer than UT 2005Highest 13 yrs newer than UT

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 10% below UT 22 minHighest about the UT average

Work from home 20.8%±3.7Highest UT: 17.6% 20.7%±4.4Lowest UT: 17.6%

Lindon and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 9.9%Highest 6.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miLowest 12.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.89Highest 0.41Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Orem (15%)Provo (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mapleton2% work in Lindon

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 24.7%Highest 17.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 23.6 miHighest 12.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.8 miHighest 0.9 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 15Highest 7Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 45.8Highest 41.6Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #38 of 117 in UT #25 of 117 in UT

School district Timpanogos Academy · Alpine DistrictNebo District

High school in town Karl G. Maeser Preparatory AcademyNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 17.6 —

Utah average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Bordering Lindon

Pleasant Grove37,852 people · $491K homes

Vineyard14,446 people · $575K homes

Orem97,182 people · $472K homes

American Fork37,109 people · $497K homes

Towns like Lindon

Heber18,015 people · $654K homes

Providence8,947 people · $516K homes

Smithfield14,408 people · $450K homes

Bluffdale18,797 people · $686K homes

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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.