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Mapleton vs Cedar Hills

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

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Mapleton, UTHomes around $723KUtah · 13,114 people
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Cedar Hills, UTAn outdoors townUtah · 9,950 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

Mapleton$4,090/mo
Typical home $723K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $1,386/mo · Housing →
Cedar Hills$3,730/mo
Typical home $669K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.41% · or rent about $2,179/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
AMapletonSafer than 89% of U.S. towns –Cedar HillsNot graded
Schools
B+MapletonBetter than 68% of districts in the state A−Cedar HillsBetter than 75% of districts in the state
Health
A+MapletonHealthier than 96% of U.S. towns A+Cedar HillsHealthier than 96% of U.S. towns
7Mapleton
9Cedar Hills

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

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

Left end = #1 in Utah. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Mapleton’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
MapletonCedar Hills
Snow a year66″74″
January low22°F22°F
July high93°F90°F
Growing season (days)174d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th36th
Outdoors & history
MapletonCedar Hills
Trails12 mi18 mi
Conserved land17.4%1.4%
Settled18561974
National Register places1—
Archive photos187
Famous people born here—2
Community
MapletonCedar Hills
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.

MapletonCedar HillsMapletonCedar Hills
Mapleton ↔ Cedar Hills22 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.

MapletonCedar Hills
People
Population 13,114Highest 9,950Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +42.4%Highest UT: +18.4% +2.3%Lowest UT: +18.4%
Median age 30.8±3.8Highest 4% below UT 28.2±2.7Lowest 12% 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 34.4%±3.9Highest UT: 27.8% 33.2%±3.5Lowest 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+ 13.3%±1.8Highest UT: 11.9% 8.9%±1.6Lowest UT: 11.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 53.9%Lowest UT: 37.7% 56%Highest UT: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±1.3Highest UT: 8.1% 5.5%±1.6Lowest 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 $133,142±$11kLowest 40% above UT $139,008±$10kHighest 46% 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 $745,200±$42kHighest 52% above UT $645,600±$24kLowest 32% above UT
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,386±$168Lowest 7% below UT $2,179±$220Highest 46% above UT
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,669Highest 45% above UT $2,649Lowest 5% above UT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.2%±15.2Lowest UT: 47.2% 55.9%±19.8Highest 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 2.7%Lowest UT: 8.5% 4.2%Highest UT: 8.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.4%Lowest UT: 70.2% 88.8%Highest UT: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 2005 13 yrs newer than UT —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest about the UT average 22 minHighest about the UT average
Work from home 20.7%±4.4Lowest UT: 17.6% 23.7%±4.8Highest 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 6.5%Highest 2.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Highest 0.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Provo (18%)Lehi (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cedar HillsFew work in Mapleton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.4%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.2 miLowest 18.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miLowest 6.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Lowest 12Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 41.6Lowest 102Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #25 of 117 in UT#3 of 117 in UT
School district Nebo DistrictAlpine 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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