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Mapleton vs Lindon

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

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Lindon, UTAn outdoors townUtah · 11,765 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.

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 →

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 →

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

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

Schools

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

Health

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

12Mapleton

8Lindon

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

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

Left end = #1 in Utah. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Mapleton’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%

Mapleton$4,090/mo

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

Lindon$4,060/mo

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

MapletonLindon

Snow a year66″41″

January low22°F 24°F

July high93°F 93°F

Growing season (days)174d 188d

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

Outdoors & history

MapletonLindon

Trails12 mi 24 mi

Conserved land17.4%24.7%

Settled1856 1850

National Register places1 1

Archive photos18 30

Community

MapletonLindon

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.

MapletonLindon

Mapleton ↔ Lindon17 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

MapletonLindon

People

Population 13,114Highest 11,765Lowest

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

Median age 30.8±3.8Highest 4% below UT 29.7±3.6Lowest 7% 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 34.4%±3.9Highest UT: 27.8% 33.5%±3.5Lowest 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+ 13.3%±1.8Highest UT: 11.9% 12.9%±2Lowest 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+ 53.9%Highest UT: 37.7% 49.3%Lowest UT: 37.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±1.3Lowest UT: 8.1% 6.9%±1.8Highest 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 $133,142±$11kHighest 40% above UT $120,956±$18kLowest 27% 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 $745,200±$42kHighest 52% above UT $675,500±$30kLowest 38% 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 $1,386±$168Lowest 7% below UT $1,563±$207Highest 4% above UT

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

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

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.2%±15.2Highest UT: 47.2% 42.7%±13.9Lowest 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 2.7%Lowest UT: 8.5% 6.5%Highest UT: 8.5%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 20.7%±4.4Lowest UT: 17.6% 20.8%±3.7Highest 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 6.5%Lowest 9.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miHighest 7.3 miLowest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in LindonFew work in Mapleton

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 17.4%Lowest 24.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 12.2 miLowest 23.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miLowest 2.8 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Lowest 15Highest

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

Schools

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

School district Nebo DistrictTimpanogos Academy · Alpine District

High school in town None in townKarl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy

Students per teacherat that high school — 17.6

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Bordering Mapleton

Springville35,849 people · $454K homes

Spanish Fork44,946 people · $482K homes

Towns like Mapleton

Cedar Hills9,950 people · $646K homes

Providence8,947 people · $516K homes

Heber18,015 people · $654K homes

Farmington25,389 people · $651K 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.