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Vineyard vs Ephraim

66 miles apart. The biggest differences: rent (2× in Vineyard) and trails (4.1× in Ephraim).

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Vineyard, UTAn outdoors townUtah · 14,446 people
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Ephraim, UTA history townUtah · 5,949 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.

VineyardAn outdoors town
Outdoors#7 most conserved land in UT1.4 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves Housing$524K typical home2% below the UT typical home HealthHealthier than 90%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Vineyard →
EphraimA history town
HistorySettled in 185421 places on the National Register Schools#29 for schools in UTof 117 towns College town1 collegeSnow College All about Ephraim →
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.

Rent2×
Rent runs higher in Vineyard
Vineyard $1,834Ephraim $928
Trails4.1×
Ephraim has more miles of trail
Ephraim 5.7 miVineyard 1.4 mi
Household income+55%
Households in Vineyard earn more
Vineyard $103,380Ephraim $66,541
Conserved land+29.6 pts
Vineyard has more conserved land
Vineyard 31.1%Ephraim 1.5%
Work in town+27.9 pts
More of Ephraim’s workers stay in town
Ephraim 30.4%Vineyard 2.5%
Home values+36%
Homes cost more in Vineyard
Vineyard $574,500Ephraim $423,700
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Vineyard

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.

Vineyard$2,950/mo
Typical home $524K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.45% · or rent about $1,834/mo · Housing →
Ephraim$2,410/mo
Typical home $424K (Census) · tax rate 0.53% · or rent about $928/mo · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,400 a year, between Vineyard and Ephraim.

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

Vineyard places higher on 9 of 19 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
–VineyardNot graded A−EphraimSafer than 82% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−VineyardBetter than 75% of districts in the state B+EphraimBetter than 69% of districts in the state
Health
AVineyardHealthier than 90% of U.S. towns A−EphraimHealthier than 80% of U.S. towns
9Vineyard
7Ephraim

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 117 towns #7#96 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 120 towns #25#112 Cheapest rentCost of living · 118 towns #95#10 Best schoolsSchools · 117 towns #96#29 Fewest smokersHealth · 119 towns #3#69 Most remote workersWork · 119 towns #43#105 Most activeHealth · 119 towns #6#64 Most trailsOutdoors · 113 towns #110#58

Left end = #1 in Utah. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Vineyard’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
VineyardEphraim
Snow a year26″20″
January low19°F11°F
July high92°F91°F
Growing season (days)159d113d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd54th
Outdoors & history
VineyardEphraim
Trails1 mi6 mi
Conserved land31.1%1.5%
Settled19891854
National Register places—21
Archive photos1817
Community
VineyardEphraim
Library hours a week—55 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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

66 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

VineyardUTEphraimUT
Vineyard ↔ Ephraim66 miles apart
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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.

VineyardEphraim
People
Population 14,446Highest 5,949Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -8.5% UT: +18.4%
Median age 25.2±1.4Highest 21% below UT 22.1±0.7Lowest 31% below UT
Kids under 18 27.9%±2.9Highest UT: 27.8% 23%±3.3Lowest UT: 27.8%
Vineyard and Ephraim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 2.1%±1Lowest UT: 11.9% 10.7%±2.5Highest UT: 11.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 50.5%Highest UT: 37.7% 39.8%Lowest UT: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 16.4%±4.6Lowest UT: 8.1% 33.1%±4.6Highest UT: 8.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $103,380±$8kHighest 9% above UT $66,541±$10kLowest 30% below UT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $574,500±$40kHighest 17% above UT $423,700±$24kLowest 13% below UT
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,834±$51Highest 23% above UT $928±$89Lowest 38% below UT
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,604Highest 3% above UT $2,242Lowest 11% below UT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.6%±13.7Highest UT: 47.2% 39.8%±12.4Lowest UT: 47.2%
Vineyard and Ephraim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.1%Lowest UT: 8.5% 17.3%Highest UT: 8.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 44.7%Lowest UT: 70.2% 49.5%Highest UT: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 2015Highest 23 yrs newer than UT 1996Lowest 4 yrs newer than UT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 6% below UT 16 minLowest 28% below UT
Work from home 18.5%±3.8Highest UT: 17.6% 7.3%±3.5Lowest UT: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 2.5%Lowest 30.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Lowest 0.91Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Orem (18%)Manti (5%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EphraimFew work in Vineyard
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 31.1%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miLowest 5.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 64.2Highest 30.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #96 of 117 in UT#29 of 117 in UT
School district Alpine District · Freedom Preparatory AcademySouth Sanpete 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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