What stands out worked out from the figures below

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Vineyard has the most conserved land (31.1% of the town).

Orem has the most trails (14.6 mi).

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Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing townOutdoorsyWalkable streets

Measure	Vineyard	Orem
People
Population	14,446Lowest	97,182Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+11.1% UT: +18.4%
Median age	25.2±1.4Lowest 21% below UT	27±0.5Highest 16% below UT
	Orem and Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	27.9%±2.9Highest UT: 27.8%	26.3%±1.1Lowest UT: 27.8%
	Vineyard and Orem 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%	10.4%±0.7Highest UT: 11.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	50.5%Highest UT: 37.7%	43.6%Lowest UT: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	16.4%±4.6Highest UT: 8.1%	14.2%±1Lowest UT: 8.1%
	Vineyard and Orem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$103,380±$8kHighest 9% above UT	$83,342±$2kLowest 12% below UT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$574,500±$40kHighest 17% above UT	$472,300±$8kLowest 3% below UT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,834±$51Highest 23% above UT	$1,438±$56Lowest 4% below UT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,604Highest 3% above UT	$1,926Lowest 24% below UT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	52.6%±13.7Highest UT: 47.2%	46%±4.4Lowest UT: 47.2%
	Vineyard and Orem 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%	10.2%Highest UT: 8.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	44.7%Lowest UT: 70.2%	57.8%Highest UT: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	2015Highest 23 yrs newer than UT	1989Lowest 3 yrs older than UT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minHighest 6% below UT	20 minLowest 9% below UT
Work from home	18.5%±3.8Highest UT: 17.6%	16.5%±1.2Lowest UT: 17.6%
	Vineyard and Orem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents	2.5%Lowest	20.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line	6.8 miLowest	7.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub	0.44Lowest	1.08Highest
Top workplaceoutside town	Orem (18%)	Provo (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others	18% work in Orem	Few work in Vineyard
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town	31.1%Highest	3.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles	1.4 miLowest	14.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi	0.2 miLowest	0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map	6Lowest	28Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure	64.2Lowest	126Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#96 of 117 in UT	#50 of 117 in UT
School district	Alpine District · Freedom Preparatory Academy	Utah County Academy of Science · Alpine District
High school in town	None in town	Mountain View High
Students per teacherat that high school	—	24.7
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	12 photos →	36 photos →

UT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data; commute flows: Census LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.