Alpine LDS Church Meetinghouse · National Register of Historic Places
Alpine’s story
176 years in pictures
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1850Alpine is settled
AlpineUT
A town of 10,392, settled in 1850. A typical home worth about $1.2M.
2 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Original uploader was Manderson164 at en.wikipedia · Public domain
Population
10,392
+7.3% since 2010
Typical home
$1.2M
+5.5% in a year
Household income
$169K
median
Median age
38.7
years
Jobs based here
2,294
A commuter town
What makes Alpine stand out
The 3 things Alpine does most differently from other towns.
Get outside
42 miles of trails in Alpine
7.1% of the town is conserved land, across 14 parks and preserves.
Trails © OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Alpine’s report card
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Weather
Forecast →61°
Light Rain
H 69° · L 45°
Local news
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Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Alpine. Another town gets a different order.
Housing
A typical Alpine home is worth about $1.2M
The typical Alpine home is worth about $1,203,000, up 5.5% in a year, 125% above the Utah typical home.
$1.2MZillow home value
Typical home value
Alpine$1.2M
Utah$535K
Market temperature
51
days on market
95.8%
sale-to-list price
+5.5%
value change, 1 year
9
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Alpine
Most working residents leave Alpine for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Salt Lake City (11%), Lehi (10%) and Provo (6%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
7%work in town
Where working residents work
In Alpine7%
Salt Lake City11%
Lehi10%
Provo6%
Orem6%
12 mi
median commute distance
2,294
jobs based in Alpine
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Outdoors
7.1% of Alpine is conserved land
42 miles of trails across 14 parks and preserves.
#3for trails in UT
7.1%
conserved · 362 of 5,060 acres
42 mi
of trails · 5.4 per sq mi
#38
most conserved land in UT
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lambert Park | 14.9 mi | 242 |
| 2. Three Falls Public Open Space | 10.3 mi | 541 |
| 3. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | 5.1 mi | 591 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Schools
Alpine’s public schools outperform 75% of Utah districts
The public schools Alpine’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 75% of Utah’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
A−School Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield School | PK–6 | 547 | A+ |
| Alpine School | PK–6 | 539 | A |
| Timberline Middle | 7–9 | 1,322 | A− |
| Mountainville Academy | PK–9 | 716 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduationAll 4 schools →
Health
Healthier than 97% of U.S. towns
Alpine beats the Utah average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
A+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Utah
18 better13 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Alpine | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.6% | 12.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 10.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 7.2% |
American Fork Hospital
5.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
95th
percentile among UT towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate
Snowy winters, hot summers
Alpine has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 74 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
74″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–39°
Spring37–59°
Summer57–85°
Fall40–63°
Oct 12
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
53risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingEarthquakesWildfire
1
paid flood claims since 2002
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town
93% of working residents leave Alpine for work
Where Alpine’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
2,294jobs based in Alpine
7%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Landmarks
3 places in Alpine on the National Register of Historic Places.
About Alpine
City in Utah, United States
Alpine is a city on the northeastern edge of Utah County, Utah, United States. The population was 10,251 at the time of the 2020 census. Alpine has been one of the many quickly-growing cities of Utah since the 1970s, especially in the 1990s. This city is thirty-two miles southeast of Salt Lake City. It is located on the slopes of the Wasatch Range north of Highland and American Fork. The west side of the city runs above the Wasatch Fault.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1850
- Population
- 10,251
- Area
- 7.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,951 ft
- ZIP code
- 84004
- Area code
- 801, 435
Alpine’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Alpine.
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