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Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT

What it's actually like to move here for work — built entirely from real U.S. government data.

Cost of living
98
100 = national average — close to the national average
Higher than 72% of the metros we have data for
Median household income
$100,704/year
Higher than 97% of the metros we have data for
Typical rent
$1,363/mo for a 2-bedroom
$1,192/mo for a 1-bedroom
Higher than 55% of the metros we have data for
Unemployment rate
3.6%
2025 annual average
Higher than 30% of the metros we have data for
Walkability
10.6 of 20
Above-average walkable
Higher than 93% of the metros we have data for
Average commute
22 min
One-way, mean across all workers
Higher than 44% of the metros we have data for
Public school enrollment
148,385
Across 5 regular public districts
Higher than 94% of the metros we have data for
School spending per pupil
$9,430
Current spending, regular public districts
Higher than 1% of the metros we have data for
Student-teacher ratio
23.9 to 1
Higher than 99% of the metros we have data for

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State income tax

Flat 4.5%

Political leaning

Democratic: 29% 85,671 votes Republican: 71% 209,147 votes

2024 presidential results for the counties that make up Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — area-level voting behavior, which can still contain very different neighborhoods and counties within it. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab.

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Where these numbers come from

Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities. Median household income: Census ACS 5-year estimate. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. Unemployment: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Walkability: EPA National Walkability Index, population-weighted across the metro. Commute: Census ACS 5-year estimate, mean one-way travel time to work. Public school enrollment, spending, and staffing: NCES Common Core of Data and Census/NCES F-33, regular public districts only. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, nearest matched weather station. Political lean: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2024 county-level returns aggregated to this metro. Informational only; not legal, financial, or relocation advice.

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Wage data: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC LCA Disclosure Data and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS. LCA filings reflect sponsored-worker wage offers, which skew toward mid-large employers and specific occupations — treat any estimate built from a small sample cautiously. Informational only; not legal, immigration, or financial advice.