Eagle Mountain, UT vs American Fork, UT

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricEagle Mountain, UTAmerican Fork, UT
Population53,29037,109
Median Household Income$113,648$98,878
Median Rent$2,020/mo$1,697/mo
Median Home Value$518,100$496,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.8%40.3%
Poverty Rate3.6%7.3%
Unemployment Rate3.9%3.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k147*118
Property Crime Rate /100k215*1,412
Median AQI4848
Good AQI Days /yr206206
Summer Highs87°F90°F
Winter Lows15°F26°F
Snowfall34 in/yr41 in/yr
Avg Commute32.3 min23.3 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher24.923.5
College Degree Rate37.8%42.8%
Foreign-Born %6.1%6.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+52.6%+22.9%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Eagle Mountain (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.