Payson, UT vs Spanish Fork, UT

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

MetricPayson, UTSpanish Fork, UT
Population23,03944,946
Median Household Income$89,905$104,844
Median Rent$1,549/mo$1,489/mo
Median Home Value$429,600$481,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.3%41.5%
Poverty Rate7.3%6.6%
Unemployment Rate3.6% (county)3.8%
Violent Crime Rate /100k12198
Property Crime Rate /100k551747
Median AQI4848
Good AQI Days /yr206206
Summer Highs86°F90°F
Winter Lows21°F23°F
Snowfall55 in/yr66 in/yr
Avg Commute23.1 min20 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating5.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher22.922
College Degree Rate27.9%39.3%
Foreign-Born %7.2%5.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+16.5%+14.6%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.