East toward junction of SR-115 and SR-147, Apr 16, 2016
Lake Shore’s story
166 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004.
- 1860Lake Shore is settled
Lake ShoreUT
Population
1,129
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$713K
Census ACS
Household income
$99K
median
Median age
17.9
years
Jobs based here
418
Balanced
Is Lake Shore a good place to live?
The best of Lake Shore’s subject grades are an A for health and incomes; the weakest is a C− for walkability. 54% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lake Shore, where Utah’s towns sit at 36% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 1 of the 120 Utah towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Lake Shore. On the outdoors, just 17 of Utah’s 173 towns do worse. Lake Shore has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lake Shore stand out
Where Lake Shore beats most towns.
Small town
1,129 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
PalmyraBenjaminLake Shore
How Lake Shore grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Lake Shore is from typical.
HealthIntermountain Health Spanish Fork Hospital 2.2 miles awayAOpen →Jobs & income$99K median household incomeAOpen →Hazard riskearthquakes tops the listC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.6 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →SchoolsB+Open →Cost of livingB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 64 attractions →LaVell Edwards Stadium and 33 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Shore. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaLaVell Edwards Stadium
7 mi LakeUtah Lake
37 mi LakeLake Bonneville16 mi Theme parkEvermore Park
19 mi MountainMount Timpanogos
32 mi Stadium & arenaAmerica First FieldSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
LaVell Edwards Stadium: The original uploader was Bobak at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Utah Lake: NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S, Public domain · Lake Bonneville: Wilson44691, Public domain · Mount Timpanogos: Eric Ward from Provo, UT, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · America First Field: Scott Catron, CC BY-SA 2.0
Getting set up
Moving to Lake Shore: who provides what
Lake Shore is unincorporated, so Utah County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerStrawberry Electric Serv Dist15.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMaple Lake Academy water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesUtah CountyUtah County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Utah you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereUtah County ClerkUtah County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code8466084660 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Shore.
68%of UT districts it outscoresB+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Lake Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 8–11 | Grades 8–11 | 19 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
HealthA
A smaller share of adults in Lake Shore binge drink than in the typical Utah or U.S. town
8% of Lake Shore adults binge drink, below both the Utah town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). 6.6% of Lake Shore adults smoke cigarettes. Lake Shore beats the Utah average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
93%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
| Lake Shore | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 11% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.6% | 8% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
32 measures vs. Utah
8 better22 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Lake Shore | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 8% | 12.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 7.2% |
Intermountain Health Spanish Fork Hospital
2.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
Lake Shore faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lake Shore.
74risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
EarthquakesInland floodingWildfire
2
paid flood claims since 1980
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Snowy winters and hot summers in Lake Shore
Lake Shore has chilly, snowy winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in Lake Shore is 93°F.
66″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–40°
Spring37–64°
Summer57–90°
Fall38–66°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
A job hub: Lake Shore has 1.1 jobs for every working resident and draws in 414 commuters
Most working residents leave Lake Shore for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Lake Shore has added 103 jobs, to 418 in 2023. Lake Shore’s average trip to work is 21 minutes.
1%work in town
| Lake Shore | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Lake Shore1%
Provo14%
Spanish Fork11%
Orem10%
Springville10%
13 mi
median commute distance
418
jobs based in Lake Shore
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 4,361 acres
4.8 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Shore Park | 0.3 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lake Shore
17pages on Lake Shore
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Shore
Rocky Mountain University of Health ProfessionsUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Provo7 miProvo CollegeUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Provo8.5 mi$16,548 tuitionUtah Valley UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Orem10.5 mi$6,507 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Lake Shore residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
About Lake Shore
CDP in Utah, United States
Lake Shore is a census-designated place (CDP) in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 802 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1860
- Area
- 11 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,521 ft
Questions about Lake Shore
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Shore, UT expensive?
The typical home is worth about $713,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.