Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
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 one of the 120 Utah towns we compare has 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.
Where Lake Shore beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Lake Shore is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 300 in 1890, 802 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1948 on.
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 FieldLaVell 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
Lake Shore is unincorporated, so Utah County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Shore.
| 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
The share of adults in Lake Shore who sleep under 7 hours: 32%. Of 32 CDC measures, Lake Shore beats the Utah average on 8 and trails it on 2. 6.6% of adults in Lake Shore smoke cigarettes; 15% get no exercise outside work.
| 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% |
| 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% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Flood insurance has paid out on 2 claims in Lake Shore since 1980. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in nearly three quarters of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Lake Shore break down as 73% from earthquakes and 16% from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Half the trips to work are shorter than 13 miles. Since 2013, Lake Shore has added 103 jobs, to 418 in 2023. Only 1% of working residents stay in Lake Shore for work; the rest commute out. The typical journey to work for Lake Shore comes to 21 minutes.
| 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 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Trails total 4.8 miles in 1 park or preserve. Lake Shore’s density of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile. One park or preserve covers 7 acres here.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Shore Park | 0.3 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
5 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Shore
About 2 of every 100 Lake Shore residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
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.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
