Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Lindon's standout: it is healthier than 95% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades A−, 63rd of 118 graded towns in Utah. The median household earns $121K and it has 23 miles of trail. Lindon’s trail density is 2.8 miles per square mile, above both Utah’s towns (1.1) and U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 1,331 acres with 19.3 miles of trail. Lindon's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 87% of U.S. towns.
Where Lindon beats most towns.
Census counts: 589 in 1930, 11,397 in 2020. The archive holds 30 old photos and papers going back to 1877 and 5 maps from 1948 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Lindon is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lindon. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Stadium & arenaLaVell Edwards Stadium
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaDelta Center
5 mi MountainMount Timpanogos
30 mi LakeLake Bonneville
30 mi Stadium & arenaRice–Eccles StadiumLaVell Edwards Stadium: The original uploader was Bobak at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Delta Center: Lomrjyo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Timpanogos: Eric Ward from Provo, UT, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lake Bonneville: Wilson44691, Public domain · Rice–Eccles Stadium: Brenton Walker, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lindon, and how to reach them.
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 Lindon.
Lindon draws workers from Orem and beyond, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Utah.
23 miles of trail in 15 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | 19.3 mi | 1,331 |
| 2. Anderson Farms Park | 0.6 mi | 10 |
| 3. Pioneer Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Alpine District. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy, with 656 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindon SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 594 | A |
| Oak Canyon Jr HighLargest public high schoolGrades 7–10 | Grades 7–10 | 1,295 | B− |
| Karl G. Maeser Preparatory AcademyTop results in townGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 656 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
8.3% of adults binge drink in Lindon, against 11% in Utah’s towns and 16% across U.S. towns. 6.2% of adults smoke cigarettes in Lindon. Lindon beats the Utah average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Lindon | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 11% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.2% | 8% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Lindon | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 8.3% | 12.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.5% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
15,262 jobs are based in Lindon, 2.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 7,748 in 2013 to 15,262.
Most working residents leave Lindon for work: only 10% work in town. Since 2013, Lindon has added 7,514 jobs, to 15,262 in 2023. 21% of Lindon workers work from home.
| Lindon | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $121,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 6.2% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 7.2 years of the Provo metro’s $101K median household income, the typical home (about $727K) costs more against local pay than in 84% of Utah towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Pleasant Grove is next at $551K.
The typical Lindon home is worth about $727,000, up 4.4% in a year, 36% above the Utah typical home. Lindon’s median rent is $1,563 a month.
| Lindon | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,563 a month | $1,538 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 81% | 79% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Lindon has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Lindon is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
6 within 15 miles of the center of Lindon
About 7 of every 100 Lindon residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Utah.
10,070 counted in 2010 and 11,397 in 2020; an estimated 12,015 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 5.5% since 2020, after 13.2% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
City in Utah, United States
Lindon is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo-Orem metropolitan area. The population was 11,397 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Lindon.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its A−; Vineyard (A−) is closest.
| Town | UT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindon | #63 | A− | C | C+ | B+ | A+ |
| Pleasant Grove | #19 | A | C+ | B | B+ | A |
| Vineyard | #56 | A− | C− | — | B+ | A |
| Orem | #47 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ | A |
| American Fork | #29 | A | C+ | — | B+ | A |
Vineyard and American Fork report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lindon with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Lindon grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #63 of 118 in Utah. It grades A+ for health, C+ for safety and B+ for schools.
That is 7.2 years of the area's median household income ($100,704 across the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
