Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 16,092, settled in 1897.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Vineyard grades A− overall, 56th among Utah's 118 graded towns. It is healthier than 90% of U.S. towns. The median household earns $103K. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $524K, 5.2 years of the Provo metro’s $101K median household income. 31% of the land in Vineyard is conserved, above both Utah’s towns (3.4%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Of the 119 Utah towns we compare, none has a lower share of residents 65 or older than Vineyard. Vineyard is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns.
Where Vineyard beats most towns.
Where Vineyard’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Vineyard is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 151 in 1990, 12,543 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 5 maps from 1948 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Vineyard. Close and well known come first.
6 mi Stadium & arenaLaVell Edwards Stadium
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaDelta Center
29 mi LakeLake Bonneville
6 mi LakeUtah Lake
8 mi MountainMount TimpanogosLaVell Edwards Stadium: The original uploader was Bobak at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Delta Center: Lomrjyo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Bonneville: Wilson44691, Public domain · Utah Lake: NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S, Public domain · Mount Timpanogos: Eric Ward from Provo, UT, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Vineyard, 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 Vineyard.
Vineyard keeps more of its land conserved than most of Utah, has less heart disease than most of Utah and has home values still below their peak.
Public schools: the Alpine District. One of its 4 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The 4 public schools in Vineyard teach 3,031 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trailside ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 1,052 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Utah is heart disease: 2% of its 8,290 adults have heart disease, against 4.7% statewide. Within Utah it is healthier than 61% of the 118 graded towns: Utah sets a high bar.
In Vineyard, 64% of adults had a checkup this year, below both the Utah town median (72%) and the median of U.S. towns (79%). Of the 118 Utah towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Vineyard. 28% of Vineyard adults have been diagnosed with depression. CDC measures, 32 in all: Vineyard beats Utah on 13 and trails on 5.
| Vineyard | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 28% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 64% | 72% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 4.2% | 8.4% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 33% |
| What stands out | Vineyard | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 2% | 4.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 1.1% | 2.5% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 42.3% | 65.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its 1,270 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 95% of Utah towns.
Across 6 parks and preserves: 1.4 miles of trail. In Vineyard, the trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Vineyard Grove Park | — | 19 |
| 2. Lakeside Sports Park | — | 10 |
| 3. Penny Springs Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Jobs based here grew from 336 in 2013 to 2,751.
Among workers in Vineyard, 19% work remotely from home. Most working residents leave Vineyard for work: only 3% work in town. This Utah town had 2,751 jobs in 2023, up 2,415 from 2013. The top destinations are Orem (18%), Provo (18%) and Lehi (9%).
| Vineyard | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 16% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 8.5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Vineyard’s peak summer temperature comes in at 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 57% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims in Vineyard since 2023: one.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical value, about $524K, is 10% below its July 2022 peak.
The typical Vineyard home is worth about $524,000, up 0.6% in a year, close to the Utah typical home. For households locally, the share who live in a home they own is 45%. The town’s midpoint rent stands at $1,834 a month.
| Vineyard | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 45% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,834 a month | $1,538 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
6 within 15 miles of the center of Vineyard
College town 16 of every 100 Vineyard residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
City in Utah, United States
Vineyard is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population grew from 139 at the 2010 census to 12,543 at the 2020 census making it the fastest growing city in Utah and one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation during that timeframe. Population has grown dramatically since about 2012 due to redevelopment of the former Geneva Steel site which sits in Vineyard.
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2 towns share a border with Vineyard.
Vineyard reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Vineyard with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Vineyard grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #56 of 118 in Utah. It grades A for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
