Living in Orem, UT
Suburb in Utah
Orem is a suburb in Utah, home to about 97,000 people, with 1.5 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a fast pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Orem a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 11 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Safe: violent crime is 0.2× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Family-friendly: playgrounds, family attractions and plenty of households with kids
- Great outdoors: hills or mountains nearby
👎 Cons
No major weak spots in our data.
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Key facts
Living in Orem: common questions
What is the cost of living in Orem?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $470k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,030 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 98, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Orem?
Utah collects about $1,818 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.42% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Orem safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.2× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Orem?
Orem has cold winters: winter days average around 40°F and summer days around 89°F, with roughly 45″ of snow a year.
Does Orem get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from earthquakes and flooding: 2 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.56 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Orem?
The nearest major airport is SLC, about 37 mi away.
How Orem scores
Each bar compares Orem with the other 1143 places in Best Life Fit Me. A dot shows where it sits between two ends, such as major metro and small town; neither end is better. Coloured bars run from poor (red) to excellent (green).
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