Living in Pleasant Grove, UT
Suburb in Utah
Pleasant Grove is a suburb in Utah, home to about 38,000 people, with 1.9 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, there is some transit, though many people drive. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are a mix of apartments and houses.
Is Pleasant Grove a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 11 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Safe: violent crime is 0.3× 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 Pleasant Grove: common questions
What is the cost of living in Pleasant Grove?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $463k, 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 Pleasant Grove?
Utah collects about $1,818 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.45% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Pleasant Grove safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.3× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Pleasant Grove?
Public schools in Pleasant Grove test close to the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 24 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Pleasant Grove?
Pleasant Grove has cold winters: winter days average around 43°F and summer days around 90°F, with roughly 41″ of snow a year.
Does Pleasant Grove get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from earthquakes and flooding: 2 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.92 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Pleasant Grove?
The nearest major airport is SLC, about 32 mi away.
How Pleasant Grove scores
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