What is the cost of living in Provo-Orem-Lehi?

Provo-Orem-Lehi has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 98.2, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 104.1, which is above the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,460/month.

What is the median salary in Provo-Orem-Lehi?

The median salary in Provo-Orem-Lehi is $63,856 annually (mean: $67,475). Top occupations include Fast Food and Counter Workers, Retail Salespersons, General and Operations Managers.

How safe is Provo-Orem-Lehi?

The violent crime rate in the Provo-Orem-Lehi area is 229 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1435 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Provo-Orem-Lehi?

The state of UT has 1,068 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1. Charter schools make up 13.1% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Provo-Orem-Lehi?

Infant center-based childcare in the Provo-Orem-Lehi area averages $11,828 per year. Preschool averages $8,778/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Provo-Orem-Lehi a good place to relocate?

Provo-Orem-Lehi has a Life Score of 47.5/100 (D), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a middle-of-the-pack score, where the composite lands for most US metros; look at individual dimensions to see the real trade-offs.

Where does Provo-Orem-Lehi sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Provo-Orem-Lehi ranks #339 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT

LiveAbility 37.9/100 places Provo-Orem-Lehi #339 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

98.2
Cost index (US=100): $1,460
2BR rent / mo: $63,856
Median salary: 37.9
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Provo-Orem-Lehi ranks #339 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (37.9/100), with its strongest marks in low hazard and safety.

#339
of 387 US metros · Below median: 3,503,613
metro-area population: 229
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 1,068
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: schools (1/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Provo-Orem-Lehi ranks #339 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 98.2 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,460/mo, median salary $63,856; LiveAbility Score 37.9/100, strongest in low hazard and safety.

Signature: LiveAbility 37.9/100 places Provo-Orem-Lehi #339 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP 98.2 lands in the dearer third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $1,460/mo.

LiveAbility 37.9/100 puts Provo-Orem-Lehi in the bottom third (#339 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Provo-Orem-Lehi area is 293,200.

Provo-Orem-Lehi vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

38 Top 88% higher than 12% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Provo-Orem-Lehi housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Provo-Orem-Lehi MSA; housing RPP 104.1 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,460/mo.

Studio

$1,257

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,265

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,460

/month

3 Bedroom

$2,031

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,449

/month

Provo-Orem-Lehi wages and employment

Provo-Orem-Lehi posts 293,200 total employment with median salary $63,856 against a dearer-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$63,856

Mean Salary

$67,475

Total Employment

293,200

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,710
Retail Salespersons	$33,120
General and Operations Managers	$95,790
Software Developers	$131,210
Customer Service Representatives	$39,560

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Provo-Orem-Lehi area from NCES.

Schools

1,068

Enrollment

681,626

Student:Teacher

21.4:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Provo-Orem-Lehi area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$11,828

per year

Toddler (Center)

$9,645

per year

Preschool (Center)

$8,778

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Provo-Orem-Lehi's composite Life Score is 47.5/100 (D), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

28/100

Weak

Wages

34/100

Weak

Rent

35/100

Below average

Crime

76/100

Strong

Schools

99/100

Elite

Childcare

29/100

Weak

Environment

56/100

Above average

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Provo-Orem-Lehi ranks #339 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 37.9/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Low hazard (96/100)

Low hazard

96
Safety

76
Housing

35
Job market

34
Air quality

31
Cost of living

28
Climate

7
Schools

1

What this shows Provo-Orem-Lehi's strongest dimensions are low hazard and safety; its weakest among scored dims is schools at 1/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Provo-Orem-Lehi on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Provo-Orem-Lehi on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Provo-Orem-Lehi cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Provo-Orem-Lehi wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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