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40.13° N · 111.74° W · GEOID 4942230

Lake Shore

Utah County, Utah · part of the Provo, UT metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Lake Shore is home to 1,129 people. Median household income is $99,058 a year and median rent is $1,117 a month, 13.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $713,200, about 7.2x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,117
18% below the median place
Median household income
$99,058
23% above the median place
Median home value
$713,200
123% above the median place
Unemployment
3.8%
23% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Lake Shore

  • 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 78 Utah places.
  • Households average 4.45 people, larger than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 96 Utah places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 84 Utah places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,716 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 96% of places its size. It is the highest of 96 Utah places.
  • The median home is worth 7.2 years of the median household's income, more than in 94% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 95 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Lake Shore

Utah County gains about 7.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in36,148
Moved out31,866
Net+4,282

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Utah, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within UtahOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$69K
Leavers$70K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Utah County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.7% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Utah County report $69,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $69,500.
Income you would need
$44,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,117 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,833 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $713,200.
Getting to work
21 minutes each way on average; 10.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Hyde Park, UT matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
3.7%
85% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
7.1
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
7.3%
28% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLake ShoreAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.3%28% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.7%85% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure7.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$69,0142% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$69,5241% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Lake Shore13.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$44,680
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
13.5%
34% below the median place
Home price to income
7.2x
89% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
14%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$88,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Property tax rate1
0.5%
48% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureLake ShoreAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,11718% below
Rent to income113.5%34% below
Property tax rate10.5%48% below
Home price to income17.2x89% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure98.23% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,36316% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,3392% above
Median home value1$713,200123% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.8%12% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure53.6%4% above
Homeownership163.0%5% below
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,83351% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119931% above
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 0.0%, below the median place (median 10.8%).

Poverty rate1
0.0%
below the median place (median 10.8%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$26,078
35% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute21 min −15%
Median household income$99,058 +23%
Works from home10.4% −16%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLake ShoreAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$99,05823% above
Income per person1$26,07835% below
Unemployment1County figure3.8%23% below
Average annual pay5County figure$64,5592% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.1%16% below
Jobs5County figure300,580100% above
Poverty rate10.0%below (median 10.8%)
Mean commute121 min15% below
Works from home110.4%16% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 4.5, 78% above the median place.

Household size1
4.5
78% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
96.4%
4% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
54.1%
69% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureLake ShoreAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,1296646th largest
Median age1County figure25.834% below
Bachelor's or higher154.1%69% above
High school or higher192.5%0% above
Household size14.578% above
Born abroad1County figure8.2%7% below
No health insurance1County figure7.5%17% above
Homes with broadband196.4%4% above
05

Life in Lake Shore

183 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents17.7 +74%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars15.1 −27%
Shops28.8 −5%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.4 +32%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.5 +11%
Child care centers1.6 −30%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher10
23.9
55% above the median place
Public school students10
164,467
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools10
197
above the median place (median 9)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureLake ShoreAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure197above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure164,467above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure23.955% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure15.127% below
Shops per 10k7County figure28.85% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure5.432% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure22.511% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.630% below
Parks per 10k817.774% above
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure183above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 98.9, 61% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Lake Shore. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk12
98.9
61% above the median place
Average temperature11
47°F
14% below the median place
Annual precipitation11
19.1 in
56% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureLake ShoreAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure86°F1% below
January average low11County figure17°F31% below
Average temperature11County figure47°F14% below
Annual precipitation11County figure19.1 in56% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure95.33% above
Tornado risk12County figure52.635% below
Wildfire risk12County figure98.961% above
Heat wave risk12County figure94.35% above
Median air quality index13County figure4812% above
Good air days13County figure56.4%18% below
08

Lake Shore in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 14% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 14% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,117/mo (2024)$1,430/mo$1,170 to $1,740/mo+4.1%
Median household income$99,058 (2024)$126,500$107,000 to $149,500+4.2%
Median home value$713,200 (2024)$1,057,000$767,000 to $1,456,000+6.8%

The median home would be worth 8.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 7.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Lake Shore

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Hyde Park, UT$1,273$113,102Compare
Dahlonega, GA$1,220$77,516Compare
Collegeville, PA$1,437$91,466Compare
Lindon, UT$1,563$120,956Compare
Lindon, UTCollegeville, PADahlonega, GAHyde Park, UTLake Shore, UTLake ShoreHyde ParkDahlonegaCollegevilleLindonLake ShoreHyde ParkDahlonegaCollegevilleLindon

Common questions

Is Lake Shore a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 78 Utah places. Households average 4.45 people, larger than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 96 Utah places. On cost, space and class size it scores 86 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lake Shore expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 13.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $713,200.

What salary do you need to live in Lake Shore?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $44,680 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Lake Shore?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Hyde Park, UT, Dahlonega, GA, Collegeville, PA and Lindon, UT.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Lake Shore with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Lake Shore itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/lake-shore-utah

Citytistics. “Lake Shore, Utah.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/lake-shore-utah/

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