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Lehi, UT vs New Britain, PA

Lehi

Utah

vs

New Britain

Pennsylvania

Across 34 directional measures we can compare, Lehi leads on 21 and New Britain on 13. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 9% higher in New Britain, while median household income is higher in Lehi.

Median gross rent
$1,964$2,145
Lehi is 8% lower
Median household income
$131,299$125,227
Lehi is 5% higher
Median home value
$612,100$407,000
Lehi is 50% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $111,000 a year left in Lehi and $99,100 in New Britain. Money goes further in Lehi, by about $11,900 a year.
  • A household earning Lehi's median of $131,299 would need about $137,000 in New Britain to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 0.7 points a year in Lehi, and rent outran pay by 0.5 points a year in New Britain.

How these are calculated

PennsylvaniaUtahNew Britain, PALehi, UTLehiNew BritainLehiNew Britain

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Top 1 of 1 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Lehi, UTComposite 68.4 / 100
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CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureLehiNew BritainAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,964$2,145
Rent to income117.9%20.6%
Property tax rate10.4%1.3%
Home price to income14.7x3.3x
Prices vs US average298.2102.5
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,363$1,860
HUD area median income4n/a$122,700
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$2,441$5,116
Median home value1$612,100$407,000
Home prices, 1-year change52.8%5.0%
Home prices, 5-year change553.6%51.4%
Homeownership175.2%80.5%
Renters paying 30%+136.7%47.9%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,201$2,152
Vacant homes12.3%3.1%
Median year built120071971
Jobs and income
Median household income1$131,299$125,227
Income per person1$43,508$38,471
Unemployment14.0%2.0%
Average annual pay6$64,559$66,469
Pay growth, 1 year63.1%2.3%
Jobs6300,580276,735
Poverty rate15.0%6.1%
Mean commute124 min23 min
Works from home124.4%18.5%
Commutes by transit11.0%1.4%
People
Population185,1732,821
Population change since 2020725.6%-1.1%
Median age126.922.6
Bachelor's or higher150.0%48.4%
High school or higher197.5%95.5%
Household size13.62.7
Born abroad16.5%6.4%
No health insurance15.1%2.9%
Homes with broadband197.0%93.8%
Moving
Moved here in the past year16.4%15.4%
Moved from another state12.4%1.6%
Net movers per 1,000 people87.10.1
Income of households moving in8$69,014$98,250
Income of households moving out8$69,524$92,877
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k915.122.1
Shops per 10k928.833.7
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k95.44.7
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k922.523.9
Child care centers per 10k91.62.8
Parks per 10k1018.77.1
Playgrounds per 10k1028.510.6
Grocery stores per 10k100.97.1
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k108.10.0
Libraries per 10k100.10.0
Named paths and bike trails1073.42.0
Transit stops per sq mi101.60.0
Nearest National Park Service site118.7n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles111n/a
National Register listings12162
Founded or incorporated131850n/a
Safety
Violent crime per 100k14110n/a
Property crime per 100k14410n/a
Schools
Public schools15211
Public school students1521,557480
Students per teacher1524.713.0
Climate
July average high1686°F86°F
January average low1617°F22°F
Average temperature1647°F53°F
Annual precipitation1619.1 in48.4 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1795.394.8
Hurricane risk17n/a88.4
Tornado risk1752.692.1
Wildfire risk1798.955.5
Heat wave risk1794.395.1
Median air quality index184836
Good air days1856.4%86.2%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Lehi $78,560, New Britain $85,800 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  14. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  15. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  16. 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
  17. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  18. 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).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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