Lehi vs Longmont
The short version
- Lehi is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 7% lower than in the Longmont area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $572,800 in Longmont and $612,100 in Lehi.
- Households earn more in Lehi ($131,299 vs $90,671 median).
- Longmont has the warmer winter: January highs of 45°F vs 38°F.
- Longmont gets far more snow: 93 inches a year vs 26.
- Lehi is growing faster: +25.6% since 2020 vs +1.2%.
Side by side
| Lehi, UT | Longmont, CO | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 95,313 | 100,109 |
| Growth since 2020 | +25.6% | +1.2% |
| People per square mile | 3,141 | 3,421 |
| Median age | 26.9 | 40.3 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 50% | 47% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $131,299 | $90,671 |
| Median home value | $612,100 | $572,800 |
| Home value to income | 4.7× | 6.3× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,964 | $1,816 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 98.2 | 105.2 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 104.1 | 157.0 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $73,700 | $78,900 |
| Homeowners | 75% | 63% |
| Top state income tax | 4.5% | 4.4% |
| Combined sales tax | 7.42% | 7.89% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 23.7 | 24.5 |
| Work from home | 24% | 22% |
| Take public transit | 1% | 2% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 4% | 4.8% |
| Poverty rate | 5% | 8.6% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 38° / 19° | 45° / 14° |
| July high / low | 92° / 59° | 91° / 55° |
| Precipitation per year | 13 in | 15 in |
| Snowfall per year | 26 in | 93 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 50 | 49 |
| Nights below freezing | 149 | 178 |
| Comfortable months | 3 | 2 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively High | Relatively Moderate |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 95.3 | 90.7 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 56% | 58% |
| Home prices, past year | +3.5% | -2.3% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +34.2% | +22.5% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: Lehi: May to June and September. Longmont: June and September.
Full monthly tables: Lehi weather by month and Longmont weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $73,700 in Lehi and $78,900 in Longmont. Moving from Lehi to Longmont, you would need about $80,300 to match a $75,000 salary.
Which would you pick?
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