Provo vs Orem
Provo, UT compared with Orem, UT · 5 miles apart
Provo has 114,527 residents to Orem’s 95,214. Provo comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Orem does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Provo, UT | Orem, UT | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 114,527 | 95,214 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,734 | 5,117 |
| Median household income | $64,171 | $83,342 |
| Median home value | $467,200 | $472,300 |
| Median rent | $1,193 | $1,438 |
| Homeownership | 39.4% | 57.8% |
| Average commute | 18.4 min | 20.1 min |
| Median age | 23.6 | 27 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 45.2% | 43.6% |
| Poverty rate | 23% | 10.2% |
| Unemployment | 5.1% | 3.9% |
| Price to income | 7.3× | 5.7× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
