Moving to Lindon, Utah

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, NOAA, USGS, the Utah State Tax Commission, and Lindon City. Prices move, so ask me for current numbers.

Lindon sits in the middle of Utah Valley, between Pleasant Grove on the north and Orem on the south. About 12,000 people live here, by the 2025 Census estimate. The city covers about 8.35 square miles of land, or about 1,440 people per square mile. Orem has about 5,100. Mount Timpanogos, about 11,750 feet high, rises off to the northeast.

Stringtown and the linden tree

Pioneer settlers came here in the mid-1800s. Their homes lined one road between Pleasant Grove and Orem, which is State Street today. People called the place Stringtown. The city’s financial report calls it an outgrowth of Pleasant Grove.

The name came from a tree. Mail was left under an old linden tree that grew in the area. In 1889 the town applied for a post office. It was approved under the name “Lindon.” The city believes a spelling error crept into the application. The spelling stayed when the town incorporated.

A town built for water

Lindon became a town in 1924 so it could build a culinary water system. Culinary water is the water you drink. The new town had 458 people and about three and a half square miles. Nearby Orem became a town for the same reason.

A little bit of country

The city’s motto is “a little bit of country.” The city plan says it speaks to the preservation of farm roots and traditional neighborhoods. A 2017 city survey asked residents about it. Two-thirds said the motto still fits Lindon today. Just over 10% own large animals, and more than 80% support continued animal rights.

About 7% of the city’s land is still farmed. The plan names Wadley Farms, Walker Farms and Martel Orchards as preserved farm properties. The Gillman Farm is one of Utah’s Century Farms, with four generations on the land. The Alfred Harper House, built in 1876, is the only Lindon property on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Geneva Resort stood on the site of today’s Lindon Marina from the 1890s. Captain John Dallin built it and named it for his daughter. The outdoors topic has the marina today.

The lay of the land

The city plan calls Lindon a long and narrow city. I-15, Geneva Road and State Street all run north to south through it. City Hall sits at about 4,710 feet. Homes run from about 4,500 feet on the west side to about 5,250 feet on the top streets of the east hillside.

The ground is flat and low west of Geneva Road. It rises steadily east of State Street. The city limits climb on past the last homes into foothill open space, up to about 6,700 feet. The marina sits at about 4,500 feet on the shore of Utah Lake. The neighborhoods topic walks through each band of town, west to east.

The plan counts the land in acres. In 2023 single-family homes covered 1,394 acres, and foothill open space covered 1,201. Industrial, office and shopping land added up to about 1,030 acres. Farms covered 128. More of the city is business land than in most towns its size. The jobs topic explains what that means for taxes and work.

The Lindon Utah Temple stands at 850 East Center Street on the east side. It was dedicated on May 3, 2026. It is a landmark you can use to find your way.

Slow and steady growth

1. 1950The city’s history brochure counts 801 people.
2. 1960The brochure counts 1,150 people.
3. 2000The Census counted 8,363 people.
4. 2020The Census counted 11,397 people.
5. 2025The Census estimate is 12,015 people, up about 5% from 2020.

That is slow and steady growth. The city adopted its current general plan on July 3, 2023. The drive times topic has the trips to the towns nearby.

Want the street level view? Lindon on The Local has guides to the city. Weighing the whole state? Start with my relocating to Utah guide. I did the homework here, and a partner agent I trust does the work on the ground.

Sources: the U.S. Census Bureau (2020 count, 2025 estimate), USGS elevations, the Lindon City Historic Sites brochure, the Lindon City General Plan (adopted July 3, 2023) and the city’s financial report.

Lindon has four true seasons. Summers are hot and dry. Winters are cold and snowy. Spring is cool and changeable, and fall is warm early and crisp late. The weather numbers come from the Pleasant Grove station. It sits about 2 miles north-northwest of City Hall, and at about the same height, only 17 feet lower.

Month by month

These are the normal highs and lows for each month. The swing from day to night is big in every season. A normal July day runs from about 93°F down to about 64°F.

• JanuaryHigh 41°F, low 24°F
• FebruaryHigh 47°F, low 28°F
• MarchHigh 58°F, low 35°F
• AprilHigh 64°F, low 40°F
• MayHigh 75°F, low 48°F
• JuneHigh 85°F, low 56°F
• JulyHigh 93°F, low 64°F
• AugustHigh 91°F, low 62°F
• SeptemberHigh 82°F, low 53°F
• OctoberHigh 68°F, low 42°F
• NovemberHigh 53°F, low 32°F
• DecemberHigh 41°F, low 25°F

Source: NOAA climate normals, 1991 to 2020, Pleasant Grove station. Months are rounded to the nearest degree.

About 16 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a year. May is the wettest month, with about 2 inches. July is the driest, with about 0.6.

Frost dates matter if you garden. The last spring freeze is usually around April 17, and the first fall freeze around October 25. That leaves about 188 days between them. The yard watering season, from late April or May to mid-October, fits those dates. The utilities topic has the water details.

Nights are cold in winter. About 123 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. About 14 days a year stay below freezing all day. Nights of 0°F or colder are rare, fewer than one a year.

For the day to day side, see Lindon on The Local.

Lindon gets about 41 inches of snow in a normal year at the weather station. That is more than Lehi and a little less than Provo. Most of it falls from November through March.

January is the snowiest month, with about 11.5 inches. December follows with about 10. February brings about 8, and March and November about 4 each. April adds about 3. October and May average less than an inch. No snow falls from June through September.

About 14 days a year bring an inch or more of new snow. About 14 days stay below freezing all day, so what falls can stick around. Winters here are real winters.

For the bigger picture on snow and water in Utah, read my guide on Utah water and snowpack.

Summers are hot and dry, but the nights cool off. A normal July afternoon reaches about 93°F. A normal July night drops to about 64°F.

About 55 days a year reach 90°F or hotter. Days at 100°F or hotter are rare, about 3 a year. June is milder, with highs near 85°F. August is close to July, near 91°F.

Provo has its own station, and it runs about 2 degrees hotter in July, at 95°F.

Summer can also bring poor air. The air quality topic below has the details.

No weather station keeps wind records for Lindon. No other source gives a wind figure for the city, so this topic gives none. I would rather say so than guess.

Judge wind one home at a time. Shelter changes from street to street, and the cards below show what I would check.

Yes, Lindon sits in Utah Valley, and Utah Valley gets winter inversions. An inversion is when cold air sinks into a valley and gets trapped under a lid of warmer air. On calm winter days, haze builds in that trapped air. The county runs a car emissions program to help cut it.

Summer brings a different problem. Ozone is a gas that forms on hot, sunny days, and it brings some poor air days in summer.

What the EPA says

Utah County is in the Southern Wasatch Front area for the 2015 ozone standard. EPA lists the area as Marginal, so it does not yet meet that standard. For fine particles, called PM2.5, EPA ruled in 2025 that the Provo area met the federal standard for the 2006 daily limit. That took effect on December 19, 2025.

Here is what I would do. Check the air each day on the county air quality page or the state’s air quality site, the way you check the weather. If air matters to you, visit during a gray winter stretch and a hot summer afternoon before you buy.

Car emissions tests are part of the same story. The first 90 days topic covers the test.

Sources: EPA Green Book (current as of September 30, 2026), the EPA news release on PM2.5, and the Utah County Air Quality Bureau.

Housing is the biggest cost in Lindon. The glance box at the top of this page shows the latest typical home value, from the U.S. Census. That number is the middle of what owners say their homes are worth. It is not a sale price, so judge any home against recent sales nearby.

Lindon has more than a mortgage to plan for. The city runs its own water, sewer, storm drains and trash, and it bills them together. Power and gas come from other companies. The utilities topic has the fees, a sample monthly bill and the sign-up steps. Yard water is its own city system here, with a fee set by lot size.

The city's 2026-27 budget includes no property tax rate increase. The school district's share of your bill will change in 2027. The taxes topic explains how.

Want a side-by-side with a nearby town? Orem is next door to the south, and Pleasant Grove is next door to the north. Ask me and I will run the numbers for the towns you are weighing.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2020 to 2024), the Utah State Tax Commission, and Lindon City (its 2026-27 budget and utility pages). Costs change, so ask me for current numbers.

For general information only. This is not tax or financial advice. Tax rates and home prices change. Consult a qualified professional for guidance specific to your situation.

Three taxes matter most when you move here: sales tax, state income tax and property tax.

What is on a Lindon tax bill

A levy is the tax rate that one group sets. Most of the city sits in one tax area, number 080. Six levies made up its 2025 bill. They came from Alpine School District, Utah County, Lindon City, Central Utah Water, and two small county assessing levies.

Added up, the 2025 levies come to about 0.80% of a home's taxable value. Taxable value is the part of the value that gets taxed. For a primary home, that part is 55%. So the bill works out to about 0.44% of market value, a little below the county average of 0.49%.

The school district's levy is the biggest part of the bill. The city's own share is about 9.87 cents of each residential tax dollar.

A small area on the west side, number 085, adds one very small water levy. Look up the tax area for any parcel before you budget.

No city increase in 2026

The city's 2026-27 budget includes no property tax rate increase. Lindon is not on the state's 2026 Truth in Taxation list. That is the list of groups that asked to raise more money than last year. Utah requires a public hearing for each one.

Central Utah Water is on that list, and its charge shows up on every Lindon bill. The district's notice has the details. It does not change what Lindon City itself charges.

The schools will change the bill again. The Timpanogos School District takes over Lindon's public schools on July 1, 2027, and it will set its own levy. No rate exists yet. The schools topic explains the change.

The primary home exemption

Utah gives a tax break to the home you live in. A primary home is taxed on 55% of its market value. The county assessor asks new owners to declare a home as primary or secondary. Check your tax notice for the primary home line to see that the break is applied.

The emissions test

Utah County requires an emissions test to register most cars. The first 90 days topic walks through the test and the steps to register.

Sources: the Utah State Tax Commission (2025 levies and the 2026 sales tax table), Lindon City (its tax page and 2026-27 budget), and S.B. 60 (2026). Questions about your own bill go to the county assessor.

For general information only. This is not tax or financial advice. Tax rates and home prices change. Consult a qualified professional for guidance specific to your situation.

The glance box at the top of this page shows the latest typical home value for Lindon, from the U.S. Census. That number is the middle of what owners say their homes are worth, from Census surveys over five years. It is not a sale price. Prices shift through the year, so judge any home against recent sales of homes like it.

The Census counts about 3,468 homes in the city. About 77% are detached houses. Another 12% are townhomes or other attached homes, and 5% sit in buildings of two to four units. Another 5% are in buildings of ten or more units. About 1% are mobile homes.

These are big houses. The median home has 8.1 rooms, where Orem's has 6.1. About 81% of homes are lived in by their owners, and 19% are rented. In Utah County as a whole, 68% are owner-occupied.

How old the homes are

The median home was built in 1997. The 1990s were the biggest building decade, with about 36% of all homes. About three in four homes date from 1990 or later. Only about 8% were built before 1970.

Most homes for sale are resales. The new construction topic shows what is being built. The home checks topic lists what to ask.

Lot sizes

The city's plan describes half-acre lots on both sides of State Street. East of the Murdock Canal Trail, the lots are slightly smaller, about a third of an acre. The city's two main zones set lots at 20,000 and 12,000 square feet. A zone is the city's rule for what can be built on a lot.

Since the mid-2000s, the city has rezoned some areas for smaller lots. Lindon is mostly a market of third-acre to half-acre lots, not a market of big acreage. The business strip along State Street and Geneva Road takes a big share of the land. Little open land is left for homes.

Apartments are limited. A special city overlay allows twin homes, townhomes and condos. Projects must be 750 feet apart, and most of those districts have already reached their limit. Outside the overlays and Anderson Farms, the 2022 plan says "traditional multi-family housing is not allowed."

Animals

A little bit of country is the city motto, and animals are part of it. City code allows animals and livestock in every zone, with the number set by lot size. Ask the city about a specific parcel before you count on a horse or a coop.

Backyard and basement apartments

The 2022 city plan counted more than 243 legal accessory apartments. An accessory apartment is a second, smaller home on the same lot, such as a basement apartment. The city approves about 8 to 14 new ones a year.

In September 2026, the city council voted 5 to 0 to allow detached backyard homes on lots of 11,000 square feet or more. The old limit was 12,000. The vote follows a 2025 state law. Each lot may have one. The Planning Commission recommended that an owner live on the lot, so ask the city for the final rules.

Yard water is its own topic here. Most of Lindon runs on a city irrigation system, and every home on it has a meter. The utilities topic tells that story.

Ask me how fast homes like the one you want are selling right now. A number from last season can mislead.

Shop by price

Shop by kind of home

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2020 to 2024, the Lindon City General Plan (adopted July 3, 2023), and Lindon City council and Planning Commission records (September 2026). Prices shift through the year, so ask me for the latest Lindon numbers.

Lindon is one long, narrow city and has no list of named neighborhoods. The city's own plan reads it in bands, between its north-south roads. This list follows those bands from the Utah Lake side on the west to the foothills on the east. The overview explains the lay of the land.

• WestThe lake side, west of I-15About 4,500 feetThis is the Lindon Marina, open land by Utah Lake and light industry. Very few homes are here. The Utah Lake floodplain and shallow groundwater are on this side, as the home checks topic explains.
• WestAnderson Farms, between I-15 and Geneva RoadAbout 4,500 feetThis is the city's one mixed area, with townhomes and small-lot houses on narrow streets. It is a large Ivory Homes development. The new construction topic tells the story.
• MiddleGeneva Road to State StreetAbout 4,550 to 4,700 feetThis band is mostly business land. It holds the Walmart, car dealers and offices near the 1600 North exit. A few streets of homes sit among the businesses, near Pheasant Brook Park and the farms on Gillman Lane.
• MiddleState Street to the Murdock Canal, the old townAbout 4,700 to 4,830 feetCity Hall, City Center Park, the pool, Main Street and Center Street are here, with Lindon Elementary on Main Street. Toward the east edge sit Rocky Mountain Elementary, Oak Canyon Junior High and the Lindon Utah Temple on Center Street. Most of the lots are half an acre, and most of the city's historic sites are in this band.
• EastEast of the Murdock Canal, up the hillsideUp to about 5,250 feetLots are about a third of an acre. Lindon View Park, by the Murdock Canal Trail, and Panorama Park are here. The top streets sit below the foothill open space. The Wasatch fault and some old landslides are mapped above and among them.

Here is how the bands differ in what you buy. The west side is flat and low. Check what a lot backs onto, such as business land, I-15 or the rail line. The old town has the half-acre lots. The hillside buys views of the mountain and nearness to the trails. It also brings slope and drainage questions, which you settle lot by lot.

Some plats have recorded rules called CC&Rs. If a home has them, ask for the recorded CC&Rs and read them before your deadline. Which school a home goes to depends on its exact address. Check with the district, because the boundaries may change with the split in July 2027.

Want the story on a certain block? Tell me what you are after. I will get it through the partner agent on the ground. My Lindon guides on The Local cover the parks, the pool and more.

Areas come from the Lindon City General Plan and its maps. Elevations come from the U.S. Geological Survey and are rounded. Which school a home goes to depends on its exact address, so check with the school district.

Lindon keeps adding homes at a steady pace for its size. Most come one lot or one small plat at a time. One planned area, Anderson Farms, has added hundreds of homes since 2016.

The Census counts the homes that cities permit. A permit is the city's approval to start building. Lindon permitted about 470 new homes from 2020 to 2025. Every one was in a building of one or two homes. The table shows the years.

No apartment building has shown up in the Census permit counts since at least 2018. Townhomes count as single homes in that survey.

Anderson Farms

Anderson Farms sits between I-15 and Geneva Road, south of 700 North. In 2016, Lindon City and Ivory Homes signed a development agreement for 880 homes. The plan mixes single-family homes, townhomes, senior housing and apartments. The lots are smaller and the streets are narrower than in the rest of the city.

A 2026 city staff report counts 125 townhomes there. In July 2026, the developer's commercial arm told the council it planned to start an apartment phase. The record does not say how many of the 880 homes exist today. Ask which phase a home is in before you plan around it.

Anderson Farms also has its own rules for yard water. The utilities topic has the details.

One lot at a time

Most other building is small. In September 2026, the Planning Commission gave preliminary approval to a four-lot plat on 385 North. Owners have also filed lot splits in 2026. Detached backyard homes are a small new source of housing too. The housing market topic has the rules.

A caution before you search. National new-home sites list homes from Vineyard, Lehi and Saratoga Springs under wide search circles. Those are not Lindon. Check that the address is inside Lindon.

Before you plan around a lot or a project, line up these checks.

1. Water and sewer. Ask about the drinking water and sewer hookup, and what the city charges to connect.
2. Yard water and shares. Ask whether the lot has a secondary water hookup and which shares go with it. New homes turn in water shares or pay the city instead.
3. Slope and drainage. On the hillside, ask for the grading plan and any geotechnical report.
4. The zone next door. Ask what the next parcel is zoned for, above all on State Street, Geneva Road and 700 North.
5. Hazard maps. Look up the fault, old landslides, flood zones and groundwater for the exact lot.
6. For sale or for rent. Ask whether a new attached home is for sale or for rent.

Builders often cover the buyer agent fee, and your agent puts that in writing before you sign. Buying new works differently from buying a resale home, so read how it works before you tour.

Sources: the U.S. Census Bureau's building permits survey for Lindon (2020 to 2025), the Lindon City General Plan, and Lindon City council and Planning Commission records (2026). A plan in the records is not a home for sale. Plans change, so ask me for the latest status.

Every town has its own list of things to check. These are the questions I would ask about any home in Lindon. A map or a test can answer each one for a single address, so check them one home at a time.

Citing the U.S. Geological Survey, the city plan gives a 57% chance of a magnitude 6.0 or larger quake along the Wasatch Front in 50 years. Ask your inspector what a seismic upgrade would involve on an older home.

Water, and the zone next door

Most of Lindon runs its yards on a city irrigation system. Ask whether the home is hooked up, which water shares go with it, and what the monthly fee is. The utilities topic tells that story. Also ask about the sewer line to the street.

Read the zone next door, above all on State Street, Geneva Road and 700 North. The city's zoning map shows what can be built beside a lot. Ask the city too about the animal allowance for the exact parcel.

Ask me about any of these on a home you like, and I will tell you what the record shows. Your agent on the ground can set up the radon test and the inspection.

More on inspections

This is general information, not legal, engineering, or insurance advice. Sources: the Utah Geological Survey, FEMA, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, and Lindon City. Have a licensed inspector look at any home before you buy.

Sort out the financing before you start the search. The best first step is to get pre-approved. That means a lender checks your finances and tells you how much you can borrow. It shows what you can spend, and it makes your offer stronger.

Homes here are not all alike. An older house, a home with recorded CC&Rs and a newer home in a planned area can each follow a different loan path. Knowing early which one you are writing on changes how the offer should read.

On the loan side I stay on your file myself. If I am your lender, I can tell you early if a home could be hard to get a loan on. The loan guides on this site explain each loan type in plain English.

One loan type does not apply here. USDA loans are for rural homes, and the USDA map shows every Lindon point tested as inside the ineligible area. That map result covers only the city itself. Conventional, FHA and VA loans are the ones to look at.

How my dual role works. I am licensed in both real estate and lending. On any one purchase I take one role. Every role is disclosed, and you are always free to choose your own agent and your own lender. In Lindon, a partner agent I trust does the work on the ground. The full explanation is on How I Work. This section is general information, not financial, legal, or tax advice.

Lindon has more jobs than people. The state workforce office counted about 17,900 jobs in the city in 2024, in figures printed in the city’s financial report. About 12,000 people live here. The job count was 10,668 in 2015.

Business land explains it. Commercial and industrial property makes up 44.3% of the city’s taxable value, and homes make up 39.4%. Many people who work in Lindon live in other towns. Many who live here work somewhere else.

The business strip

Most of the stores and shops sit along State Street and Geneva Road. The city’s own words name the Walmart Supercenter, Murdock Hyundai, Home Depot, Doug Smith Kia, Sunpro, doTERRA, Wheeler Machinery, Lexus of Lindon, Burton Lumber and Genesis of Lindon. The shopping topic shows where to buy groceries and supplies.

Employers in town

Each year the city lists its principal employers and gives a range for the number of workers. Here is the list for 2024. The city gives ranges, so this table is not a ranking.

Awardco, a company that makes employee recognition software, gives a Lindon office on its own site. The school district, a manufacturer, a power company, a store, a medical office and two supply firms make up the rest of the list.

How people get to work

The average trip to work is 19.9 minutes (Census, 2020 to 2024). The county average is 22.6 minutes. About 38 workers in 100 get to work in under 15 minutes. About 9 in 100 spend 45 minutes or more.

About 70 workers in 100 drive alone, and 6.5 in 100 carpool. Fewer than 1 in 100 ride transit. About 21 in 100 work from home. These numbers count people who live in Lindon, wherever the job is.

Jobs in the next towns

Pleasant Grove, Orem and American Fork are all a short drive, and Provo and Lehi are close behind. Utah County as a whole had about 302,200 jobs in March 2026. Remote work depends on the address, because internet service changes from street to street. The internet topic shows how to check. My guide for remote workers in Utah covers what to ask before you move.

Sources: Census ACS 2020 to 2024, the City of Lindon annual financial report for 2025 (state workforce figures and the principal employer table), and BLS County Employment and Wages (first quarter 2026). The city lists employers by range, not by rank.

Not inside the city, but four hospitals sit within about 13 minutes of City Hall. Timpanogos Regional Hospital in Orem is the closest, at about 6 minutes.

Trauma centers are ranked from Level I, the most complete, to Level V. Orem Fire crews work full time from a station inside Lindon. The utilities topic has the details.

Ask which clinics and urgent care sit closest to your address when you set up care, and check hours before you go.

On military orders? My military PCS guide covers VA loans and timing the move.

Sources: the Utah DHHS licensed facility list, the Utah trauma center list (May 2025), and the hospitals’ own pages. Drive times are map estimates from City Hall.

Alpine School District runs every public school in Lindon through June 30, 2027. On July 1, 2027, the new Timpanogos School District becomes the district for the public schools in Lindon, Pleasant Grove, Orem and Vineyard. In its own words, that is 30 schools. It serves about 23,000 students.

Voters approved two other new districts in November 2024. Lindon, Orem, Pleasant Grove and Vineyard then formed Timpanogos by an agreement in December 2024. The district’s board was elected in November 2025. In fall 2026 the new district asked Lindon City to rezone land on North State Street for its office building.

Which schools serve Lindon homes

The elementary school depends on the exact address, so check it with the district. In Alpine, elementary school runs from kindergarten to grade 6, junior high is grades 7 to 9, and high school is grades 10 to 12. Boundaries can change with the split, so confirm the school for an address with the district.

Two charter schools also sit in Lindon: Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy (grades 7 to 12) and Timpanogos Academy (kindergarten to grade 6). A charter school is a public school you apply to, not one set by your address.

I do not rate schools, and I would be wary of anyone who says which one is best. Check boundaries and programs yourself, with what matters to you in mind. The links below go to the district and to independent sites.

Sources: the Alpine School District 2026-27 boundary maps, tested against Lindon addresses, and the state school list (October 2025). Ratings come from independent third parties, not from me. Drive times are map estimates.

Lindon has no campus of its own, but a very large university is close. Utah Valley University (UVU) is in Orem, about 12 minutes from City Hall. UVU says it is the largest public university in the state of Utah. Brigham Young University (BYU) is in Provo, about 16 minutes away.

UVU counted 48,670 students in fall 2025. That includes 18,163 high school students taking UVU classes. Mountainland Technical College has an Orem campus at 1410 West 1250 South. It teaches career and technical programs. Check which programs that campus offers before you plan around it.

Times are map estimates in normal traffic, not to the campus door. Rush hour and parking change them.

The traffic topic covers the roads you would drive to campus.

Most Lindon workers drive, and the main roads are easy to learn. Three roads run north and south through the city. I-15 is on the west side, Geneva Road is next, and State Street runs through the middle.

Two I-15 exits sit on the edges of Lindon. Exit 273 is 1600 North, on the Orem line. Exit 275 is Pleasant Grove Boulevard, on the Pleasant Grove line. State Street is US-89, and Geneva Road is State Route 114. The city calls 700 North “North County Blvd.”

The city rebuilt Center Street from Main Street to 800 East and added a roundabout at 400 East.

From City Hall

• Timpanogos Regional Hospital~6 min
• Lindon Marina~9 min
• Vineyard FrontRunner~10 min
• Utah Valley University~12 min
• Timpanogos Cave~17 min
• Sundance~20 min

Traffic in town

Rush hour loads I-15 and State Street. Test your own route: drive it at the hours you would drive it before you buy. The jobs topic has the commute numbers.

Construction plans change, so check UDOT for current road work before a big move.

Sources: Census ACS 2020 to 2024, the City of Lindon road pages, and a router drive table. Drive times are map estimates in normal traffic. The exit numbers match the I-15 exit list, which is built on UDOT mileposts.

Yes. UTA Route 850 runs the length of State Street through Lindon. It links Provo Central Station and Lehi Station, and it has 14 stops inside the city. Even so, fewer than 1 in 100 Lindon workers ride transit. Most trips still need a car.

The UVX bus does not reach Lindon. It starts at Orem Central Station and runs to Provo. A bus fare is $2.50. UTA’s On Demand ride service lists no zone in Lindon.

Check the schedule before you ride. Routes and times change.

Sources: the UTA GTFS schedule data (fall 2026), the UTA FrontRunner (Route 750) fall 2026 schedule, and a router drive table. Check rideuta.com before you ride.

Lindon has no airport of its own. Provo Airport (PVU) is the close one for commercial flights, about 12 miles and 18 minutes away. Its website lists Allegiant, American and Breeze. Check which cities each airline flies to from Provo before you plan around it.

Salt Lake City International (SLC) is the full-service airport. It is about 44 miles and 51 minutes from City Hall.

• Provo (PVU)~12 mi · ~18 min
• Salt Lake City (SLC)~44 mi · ~51 min

These are drive times to the airport, not to the terminal door. Rush hour and winter storms change the Salt Lake City run the most, so leave extra time.

Sources: the Provo Airport website and a router drive table. Drive times are map estimates from City Hall in normal traffic.

Lindon sits in the middle of Utah Valley, between Pleasant Grove on the north and Orem on the south. Utah Lake is to the west, and Mount Timpanogos is to the northeast. Each town below is a short drive.

Pleasant Grove

~2 mi · ~4 min

Orem

~3 mi · ~7 min

American Fork

~5 mi · ~10 min

Lehi

~9 mi · ~13 min

Provo

~9 mi · ~16 min

Salt Lake City

~37 mi · ~41 min

Park City

~45 mi · ~52 min

Here are more drives people ask about, all from City Hall.

These are map estimates in normal conditions, not official figures. Add time for snow and rush hour, and check your own route. Canyon roads can close in winter.

The national parks are long drives. The national parks topic has the times. More towns and day trips are in the nearby topic.

Want any other pair of towns? Look up any Utah drive between 138 towns.

The City of Lindon bills water, sewer, secondary water, trash and storm water on one city account. The city office is at 100 North State Street, and the Utilities Clerk is at 801-785-5043. Power comes from Rocky Mountain Power, and natural gas comes from Enbridge Gas Utah. Internet is separate.

Two water systems

Most Lindon homes use two kinds of water. Culinary water is the treated water you drink and wash with. Secondary water, also called pressurized irrigation, is untreated water for lawns and gardens. The city runs the secondary system for most of the city. Water comes from the North Union, Hollow Water and Cobbley Ditch irrigation companies, Central Utah Water, and the Salt Lake Aqueduct. The city screens it but does not filter it. The system was built about 1993.

The city starts filling the lines in mid-April, and the water is usually on around May 1. North Union water stops around October 15. The city bills for secondary water all year. The city’s rule is no outdoor watering from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Every secondary water connection has had a meter since 2023. The bill is still a flat monthly fee set by lot size. Only the Anderson Farms area also pays by use. The city’s free AquaTrax portal shows your use and sends leak alerts. These are the 2026-27 fees:

Larger lots pay more, and the city fee schedule lists fees for lots up to 2 acres and more. Ask about the secondary water hookup and any shares when you tour a home.

Water shares are a building rule. A new home turns in one North Union share for each acre, prorated by lot size, or pays the city instead. The home checks topic covers what to ask.

Culinary water and sewer

Culinary water comes from springs east of the city and four city wells. A fifth well is being developed. The city prices water by elevation zone. For 2026-27, the monthly base for most homes is:

A charge for each 1,000 gallons is added, and it rises as you use more. One base fee covers a home and an accessory apartment.

Orem’s plant treats Lindon’s sewer. From August 1, 2026, Lindon bills carry a new Sewer Treatment Facility Fee of $19.98 a month for most homes. It covers Lindon’s share of that plant’s upgrades. The city’s own example is about $68.63 a month in sewer charges for a home that uses 6,000 gallons, and that includes the new fee.

A sample bill

Here is one estimate from the city’s 2026-27 fee schedule. It assumes a home below the North Union Canal, on a lot up to 11,000 square feet, using 6,000 gallons, with one trash can and recycling. Water is about $45.50, sewer about $68.63, secondary water $8, trash $12.43, recycling $5.51 and storm water $12.39. That comes to about $152 a month. Above the canal it runs closer to $161. Your bill will differ with your lot and your use.

Trash

Trash pickup is every Friday, and recycling is every other Friday. Put carts at the curb by 7 a.m. The North Pointe transfer station is in Lindon, at 2000 West 200 South, and each Lindon home gets its first two-punch pass free.

Signing up

Fill out the city’s online Utility Setup Application. The sign-up fee is $10, one time, and an owner pays no deposit. A rental account stays in the owner’s name, so a tenant does not apply.

Police, fire and the library

The Lindon Police Department is at 90 North State Street, and the non-emergency dispatch line is 801-229-7070. Orem Fire crews work full time from Lindon’s own station in the same building, under a contract that started in 2008. Lindon pays back 75% of an Orem Library card, once a year for each home, with a receipt and proof of address. Call 811 before you dig.

Sources: the City of Lindon utility, water and sewer pages, its 2026-27 fee schedule, and its August 2026 sewer notice. The sample bill is my sum of those figures, an estimate and not a quote. Fees change, so check with the city.

For general information only. This is not tax or financial advice. Tax rates and home prices change. Consult a qualified professional for guidance specific to your situation.

Lindon is a UTOPIA Fiber city. UTOPIA is an open network, so you pick a provider that sells service on it. The UTOPIA phone is 801-613-3880.

Other companies report service too. The state broadband map shows UTOPIA fiber at 37 of the 38 home spots checked across the city. It shows Xfinity cable at 37, Beehive fiber at 36 and SenaWave fiber at 32. Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink fiber and Rise fiber show at some spots, and fixed wireless and satellite are listed too. The map shows no Google Fiber in Lindon. The spots with no homes were in the undeveloped east foothills.

I list who reports service, not speeds or prices. That is what the companies report, not a promise for a given house. Check an address on the state broadband map. For cell service, look at each carrier’s own coverage map for the address.

Sources: the City of Lindon UTOPIA page and the Utah state broadband data (October 2026). Plans and companies change, so check before you sign.

Moving day is only the start. Here is the short list for your first 90 days in Lindon, in a sensible order.

1. Turn on the utilitiesFill out the city’s online setup form for water, sewer, secondary water and trash. Then set up Rocky Mountain Power and Enbridge Gas Utah, and pick an internet company. Do this a week before you move in.
2. Get your Utah driver licenseThe Driver License office is in Orem, at 759 North 1370 West. The fee to transfer an out-of-state license is $52 for ages 21 and up, and $39 for 20 and under.
3. Get an emissions testUtah County requires one for most cars. See the box below.
4. Register your carUtah gives you 60 days after you make a permanent home here. The DMV office is at 150 East Center Street in Provo. Pass the emissions test first.
5. Declare your homeTell the Utah County Assessor whether the home is your primary home or a second home. The office is at 100 East Center Street in Provo.
6. Register to voteDo it online at vote.utah.gov, or in person with ID. Lindon elects a mayor and five council members, all at large, in odd-numbered years.
7. Sign up for schoolConfirm the school for your address with the district, then register. The district changes on July 1, 2027.
8. Call before you digCall 811 before any digging. It is free, and it marks buried lines.

The emissions test

Utah County is one of five Utah counties that require an emissions test. Salt Lake, Davis, Weber and Cache are the others. A new gas car is exempt for its first two years. A gas car six model years old or newer is tested every two years. An older gas car is tested every year. Even model years test in even years, and odd model years in odd years.

Diesel rules differ, so check the county page. Testing stations set their own prices, and they must post them. The Utah County Air Quality Bureau is at 3255 North Main Street in Spanish Fork, and the phone is 801-851-7600.

Rules and office hours change. Check each office before you go.

Lindon has its own Walmart Supercenter on North State Street, about 4 minutes from City Hall. The map data shows no other supermarket inside the city. Smith’s and Macey’s in Pleasant Grove are also close. Every big Utah County grocer is within about 10 minutes.

Times are map estimates in normal traffic. The store list was checked in October 2026. Hours change, so check before you go.

Stores in Lindon

Used-car lots line central State Street too.

What is farther away

Lindon has no mall or furniture store. This table shows the nearest ones and the drive from City Hall.

The restaurants topic has the places to eat and where food clusters.

Sources: store pages, the city’s farmers market notice, OpenStreetMap, and a router drive table (October 2026). Hours change, so check before you go.

Lindon runs from Utah Lake on the west to the foothills of Mount Timpanogos on the east. A city trail ties the two ends together. The marina is the lake door, and the canal and foothill trails are the mountain door. The big canyons are a short drive north and northeast.

The Lindon Marina

The Lindon Marina is at 2130 W 600 South, about 9 minutes from City Hall. It is privately owned and run. It has two launch ramps, rental slips, picnic tables and a store. Its phone is 801-980-1104. Its website is a placeholder, so I print no fee, hour or rental price. Call before you plan a trip. It sits where the Geneva Resort stood. The overview tells that story.

Utah Lake can grow algae in summer. The state tested Lindon Marina Beach and listed it at Danger on September 30, 2026. That level means no swimming and no boating, with care about eating fish. The whole lake was at Warning from July 30, 2026. That level means no swimming, boating is OK, and care about eating fish. Check the state's page before you touch the water.

The Lindon Heritage Trail

The Heritage Trail is a paved city trail of 6.5 miles. It starts at 1200 East, at the foothills, and runs west across the whole city. It ends at the Utah Lake Shoreline Trail near the marina. It is shared use, so walkers, runners, bikes and horses all use it. The city uses it too. The Lindon Days 5K runs on it, and so does a walk at Halloween.

The trail came in pieces. The first phase opened in 2008. The second was finished in 2012, out to Pioneer Lane. The last piece is 0.85 miles long. Lindon built it with Vineyard, with a $1.3 million grant through Mountainland, the regional planning group. The ribbon was cut on August 26, 2025. The Heritage Trail guide has the full story.

The Murdock Canal and Bonneville Shoreline trails

The Murdock Canal Trail is a paved path of 17 miles. It runs from 800 North in Orem to Timpanogos Highway in Lehi and passes through seven cities. It is open all year for walking, running, bikes, skateboards and horses. No motor vehicles are allowed, and dogs must be on a leash. Lindon's trailhead is Lindon View, at 300 North 780 East, about 5 minutes from City Hall.

The Bonneville Shoreline Trail runs along the foothills in pieces, not as one route. The Dry Canyon Trailhead is on it, inside Lindon, about 9 minutes from City Hall. Bring your own water, because there is no drinking water at the trailhead.

Mount Timpanogos and the canyons

The Forest Service gives the summit of Mount Timpanogos as about 11,750 feet. It rises to the northeast. Two main trails climb toward it. The Aspen Grove trail runs about 6.9 miles to Emerald Lake, and the Timpooneke trail runs about 7.5 miles to the same lake. Aspen Grove is about 24 minutes from City Hall, and Timpooneke is about 29.

No fires are allowed in the Timpanogos Wilderness, and dogs must be on a leash. Timpooneke charges a day-use fee of $10 for three days, $20 for seven days, or $60 for a season. Summer and fall weekends also need a timed entry permit. Check the Forest Service page before you drive up.

Timpanogos Cave National Monument is about 17 minutes away, up American Fork Canyon. There is no entrance fee, but every visitor needs a ticket for a cave tour. Tickets are sold on recreation.gov up to 30 days ahead. Tours usually run from late May to early October. The caves sit at the top of a strenuous trail of about a mile and a half.

Bridal Veil Falls, in Provo Canyon, is about 14 minutes away. It became a state monument in 2022. The Provo River Parkway is a paved trail of about 15 miles, from Utah Lake State Park up the canyon to Vivian Park. Utah Lake State Park is about 19 minutes away and costs $20 a vehicle for the day.

Sources: the City of Lindon, the Daily Herald, the Mountainland trail brochure, the Forest Service, the National Park Service and the State of Utah. Drive times are map estimates from City Hall. Fees, permits and seasons change, so check each site.

No national park is close. They lie to the south, to the east or across the Nevada line, and each is a long day or an overnight trip. Timpanogos Cave National Monument is the nearest park unit, about 17 minutes away. The outdoor recreation topic covers it.

Zion has more than one entrance. Use the drive tool for the one you plan to use.

Drive times are map estimates from City Hall, in normal traffic. Check each park's own site for hours, fees and closures.

Sundance is the closest ski area, about 20 minutes from City Hall, up Provo Canyon. It is operating for the 2026-27 season. The Cottonwood canyon resorts and Park City Mountain are about 50 minutes to an hour away.

Winter weather can add time to any of these drives. The Utah Department of Transportation posts live road status and the traction law on its Cottonwood Canyons page. Each resort posts its own opening dates every fall.

Drive times are map estimates from City Hall, in normal traffic. Check road conditions before you go.

Lindon has no golf course. The nearest is The Links at Sleepy Ridge in Orem, about 10 minutes from City Hall. It is a links-style course on the eastern shore of Utah Lake. The six courses below are all within about 31 minutes.

Check each course for current rates, hours and tee times.

Course details come from each course. Check each course for current prices, hours and conditions.

Nearly every Lindon restaurant sits on State Street. One group is by City Hall, between about 150 South and 400 North. Barbecue, Mexican, Ecuadorian and Peruvian food, and coffee are all there. A second group is on North State Street by the Walmart, from 569 to 800 North. It has donuts, pizza, tacos, burgers and wings. Most sit-down chains are on Pleasant Grove Boulevard by I-15, about 7 minutes away. University Place in Orem, about 11 minutes away, has the largest row.

Six places with a record you can check

• DonutsSpudly Homemade Donuts569 N State St, Suite 1EHand-cut donuts, fried fresh each morning. Open Monday to Saturday from 7 a.m. until they sell out. Closed Sunday.
• CoffeeBeans & Brews282 N State StCoffee with a drive-thru and seats inside. Open every day.
• PizzaMarco's Pizza569 N State StDine-in, takeout and delivery.
• MexicanLos Hermanos395 N State StA sit-down Mexican restaurant in an old farmhouse. Closed Sunday.
• BarbecueThe Smoking Apple BBQ70 N State StPulled pork, ribs and sides made from scratch. Closed Sunday.
• Ecuadorian and PeruvianPapi's Restaurant139 S State StEcuadorian and Peruvian dishes.

The shopping topic covers groceries and stores. So is the Thursday evening Lindon Sunset Market. The events topic covers the festivals.

Each place was checked on its own site in October 2026. Hours change, and small places come and go. This is not a ranking, and no one paid to be listed.

Lindon's biggest draw is the Aquatics Center, a city pool block next to City Hall. The city also keeps twelve parks and a public horse arena. Two indoor play spots sit on 1700 West. The outdoor recreation topic covers the trails and the lake. Lindon Days has its own place in the events topic.

The Lindon Aquatics Center

The center is at 60 W 60 N, about 1 minute from City Hall. The city lists five pools, a lazy river, a 30-foot Speed Slide and a pirate-ship play pool with two slides. It also has a FlowRider, which is a surf wave you ride on a board. There is a concession stand and plenty of grass and deck space.

The season usually runs from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day, and the center is closed on Sundays. Once school starts in August, it opens on Saturdays only. In 2026 the hours were Monday 12:30 to 9 p.m., Tuesday to Thursday 12:30 to 7, Friday 12:30 to 6, and Saturday 11 to 6. Monday Family Night runs from 6 to 9 p.m. for immediate family only. Outside food is not allowed, with a few exceptions such as baby food and dietary needs.

Punch passes go on sale each spring. In 2026 a 10-visit pass was $55. The Aquatics Center guide has more.

Parks and the horse arena

The city lists twelve parks: Anderson Farms, Centennial, Citizenship, City Center, Creekside, Fryer, Hollow, Lindon View, Meadows, Panorama, Pheasant Brook and Pioneer. Anderson Farms Park has pickleball courts. Pioneer Park holds the Harris Pioneer Home. Tours are open all year by calling Community Development at 801-785-7687. Pavilions and fields can be reserved from May 1 to October 15, and park restrooms close on October 15.

The city horse arena is at 200 N Main. It is open to the public with no reservation, from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. It has lights and roping chutes. It is free unless an event is posted on the board outside.

Airborne and Labyrinth

Airborne Lindon is a trampoline park with 40,000 square feet of trampolines, in its own words. Labyrinth Reality Games is next door at 635 N 1700 West, about 6 minutes from City Hall. It has automated game rooms for 2 to 6 players, with an LED floor and lasers. Close-toed shoes are required.

Details come from the City of Lindon and each business. Prices are the 2026 prices, and hours and seasons change, so check before you go.

Lindon has no theater of its own. The arts are a short drive away in Pleasant Grove and Orem. The Ruth is the closest, about 6 minutes from City Hall.

Roots of Knowledge is a stained-glass wall at UVU with more than 40,000 pieces. It is free to see.

Details come from The Ruth, SCERA and Utah Valley University. Shows and hours change, so check before you go.

Lindon Days is the big week, and it falls in the first full week of August. The city runs events most other months too. Dates move each year, so the months below say "usually".

Lindon Days

Lindon Days is a week long. In 2026 it ran August 1 to 8. The city's favorites are Huck Finn fishing, the junior rodeo, the car show and Free Swim Day. The places change, so here is where each event was held in 2026.

The junior rodeo, candy scramble and dirt dance were on Thursday at the horse arena, 200 N Main. The Grand Parade was Friday evening on Center Street, from 700 East to Main Street. The 5K started and ended at City Center Park on the Heritage Trail. Huck Finn fishing was at Fryer Park. The car show was Saturday at City Center Park. The closing concert and fireworks were at Pheasant Brook Park.

Free Swim Day at the pool is free for Lindon residents with proof of residency. Others pay. The week also had a pickleball tournament, a pancake breakfast, a cardboard boat regatta and a star party at the Dry Canyon Trailhead. The Lindon Days guide has more.

The year in Lindon

Most city events are free. The city calendar has a Country Hoedown in February and an Easter egg hunt at Anderson Farms Park. Summer Kickoff at Fryer Park comes in early June. Movies in the Park and the Sounds of Summer concerts run through summer, and Picnic in the Park comes in September. The Lindon Sunset Market runs on Thursday evenings from July to early October. The shopping topic has the details.

• JanuarySki season at Sundance, about 20 minutes away. Paved trails stay open.
• FebruaryThe Country Hoedown, a line dancing night, and a chess tournament.
• MarchThe Easter egg hunt at Anderson Farms Park, in late March or on Easter weekend.
• AprilArbor Day. Park restrooms reopen late in the month.
• MayThe Aquatics Center opens on Memorial Day weekend. Park pavilions can be booked from May 1. Timpanogos Cave tours start late in the month.
• JuneSummer Kickoff at Fryer Park. The first Movie in the Park. Strawberry Days in Pleasant Grove, mid June. OremFest in Orem, early to mid June.
• JulyMovies in the Park. The Sounds of Summer concerts begin late in the month. Registration opens for the junior rodeo.
• AugustLindon Days, the first full week. Concerts on Saturdays. The pool moves to Saturdays only.
• SeptemberThe pool closes at Labor Day. Picnic in the Park, mid September. Taste of Orem.
• OctoberA spooky movie night. The Halloween Spooktacular at City Center Park, late in the month. Park restrooms close October 15.
• NovemberThe Turkey Trot, a 5K and fun run, the Saturday before Thanksgiving week. Lights On in Orem, the Monday after Thanksgiving.
• DecemberThe tree lighting and the Santa Parade. Ski season.

These are the usual months, taken from the City of Lindon calendar and nearby cities. Dates move each year, so check the city calendar before you plan a trip.

Lindon sits in the middle of Utah Valley, between Pleasant Grove on the north and Orem on the south. Times are from City Hall.

Day trips

Bridal Veil Falls is about 14 minutes away, and Timpanogos Cave is about 17. Sundance is about 20, and Utah Lake State Park is about 19. The Outdoor recreation, National parks and Ski topics above cover each trip. The Utah Valley weekends guide lists more. For the wider state, start with the Relocating to Utah guide.

Drive times are map estimates from City Hall, in normal traffic. They are close, not exact.