Archive for December 1st, 2009

A few years ago, American Fork was one of Money Magazine’s top 100 places to live in the United States.  Named after the river nearby, this great city was settled by the Mormon pioneers in 1850.  Currently, the population has increased to about 25,596 people.  About 20% of the population rents one of the 6,120 American Fork homes.

Many of the locals are employed by major businesses in the city such as Certiport, Dentrix, Goyin, HP Logoworks, Fidelity Investments, Tahitian Noni, True North Academy, and TwinLabs/IdeaSphere.  Some of the surrounding cities are Highland, Cedar Hills, Pleasant Grove, Lehi, Alpine, Vineyard, Lindon, and Saratoga Springs.  Provo and Salt Lake are conveniently located only 20 to 30 minutes away.  Therefore, Brigham Young University, Utah Valley University, Mountainland Applied Technology College and Provo College are all within driving range. 

Climate norms average a July high of 91 degrees and a January low of 20.  About 17 inches of rain and 42 inches of snow fall each year.  Locals enjoy using their leisure time playing a round of golf at Fox Hollow or spending time in the breath taking American Fork Canyon.  The city has their annual Steel Days celebration every year for one week in the summer.  An unbeatable location allows access within a half day to many of Utah’s monuments, recreational areas and national parks.  It also provides a lot of great real estate in American Fork.  

The number of homes sold actually increased by a small percentage last quarter but prices slightly decreased.  It is a great time to buy Utah homes.