Name: Arcadia Heights / Benchmark
Address: Salt Lake City

About the neighborhood

Arcadia Heights / Benchmark offers a peaceful neighborhood with mostly single detached and duplex homes built around 1974. This community provides convenient access to nearby primary schools, making access to education straightforward. Residents benefit from well-located green spaces that provide plenty of opportunities for relaxation and outdoor leisure. Local pharmacies and several cafes add convenient amenities close to many residences. Most homes are situated near bus stops, offering options for public transit connections. Quiet streets contribute to the neighborhood’s calm atmosphere, while properties are a short drive from highways, ensuring easy vehicular accessibility for errands and travel.

Characteristics

Transportation

This community is particularly car friendly. Coming across a place to park is easy, and most houses for sale are a short drive from the nearest highway. In contrast, getting around by transit can be difficult in Arcadia Heights / Benchmark by reason of the infrequent service. Nonetheless, homeowners are served by a few bus lines, and bus stops are not very far-removed from most homes. Arcadia Heights / Benchmark is not particularly well-suited for pedestrians because few daily errands can be run without needing a car. Cycling is also occasionally challenging in this community as the cycling infrastructure is not very well-developed, and riding is rendered arduous by the typically hilly area.

Services

The closest grocery store in Arcadia Heights / Benchmark is typically only a reasonably short pedestrian trip away. A small number of restaurants and coffee shops are available as well. With regards to education, primary schools are easy to reach without a car from most houses for sale in this part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. In contrast, locals may find it challenging to get to high schools as pedestrians. Residents benefit from public and private elementary schools.

Character

The character of Arcadia Heights / Benchmark is exemplified by its slower-paced atmosphere. This part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area is very quiet, as there are generally low levels of noise from traffic. Finally, it is easy to get to parks from the majority of locations in the community since there are about 10 of them nearby for residents to enjoy.

Car friendly10.0

Excellent access to freeways and/or major arteries, with almost no chance of parking problems

Cycling friendly4.0

Somewhat suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling

Pedestrian friendly4.4

Some day-to-day needs are within walking distance

Transit friendly2.4

Transit is available for some trips

Restaurants4.8

Variety of restaurants within a short drive

Groceries7.6

Wide variety of groceries within a short drive, including some within walking distance