Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 41/100
D−
Median home value$539,500
Salt Lake City $515,400
Median rent$1,414/mo
Salt Lake City $1,583/mo
Cost-burdened households37%
Salt Lake City 29%
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County208,007 residentsSalt Lake District
68
B−
Suburbgrade score
8th of 21 Salt Lake City suburbs. Strong on commute & transport and cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
68
Salt Lake City median 67
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Salt Lake City is like to live in, by category
Bars show Salt Lake City against Salt Lake City. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · inactive
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Within-state proficiency—
percentile among districts in the same state
Student–teacher ratio18.9
Salt Lake City median 22.4
Graduation rate—
four-year adjusted cohort
Cost of living
14% of the score · 84/100
A−
Housing cost index93
Salt Lake City 100
Eff. tax rate0.45%
Salt Lake City 0.50%
Local sales tax7.42%
Salt Lake City median 7.42%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 90/100
A
Mean commute19.5 min
Salt Lake City 22.8 min
Under 30 minutes80%
Salt Lake City 71%
Transit stops / sq mi23
Salt Lake City median 8.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 78/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés110
Salt Lake City median 70 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Salt Lake City median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks112
Salt Lake City median 72 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 57/100
C−
Median household income$75,090
Salt Lake City $98,083
Unemployment4.2%
Salt Lake City 3.8%
Professional occupations51%
Salt Lake City 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Salt Lake City on housing & affordability
Salt Lake City's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
South Jordan16 mi from Salt Lake CityB− 72 B− Riverton18 mi from Salt Lake CityB− 69 B− Holladay10 mi from Salt Lake CityB− 75 B Bluffdale21 mi from Salt Lake CityC+ 67 C+ Cottonwood Heights13 mi from Salt Lake CityC+ 73 B Stansbury Park22 mi from Salt Lake CityC+ 61 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Salt Lake City
Is Salt Lake City, UT a good place to live?
Salt Lake City scores 68 out of 100, 8th of 21 Salt Lake City suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Salt Lake City expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades A−. The median home is $539,500, 5% above the Salt Lake City median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.45%. $1,414/mo is the median gross rent.
How long is the commute from Salt Lake City?
The mean commute is 19.5 min, with 80% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 21% working from home. Transit density is 23 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Salt Lake City?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 110 restaurants and cafés and 112 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Salt Lake City old or new?
The median home in Salt Lake City was built in 1965 — older than the Salt Lake City median of 1987. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 47% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.