Salt Lake City

Best Salt Lake City suburbs for young professionals

Ranked on employment and income at 25%, amenities at 25%, commute at 20%, median rent at 15% (lower is better) and cost of living at 15%. Schools are not counted.

Updated Sep 2026·21 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Millcreek City Hall, showcasing its skateloop, climbing wall, and apartments to the south.
Millcreek$627k median · 20.6 min commute
Employment CAmenities ACommute A
75
Score
overall 72 B−
2
Murray$508k median · 20.7 min commute
Employment CAmenities A−Commute A−
75
Score
overall 72 B−
3
Salt Lake City skyline view
Salt Lake City$540k median · 19.5 min commute
Employment C−Amenities B+Commute A
73
Score
overall 68 B−
4
City hall in South Salt Lake City Ut. Residents can pay their utility bills here. There is also a justice court and the mayor's office.
South Salt Lake$410k median · 20.3 min commute
Employment C−Amenities A−Commute A−
73
Score
overall 65 C+
5
Midvale$437k median · 20.6 min commute
Employment CAmenities ACommute B+
72
Score
overall 66 C+
6
Holladay Village (Holladay, Utah)
Holladay$763k median · 19.8 min commute
Employment B−Amenities BCommute A
72
Score
overall 75 B
7
Taylorsville$434k median · 22.2 min commute
Employment C−Amenities A−Commute B+
71
Score
overall 68 B−
8
The Cottonwood Paper Mill, located at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon in Cottonwood Heights, Utah.
Cottonwood Heights$694k median · 21.9 min commute
Employment B−Amenities B−Commute A−
70
Score
overall 73 B
9
Volunteers set up the Healing Field in front of the city hall in Sandy, Utah on Sept. 10, 2009.
Sandy$614k median · 22.7 min commute
Employment B−Amenities B−Commute B
69
Score
overall 72 B−
10
South Jordan, Utah City Hall at Towne Center
South Jordan$651k median · 24.1 min commute
Employment BAmenities B+Commute C+
68
Score
overall 72 B−
This list's weighting
Employment 25%Amenities 25%Commute 20%Median rent (lower is better) 15%Cost of living 15%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Millcreek (MD.millcreekut · CC0); Salt Lake City (Invictus323 · CC BY 4.0); South Salt Lake (SSLaker3 · CC BY-SA 3.0); Holladay (Derrellwilliams · CC BY-SA 4.0); Cottonwood Heights (User:JerAnderson · Public domain); Sandy (Scott Catron from Sandy, Utah, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0); South Jordan (David Sallay · Public domain).