Living in North Salt Lake, UT
North Salt Lake is a small city of 23,474 people in Davis County, Utah. It's about 5 miles from Salt Lake City, UT. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $498k and rent runs about $2k a month.
23,474people
$498kTypical home
$1,667/moRent
92° / 39°Summer / winter
64"Snow
261Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,474
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,718 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 5 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $498k (≈$3,138/mo)
- Median rent $1,667/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (93 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (844 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 44% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to SLC airport
- 5 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,246 ft
- 545 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 915 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 95 bars within 25 mi
- 418 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Davis County: R+25 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk