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Salt Lake City is a mid-size city of 208,007 people in Salt Lake County, Utah. It's part of the Salt Lake City, UT area. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $540k and rent runs about $1k a month.
208,007people
$540kTypical home
$1,414/moRent
93° / 39°Summer / winter
50"Snow
261Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 208,007
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,876 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Salt Lake City, UT area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $540k (≈$3,402/mo)
- Median rent $1,414/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°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
- 50" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (852 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,709 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 19% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to SLC airport
- 3 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,239 ft
- 543 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,013 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 104 bars within 25 mi
- 460 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Salt Lake County: D+10 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk