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South Salt Lake is a small city of 26,352 people in Salt Lake County, Utah. It's about 5 miles from Salt Lake City, UT. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $410k and rent runs about $1k a month.
26,352people
$410kTypical home
$1,451/moRent
93° / 40°Summer / winter
52"Snow
261Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,352
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,797 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 $410k (≈$2,587/mo)
- Median rent $1,451/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (680 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,093 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 23% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to SLC airport
- 7 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,255 ft
- 543 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 985 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 102 bars within 25 mi
- 448 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 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