Utah cities

The best places to live in Utah

Utah's largest cities ranked on cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life. Centerville leads the list.

We scored Utah's cities on the same factors as our state rankings, then ranked them. Below are the 10 largest by population. Two scores per city: value (what you get for the cost) and overall livability (everything combined). Tap any city for its full profile.

#CityMedian homeRentValueOverall
14 South Jordan $460,600 $1,533 65 63
21 Layton $320,000 $1,182 61 56
28 Sandy $418,700 $1,460 52 49
42 West Valley City $272,100 $1,247 53 31
43 Orem $329,000 $1,144 25 30
44 West Jordan $342,600 $1,383 42 28
47 St. George $344,200 $1,157 18 23
48 Ogden $221,400 $930 34 23
49 Provo $328,500 $973 8 15
50 Salt Lake City $380,200 $1,141 9 14

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income and jobs from the U.S. Census; schools from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. Rankings are within Utah. Updated 2026.