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What Is It Like to Live in Salt Lake City?

What it costs to live in Salt Lake City, and how it compares with other Utah cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

9

49th best value in Utah

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Utah cities.

Overall livability

14

50th overall in Utah

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Salt Lake City is home to about 199,153 people. A typical home runs $380,200 and a household earns around $65,900, a price-to-income ratio of 5.8. Among Utah's largest cities, it ranks 49th for value and 50th overall.

Salt Lake City at a glance

Median home price

$380,200

50th in UT of 51

Median rent

$1,141/mo

Median household income

$65,900

Home price to income

5.8x

Unemployment

4.0%

37th in UT of 51

School rating

5/10

44th in UT of 51

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in UT of 51

Walk score

23/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Utah only. Updated 2026.