Salt Lake City metro · West

Salt Lake City, UT

Utah · approx. 927,000 residents

Estimated from state baseline

Median income

$97.3K

household / year

Avg home price

$590K

~$2,955/mo mortgage

Avg rent

$1,700

per month

Cost of living

107

100 = US avg

How Salt Lake City scores

Job market depth81/100

Breadth of local employment and earning power.

Affordability59/100

How far the median income goes against home prices.

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