CITY PROFILE
Salt Lake City, UT
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Salt Lake City is a mid-size metro with a temperate four-season climate, abundant sunshine, and moderate rainfall—a straightforward mix if you're comfortable with cold winters and hot summers. However, housing is among the most expensive metros in our dataset, so budget accordingly if you're considering a move here.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $569K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,641/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 8.5°C · warmest 23.7°C · coolest -4.5°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 542 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.8 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #48 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy69
- Affordable to rent71
- Climate comfort38
- Plenty of sunshine66
- Big-city amenities89
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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