Modesto vs Salt Lake City
Modesto, CA compared with Salt Lake City, UT · 532 miles apart
Modesto has 219,652 residents to Salt Lake City’s 218,428. Modesto comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Salt Lake City does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Modesto, CA | Salt Lake City, UT | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 219,652 | 218,428 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 5,066 | 1,970 |
| Median household income | $79,891 | $75,090 |
| Median home value | $442,700 | $539,500 |
| Median rent | $1,690 | $1,414 |
| Homeownership | 58.9% | 45.8% |
| Average commute | 30.2 min | 19.5 min |
| Median age | 35.1 | 32.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 21.2% | 51.5% |
| Poverty rate | 13.3% | 13.6% |
| Unemployment | 7.2% | 4.2% |
| Price to income | 5.5× | 7.2× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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