Salt Lake City vs Layton
Salt Lake City, UT compared with Layton, UT · 21 miles apart
Salt Lake City has 218,428 residents to Layton’s 85,308. Salt Lake City comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Layton does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Salt Lake City, UT | Layton, UT | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 218,428 | 85,308 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,970 | 3,774 |
| Median household income | $75,090 | $102,480 |
| Median home value | $539,500 | $477,700 |
| Median rent | $1,414 | $1,538 |
| Homeownership | 45.8% | 72.5% |
| Average commute | 19.5 min | 22.9 min |
| Median age | 32.9 | 32.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51.5% | 36.6% |
| Poverty rate | 13.6% | 8.1% |
| Unemployment | 4.2% | 2.8% |
| Price to income | 7.2× | 4.7× |
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