Salt Lake City vs Sandy
Salt Lake City, UT compared with Sandy, UT · 15 miles apart
Salt Lake City has 218,428 residents to Sandy’s 92,386. Salt Lake City comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Sandy does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Salt Lake City, UT | Sandy, UT | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 218,428 | 92,386 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,970 | 3,795 |
| Median household income | $75,090 | $112,176 |
| Median home value | $539,500 | $614,100 |
| Median rent | $1,414 | $1,777 |
| Homeownership | 45.8% | 75.2% |
| Average commute | 19.5 min | 22.7 min |
| Median age | 32.9 | 37.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51.5% | 46% |
| Poverty rate | 13.6% | 5.5% |
| Unemployment | 4.2% | 2.6% |
| Price to income | 7.2× | 5.5× |
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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