Salt Lake City vs West Valley City
Salt Lake City, UT compared with West Valley City, UT · 7 miles apart
Salt Lake City has 218,428 residents to West Valley City’s 137,491. Salt Lake City comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. West Valley City does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Salt Lake City, UT | West Valley City, UT | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 218,428 | 137,491 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,970 | 3,838 |
| Median household income | $75,090 | $92,209 |
| Median home value | $539,500 | $419,100 |
| Median rent | $1,414 | $1,504 |
| Homeownership | 45.8% | 72.1% |
| Average commute | 19.5 min | 22.6 min |
| Median age | 32.9 | 31.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51.5% | 16.1% |
| Poverty rate | 13.6% | 9.9% |
| Unemployment | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Price to income | 7.2× | 4.5× |
| Clear days a year | — | 58 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 52 |
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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