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Best places to live in Greater Salt Lake City

35 places with 1,294,923 residents within about 30 km of Salt Lake City, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Salt Lake City, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Bountiful
    Utah, 43,784 residents    72
  2. 2North Salt Lake
    Utah, 19,796 residents    70
  3. 3Fruit Heights
    Utah, 6,072 residents    70
  4. 4West Bountiful
    Utah, 5,511 residents    68
  5. 5Kaysville
    Utah, 30,472 residents    67
  6. 6Centerville (Utah)
    Utah, 16,877 residents    67
  7. 7Farmington (Utah)
    Utah, 22,566 residents    66
  8. 8Kearns
    Utah, 35,731 residents    66
  9. 9Woods Cross
    Utah, 11,284 residents    66
  10. 10South Jordan
    Utah, 66,648 residents    65

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For retired couples

  1. 1Riverton (Utah)
    Utah, 41,900 residents    70
  2. 2South Jordan
    Utah, 66,648 residents    69
  3. 3Kearns
    Utah, 35,731 residents    69
  4. 4Millcreek
    Utah, 62,139 residents    68
  5. 5Draper
    Utah, 46,774 residents    68
  6. 6White City (Utah)
    Utah, 5,407 residents    68
  7. 7West Jordan
    Utah, 111,946 residents    67
  8. 8Bountiful
    Utah, 43,784 residents    67
  9. 9Midvale (Utah)
    Utah, 32,613 residents    65
  10. 10West Bountiful
    Utah, 5,511 residents    64

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For remote workers

  1. 1Bountiful
    Utah, 43,784 residents    71
  2. 2North Salt Lake
    Utah, 19,796 residents    70
  3. 3Kearns
    Utah, 35,731 residents    70
  4. 4South Jordan
    Utah, 66,648 residents    69
  5. 5Riverton (Utah)
    Utah, 41,900 residents    69
  6. 6Magna
    Utah, 26,505 residents    69
  7. 7Kaysville
    Utah, 30,472 residents    69
  8. 8West Jordan
    Utah, 111,946 residents    68
  9. 9Farmington (Utah)
    Utah, 22,566 residents    68
  10. 10Centerville (Utah)
    Utah, 16,877 residents    68

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For commuters

  1. 1West Jordan
    Utah, 111,946 residents    84
  2. 2West Valley City
    Utah, 136,208 residents    84
  3. 3Salt Lake City
    Utah, 215,548 residents    83
  4. 4South Jordan
    Utah, 66,648 residents    83
  5. 5Midvale (Utah)
    Utah, 32,613 residents    82
  6. 6Kearns
    Utah, 35,731 residents    82
  7. 7Sandy (Utah)
    Utah, 87,461 residents    82
  8. 8Millcreek
    Utah, 62,139 residents    81
  9. 9Taylorsville (Utah)
    Utah, 60,514 residents    81
  10. 10North Salt Lake
    Utah, 19,796 residents    79

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For single professionals

  1. 1West Jordan
    Utah, 111,946 residents    75
  2. 2Salt Lake City
    Utah, 215,548 residents    74
  3. 3West Valley City
    Utah, 136,208 residents    74
  4. 4Millcreek
    Utah, 62,139 residents    73
  5. 5Sandy (Utah)
    Utah, 87,461 residents    73
  6. 6South Jordan
    Utah, 66,648 residents    73
  7. 7Taylorsville (Utah)
    Utah, 60,514 residents    72
  8. 8Midvale (Utah)
    Utah, 32,613 residents    71
  9. 9Murray (Utah)
    Utah, 49,250 residents    70
  10. 10Kearns
    Utah, 35,731 residents    69

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Bountiful
    Utah, 43,784 residents    62
  2. 2North Salt Lake
    Utah, 19,796 residents    62
  3. 3Kaysville
    Utah, 30,472 residents    60
  4. 4Centerville (Utah)
    Utah, 16,877 residents    59
  5. 5Farmington (Utah)
    Utah, 22,566 residents    59
  6. 6Fruit Heights
    Utah, 6,072 residents    58
  7. 7Woods Cross
    Utah, 11,284 residents    57
  8. 8West Bountiful
    Utah, 5,511 residents    56
  9. 9Millcreek
    Utah, 62,139 residents    49
  10. 10Midvale (Utah)
    Utah, 32,613 residents    48

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Towns in Greater Salt Lake City