Overall score
Use the Salt Lake City profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level intelligence alongside Denver and other Mountain-West US metros.
Overall74/100
Affordability70/100
Air quality68/100
Energy72/100
United States / North America
Salt Lake City City Intelligence
Salt Lake City is a Utah metro with services growth and outdoor-recreation context, used for inland-West US relocation comparison. Salt Lake City is a north america city of about ~1.3M metro in United States. On the composite city-intelligence score, Salt Lake City sits around the indexed median (74/100).
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Population
- ~1.3M metro
Image credit: Image: Spinnensoep / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Overall city intelligence
Good74/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
Data confidence
Directional
Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
Verified utility layers
See country hub
Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.
Salt Lake City data table
The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 74/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 70/100 | Salt Lake City's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 68/100 | Salt Lake City's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Energy | 72/100 | Salt Lake City's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 72/100 | Salt Lake City's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 73/100 | Salt Lake City's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 70/100 | Salt Lake City's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 70/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Safety
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Safety
Overall safety77/100
Low crime80/100
Personal safety79/100
Night safety71/100
Road safety75/100
Salt Lake City is estimated to be a generally safe city (77/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
Quality of Life
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Quality of Life
Quality of life81/100
Healthcare85/100
Education88/100
Green space72/100
Cleanliness84/100
Infrastructure93/100
Mobility68/100
Salt Lake City has a very high quality-of-life estimate (81/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.
Family Friendliness
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Family Friendliness
Family friendliness80/100
Education88/100
Green space72/100
Overall safety77/100
Salt Lake City scores very high for family living (80/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Digital nomad suitability76/100
Walkability71/100
Cycling63/100
Infrastructure93/100
Salt Lake City is high for remote workers (76/100), based on connectivity, affordability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Retirement Suitability
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Retirement Suitability
Retirement suitability79/100
Healthcare85/100
Cleanliness84/100
Outdoor lifestyle45/100
Salt Lake City is high for retirement (79/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.
Emergency and public safety in Salt Lake City
Local public safety guidance for Salt Lake City, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
| Service | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Universal emergency | 91124/7 | 911 reaches police, fire, and emergency medical dispatch across the United States. |
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Salt Lake City, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the United States emergency profile.
Public safety sources
Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.
- Federal Communications Commission: 9-1-1 and E9-1-1 services
Used as the primary attribution for the United States 911 universal emergency number.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare and hospitals in Salt Lake City
Healthcare context for Salt Lake City, with national-level information from United States where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Salt Lake City, see the United States healthcare profile.
Official hospital registry
Federal directory for comparing Medicare-certified hospitals, nursing homes, and other care providers.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Healthcare sources
Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Used as the primary federal attribution for United States public-health context.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Medicare Care Compare
Used as the official United States hospital registry reference for verified facility lookups.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Transport and mobility in Salt Lake City
Local mobility context for Salt Lake City, with national-level context from United States where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Salt Lake City, see the United States transport profile.
Transport sources
Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.
- U.S. Department of Transportation: U.S. Department of Transportation
Used as the primary federal attribution for United States national transport context.
- Federal Aviation Administration: Federal Aviation Administration
Used as the primary attribution for United States aviation authority information.
- Federal Railroad Administration: Federal Railroad Administration
Used as the primary attribution for United States rail authority information.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Air quality dataset
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Salt Lake City. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Air quality dataset for Salt Lake City
Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025
Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location
Source-attributed values for Salt Lake City will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Data provenance
Source attributionGlobal City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailable- Publisher
- Global City Intelligence
- Last verified
- 2026-05-16
The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Methodology and context
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
- Scoring methodology — how indicators across the platform are constructed.
- Data sources registry — the official sources cited by verified datasets.
- Open the Salt Lake City air-quality module
- Browse the clean-air city collection
Explore Salt Lake City modules
City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.
Cost of Living in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
City rankings
Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.
Cost of living in Salt Lake City
Cost of living estimates for Salt Lake City — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate in Salt Lake City
Climate profile for Salt Lake City — Semi-Arid climate, annual average 17.4°C, comfort score 81/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs in Salt Lake City
Economy and jobs profile for Salt Lake City — major economy, economy score 86/100, key industries including technology, aerospace, research. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Universities and education in Salt Lake City
Education profile for Salt Lake City — major university city, education score 75/100, 9 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement in Salt Lake City
Healthcare and retirement profile for Salt Lake City — regional healthcare center, healthcare score 65/100, retirement score 70/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Arrival planning guide for Salt Lake City
Practical arrival planning context for Salt Lake City — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, budgeting tools, and methodology. Not an official airport or travel instruction service.
Visual guide to Salt Lake City
Source-attributed visual context for Salt Lake City using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.
Summer 2026 travel planning guide for Salt Lake City
Summer 2026 travel planning checklist for Salt Lake City — links into arrival planning, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not a weather forecast, events calendar, hotel-price guide, or tourism ranking.
Weekend trip planning guide for Salt Lake City
Weekend trip planning checklist for Salt Lake City — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.
Nearby weekend places from Salt Lake City
Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.
Estimate a monthly budget for Salt Lake City
Estimate a monthly budget for Salt Lake City using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Salt Lake City
Plan a trip budget for Salt Lake City using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Nearby cities from Salt Lake City
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Salt Lake City. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
Provo, United States
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Weekend trip · about 480 km from Salt Lake City. Explore Boise's city intelligence profile.
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Weekend trip · about 518 km from Salt Lake City. Explore Durango's city intelligence profile.
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Boulder, United States
Same region · about 564 km from Salt Lake City. Explore Boulder's city intelligence profile.
Related collections
Regional discovery collections that include Salt Lake City — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.
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United States Mountains
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United States Weekend Escapes
Weekend escapes · 30 places across 15 cities.
Themed collections
Theme-first discovery collections that include Salt Lake City — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.
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North American Nature Photography Spots
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Interpretation
Use the Salt Lake City profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level intelligence alongside Denver and other Mountain-West US metros. Its standout dimensions are internet speed (73/100) and energy (72/100). The area most worth watching is air quality (68/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the United States country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Salt Lake City appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- US Environmental Protection Agency: National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Used where United States city comparisons need air-quality benchmark context.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.