Is Salt Lake City a good place to live?

49/100 livability · United States
Salt Lake City, United States scores 49/100 for livability — a mixed pick: cost 0/100, climate 79/100, safety 71/100. Warmest-month high ~20.0°C, coldest-month low ~-3.4°C. Main natural-disaster exposure: extreme cold / winter; homicide rate ~5.8/100k. Safety 71/100 blends disaster (62) and crime (83).
Salt Lake City — average monthly high (°C, WorldClim)
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Livability pillars (0-100)
0Cost79Climate71Safety
Disaster risk by type (1-5)
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How each score is calculated: CostiAffordability, 0–100. Higher = cheaper. = 100 − (country price level vs US × a city-size premium). Source: World Bank PPP ÷ exchange rate (US = 100). · ClimateiComfort, 0–100, from WorldClim monthly temperatures. Penalises hot summers (above ~24°C), cold winters (below ~6°C) and too-cool summers (below 15°C). Higher = milder. · Safetyi0–100. Higher = safer. Blends 55% natural-disaster safety (8 hazards — earthquake from real USGS records, plus flood, storm, wildfire, heat, drought, cold, tsunami) and 45% crime safety (homicide rate). · LivabilityiOverall score, 0–100 = 0.35 × Cost + 0.30 × Climate + 0.35 × Safety. (hover the i)

How to read the scores — all on a 0–100 scale, higher is better.

Natural-disaster risk in Salt Lake City

How cold does Salt Lake City get?

Extreme-cold/winter risk in Salt Lake City is high (4/5); coldest-month mean low ~-3.4°C (WorldClim).

Is Salt Lake City at risk of earthquakes?

Earthquake risk in Salt Lake City is moderate (3/5). USGS records 39 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes within 300 km since 1980.

How scored: livability = 0.35·cost + 0.30·climate + 0.35·safety. Climate from WorldClim v2.1 normals; cost from World Bank PPP÷FX (real, open); earthquake from USGS (real); flood/storm/wildfire/drought/tsunami tiers indicative — verify before publish.

FAQ

Is Salt Lake City a good place to live?

Salt Lake City scores 49/100 for livability — cost 0, climate 79, safety 71.

Is Salt Lake City safe?

Safety 71/100 = disaster safety 62 (main risk extreme cold / winter) blended with crime safety 83 (homicide ~5.8/100k).

What's the climate like in Salt Lake City?

Warmest-month highs average ~20.0°C and coldest-month lows ~-3.4°C (WorldClim climate normals).

How much does it cost to live in Salt Lake City?

United States sits at 104/100 on the World Bank price level (US=100) — affordability score 0/100.

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