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1 / 25#25. Woods Cross
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 11,490
Best places to live in the Salt Lake City metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Salt Lake City metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
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2 / 25#24. South Jordan
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 80,331
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3 / 25#23. Layton
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 82,512
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4 / 25#22. Pleasant Grove
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 37,544
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5 / 25#21. Provo
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 114,303
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6 / 25#20. American Fork
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 35,312
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7 / 25#19. South Weber
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 8,037
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8 / 25#18. Orem
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 97,048
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9 / 25#17. Holladay
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 31,236
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10 / 25#16. Sandy
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 94,723
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11 / 25#15. Alpine
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 10,272
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12 / 25#14. North Salt Lake
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 23,239
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13 / 25#13. Fruit Heights
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 6,036
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14 / 25#12. Saratoga Springs
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 44,070
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15 / 25#11. Salt Lake City
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 203,888
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16 / 25#10. Draper
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 50,159
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17 / 25#9. Farmington
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 24,934
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18 / 25#8. Cottonwood Heights
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 32,984
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19 / 25#7. Millcreek
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 63,342
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20 / 25#6. Lehi
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 81,039
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21 / 25#5. Cedar Hills
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 9,945
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22 / 25#4. Bountiful
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 45,093
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23 / 25#3. Centerville
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 16,692
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24 / 25#2. Kaysville
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 32,861
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25 / 25#1. Highland
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 19,625
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