Best places to live in the Salt Lake City metro area

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July 8, 2025
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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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#25. Woods Cross

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 11,490

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#24. South Jordan

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 80,331

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#23. Layton

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 82,512

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#22. Pleasant Grove

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 37,544

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#21. Provo

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 114,303

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#20. American Fork

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 35,312

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#19. South Weber

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 8,037

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#18. Orem

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 97,048

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#17. Holladay

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 31,236

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#16. Sandy

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 94,723

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#15. Alpine

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 10,272

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#14. North Salt Lake

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 23,239

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#13. Fruit Heights

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 6,036

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#12. Saratoga Springs

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 44,070

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#11. Salt Lake City

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 203,888

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#10. Draper

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 50,159

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#9. Farmington

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 24,934

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#8. Cottonwood Heights

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 32,984

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#7. Millcreek

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 63,342

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#6. Lehi

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 81,039

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#5. Cedar Hills

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 9,945

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#4. Bountiful

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 45,093

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#3. Centerville

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 16,692

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#2. Kaysville

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 32,861

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#1. Highland

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 19,625

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