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Provo vs Grand Junction

Provo, UT compared with Grand Junction, CO · 182 miles apart

Provo has 114,527 residents to Grand Junction’s 71,827. Provo comes out ahead on bachelor's degree +. Grand Junction does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.

Provo, UT Grand Junction, CO
Population 114,527 71,827
Density (per sq mi) 2,734 1,762
Median household income $64,171 $70,080
Median home value $467,200 $389,800
Median rent $1,193 $1,142
Homeownership 39.4% 63.5%
Average commute 18.4 min 15.8 min
Median age 23.6 40.4
Bachelor's degree + 45.2% 38.1%
Poverty rate 23% 11.8%
Unemployment 5.1% 4.8%
Price to income 7.3× 5.6×
Clear days a year 67
Days above 90°F 77

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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