Salt Lake City vs Orem
Salt Lake City, UT compared with Orem, UT · 35 miles apart
Salt Lake City has 218,428 residents to Orem’s 95,214. Salt Lake City comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Orem does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Salt Lake City, UT | Orem, UT | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 218,428 | 95,214 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,970 | 5,117 |
| Median household income | $75,090 | $83,342 |
| Median home value | $539,500 | $472,300 |
| Median rent | $1,414 | $1,438 |
| Homeownership | 45.8% | 57.8% |
| Average commute | 19.5 min | 20.1 min |
| Median age | 32.9 | 27 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51.5% | 43.6% |
| Poverty rate | 13.6% | 10.2% |
| Unemployment | 4.2% | 3.9% |
| Price to income | 7.2× | 5.7× |
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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