Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos vs Salt Lake City-Murray
TX metro vs UT metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Salt Lake City-Murray(4/6 categories)
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
TX · 2.5M
2
categories won
Salt Lake City-Murray
UT · 1.3M
4
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Salt Lake City-Murray wins
Home Value
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos wins
Median Income
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos wins
Affordability Score
Salt Lake City-Murray wins
Unemployment
Salt Lake City-Murray wins
Violent Crime
Salt Lake City-Murray wins
Metric
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
Salt Lake City-Murray
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,752/mo | $1,639/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $98,508✓ | $94,409 |
| Median Home Value | $487,200✓ | $547,500 |
| Metro Population | 2.5M✓ | 1.3M |
| Rent as % of Income | 21% | 21%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 57/100 | 58/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.5% | 2.7%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 406/100k | 232/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 2238/100k | 1631/100k✓ |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
TX
Median Rent
$1,752/mo
Median Income
$98,508
Home Value
$487,200
Population
2.5M
2.5M residentsView profile →
Salt Lake City-Murray
UT
Median Rent
$1,639/mo
Median Income
$94,409
Home Value
$547,500
Population
1.3M
1.3M residentsView profile →
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