Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler vs Salt Lake City-Murray
AZ metro vs UT metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Salt Lake City-Murray(5/6 categories)
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler
AZ · 5.1M
1
categories won
Salt Lake City-Murray
UT · 1.3M
5
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Salt Lake City-Murray wins
Home Value
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler wins
Median Income
Salt Lake City-Murray wins
Affordability Score
Salt Lake City-Murray wins
Unemployment
Salt Lake City-Murray wins
Violent Crime
Salt Lake City-Murray wins
Metric
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler
Salt Lake City-Murray
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,760/mo | $1,639/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $85,700 | $94,409✓ |
| Median Home Value | $457,400✓ | $547,500 |
| Metro Population | 5.1M✓ | 1.3M |
| Rent as % of Income | 25% | 21%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 51/100 | 58/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.2% | 2.7%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 409/100k | 232/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 1797/100k | 1631/100k✓ |
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler
AZ
Median Rent
$1,760/mo
Median Income
$85,700
Home Value
$457,400
Population
5.1M
5.1M 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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