San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara vs Salt Lake City-Murray
CA metro vs UT metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Salt Lake City-Murray(5/6 categories)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
CA · 1.9M
1
categories won
Salt Lake City-Murray
UT · 1.3M
5
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Salt Lake City-Murray wins
Home Value
Salt Lake City-Murray wins
Median Income
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara wins
Affordability Score
Salt Lake City-Murray wins
Unemployment
Salt Lake City-Murray wins
Violent Crime
Salt Lake City-Murray wins
Metric
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
Salt Lake City-Murray
| Median Monthly Rent | $2,773/mo | $1,639/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $153,202✓ | $94,409 |
| Median Home Value | $1,393,400 | $547,500✓ |
| Metro Population | 1.9M✓ | 1.3M |
| Rent as % of Income | 22% | 21%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 57/100 | 58/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.6% | 2.7%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 508/100k | 232/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 2326/100k | 1631/100k✓ |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
CA
Median Rent
$2,773/mo
Median Income
$153,202
Home Value
$1,393,400
Population
1.9M
1.9M 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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