2.43/5
257 reviews
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Salt Lake City, UT

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Salt Lake City has some strong points, especially for those visiting for skiing or outdoor activities. The skiing is excellent and draws many visitors, and people in the city are generally friendly and polite. The city is quite safe, with no notably sketchy areas, and many parts are walkable, though locations can be spread out.

However, there are multiple downsides. Air quality in winter is a consistent concern due to inversion and surrounding industrial pollution, making it one of the worst in the country during that season. The cultural scene feels lacking to some, with few museums or diverse art events, and the city's limited diversity may affect social life for people of color, particularly in the dating scene. The nightlife is mostly geared toward college students, leaving fewer options for older visitors or residents. Visitors who aren’t skiing may find the city uninteresting overall.

Another practical concern is the airport design; those flying airlines other than Delta may face long walks—up to 20 minutes—to reach their gates, which is especially challenging for older or mobility-impaired travelers. All in all, Salt Lake City may suit outdoor enthusiasts but could disappoint others depending on interests and background.

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Did the previous reviewer say world class art and culture? Where would this be because after 2 years there, I was craving art and culture. Like, my experience is the polar opposite so unless art includes street statues that happen a month of each year and if by culture meaning you run into a single black guy on the street, I don't get it. It's really white, very few Hispanics, almost no blacks and few Asians. No museums (outside of historical ones). Most of the Mormons live in Provo if that matters. There weren't really any sketchy areas I've encountered in SLC.

SLC is a good city to visit especially if you're skiing. If you're not skiing, I don't know what else you can do. I found the city to be quite boring.

The national parks in eastern and southern UT are gorgeous but we're talking 4-8 hour drive away. Skiing is great. I personally like Park City but it's boring there too. Dating sucks all around. Between recovering Mormons to Mormons, there aren't a lot in between even if the city attracts non-mormons to work there.
And if you're not white, it'll be a struggle in the dating scene. SLC nightlife is dominated mainly by college kids. There's only 3 places that I'd consider hanging at as a 30's and up nomad and they're not very close to each other. It's a walkable city although things are a bit spread apart.

The new SLC airport did not consider those who fly on airlines other than Delta. It's a 20 minute walk to get from check in to the furthest gate in terminal B. Imagine old folks and handicap. Crazy.

3 years ago

Salt Lake is a great place to be: Tons of things to do, world class art and culture, some of the best snow in America, friendly polite people. However, the metrics score/ review is inaccurate, during the winter, Salt Lake has some of the worst air quality in the country. It's called inversion, look it up. Somehow being surrounded by coal power plants and oil refineries, while being horizonally sandwiched between two east-west mountain ranges, at high altitude, and two major north south, east west freeways, creates third world level pollution.

5 years ago

✅ Good skiing

✅ Friendly people

✅ Walkable city

✅ Very safe

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Great hospitals

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Everyone speaks English

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

❌ Very poor air quality in winter

❌ Lack of diversity

❌ Limited nightlife for adults

❌ Boring if not skiing

❌ Poor airport design for non-Delta passengers

❌ Lacking art and culture

❌ Very expensive

❌ Not much to do

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Very damp now

❌ Nomads.com members didn't like going here

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Difficult to make friends

❌ Not safe for women

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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10°C / 49°F
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17°C / 63°F
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26°C / 79°F
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29°C / 83°F
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26°C / 79°F
warm

15°C / 58°F
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10°C / 49°F
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Humidity

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Most common

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54mm

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Cloud

pockets
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Air quality

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Sun

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7 UVI

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⭐️ Total score	2.43/5 (Rank #460) 257 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍5 liked it 👎3 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	🧐 Pricey: $3,628 / mo
📡 Internet	🚀 Super fast: 70Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Too cold: 14°C58°F (feels 14°C57°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	💦 Damp: 74%
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 24 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🤝 Lack of racism*	Good
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very high: $4,817 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Great
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Okay
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Great
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Great
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Great
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
👩 Female friendly	Bad
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	North America
🚩 Country	United States
🗓️ Average trip length	11 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	70 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌧 14°C 58°F + 💦 Damp (74%) = feels 14°C 57°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 25 US AQI
🔌 Power	115V 60Hz
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay	Sugar House
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood	Glendale
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 Tipping	Yes, 15%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	👍11% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	190,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$57,808 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 83% 👱‍♀️ 17%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Craigslist
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Southwest
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Delta

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$3,628 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$2,315 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$5,686 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,625 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,797 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$2,269 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,300 / month
🏠 Median home price	$540,000
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$131 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$74 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$243 / month
🍛 Dinner	$11
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$2
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$5
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$4
👩‍🏫 International school	$8,782 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$10 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$6 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$12,352
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$30,278
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$71,127