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84116 vs 28216

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84116 — Salt Lake City, UT
67
Area Score
Top 32% nationally
28216 — Charlotte, NC
Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

84116
28216
Opportunity
70 · Top 20%
vs
63 · Top 33%
Climate
55 · Bottom 5%
vs
72 · Top 41%
Physical resilience
55 · Bottom 47%
vs
50 · Bottom 43%
Housing affordability
60 · Bottom 27%
vs
61 · Bottom 29%
Access
99 · Top 19%
vs
99 · Top 19%
Economic stability
62 · Top 47%
vs
64 · Top 42%

Measured values

Metric8411628216Source period
Population38,62557,5072024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income$66,751$65,7952024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$30,531$35,2722024 ACS 5-Year
Population density731/sq mi1,916/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$381,300$287,0002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$1,338$1,5602024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate50.9%50.9%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate3.5%3.6%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)0.0%-0.5%June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher25.0%33.4%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate13.1%12.6%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high94°F90°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low24°F32°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation15.5"43.6"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport6 mi8 miNASR current cycle
Average commute22.0 min26.5 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age32.434.72024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

84116

Elevated or high exposure: wildfire.

28216

Elevated or high exposure: inland flooding.

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68
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68
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Full profiles: 84116 — Salt Lake City, UT · 28216 — Charlotte, NC · How this is calculated: methodology