Salt Lake City vs Charlotte

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Salt Lake City, UT

Area Score

Top 17% nationally

Charlotte, NC

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

Salt Lake City

Charlotte

Opportunity

82 · Top 4%

73 · Top 15%

Climate

55 · Bottom 7%

72 · Top 41%

Physical resilience

55 · Top 50%

51 · Bottom 44%

Housing affordability

55 · Bottom 22%

68 · Top 49%

Access

99 · Top 22%

Economic stability

61 · Top 28%

64 · Top 19%

Measured values

Metric	Salt Lake City	Charlotte	Source period
Population	208,007	903,844	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$75,090	$82,068	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$51,173	$51,814	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	1,876/sq mi	2,901/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$539,500	$385,700	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,414	$1,612	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	45.8%	51.0%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.6%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	0.0%	-0.5%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.5%	48.0%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	13.6%	11.7%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	94°F	90°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	24°F	32°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	15.5"	43.6"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	3 mi	7 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	21.2 min	26.4 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	32.9	34.5	2024 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

Salt Lake City

Elevated or high exposure: wildfire.

Charlotte

Elevated or high exposure: inland flooding.

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