South Salt Lake, UT — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

All states·Utah·South Salt Lake

Salt Lake County · Salt Lake City · population 26,561

South Salt Lake, UT
Image: Wikipedia · South Salt Lake, Utah
OverviewCost of livingMoving guide
View watchlist →
55
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where South Salt Lake stands

Steady, no major recent move.

Median home $444,550
1-year +0.5%
5-yr CAGR +3.5%
vs 5-yr peak -6.0%
Population -0.2%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2022-06$445k$195k$294k$393k$492k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

🚶
Walkability
32/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
🚉
Public transit
15/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
💻
Remote work fit
77/100
Strong remote-work fit
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$1,497/mo$1,120$1,365$1,611202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent119126100120202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 24.8
Lean rent

At a 24.8 price-to-rent ratio, the math is starting to lean toward renting in South Salt Lake. Owner-occupier ROI requires longer holds and the assumption that prices keep appreciating roughly at the rate of rent.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
53 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
56 · w22%
Distance from peak
57 · w18%
Population growth
42 · w16%
Rent YoY
49 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
80 · w10%
Long thesis

South Salt Lake has held up across the cycle: home values at $444,550 with +3.5% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

South Salt Lake's bear case is the boring one: the cycle is real and any market that's run hard can stall. Watch for slowing population growth, rising days-on-market, or builder discounts as the early warning signals.

About South Salt Lake

South Salt Lake is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, with an estimated population of 26,561. It anchors the Salt Lake City metro area. The median home value in South Salt Lake is $444,550 as of 2026-04, up 0.5% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +3.5% annual growth (-6.0% from the 5-year peak). Rents in South Salt Lake average $1,497 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (+0.6%). The composite momentum score is 55 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

○The data is the data: South Salt Lake has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 1-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

○Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

About South Salt Lake (Wikipedia)

South Salt Lake is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah and a core inner suburb of Salt Lake City proper, and thus part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The population was 26,777 at the 2020 census.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Salt Lake County right now.

NWS active alerts (UT)Utah Emergency ManagementHow to prepare (NWS)

Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Salt Lake County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

Cities like South Salt Lake

Midvale, UT58 · StableRiverton, UT62 · RisingClinton, UT67 · RisingTaylorsville, UT59 · Stable

Run the numbers for South Salt Lake

ToolCan I afford South Salt Lake?Income → city shortlistToolROI on a South Salt Lake rentalCap rate, cash-on-cash, DSCRToolCompare South Salt Lake to anywhereSide-by-side up to 3 citiesToolSouth Salt Lake cost-of-livingEquivalent income elsewhere

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
36° / 20°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
92° / 64°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
226
~62% of year
Annual precip
12″ rain
53″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Very low
Wildfire
High
Earthquake
Moderate
Flood
Low

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Salt Lake City area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Current weather

Loading current conditions…

7-day forecast on weather.gov →

Find rentals & listings

Open current South Salt Lake listings on the major real-estate sites.

Links open the live search on the destination site — results are always current.

Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
51%
Dry climate
Median household income
$89,100
Utah state median
Top industries (state-level)
Tech (SL Valley)HealthcareTourism

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

Cities similar to South Salt Lake

Explore other places with comparable momentum or affordability.

See all Utah cities →    Browse best-of lists →