Salina is #1 in Utah for cheap rent
Salina is ranked on 33 lists against the 120 Utah towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 4.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every UT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Salina marked.
Salina lands in the top half on 8 of 20 lists
Each dot is Salina’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in UT, the right end is last. Areas where Salina does best come first.
Less snow than 89% of Utah
Not better or worse, just Salina’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 25 for conserved land
Lists where Salina sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Salina lands in every UT ranking
40 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Helper · 2.2 yrs
#7
Cheapest rent#1 Salina · $753/mo
#1
Lowest property tax#1 Beaver · $1,104/yr
#10
Rent easiest to afford#1 Pleasant Grove · 35.1%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Moab · 11.7 min
#31 Health
Healthiest#1 Summit Park · 100 / 100
#103
Lowest obesity#1 Summit Park · 19%
#113
Fewest smokers#1 Highland · 5%
#99
Most active#1 Highland · 11%
#95
E
Fewest uninsured#1 East Basin · 5%
#58
Lowest depression#1 Midway · 22%
#58
Closest to a top hospital#1 Sandy · 0.5 mi
#98 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Hooper · 86.2%
#26
Most trails#1 Park City · 9.8 mi / sq mi
#92
Most walkable#1 Kearns · 157 / sq mi
#109 
People
E Most educated#1 East Basin · 79.6% #112
Youngest#1 Ephraim · 22.1
#97
Oldest#1 Ivins · 52.1
#26
Most residents 65+#1 Ivins · 31.9%
#21
Most kids#1 Eagle Mountain · 43.4%
#102 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Summit Park · 153 in
#107
Least snow#1 St. George · 1.2 in
#12
Mildest winters#1 St. George · 33.2°
#93
Hottest summers#1 St. George · 102.9°
#83
Coolest summers#1 Summit Park · 79.0°
#35
Longest growing season#1 St. George · 239 days
#105
Wettest#1 Summit Park · 30 in
#96 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Park City · 48.6%
#18
Most new homes#1 Salem · 30.7 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Helper · +80.0%
#14
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Holladay · 15.3 per home
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Park City · 30.6 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Park City · 23.8 per resident
Best libraries for kids#1 Park City · 40.2 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Smithfield · 3.9
The number on the right is Salina’s spot. All of Utah’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every UT list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.