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Best Places to Live in Utah (2026)

4 best-measured cities in Utah, ranked on 29 livability metrics — cost, safety, healthcare, transport, and more. Institutional data, not crowdsourced.

As of the 2026-09-09 snapshot, Salt Lake City is the highest-scoring well-measured city in Utah at 71/100. Updated 2026-09-09.

Highest overall livability

  1. Salt Lake CityB71
  2. ProvoB70
  3. West Valley CityC69
  4. West JordanC68

Most affordable

  1. ProvoB59
  2. West JordanC59
  3. West Valley CityC59
  4. Salt Lake CityB58

Safest

  1. ProvoB80
  2. Salt Lake CityB78
  3. West JordanC68
  4. West Valley CityC68