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Settling into Your New City

Welcome to the Salt Lake City Area

Moving to a new area is a major life decision. Fortunately, Utah has a relaxed, friendly lifestyle, combining big-city sports and performing arts with small-town crime rates. We can relieve anxiety by providing relocation information packets featuring information on local communities, schools, parks & recreation, spouse employment opportunities, public transportation, crime prevention & safety, performing arts & sports activities, voter & vehicle registration, and much, much more. Let us help you in finding the right location for you and yours. To request a relocation packet, use the following link.

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Salt Lake City Surrounding Area

Community Information

A full seventy-seven percent of Utah’s population resides in the area known as the Wasatch Front, which includes Salt Lake City, as well as Ogden, Orem and Provo. As metropolitan areas grow, rural areas surrounding them attract newcomers to their small town spirit and abundant land.

Cities of Salt Lake County

Use the following links to learn more about each city. Each city link takes you to its respective city website.


Schools

When moving to a new city it is important to become familiar with the schools in your area. Weather you are looking into a school for your children or you are looking to increase the value of your home Joan Pate & Associates can help you make the right decision.

Salt Lake City
Demographics and Statistics
  • Population: 898,387
  • % Increase:(1990-2000) 23.8
  • Population Density:(persons/Sq. Mile) 1218.4
  • Median Male Age: 28.5
  • Median Female Age: 30.1
  • Fertility Rate: 2.65%
  • Average Annual Income: $26,340
  • High School Graduates: 85.3%
  • College Graduates: 23.8%

Climate and Weather
  • 237 days of sunshine
  • January avg. temperature: 37
  • July avg. temperature: 93
  • Rainfall: 15.31 inches
  • The greatest snow on earth: 500 inches