Area data
Salt Lake City, UT — ZIP 84112
Population: 2,841 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively High, with avalanche, winterweather, earthquake the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 1.1% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 718.4 (+0.8% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 98.9 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $10.20/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively High
- Top hazards (county)
- avalanche, winterWeather, earthquake, lightning, wildfire
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- avalanche: Very High · coldWave: Relatively Low · drought: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively High · hail: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 96% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 5.2%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 3
- Nearest Superfund site
- 700 South 1600 East PCE Plume (0.9 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 49.0°F
- Average high
- 62.0°F
- Average low
- 37.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 32.0 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7a (extreme annual low 0 to 5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 54
- Days with Good air quality
- 150
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 173
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 4
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 230
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument (24 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 11
- Nearest airport
- Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) (8 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) (8 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 27
- Hospitals include
- INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH UTAH VALLEY HOSPITAL, HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL - SALT LAKE, MCKAY-DEE HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 4.2 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 366
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,978
- Housing built before 1970
- 20.5%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 27.3%
- Households with broadband internet
- 63.0%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 681,234
- Average weekly wage
- $1,417
- Top industries (by employment)
- Professional Services, Health Care, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 2,836
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 84112?
- Overall risk: Relatively High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: avalanche, winterWeather, earthquake, lightning, wildfire.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 84112?
- Risk to homes is higher than 96% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 84112?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 84112?
- 3 current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: 700 South 1600 East PCE Plume, 0.9 mi.
- What is the air quality in ZIP 84112?
- Moderate. Median AQI: 54. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 84112?
- Regional Price Parity: 98.9 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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