Cape Girardeau, MO vs North Salt Lake, UT

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Cape Girardeau

74.1

#635 nationally

North Salt Lake

70.4

#1104 nationally

North Salt Lake leads in crime level (1.0 vs 17.1). North Salt Lake leads in median household income ($94,365 vs $51,671). Cape Girardeau leads in cost of living index (93 vs 122).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Cape Girardeau, MO	North Salt Lake, UT
WhereAtHome Score	74.1 (#635)	70.4 (#1104)
Population	40,508	23,560
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$220,162	$574,812
Median Household Income	$51,671	$94,365
Average Commute	16.7 min	21.1 min
Walk Score	30	N/A
Crime Level	17.1	1.0
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	93	122
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+46.5	R+24.9

Data coverage note: North Salt Lake is missing data for 1 metric that Cape Girardeau has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.