North Salt Lake, UT vs Santa Clara, CA

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.

North Salt Lake

70.4

#1104 nationally

Santa Clara

65.7

#1617 nationally

North Salt Lake leads in crime level (1.0 vs 5.0). North Salt Lake leads in cost of living index (122 vs 241). Santa Clara leads in median household income ($165,352 vs $94,365).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	North Salt Lake, UT	Santa Clara, CA
WhereAtHome Score	70.4 (#1104)	65.7 (#1617)
Population	23,560	131,062
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$574,812	$1,680,833
Median Household Income	$94,365	$165,352
Average Commute	21.1 min	23.6 min
Walk Score	N/A	58
Crime Level	1.0	5.0
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	122	241
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+24.9	D+40.0

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