Moving to Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, 35 minutes from Snowbird by road without traffic. 28 public schools are within 3 miles, most in the Salt Lake District.
Everything here comes from a named source. For what Salt Lake City is like to live in, see our Salt Lake City area guide.
Drive times from Salt Lake City
Drive by road from the centre of Salt Lake City, without traffic. Rush hour takes longer.
- SLC airport
- about 16 min · 8.6 mi
- Silicon Slopes (Lehi)
- about 26 min · 25.6 mi
- University of Utah
- about 10 min · 4.8 mi
- Snowbird (nearest ski resort)
- about 35 min · 24.9 mi
Schools near Salt Lake City
Public schools within 3 miles of the centre of Salt Lake City, 2024-25 school year.
Elementary
- Liberty School · Grades PK-6 · Salt Lake District · 1.1 mi
- Washington School · Grades PK-6 · Salt Lake District · 1.3 mi
- Franklin School · Grades PK-6 · Salt Lake District · 1.7 mi
- Whittier School · Grades PK-6 · Salt Lake District · 1.8 mi
- Wasatch School · Grades K-6 · Salt Lake District · 1.9 mi
- Ensign School · Grades PK-6 · Salt Lake District · 2 mi
- Parkview School · Grades PK-6 · Salt Lake District · 2 mi
- Emerson School · Grades K-6 · Salt Lake District · 2.1 mi
- Edison School · Grades PK-6 · Salt Lake District · 2.4 mi
- Mountain View School · Grades PK-6 · Salt Lake District · 2.6 mi
- Rose Park School · Grades PK-6 · Salt Lake District · 2.6 mi
- Backman School · Grades PK-6 · Salt Lake District · 2.7 mi
- Uintah School · Grades K-6 · Salt Lake District · 2.7 mi
- Salt Lake Head Start · Grades PK · Salt Lake District · 2.9 mi
Middle
- Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant · Grades 7-8 · Salt Lake District · 1.2 mi
- Glendale Middle · Grades 6-8 · Salt Lake District · 2.6 mi
High
- Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts · Grades 9-12 · charter · Canyon Grove Academy · 0.6 mi
- Innovations Early College High School · Grades 9-12 · Salt Lake District · 1.8 mi
- Salt Lake Technology Center · Grades 9-12 · Salt Lake District · 1.8 mi
- East High · Grades 9-12 · Salt Lake District · 2 mi
Other grade ranges
- Salt Lake Arts Academy · Grades 5-8 · charter · Salt Lake Arts Academy · 0.7 mi
- City Academy · Grades 7-12 · charter · City Academy · 0.9 mi
- Open Classroom · Grades PK-8 · charter · Open Classroom · 1 mi
- West High · Grades 7-12 · Salt Lake District · 1.1 mi
- Horizonte Instruction & Training Center · Grades 7-12 · Salt Lake District · 1.3 mi
- Dual Immersion Academy · Grades PK-8 · charter · Dual Immersion Academy · 2.4 mi
- Utah Connections Academy · Grades K-12 · charter · Utah Connections Academy · 2.6 mi
- Wallace Stegner Academy · Grades K-8 · charter · Wallace Stegner Academy · 3 mi
Source: NCES and Utah State Board of Education. School assignment can change; check with the district.
Getting set up in Salt Lake City
Who to call when you move in, from each city's and provider's own website, checked October 16, 2026. Some services differ by address, so confirm with the city.
- Power
- Rocky Mountain Power
- Water and sewer
- Salt Lake City Public Utilities (water, sewer, stormwater, street lighting; garbage billed on same bill)
- Garbage and recycling
- Salt Lake City Waste & Recycling (city service, billed on Public Utilities bill)
- Public schools
- Salt Lake City School District
- Find your school
- Salt Lake City School District school lookup
- Driver licence office
- Fairpark, 1095 Motor Ave, Salt Lake City (State Fairgrounds)
- Register to vote
- Utah voter registration
Skiing from Salt Lake City
In a straight line from the centre of Salt Lake City to each resort's base. Driving is further.
Salt Lake City by the numbers
Counts of people and homes only, exactly as the Census publishes them.
- Population
- 208,007U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
- Households
- 92,652U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
- Housing units
- 101,188U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
- Median value of owner-occupied homes
- $539,500U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
- Homes built 2020 or later
- 3.7%U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
- Homes built 2010 to 2019
- 11.9%U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Check the payment in Salt Lake CityThe Salt Lake City area guide
Your first weeks in Utah
The state's own pages. Each sets its own deadlines for new residents, so check them there.
- Driver licence: Utah Driver License Division
- Car registration: Utah Division of Motor Vehicles
- Public schools: Utah State Board of Education
- Buses and TRAX: Utah Transit Authority
