What’s the best part of Salt Lake City? It could be where everyone knows their neighbor. Or it could be where home prices are the highest, meaning it’s where everyone wants to live.
Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and find out which neighborhoods in Salt Lake City are the best based on Saturday Night Science.
Whether you live in the sticks or in an apartment building downtown, you want a little pocket that you can call home. And each neighborhood offers different perks and benefits.
Smaller neighborhoods usually have obvious benefits — less crime, a slower pace of life, and a lower cost of living. But not all Salt Lake City neighborhoods are created equal. Some are better than others. But which ones?
If you’re thinking of moving to Utah and Salt Lake City is on the top of your list, check out the best neighborhoods for 2026.
$125,469 median income · $544,067 median home value
$127,629 median income · $694,033 median home value
$117,200 median income · $667,700 median home value
$88,811 median income · $463,550 median home value
$113,577 median income · $629,733 median home value
$58,891 median income · $395,884 median home value
$100,032 median income · $442,454 median home value
$88,859 median income · $387,543 median home value
$56,526 median income · $279,200 median home value
$49,929 median income · $357,675 median home value
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Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Utah’s statewide median.
Utah statewide median: $95,166
Utah statewide median: $537,810
Saturday Night Science
Methodology: How we determined the best Salt Lake City, UT neighborhoods in 2026
To rank the best neighborhoods in Salt Lake City, we had to determine what criteria define “best” and then apply Saturday Night Science to it.
Using FBI crime, Census, and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:
- High incomes
- Low unemployment rates
- Low crime
- High home prices
- High population densities (A proxy for things to do)
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 19 in each category, where 1 was the best.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a best neighborhood index.
And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest best neighborhood index, the “Best City Neighborhood In Salt Lake City.” We’re lookin’ at you, Wasatch Hollow.
Read on below to learn more about what it’s like to live in the best places Salt Lake City, Utah has to offer. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from best to worst.
We updated this article for 2026. This report is our eleventh time ranking the best neighborhoods to live in Salt Lake City.
The full plate
Table: Best Salt Lake City neighborhoods for 2026
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Population | Home Value | Median Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wasatch Hollow | 3,455 | $544,067 | $125,469 |
| 2 | Yalecrest | 4,225 | $694,033 | $127,629 |
| 3 | Arcadia Heights | 1,247 | $667,700 | $117,200 |
| 4 | Bonneville Hills | 4,371 | $463,550 | $88,811 |
| 5 | East Bench | 10,048 | $629,733 | $113,577 |
| 6 | East Central | 22,855 | $395,884 | $58,891 |
| 7 | Greater Avenues | 17,539 | $442,454 | $100,032 |
| 8 | Sugar House | 33,395 | $387,543 | $88,859 |
| 9 | Liberty Wells | 8,450 | $279,200 | $56,526 |
| 10 | Central City | 10,642 | $357,675 | $49,929 |
| 11 | Capitol Hill | 9,006 | $388,027 | $64,235 |
| 12 | Rose Park | 11,433 | $226,575 | $67,497 |
| 13 | Central City-Liberty Welss | 3,074 | $228,383 | $49,139 |
| 14 | Downtown | 4,193 | $295,629 | $52,200 |
| 15 | Fairpark | 6,714 | $211,633 | $47,052 |
| 16 | People’s Freeway | 6,142 | $265,500 | $45,552 |
| 17 | Glendale | 14,606 | $204,700 | $57,690 |
| 18 | Westpointe | 7,257 | $244,880 | $64,686 |
| 19 | Poplar Grove | 15,850 | $192,100 | $47,916 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 19 Salt Lake City neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: Putting a bow on our analysis of the best neighborhoods in Salt Lake City
If you’re measuring the neighborhoods in Salt Lake City where crime is low and everyone wants to live, this is an accurate list.
The best neighborhoods in Salt Lake City are Wasatch Hollow, Yalecrest, Arcadia Heights, Bonneville Hills, East Bench, East Central, Greater Avenues, Sugar House, Liberty Wells, and Central City.
As mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Salt Lake City aren’t all good. Poplar Grove takes the title of the worst neighborhood to live in Salt Lake City.
We ranked the neighborhoods from best to worst in the chart below. Not sold on Utah? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Best Neighborhoods In Salt Lake City FAQs
What is the best neighborhood in Salt Lake City?
Wasatch Hollow is the best neighborhood in Salt Lake City for 2026, according to Saturday Night Science. Yalecrest and Arcadia Heights are next.
What are the best neighborhoods in Salt Lake City?
The best neighborhoods in Salt Lake City are Wasatch Hollow, Yalecrest, Arcadia Heights, Bonneville Hills, East Bench, East Central, Greater Avenues, Sugar House, Liberty Wells, and Central City. We ranked all 19 neighborhoods in the city.
How expensive is Wasatch Hollow?
The median household income in Wasatch Hollow is $125,469 and the median home costs $544,067. The best blocks in Salt Lake City rarely come at a discount.
How do you rank Salt Lake City neighborhoods?
Each neighborhood is scored on income, home values, population density, unemployment, and crime, using Census tract data. The neighborhood with the best combined score, Wasatch Hollow, takes the top spot.
Which Salt Lake City neighborhood ranked last?
Poplar Grove came in last of the 19 neighborhoods we scored. Every city has a bottom of the table; in Salt Lake City the numbers put it there.
