Salt Lake City has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,456 vs $1,583 in Tempe (8% lower). Salt Lake City scores 89.1 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 94.0 in Tempe. Salt Lake City has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,747 vs $1,839 in Tempe (5% lower).

Tempe has a median property tax of $2,179 vs $2,628 in Salt Lake City (21% lower). Salt Lake City has a median home value of $495,700 vs $421,900 in Tempe (17% higher). Salt Lake City has a median rent of $1,343 vs $1,623 in Tempe (17% lower).

Salt Lake City has a unemployment rate of 3.8% compared to 5.7% in Tempe. Salt Lake City has a poverty rate of 13.4% compared to 16.2% in Tempe. Salt Lake City has a per capita income of $49,642 vs $42,371 in Tempe (17% higher).

Tempe has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.66 compared to 1.83 in Salt Lake City. Tempe has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.03 compared to 0.05 in Salt Lake City. Tempe has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 22.58 compared to 41.85 in Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake City has a high school diploma or higher of 46.1% compared to 41.2% in Tempe. Salt Lake City has a bachelor's degree or higher of 34.5% compared to 31.4% in Tempe.

Salt Lake City has a population of 203,888, about 1.1x the size of Tempe (186,419). Tempe skews younger with a median age of 29.9 vs 33.0.

Salt Lake City: 3 vs Tempe: 2 for with emergency services. Salt Lake City: 3.5 vs Tempe: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).

Salt Lake City has a public transit of 5.2% compared to 3.3% in Tempe. Tempe has a bicycle of 2.4% compared to 1.6% in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City: 16 min vs Tempe: 17 min for mean commute time.