CITIES BY STATE

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Utah Cities
City Type
City Type	College Town, Lakes & Rivers, Mountains	Mountains, Lakes & Rivers, National Parks	Mountains	na
Population (2007)
Population (Current)	117,592	71,161	8,030	64,621
Population (1990)	86,835	28,502	4,468	45,518
Land Area (sq mi)	40	64	9	31
Persons Per Square Mile	2,940	1,112	892	2,035
Home Prices
2009	$222,913	$204,254	$404,743	$322,000
Total Appreciation ('01 to '09)	54.9%	55.8%	61.4%	18.0%
Annual Appreciation ('08 to '09)	6.6%	-13.8%	0.0%	-12.0%
Avg Annual Appreciation ('01 to '09)	5.6%	5.7%	6.2%	2.1%
Big City Prices ('09)	$219,000	$139,000	$219,000	$220,000
Affordability Index	102%	147%	185%	145%
Big City	Salt Lake City	Las Vegas	Salt Lake City	na
Cost of Living (2009)
Cost of Living	100%	96%	141%	121%
Air Quality - Annual Avg (2001-2007)
Good Days	70%	86%	55%	79%
Moderate Days	27%	13%	37%	19%
Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days	3%	0%	6%	2%
Unhealthy Days	1%	0%	1%	1%
Water Quality (2002-2006)
Good	76%	50%	59%	40%
Threatened	0%	0%	0%	4%
Impaired	24%	50%	42%	56%
Nearest Large City
Distance to Nearest City	378 miles	120 miles	424 miles	97 miles
City	Las Vegas	Las Vegas	Las Vegas	na
Recreation
National Parks	2	5	3	7
National Campgrounds	85	20	74	26
State Parks	9	4	10	11
Medical Care (2009)
Accredited Hospitals	4	1	0	4
Building Permits (single family homes)
2008	57	213	37	185
2007	181	749	95	319
Gain ('00 to '08)	-64.6%	-65.8%	-55.4%	-55.5%

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Population Distribution (2006)
Median Age (yrs)	23	31	33	36
White	85.4%	92.3%	80.5%	83.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.2%	0.4%	6.9%
Native American Indian and Alaska Native	1.1%	1.6%	0.3%	0.8%
Asian	2.6%	0.6%	1.9%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian	1.3%	0.6%	0.0%	0.2%
Other Race	6.6%	2.9%	15.7%	3.3%
Multiple Races	2.5%	1.8%	1.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	14.8%	6.7%	19.6%	8.7%
Income and Housing (2005)
Family Income	$36,393	$41,788	$77,137	$55,423
Occupied Housing	96%	82%	41%	86%
Vacant Housing	4%	18%	59%	14%
Home Ownership	43%	68%	42%	54%
Persons Per Family	3.40	3.21	3.10	2.91
Taxes (2008)
Local and State	9.6%	9.6%	9.6%	9.3%
Local, State and Federal	111 days	111 days	111 days	112 days
Climate - Average Temperatures (1971-2000)
Climate Type	Warm & Dry	Warm & Dry	Cool & Wet	Temperate & Humid
January Low Temp	23 F	29 F	10 F	27 F
July High Temp	93 F	103 F	72 F	86 F
Annual Precipitation	20 in	9 in	44 in	35 in
Elevation	4,570 ft	2,770 ft	8,740 ft	1,660 ft
Natural Hazard Risk
Total Hazard Risk	Moderate	Higher	Moderate	Moderate
Earthquake	25%	10%	30%	.6%
Tsunami	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk
Hurricane	0	0	0	0
Flood	High	Low	High	Very High
Tornado	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Low
Volcano	No Risk	Low Volcanic	No Risk	No Risk
Wildfire	High	High	High	Low
Crimes per 10,000 Population - Annual Avg (2001-2008)
Violent Crimes	15	27	19	42
Property Crimes	273	303	685	454
Home Energy Use - Annual Avg (1971-2000)
Heating Degree Days	5,264	3,098	10,318	4,677
Cooling Degree Days	1,028	2,471	13	1,249
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