Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City Facts

  • Salt Lake City is known for its Mormon heritage, with landmarks and sites related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  • It’s a hub for winter sports, with major ski resorts located within a short drive of the city.
  • The city is located between the Wasatch Mountains and the Great Salt Lake.
  • The median age in Salt Lake City is around 33 years old.
  • The city has an average annual snowfall of over 50 inches.

Utah is an amazing state with some of the most beautiful national parks in the country such as Bryce, Zion and Arches. The urban crown jewel of Utah is Salt Lake City, a friendly yet bustling city with lots of things to do and fun places to visit. Beautified by the surrounding nature, Salt Lake City provides ample opportunity for residents to get outside and access hiking and biking in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains that frame the city. With a large Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) population, Salt Lake City is known for its hospitable residents and a more welcoming vibe than most metropolises. But the city is also a home to knowledge, arts and culture; for example, the University of Utah resides here.

If you need to find an apartment to rent in Salt Lake City, one of your biggest challenges will be trying to decide between all the great options. Here are some of the best SLC neighborhoods:

Sugar House

Named for the sugar beet farms of the early pioneer settlers, Sugar House is a quirky, hip community filled with shops, boutiques, food trucks and even all-day-breakfast diners. The Sugar House Park provides beautiful views of the Wasatch Mountains and is a hot spot for winter sledding. You can also enjoy visiting the tiny campus of Westminster College – while the campus may not be big, its graduates are, with more winter Olympians coming from Westminster than any other college in the country.

Downtown

The unique Mormon culture gives life to downtown Salt Lake City, which is home of Temple Square. Commercial businesses dot Main Street and other open-air shopping opportunities abound at the Gateway District. You’ll find a mix of charming old apartment buildings and sleek modern complexes to suit every urban taste. The Salt Lake Center Station provides transit access, including the TRAX light rail system running through downtown as well as FrontRunner train service that connect Salt Lake City with Provo and Ogden, Utah.

The Avenues

The Avenues, or “the Aves” for short, is one of Salt Lake City’s oldest neighborhoods and is thus built on a street grid (which is where the name “the Avenues” comes from). With easy access to the University of Utah and the City Creek Natural Area, the neighborhood also connects to North Bonneville, Arlington Hills and Memory Grove Park. Along with modern, trendy apartments, you will also find Victorian and Queen Anne architecture here among the shops and art galleries.

Central City

This “hipster” area of Salt Lake City is situated east of downtown. You’ll find boutiques and cafes at Trolley Square and light rail connects you to the rest of the city. There’s even a small lake at Liberty Park. With new condos and bustling restaurants, this is a popular location to be in SLC.

Central Salt Lake City

Central Salt Lake City encompasses a variety of smaller SLC neighborhoods and sections, including West Drive, Ballpark, Woodbury, East Central, Central City, Woodmansee, Liberty Wells, Temple View and West Temple Addition.

East Central

If you want to be close to what’s happening downtown as well as the University of Utah, the neighborhood of East Central may be for you. You’ll find both college students and families in this quiet SLC neighborhood and an ample number of nearby shops, cafes and parks to enjoy.

Rose Park

This cozy community is in the northwest of Salt Lake City and offers a lot of outdoor amenities with two public golf courses and two parks. The neighborhood got its name because the streets are designed to serve as “rose petals” with the main thoroughfare (American Beauty Drive) serving as the stem of the rose. The original roofs of the planned homes also had either red or green shingles to add to the rose-like effect. It’s west of I-15 near the Salt Lake City International Airport.

Capitol Hill

The Capitol Hill neighborhood boasts many historic buildings and houses the Utah State Capitol. It’s also got beautiful views of the city and Salt Lake. If you love nature, you can trek through City Creek Canyon. Or enjoy culture by visiting the Pioneer History Museum, John Platts Home and Lake City Theater.
9th and 9th. Located at the intersection of 900 East and 900 South, 9th and 9th is another “hipster” area of Salt Lake City where you can get your yoga on and then hang out at a local café for a refresher.

Millcreek

Millcreek is more than a neighborhood, it’s a city in its own right a bit southeast of downtown Salt Lake City. With more than 60,000 residents, Millcreek, Utah is more of a suburban location, though Highland Drive is being established as its “downtown core.” The inventor of headphones, Nathaniel Baldwin, lived here.

Murray

Murray, Utah is another city that is part of the greater Salt Lake City metropolitan area. It used to be an industrial city but now offers more commercial businesses and shops, especially at Fashion Place Mall. Called the “Hub of Salt Lake County,” Murray has a popular park known as Murray City Park offering team sports and areas to relax with nature.

West Jordan

West Jordan is a suburb southwest of Salt Lake City with a population of almost 120,000. However, you don’t have to live in a suburban environment here; you can enjoy semi-urban living at Jordan Landing, a major mixed-use development with a whopping 2 million square feet of shopping and dining.

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