West Jordan, UT vs Midvale, UT

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricWest Jordan, UTMidvale, UT
Population116,69235,989
Median Household Income$108,153$75,084
Median Rent$1,757/mo$1,597/mo
Median Home Value$492,500$436,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)101101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.2%52%
Poverty Rate6.1%11.2%
Unemployment Rate3.5%3.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k313179*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,3101,405*
Median AQI5757
Good AQI Days /yr121121
Summer Highs87°F87°F
Winter Lows24°F24°F
Snowfall56 in/yr56 in/yr
Avg Commute24.1 min20.6 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher20.320.2
College Degree Rate29.1%33.8%
Foreign-Born %12.4%13.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.1%+0.2%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Midvale (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.