West Valley City, UT vs Kearns, UT

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

MetricWest Valley City, UTKearns, UT
Population138,43737,696
Median Household Income$92,209$86,968
Median Rent$1,504/mo$1,744/mo
Median Home Value$419,100$373,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)101101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47.7%47.6%
Poverty Rate9.9%7.6%
Unemployment Rate3.9%3.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k383179*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,6621,405*
Median AQI5757
Good AQI Days /yr121121
Summer Highs90°F90°F
Winter Lows26°F26°F
Snowfall52 in/yr52 in/yr
Avg Commute22.6 min25.7 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher22.522.3
College Degree Rate16.1%13.7%
Foreign-Born %24.1%18.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.0%-3.6%

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 Kearns (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.