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West Valley City, UT

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Quality of Life

Overall Quality Of Life
A-
Great

A high quality of life with strong walkability, manageable living costs, healthy neighborhood signals, and solid amenity access.

Quality of Life blends cost of living, nearby amenities, socioeconomic signals, and neighborhood character. City-level scores represent the whole municipality; individual neighborhoods can differ.

The Hood Index™

A metric tracking the socioeconomic signals of the area.

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40
Positive
40
Poor
15
Negative
19

Groceries

5 within 10 miles

1.6mi

Gas

20 within 10 miles

0.4mi

Hospital

20 within 20 miles

0.8mi

Airport

SLC — Salt Lake City International

6.8mi

Post Office

USPS — West Valley City, UT

0.4mi

Critical Amenities

Country Clubs

2 private clubs within 10 miles.

Golf16Nearest 1.5 mi
Camping16Nearest 7.7 mi
Marina2Nearest 9.8 mi
Winery0 
Ice Rink2Nearest 1.2 mi
Gun Range1Nearest 3.1 mi

Affluence Level

Overall Affluence Grade
C
Average

A middle-class area roughly in line with national averages across income, home values, education, and employment.

Est. Avg Net Worth
$722k
10% above US avg
Avg HH Debt
$21k
19% above US avg

Crime

Overall Crime Grade
B
Safe

Generally safer than 67% of comparable U.S. locations.

Crime Rate
14.8
Incidents per 1,000 residents
5yr Trend
−25.4%
Overall crime change since 2020

Violent Crime

5yr−12.9%
Homicide
0.02 / 1k ResidentsEqual to state avg
Robbery
0.23 / 1k ResidentsEqual to state avg
Aggravated Assault
1.32 / 1k ResidentsEqual to state avg

Property Crime

5yr−38.0%
Burglary
1.17 / 1k ResidentsEqual to state avg
Larceny-Theft
10.49 / 1k ResidentsEqual to state avg
Motor Vehicle Theft
0.94 / 1k ResidentsEqual to state avg
Source: FBI Crime Data · 2025

Political Climate

Cook PVI: R+10Leans Conservative

District shown is the primary district for this city’s centroid. Cities may span multiple districts.

Presidential Voting Trends for West Valley City, Utah
Dem Rep
20%30%40%50%60%70%80%2000200420082012201620202024

Personal Sovereignty

Personal Sovereignty measures your capacity for self-reliance and independence with minimal government friction. Higher scores mean fewer barriers between you and the way you want to live... but it assumes you have the space you need and good neighbors.

Overall Sovereignty Grade
B
Self-Reliant

Viable for self-reliance. Generally workable, though some barriers may limit total independence.

State Policy

Tax Burden
D-
Poor12.1% of income
Property Rights
B-
GoodIJ Grade B-
Firearm Rights
A-
GreatFPC Grade A-
Homeschooling
A-
GoodLow regulation

Energy independence: Self-sufficient (80% of energy produced in-state)

Personal Liberty

Raw Milk
A+
Fully OpenRetail sales legal
Gambling Laws
F
ProhibitedCasinos · Poker · Betting
Marijuana Laws
C+
LimitedMedical only

Homesteading

Growing Season174 days234 frost-free
Annual Rainfall20.4"
Elevation4,308 ft

Strategic Assessment

Strategic Assessment grades tactical survivability using Joel Skousen's Strategic Relocation framework. Major population centers, blast zones, natural disasters, and border exposure all drive risk — lower exposure means a more defensible position in a crisis.

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Overall Strategic Grade
B
Defensible

Workable tactical position. Some exposure to population density or targets, but generally defensible in a crisis.

Strategic Pillars

City Proximity
A+
Great572 mi to nearest major city
Fallout Danger
D-
Poor4 within ~30 mi
Natural Disaster
F
PoorEarthquake, Inland Flooding, Wildfire, Avalanche, Heat Wave
Border / Coast
A+
Greatborder 566 mi · coast 572 mi
FEMA Expected Loss$621.7M/yrfor the county

Key Distances

Nearest Major CityNorth Las Vegas263k people are 353 mi away
Nearest Major AirportSLC6.8 mi away
Distance to State Capital7.5 miSalt Lake City, UT
Nearest Prison8.3 mi2 within 25 mi

* Values derived from national, state, county, city and local statistics and may differ in a specific area.

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