Salt Lake City

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Salt Lake City,Utah
The No. 8 spot belongs to Salt Lake City, which has the lowest unemployment rate of our top 10 places at 4.5%. It ties with the greatest job growth at 4% over the last 12 months. Though it has one of the highest household incomes, it also has the highest median home price among the overall top 10 at $222,300. Added benefits include Salt Lake City being the state capital and home to 30,000 University of Utah students.