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Salt Lake City Real Estate
Utah
Salt Lake City real estate offers some of the best choices in the American real estate market, regardless of whether you are looking for an apartment, condominium, single-family home, or land to realize your dreams for the future. Through USALifestyleRealEstate.com, you are guaranteed to find a qualified broker or real estate agent who can help you find a property that is a great real estate investment and matches your lifestyle.
Top Lifestyles
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Lake
Antelope Island- Great Salt Lake is the largest salt water lake in the Western Hemisphere and is about 75 miles (121 km) long and 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- There are 10 islands within the lake. Antelope Island is accessible by car, has a popular beach, and is the site of a state park.
- The lake is saltier than the ocean, and its high salt content makes swimming and floating very easy.
- Other popular lake activities include sailing, motor boating, kayaking, and nearby mountain biking, hiking, and camping.
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Skiing
Top-ranked ski resorts- Average annual snowfall: 500 inches (1,270 cm)
- Four ski resorts, including Alta Ski Area and Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, which share a high-speed chairlift and offer a combined lift ticket. Skiing Magazine has named the Alta/Snowbird combination the country’s No. 1 resort multiple times.
- Top elevations: 11,000 feet (3,353 m) at Snowbird, 10,550 feet (3,216 m) at Alta, 10,500 feet (3,200 m) at Brighton Resort, and 10,035 feet (3,059 m) at Solitude Mountain Resort.
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University City
Top universities- The University of Utah is the state’s largest research and teaching university, with approximately 30,000 students.
- The University Hospital was the site of the world’s first artificial heart implant, in 1982.
- LDS Business College in Salt Lake City is part of Brigham Young University, a Mormon university located in the nearby city of Provo.
- In 2011, the private Westminster College was ranked No. 23 among regional universities by U.S. News & World Report and was ranked No. 15 for its relationship with the community by The Princeton Review.
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Arts and Entertainment
Mormon Tabernacle- Numerous museums, including the Utah Museum of Fine Arts and the Pioneer Memorial Museum
- Abravanel Hall is home to the Utah Symphony. The venue was built as part of the city’s bicentennial celebration and is adorned with more than 12,000 square feet (1,115 m2) of hand-applied 24-karat gold leaf.
- Historic Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City is the headquarters of the Mormon Church and home to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
OTHER POPULAR LIFESTYLES
- Bicycling, city life, history, mountains, scenic
Highlights
- Ranked No. 7 by residents for “quality of life” in the 2010 “America’s Favorite Cities” list published by Travel + Leisure
- Named the “Fittest City in America” by Men’s Fitness magazine in 2009
- Salt Lake City has held silver status on the League of American Bicyclists’ list of bicycle-friendly communities since 2007.
- Temple Square is the state’s most popular tourist destination with 5 million visitors annually.
- Nearby cities and towns: West Valley City; Bountiful; West Jordan; Orem; Ogden; Park City; Provo (1 hour)
FAST FACTS
| Population | 186,440 (1.1 million in metropolitan area) |
| Size | 91 square miles (236 km2) |
| Climate | Salt Lake City enjoys four separate seasons: sunny days in summer, beautiful colors in autumn, snowy mountains in winter, and golf and skiing in spring. |
| Nearby Airports with Hub Connections | Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC): Direct connections include Anchorage (ANC), Atlanta (ATL), Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Detroit (DTW), Honolulu (HNL), Houston (IAH), Las Vegas (LAS), Los Angeles (LAX), New York (JFK), Newark (EWR), Orlando (MCO), Philadelphia (PHL), San Francisco (SFO), Seattle (SEA), Washington, DC (IAD) |
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