Salt Lake City ranks high for health, livability SALT LAKE CITY -- Salt Lake City has been ranked as one of the most livable places in the country.
Business news site Portfolio.com ranks the Salt Lake metro area as the nation's fifth highest when it comes to quality of life.
Cities were ranked on the number of self-employed workers, education levels, traffic flow and population stability. Raleigh, N.C., claimed the top spot.
According to the report, "No market has a lower jobless rate for workers between the ages of 25 and 64 than Salt Lake City. Only Washington has a larger share of homes with at least nine rooms. One fifth of Salt Lake City's houses are that size."
Not only is Salt Lake livable, it's also healthy.
The American College of Sports Medicine's latest fitness index ranks Salt Lake No. 15 on a national list. That measure weighs factors such as exercise, smoking, disease rates, playgrounds, pools and other diversions that keep us outside for recreation.
Washington, D.C., earned top honors in that index.
Article published by KSL.com
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