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New Canaan, CT vs Salt Lake City, UT

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- Salt Lake City is 0% more densely populated than New Canaan.
- People are 33.6% less likely to be married in Salt Lake City.
- The Median Age is 10.1 years younger in Salt Lake City.
 New Canaan, CTSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Population  Unlock199,153329,725,481
 Female Population54.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.438.4
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 Population - 201019,803  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock181,743285,036,114
 Population - 199017,864  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock12.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,790.993.4
 Land Area22.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 New Canaan, CTSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 344.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 New Canaan, CTSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 White85.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.3%12.2%
 Asian6.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 New Canaan, CTSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Married Population62.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married25.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households6,917  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock39,45780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children46.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,534  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for New Canaan    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Beautiful town with wonderful people. Great place to raise children, however, it is extremely costly to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Agreed, cost of living is too high, too many wall streeters (which have a bad rep nowadays), and diversity is almost non-existant, public schools are average/good but  More

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Outside of the other categories, which run very well here; schools are good and competitive, climate is relatively mild, crime is very low, diversity is strong, culture  More

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Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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