Lehi vs Santa Fe
The short version
- Overall prices are about the same in both metro areas (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $444,900 in Santa Fe and $612,100 in Lehi.
- Households earn more in Lehi ($131,299 vs $73,482 median).
- Santa Fe has the warmer winter: January highs of 43°F vs 38°F.
- Lehi has more scorching days: 50 a year at 90°F or hotter vs 24.
- Lehi is growing faster: +25.6% since 2020 vs +2.7%.
Side by side
| Lehi, UT | Santa Fe, NM | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 95,313 | 89,837 |
| Growth since 2020 | +25.6% | +2.7% |
| People per square mile | 3,141 | 1,720 |
| Median age | 26.9 | 46.3 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 50% | 48% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $131,299 | $73,482 |
| Median home value | $612,100 | $444,900 |
| Home value to income | 4.7× | 6.1× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,964 | $1,463 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 98.2 | 98.8 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 104.1 | 108.0 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $73,700 | $74,100 |
| Homeowners | 75% | 64% |
| Top state income tax | 4.5% | 5.9% |
| Combined sales tax | 7.42% | 7.68% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 23.7 | 21.0 |
| Work from home | 24% | 17% |
| Take public transit | 1% | 1% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 4% | 5.1% |
| Poverty rate | 5% | 12.9% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 38° / 19° | 43° / 18° |
| July high / low | 92° / 59° | 86° / 55° |
| Precipitation per year | 13 in | 13 in |
| Snowfall per year | 26 in | 20 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 50 | 24 |
| Nights below freezing | 149 | 168 |
| Comfortable months | 3 | 4 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively High | Relatively Moderate |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 95.3 | 86.0 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 56% | 78% |
| Home prices, past year | +3.5% | +4% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +34.2% | +42% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: Lehi: May to June and September. Santa Fe: June to September.
Full monthly tables: Lehi weather by month and Santa Fe weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $73,700 in Lehi and $74,100 in Santa Fe. Moving from Lehi to Santa Fe, you would need about $75,400 to match a $75,000 salary.
Which would you pick?
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