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Homes in Salt Lake City
Apartments outnumber houses in Salt Lake City: 52% of its 101,188 homes are in buildings of two or more units. Detached houses make up 43% and townhouses and other attached houses 4%.
More homes here were built before 1950 than in any later period we count: 34%. Only 22% date from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1965. 46% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Of the 18 Utah cities we have census figures for, Salt Lake City has the second-highest share of older homes and the highest share of apartments. In West Valley City, 7 miles away, 19% of homes are apartments, fewer than here. Nationally, Salt Lake City's homes are older than those in 71% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Plaster walls and deep casings
34% of homes date from before 1950, when walls were plaster on lath and windows sat in deep wood casings. Plaster cracks if you drive screws carelessly: drill a pilot hole, use fixings made for plaster, and fix into the casing or the framing behind it. A deep casing is good news for an inside mount; measure its depth before you choose a louver size.
Apartments and condos
52% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your HOA or building allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Out-of-square openings
With 65% of homes built before 1980, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ inch, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Salt Lake City weather and your shutters
At Salt Lake Triad Ctr, UT (2 mi away), July averages a high of 91.4°F and January a low of 27.6°F. Average highs reach 85°F from July to August and average lows sit at or below freezing from December to February.
About 45 days a year reach 90°F, 81 nights fall to freezing and 17.8 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around April and least in July.
That's more 90°F days than in 52% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 6 min on the longest day to 9 h 15 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 73° above the horizon in June and 26° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Salt Lake Triad Ctr, UT (temperature) and Salt Lake Triad Ctr, UT (precipitation, 2 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39.7°F | 27.6°F | 1.5 in |
| Feb | 45.8°F | 31.4°F | 1.5 in |
| Mar | 55.8°F | 38.7°F | 2 in |
| Apr | 62.1°F | 44°F | 2.5 in |
| May | 72.3°F | 52°F | 2.1 in |
| Jun | 82.7°F | 60.5°F | 1.1 in |
| Jul | 91.4°F | 69.9°F | 0.6 in |
| Aug | 89.7°F | 67.9°F | 0.6 in |
| Sep | 79.8°F | 58.2°F | 1.3 in |
| Oct | 65.9°F | 46.6°F | 1.4 in |
| Nov | 51.7°F | 36.6°F | 1.6 in |
| Dec | 40.5°F | 28.3°F | 1.6 in |
Cold winters
With 81 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Salt Lake City
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Salt Lake City
- West Valley City 7 mi
- Millcreek 8 mi
- Taylorsville 8 mi
- Murray 9 mi
- West Jordan 12 mi
- Sandy 15 mi
More about shutters in Salt Lake City
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