Salt Lake City, UT home environmental profile
What federal public datasets currently say about outdoor air, drinking-water systems, climate moisture and housing age around Salt Lake City.
As of 2026-10-15, HomeNHealthy reports the following for Salt Lake City: The current AirNow AQI for the Salt Lake City reporting area is 64 (Moderate), observed 10/15/26 9:00 MDT. The selected NOAA normals station has a HomeNHealthy warm-season moisture-pressure value of 37.5 out of 100, based on a May–September mean of 72.4°F and 5.6 inches of precipitation. These are geographic indicators, not measurements inside a specific home.
Questions this profile can answer
What is the current outdoor air quality near Salt Lake City?
The current AirNow AQI for the Salt Lake City reporting area is 64 (Moderate), observed 10/15/26 9:00 MDT.
AirNow data are preliminary outdoor observations and can change quickly. They are not a measurement of indoor air and are not used in the long-term index.
What do EPA records say about drinking-water systems?
Across active community water systems in Utah, 97.7% had no current health-based violation in the ECHO query: 12 of 520 systems were returned with one.
This is state-level regulatory context. It does not establish which utility serves an address, whether a violation affected a specific tap, or whether water is unsafe today.
How strong is warm-season moisture pressure?
The selected NOAA normals station has a HomeNHealthy warm-season moisture-pressure value of 37.5 out of 100, based on a May–September mean of 72.4°F and 5.6 inches of precipitation.
Monthly precipitation normals, January through December. Station: USC00427606 — SALT LAKE TRIAD CTR (0.8 mi).
How old is the housing stock?
The ACS median year built is 1965. An estimated 65.4% of units in the Census age table were built before 1980, and 25.4% before 1940.
The Census groups 1970–1979 together. HomeNHealthy therefore reports the observable pre-1980 share rather than estimating an exact pre-1978 lead-paint-era percentage.
What should a homeowner verify at the property?
Geographic data cannot determine conditions inside a building. Depending on the property, direct checks may include radon testing, carbon-monoxide alarms, indoor humidity, visible moisture, lead evaluation for older materials, and the serving water utility’s current Consumer Confidence Report.
Where each answer comes from
EPA AirNow current reporting-area observation
Closest same-state AirNow reporting area; highest reported pollutant AQI
Open primary source ↗EPA ECHO / SDWIS current health-based violation status
Active community water systems filtered with ECHO p_cs=H
Open primary source ↗NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals
Nearest valid U.S. Climate Normals station within 150 miles
Open primary source ↗U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year, B25034 and B25035
Place-level housing-age distribution and median year built
Open primary source ↗