West Valley City, UT: how dark is the sky here?

West Valley City reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. West Valley City's sky is brighter than 48.4% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

How far West Valley City is from a meaningfully darker sky

10 miles from West Valley City, straight-line, sits Millcreek, UT, the nearest city here with a darker sky than West Valley City's own suburban band.

Millcreek, UT is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

How West Valley City compares nationally

West Valley City, UT has a population of about 138,144, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. West Valley City places 1,545 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.