What is the property tax rate in Salt Lake City?

Salt Lake City's 40 tax areas had total 2025 rates of 0.908% to 1.134% of taxable value, middle 0.924% (Utah State Tax Commission, 2025 final adopted rates by tax area). A primary home is taxed on 55% of its market value, so at the middle rate the year's tax is about 0.508% of the home's value.

How long is the commute from Salt Lake City?

From the centre of Salt Lake City, by road without traffic: 16 minutes to SLC airport (8.6 miles), 26 minutes to Silicon Slopes (Lehi) (25.6 miles) and 10 minutes to University of Utah (4.8 miles) (Geoapify routing on OpenStreetMap roads, checked monthly). Rush hour takes longer.

How does Salt Lake City compare with nearby cities?

By middle 2025 property tax rate (Utah State Tax Commission, 2025 final adopted rates by tax area): Salt Lake City 0.924%, Millcreek 1.118% and Murray 0.838%. Our side-by-side pages put drive times, schools and places for each pair together.

Which schools serve Salt Lake City?

Salt Lake City is served by Salt Lake City School District. 28 public schools are within 3 miles of the city centre (NCES, 2024-25). Boundaries change, so type an address in our school finder and confirm with the district.

What is near Salt Lake City?

Nearest from the centre of Salt Lake City: The Janitor's Closet (groceries, 3 minutes), Gallivan Center (parks, 1 minutes), LDS Hospital (hospitals, 5 minutes) and City Creek Center (shopping centres, 4 minutes), by road without traffic (places: Geoapify and OpenStreetMap; checked monthly).

How many people live in Salt Lake City, Utah?

The U.S. Census Bureau's 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates count 208,007 people in Salt Lake City, with a margin of ± 57. The same estimates count 92,652 households.

What share of homes in Salt Lake City are rented?

U.S. Census Bureau, 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates show 54.2% of homes in Salt Lake City are renter-occupied and 45.8% are owner-occupied.

Which public schools are near Salt Lake City, Utah?

Within 3 miles of the centre of Salt Lake City, the 2024-25 school year includes Liberty School, Washington School and Franklin School for elementary grades, Glendale Middle for middle grades, and East High and West High for high school grades. Source: NCES and Utah State Board of Education; school assignment can change, so check with the district.

What groceries and cafes are close to Salt Lake City's centre?

Ascoli Espresso is 0.1 mi from the centre of Salt Lake City, and caffe dbolla is 0.2 mi away. Harmons is 0.5 mi away and Smith's is 0.8 mi away, and names and places change, so check before you go.

Salt Lake County, Utah

Living in Salt Lake City.

Q: Is there new construction in Salt Lake City?

Of Salt Lake City's 101,188 homes, 11.9% were built from 2010 to 2019 and 3.7% in 2020 or later (U.S. Census Bureau, 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates). For new-build homes for sale now, ask us: builders' current communities change month to month.

Salt Lake City is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, 35 minutes from Snowbird by road without traffic. 28 public schools are within 3 miles, most in the Salt Lake District District.

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Updated October 16, 2026 by Parry Ward, REALTOR