Relocation guide
Moving to Cottonwood Heights.
Cottonwood Heights is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, about 19 minutes from downtown Salt Lake City and 19 minutes from Snowbird by road without traffic. 21 public schools are within 3 miles, most in the Canyons District District.
Everything here comes from a named source.
Getting around
Drive times from Cottonwood Heights.
Drive by road from the centre of Cottonwood Heights, without traffic. Rush hour takes longer.
Schools near Cottonwood Heights.
School finderPublic schools within 3 miles of the centre of Cottonwood Heights, 2024-25 school year.
Elementary 13
- Butler SchoolGrades K-5Canyons District · 0.4 mi
- Canyon View SchoolGrades K-5Canyons District · 0.8 mi
- Bella Vista SchoolGrades K-5Canyons District · 1.1 mi
- Ridgecrest SchoolGrades K-5Canyons District · 1.6 mi
- Oakdale SchoolGrades K-5Canyons District · 1.8 mi
- Brookwood SchoolGrades K-5Canyons District · 1.9 mi
- Oakwood SchoolGrades PK-6Granite District · 2.1 mi
- Quail Hollow SchoolGrades K-5Canyons District · 2.3 mi
- Peruvian Park SchoolGrades K-5Canyons District · 2.4 mi
- Cottonwood SchoolGrades PK-6Granite District · 2.6 mi
- Woodstock SchoolGrades PK-6Granite District · 2.7 mi
- Beehive Science & Technology Academy ElementaryGrades K-6 · charterBeehive Science & Technology Academy · 2.8 mi
- Silver Mesa SchoolGrades K-5Canyons District · 2.8 mi
Middle 3
- Butler MiddleGrades 6-8Canyons District · 0.6 mi
- Albion MiddleGrades 6-8Canyons District · 2.3 mi
- Bonneville Jr HighGrades 6-8Granite District · 3 mi
High 3
- Brighton HighGrades 8-12Canyons District · 1 mi
- Academy for Math Engineering & ScienceGrades 9-12 · charterAcademy for Math Engineering & Science · 2.9 mi
- Cottonwood HighGrades 9-12Granite District · 2.9 mi
Other grade ranges 2
- Jordan Valley SchoolGrades K-12Canyons District · 2.7 mi
- Beehive Science & Technology AcademyGrades 6-12 · charterBeehive Science & Technology Academy · 2.8 mi
Source: NCES and Utah State Board of Education. School assignment can change; check with the district.
Getting set up in Cottonwood Heights
Who to call when you move in, from each city's and provider's own website, checked October 16, 2026. Some services differ by address, so confirm with the city.
- Power
- Rocky Mountain Power
- Water and sewer
- Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District or Salt Lake City Public Utilities (by address); sewer: Cottonwood Improvement District
- Garbage and recycling
- Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District (most properties; city lookup tool for others)
- Public schools
- Canyons School District
- Find your school
- Canyons School District school lookup
- Driver licence office
- South Valley (Draper), 14555 South Minuteman Drive, Draper
- Register to vote
- Utah voter registration
Winter
Skiing from Cottonwood Heights.
In a straight line from the centre of Cottonwood Heights to each resort's base. Driving is further.
Cottonwood Heights by the numbers.
Counts of people and homes only, exactly as the Census publishes them.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Your first weeks in Utah.
The state's own pages. Each sets its own deadlines for new residents, so check them there.
About 19 minutes by car without traffic.
Plan your move to Cottonwood Heights.
Tell us when you are moving and what you need. We can tour homes with you by video before you fly in.
Photo credits
City photos (cropped): Cottonwood Heights: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr.
