Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 65/100
C+
Median home value$694,100
Salt Lake City $515,400
Median rent$1,730/mo
Salt Lake City $1,583/mo
Cost-burdened households22%
Salt Lake City 29%
Cottonwood Heights
Salt Lake County32,828 residentsCanyons District
73
B
Suburbgrade score
2nd of 21 Salt Lake City suburbs. Strong on commute & transport and cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
73
Salt Lake City median 67
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Cottonwood Heights is like to live in, by category
Bars show Cottonwood Heights against Salt Lake City. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · inactive
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Within-state proficiency—
percentile among districts in the same state
Student–teacher ratio22.6
Salt Lake City median 22.4
Graduation rate—
four-year adjusted cohort
Cost of living
14% of the score · 76/100
B
Housing cost index113
Salt Lake City 100
Eff. tax rate0.53%
Salt Lake City 0.50%
Local sales tax7.42%
Salt Lake City median 7.42%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 84/100
A−
Mean commute21.9 min
Salt Lake City 22.8 min
Under 30 minutes77%
Salt Lake City 71%
Transit stops / sq mi8.9
Salt Lake City median 8.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 70/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés63
Salt Lake City median 70 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
Salt Lake City median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks46
Salt Lake City median 72 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 70/100
B−
Median household income$119,422
Salt Lake City $98,083
Unemployment3.4%
Salt Lake City 3.8%
Professional occupations56%
Salt Lake City 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Cottonwood Heights on housing & affordability
Cottonwood Heights's weakest grade is C+. Four suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
South Jordan10 mi from Cottonwood HeightsB− 72 B− Riverton10 mi from Cottonwood HeightsB− 69 B− Holladay3 mi from Cottonwood HeightsB− 75 B Bluffdale12 mi from Cottonwood HeightsC+ 67 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Cottonwood Heights
Is Cottonwood Heights, UT a good place to live?
Cottonwood Heights scores 73 out of 100, 2nd of 21 Salt Lake City suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Cottonwood Heights expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $694,100, 35% above the Salt Lake City median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.53%. $1,730/mo is the median gross rent.
How long is the commute from Cottonwood Heights?
The mean commute is 21.9 min, with 77% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 25% working from home. Transit density is 8.9 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Cottonwood Heights?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 63 restaurants and cafés and 46 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Cottonwood Heights old or new?
The median home in Cottonwood Heights was built in 1978 — older than the Salt Lake City median of 1987. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 77% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.