Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 51/100
D+
Median home value$373,700
Salt Lake City $515,400
Median rent$1,744/mo
Salt Lake City $1,583/mo
Cost-burdened households29%
Salt Lake City 29%
Kearns
Salt Lake County37,696 residentsGranite District
60
C
Suburbgrade score
18th of 21 Salt Lake City suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by employment & income.
60
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 Kearns is like to live in, by category
Bars show Kearns 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 · 69/100
B−
Housing cost index87
Salt Lake City 100
Eff. tax rate0.57%
Salt Lake City 0.50%
Local sales tax7.42%
Salt Lake City median 7.42%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Mean commute25.7 min
Salt Lake City 22.8 min
Under 30 minutes65%
Salt Lake City 71%
Transit stops / sq mi17
Salt Lake City median 8.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 75/100
B
Restaurants & cafés45
Salt Lake City median 70 · within 2 miles
Groceries11
Salt Lake City median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks93
Salt Lake City median 72 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 47/100
D
Median household income$86,968
Salt Lake City $98,083
Unemployment6.2%
Salt Lake City 3.8%
Professional occupations25%
Salt Lake City 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Kearns on employment & income
Kearns's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Stansbury Park16 mi from KearnsB+ 61 C Bluffdale13 mi from KearnsB+ 67 C+ South Jordan7 mi from KearnsB 72 B− Draper13 mi from KearnsB 66 C+ Riverton10 mi from KearnsB− 69 B− Sandy10 mi from KearnsB− 72 B− Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Kearns
Is Kearns, UT a good place to live?
Kearns scores 60 out of 100, 18th of 21 Salt Lake City suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Kearns expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $373,700, 27% below the Salt Lake City median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.57%. $1,744/mo is the median gross rent.
How long is the commute from Kearns?
The mean commute is 25.7 min, with 65% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 11% working from home. Transit density is 17 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Kearns?
Within two miles there are 11 groceries, 45 restaurants and cafés and 93 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Kearns old or new?
The median home in Kearns was built in 1977 — 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. 93% 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.
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