Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Median home value$376,200
Salt Lake City $515,400
Median rent$1,625/mo
Salt Lake City $1,583/mo
Cost-burdened households30%
Salt Lake City 29%
Magna
Salt Lake County30,031 residentsGranite District
48
D+
Suburbgrade score
21st of 21 Salt Lake City suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
48
Salt Lake City median 67
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Magna is like to live in, by category
Bars show Magna 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 ratio24.8
Salt Lake City median 22.4
Graduation rate—
four-year adjusted cohort
Cost of living
14% of the score · 77/100
B
Housing cost index90
Salt Lake City 100
Eff. tax rate0.38%
Salt Lake City 0.50%
Local sales tax7.42%
Salt Lake City median 7.42%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 58/100
C
Mean commute23.8 min
Salt Lake City 22.8 min
Under 30 minutes69%
Salt Lake City 71%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Salt Lake City median 8.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 0/100
F
Restaurants & cafés0
Salt Lake City median 70 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Salt Lake City median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks0
Salt Lake City median 72 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 52/100
D+
Median household income$90,346
Salt Lake City $98,083
Unemployment4.5%
Salt Lake City 3.8%
Professional occupations24%
Salt Lake City 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Magna on amenities
Magna's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Midvale18 mi from MagnaA 66 C+ Millcreek19 mi from MagnaA 72 B− South Salt Lake15 mi from MagnaA− 65 C+ Murray17 mi from MagnaA− 72 B− Taylorsville14 mi from MagnaA− 68 B− South Jordan17 mi from MagnaB+ 72 B− Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Magna
Is Magna, UT a good place to live?
Magna scores 48 out of 100, 21st of 21 Salt Lake City suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Magna expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $376,200, 27% below the Salt Lake City median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.38%. $1,625/mo is the median gross rent.
How long is the commute from Magna?
The mean commute is 23.8 min, with 69% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 10% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Magna?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 0 restaurants and cafés and 0 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Magna old or new?
The median home in Magna was built in 1985 — close to 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. 83% 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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