Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 36/100
F
Median home value$436,600
Salt Lake City $515,400
Median rent$1,597/mo
Salt Lake City $1,583/mo
Cost-burdened households41%
Salt Lake City 29%
Midvale
Salt Lake County35,989 residentsCanyons District
66
C+
Suburbgrade score
13th of 21 Salt Lake City suburbs. Strong on amenities and commute & transport, held back by housing & affordability.
66
Salt Lake City median 67
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Midvale is like to live in, by category
Bars show Midvale 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 ratio21.0
Salt Lake City median 22.4
Graduation rate—
four-year adjusted cohort
Cost of living
14% of the score · 71/100
B−
Housing cost index96
Salt Lake City 100
Eff. tax rate0.56%
Salt Lake City 0.50%
Local sales tax7.42%
Salt Lake City median 7.42%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 82/100
B+
Mean commute20.6 min
Salt Lake City 22.8 min
Under 30 minutes78%
Salt Lake City 71%
Transit stops / sq mi18
Salt Lake City median 8.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 90/100
A
Restaurants & cafés185
Salt Lake City median 70 · within 2 miles
Groceries13
Salt Lake City median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks59
Salt Lake City median 72 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Median household income$75,084
Salt Lake City $98,083
Unemployment3.3%
Salt Lake City 3.8%
Professional occupations39%
Salt Lake City 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Midvale on housing & affordability
Midvale's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
South Jordan7 mi from MidvaleB− 72 B− Riverton8 mi from MidvaleB− 69 B− Holladay5 mi from MidvaleB− 75 B Bluffdale10 mi from MidvaleC+ 67 C+ Cottonwood Heights4 mi from MidvaleC+ 73 B Stansbury Park22 mi from MidvaleC+ 61 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Midvale
Is Midvale, UT a good place to live?
Midvale scores 66 out of 100, 13th of 21 Salt Lake City suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Midvale expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $436,600, 15% below the Salt Lake City median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.56%. $1,597/mo is the median gross rent.
How long is the commute from Midvale?
The mean commute is 20.6 min, with 78% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 15% working from home. Transit density is 18 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Midvale?
Within two miles there are 13 groceries, 185 restaurants and cafés and 59 parks, which grades A on amenities.
Are the homes in Midvale old or new?
The median home in Midvale was built in 1987 — 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. 50% 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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