Salt Lake City

Best Salt Lake City suburbs for families

Ranked on a families weighting: schools at 30%, amenities within two miles at 20%, and the four poll questions about children, safety and sidewalks at 20%. Cost still counts, at 15%. The full weighting is shown at the bottom, and it is not the same as the overall score.

Updated Sep 2026·21 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Murray$508k median · 20.7 min commute
Schools —Amenities A−Residents inactive
79
Family score
overall 72 B−
2
Millcreek City Hall, showcasing its skateloop, climbing wall, and apartments to the south.
Millcreek$627k median · 20.6 min commute
Schools —Amenities AResidents inactive
78
Family score
overall 72 B−
3
Taylorsville$434k median · 22.2 min commute
Schools —Amenities A−Residents inactive
75
Family score
overall 68 B−
4
Holladay Village (Holladay, Utah)
Holladay$763k median · 19.8 min commute
Schools —Amenities BResidents inactive
74
Family score
overall 75 B
5
South Jordan, Utah City Hall at Towne Center
South Jordan$651k median · 24.1 min commute
Schools —Amenities B+Residents inactive
74
Family score
overall 72 B−
6
Salt Lake City skyline view
Salt Lake City$540k median · 19.5 min commute
Schools —Amenities B+Residents inactive
74
Family score
overall 68 B−
7
City hall in South Salt Lake City Ut. Residents can pay their utility bills here. There is also a justice court and the mayor's office.
South Salt Lake$410k median · 20.3 min commute
Schools —Amenities A−Residents inactive
73
Family score
overall 65 C+
8
Midvale$437k median · 20.6 min commute
Schools —Amenities AResidents inactive
73
Family score
overall 66 C+
9
Volunteers set up the Healing Field in front of the city hall in Sandy, Utah on Sept. 10, 2009.
Sandy$614k median · 22.7 min commute
Schools —Amenities B−Residents inactive
72
Family score
overall 72 B−
10
The Cottonwood Paper Mill, located at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon in Cottonwood Heights, Utah.
Cottonwood Heights$694k median · 21.9 min commute
Schools —Amenities B−Residents inactive
72
Family score
overall 73 B
This list's weighting
Schools 30%Amenities 20%Resident poll (Q2, Q5, Q6, Q8) 20%Cost of living 15%Housing 10%Commute 5%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Millcreek (MD.millcreekut · CC0); Holladay (Derrellwilliams · CC BY-SA 4.0); South Jordan (David Sallay · Public domain); Salt Lake City (Invictus323 · CC BY 4.0); South Salt Lake (SSLaker3 · CC BY-SA 3.0); Sandy (Scott Catron from Sandy, Utah, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0); Cottonwood Heights (User:JerAnderson · Public domain).