Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 63/100
C+
Median home value$614,100
Salt Lake City $515,400
Median rent$1,777/mo
Salt Lake City $1,583/mo
Cost-burdened households24%
Salt Lake City 29%
Sandy
Salt Lake County94,291 residentsCanyons District
72
B−
Suburbgrade score
6th of 21 Salt Lake City suburbs. Strong on cost of living and commute & transport, held back by housing & affordability.
72
Salt Lake City median 67
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A+ · 100
Launch-day rule. Residents is not counted for Sandy yet: no poll responses so far. The overall score of 72 is computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. Answer the poll →
What living here is actually like
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What Sandy is like to live in, by category
Bars show Sandy 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 ratio21.2
Salt Lake City median 22.4
Graduation rate—
four-year adjusted cohort
Cost of living
14% of the score · 77/100
B
Housing cost index106
Salt Lake City 100
Eff. tax rate0.50%
Salt Lake City 0.50%
Local sales tax7.42%
Salt Lake City median 7.42%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 77/100
B
Mean commute22.7 min
Salt Lake City 22.8 min
Under 30 minutes72%
Salt Lake City 71%
Transit stops / sq mi6.2
Salt Lake City median 8.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 72/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés70
Salt Lake City median 70 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Salt Lake City median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks72
Salt Lake City median 72 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 71/100
B−
Median household income$112,176
Salt Lake City $98,083
Unemployment2.6%
Salt Lake City 3.8%
Professional occupations53%
Salt Lake City 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Is it quiet at night?
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Do you feel safe walking after dark?
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Can you walk to a grocery store?
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Is it good for young children?
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Better than Sandy on housing & affordability
Sandy's weakest grade is C+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
South Jordan8 mi from SandyB− 72 B− Riverton7 mi from SandyB− 69 B− Holladay6 mi from SandyB− 75 B Bluffdale8 mi from SandyC+ 67 C+ Cottonwood Heights3 mi from SandyC+ 73 B Stansbury Park24 mi from SandyC+ 61 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Sandy
Is Sandy, UT a good place to live?
Sandy scores 72 out of 100, 6th of 21 Salt Lake City suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Sandy expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $614,100, 19% above the Salt Lake City median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.50%. $1,777/mo is the median gross rent.
How long is the commute from Sandy?
The mean commute is 22.7 min, with 72% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 23% working from home. Transit density is 6.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Sandy?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 70 restaurants and cafés and 72 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Sandy old or new?
The median home in Sandy 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. 78% 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.