Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 47/100
D
Median home value$433,800
Salt Lake City $515,400
Median rent$1,482/mo
Salt Lake City $1,583/mo
Cost-burdened households30%
Salt Lake City 29%
Taylorsville
Salt Lake County58,678 residentsGranite District
68
B−
Suburbgrade score
9th of 21 Salt Lake City suburbs. Strong on amenities and cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
68
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 Taylorsville is like to live in, by category
Bars show Taylorsville 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 ratio23.0
Salt Lake City median 22.4
Graduation rate—
four-year adjusted cohort
Cost of living
14% of the score · 80/100
B+
Housing cost index89
Salt Lake City 100
Eff. tax rate0.58%
Salt Lake City 0.50%
Local sales tax7.42%
Salt Lake City median 7.42%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 79/100
B+
Mean commute22.2 min
Salt Lake City 22.8 min
Under 30 minutes79%
Salt Lake City 71%
Transit stops / sq mi18
Salt Lake City median 8.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 84/100
A−
Restaurants & cafés116
Salt Lake City median 70 · within 2 miles
Groceries11
Salt Lake City median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks72
Salt Lake City median 72 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 55/100
C−
Median household income$86,413
Salt Lake City $98,083
Unemployment4.3%
Salt Lake City 3.8%
Professional occupations32%
Salt Lake City 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Taylorsville on housing & affordability
Taylorsville's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
South Jordan7 mi from TaylorsvilleB− 72 B− Riverton10 mi from TaylorsvilleB− 69 B− Holladay7 mi from TaylorsvilleB− 75 B Bluffdale13 mi from TaylorsvilleC+ 67 C+ Cottonwood Heights8 mi from TaylorsvilleC+ 73 B Stansbury Park19 mi from TaylorsvilleC+ 61 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Taylorsville
Is Taylorsville, UT a good place to live?
Taylorsville scores 68 out of 100, 9th 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 Taylorsville expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $433,800, 16% below the Salt Lake City median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.58%. $1,482/mo is the median gross rent.
How long is the commute from Taylorsville?
The mean commute is 22.2 min, with 79% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 15% working from home. Transit density is 18 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Taylorsville?
Within two miles there are 11 groceries, 116 restaurants and cafés and 72 parks, which grades A− on amenities.
Are the homes in Taylorsville old or new?
The median home in Taylorsville was built in 1982 — 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. 72% 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.