The story of this market
The typical home in Salt Lake County, Utah sells for about $550,000, or $278 per square foot.
Prices are up +1.9% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 36 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 234% since 2000. Last year 168 of 233 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is earthquake, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,615 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,615 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+1.7%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2006 (+19.3%). Worst: 2009 (-8.6%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+1.3%
UT · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$2,143
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+1.7%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 233 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
67
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $797,147,308.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
81.6%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 76540 | 42448 | 81.6% | 6.1% | $325,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Salt Lake County, Utah
Salt Lake County's residential real estate market remains in a period of plateauing price growth following historic pandemic appreciation. With transaction volumes running below long-term historic per-capita averages and days on market lengthening slightly, buyers are benefiting from broader choice and stable list-to-sale ratios. High mortgage rates and elevated home prices continue to constrain purchasing power for young and first-time buyers.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 2.5% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 47 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 33.95% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 2.9% · poverty 8.7% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Owned and leased federal assets with active or excess status, per the General Services Administration's Real Estate Across the United States inventory (read 2026-09-25). A federal footprint read on this county — not a market valuation, and never an attribute of any individual property or tenant.
Deterministic aggregate of 40 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Salt Lake County, Utah — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 8.5%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Each property observation weighs one in its ZIP's deterministic roll-up — property-level records (taxes, scores, permits) never roll individually. Latest property research run Oct 15, 2026.
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| 84009 | — | $625,000 | $272 | -2.4% | 35 | 98.5% | 18% | 3.2 | 142 | $2,450 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84020 | Draper | $829,754 | $269 | -8.8% | 36 | 94% | — | — | 224 | $2,200 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84044 | Magna | $431,250 | $355 | +1.1% | 34 | 98.5% | 22% | 2.8 | 135 | $2,200 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84047 | Midvale | $529,900 | $277 | — | 49 | — | — | — | 64 | $1,797 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84065 | Riverton | $609,669 | $224 | -4.7% | 34 | — | — | — | 124 | $1,615 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84070 | Sandy | $529,000 | $256 | -4.5% | 34 | 106% | — | — | 94 | $1,615 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84081 | West Jordan | $619,000 | $235 | +2.1% | 38 | 98.5% | 18% | 3.2 | 112 | $2,150 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84084 | West Jordan | $500,000 | $261 | +0.7% | 24 | 98.5% | 28% | 2.1 | 78 | $2,319 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84088 | West Jordan | $535,000 | $251 | -0.9% | 48 | — | — | — | 69 | $1,900 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84092 | Sandy | $844,450 | $284 | -1.3% | 82 | — | — | — | 46 | $1,615 | researched Sep 29 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Salt Lake County records overall property crime rates slightly above national benchmarks, concentrated within denser commercial corridors and transit hubs, while violent crime remains lower than national averages.
Public education is anchored by Granite, Jordan, Canyons, Salt Lake City, and Murray School Districts, spanning well-regarded high-performing academies in the south-east bench communities alongside developing urban schools on the west side.
Primary natural hazard concerns center on Wasatch Fault seismic exposure, air quality temperature inversions during winter, and wildfire risks along the urban-wildland interface of the foothills.
The regional economy continues to benefit from major tech expansion in the Silicon Slopes corridor, significant biomedical manufacturing, and expansion around Salt Lake City International Airport.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. Federal (United States (federal)) — Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Superfund Liens: Establishes a statutory federal lien upon the parcel running in favor of the United States for all unrecovered cleanup costs, damages, and statutory interest incurred by the EPA. Rate and formula: Direct Dollar-for-Dollar Reimbursement (Lien Amount = Incurred Response Costs + Administrative Costs + Federal (United States (federal)) — Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) Withholding: Imposes an affirmative withholding tax obligation on the transferee (buyer) to withhold and remit tax on the gross amount realized (gross sales price). The statutory base withholding rate is 15% of the total purchase price (Formula: Tax = Amount Realized × 15%). Exemptions and reductions: (1) 0% wit Federal (United States (federal)) — Federal General Tax Lien Encumbrance: Under IRC § 6321, a statutory lien arises automatically as of the date of assessment and attaches to all real property owned or acquired by the taxpayer.
Salt Lake County serves as Utah's primary economic engine, anchored by financial services, healthcare systems (Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health), tech clusters, and regional logistics nodes.
The county is served by the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) featuring TRAX light rail, FrontRunner commuter rail connecting to Davis and Utah counties, and an extensive interstate grid including I-15, I-80, and I-215.
The Salt Lake County Assessor calculates full market valuation annually as of January 1; owner-occupied single-family residences automatically receive the statutory 45 percent state residential market value exemption.
Parcels are subject to tax levies from respective school districts, municipal corporations, the Salt Lake County Library system, and local water conservancy and mosquito abatement special districts.
Property insurance markets in Salt Lake County maintain manageable average premiums compared to Gulf/coastal markets, though wildfire interface areas and earthquake deductible policies require specialized consideration.
- Lagoon Amusement Park4.423.8 mi
- Thanksgiving Point4.615.4 mi
- Liberty Park4.68.1 mi
- Gardner Village4.62.9 mi
- Classic Fun Center4.45 mi
- Delta Center4.69 mi
- Salt Palace Convention Center4.59 mi
- Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre4.34.5 mi
- Utah State Capitol4.79.8 mi
- Snowbird4.616.1 mi
- Loveland Living Planet Aquarium4.68.3 mi
- Temple Square4.79.3 mi
- Utah's Hogle Zoo4.510.3 mi
- Utah State Capitol4.79.8 mi
- Thanksgiving Point4.615.4 mi
- Temple Square4.79.3 mi
- Utah State Capitol4.79.8 mi
- Thanksgiving Point4.615.4 mi
- Natural History Museum of Utah4.810.7 mi
- Clark Planetarium4.68.8 mi
- Utah's Hogle Zoo4.510.3 mi
- Thanksgiving Point4.615.4 mi
- Solitude Mountain Resort4.518.8 mi
- Liberty Park4.68.1 mi
- Sugar House Park4.77.7 mi
- Lindon Marina4.224 mi
- Saratoga Springs Marina4.424.8 mi
- Jordanelle Rentals & Marina4.528.1 mi
- American Fork Marina4.422.2 mi
- East Canyon Marina4.526.9 mi
- Topgolf Salt Lake City4.32.4 mi
- Mulligans Golf & Games4.26.2 mi
- Mountain Dell Golf Course4.515.1 mi
- Eaglewood Golf Course4.713.7 mi
- River Oaks Golf Course4.34.7 mi
- Fashion Place4.43.5 mi
- City Creek Center4.59.1 mi
- Outlets at Traverse Mountain4.514.9 mi
- Chinatown Supermarket4.65 mi
- The Shops at South Town4.36.5 mi
- Salt Lake City International Airport4.210.2 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
World-renowned alpine ski resorts including Snowbird, Alta, Solitude, and Brighton.
Downtown multi-purpose arena hosting the NBA Utah Jazz and NHL Utah Hockey Club.
Expansive botanical garden and outdoor concert amphitheater in the foothills of the Wasatch Range.
U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) county-level data profile for Salt Lake County, UT.