Cost of Living in Cottonwood Heights
Cottonwood Heights runs genuinely more expensive than most other Salt Lake County B-tier suburbs, layered with Utah's low, flat 4.45% state income tax and Salt Lake County's above-statewide-average property tax rate.
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Learn moreHousing costs carry a real, wide, disclosed spread
Zillow's average home value ran $785,258 (July 2026, up 2.9% year-over-year), while Redfin's median sale price ran $856,000 in August 2025 and $949,000 by May 2026 -- a real, wide, disclosed spread reflecting genuine volatility in a comparatively low-transaction-volume market.
Rent carries a similarly wide, disclosed spread
One-bedroom rent figures ranged $1,328-$1,866/month across Apartments.com, ApartmentFinder, RentCafe, and Apartment List -- confirm a specific listing directly rather than budgeting off any single citation.
Utah's flat income tax and Salt Lake County's property tax
Utah's flat state income tax was cut to 4.45% for tax year 2026 via Senate Bill 60. Salt Lake County's effective property tax rate ran a real, disclosed 0.56% -- the 7th-highest of Utah's 29 counties, above the 0.48% statewide average.
A combined 7.45% sales tax and a real 2026 county tax increase
Cottonwood Heights' combined sales tax ran 7.45%. Separately, Salt Lake County's Council approved a real, disclosed 14.65% property tax increase for the 2026 budget in December 2025 -- applying only to the county's own portion of the bill (about 17% of the total).
Key takeaways
- Cottonwood Heights' housing figures carry a real, wide, disclosed spread ($680,000-$949,000 depending on source and window).
- One-bedroom rent runs $1,328-$1,866/month across sources.
- Salt Lake County's effective property tax rate ran 0.56% for 2026, the 7th-highest of Utah's 29 counties.
- A real, disclosed 14.65% county-portion property tax increase applies for the 2026 budget.
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