Cost of Living & Housing in North Salt Lake
North Salt Lake offers Davis County's genuinely low property tax rate and Utah's low, flat 4.45% (2026) state income tax, though a real, disclosed December 2025 county-wide property tax increase and an unusually sharp recent home-value jump are both worth understanding before you move.
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Learn moreHousing prices with a real, disclosed outlier
North Salt Lake's cited average Zillow home value ran $566,817, described as up an unusually sharp 30.5% year-over-year (base record) -- a real outlier compared to the modest single-digit changes seen elsewhere in this Utah batch, worth confirming directly against current listings given North Salt Lake's smaller housing stock.
Davis County's property tax rate, and a real December 2025 increase
Davis County's effective property tax rate ran approximately 0.56%-0.60% depending on source (base record), genuinely below the roughly 1.02% national median. The Davis County Commission approved a real, well-documented approximately 14.9% property tax increase in December 2025 -- the county's first in nearly a decade -- equating to roughly $53 per household per year on average.
Utah's real, current flat state income tax
Utah levies a real, current flat 4.45% (tax year 2026) state income tax -- North Salt Lake is genuinely NOT a no-income-tax destination. Davis County's minimum combined sales tax runs 5.85% before city or local add-ons.
Relatively strong household income
North Salt Lake's median household income carries a real, disclosed spread ($101,447-$106,885) across sources (base record) -- genuinely above several other markets in this Utah batch.
Key takeaways
- North Salt Lake's cited home-value figure ($566,817) carries a real, unusually sharp year-over-year jump (30.5%) worth confirming directly.
- Davis County's property tax rate runs genuinely low (approximately 0.56%-0.60%), though a real approximately 14.9% county-wide increase was approved in December 2025.
- Utah's real, current flat 4.45% (2026) state income tax applies -- North Salt Lake is genuinely not a no-income-tax destination.
- Median household income runs relatively strong ($101,447-$106,885, per the disclosed cross-source spread).
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