Property Taxes in Utah
Utah's property taxes are a genuine, low-uncertainty positive for anyone comparing states -- a statewide average effective rate around 0.48%, among the lowest in the country.
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Learn moreThe statewide rate is low, with a real but modest spread across sources
Utah's average effective property tax rate on owner-occupied housing is cited across a real, disclosed range of roughly 0.47%-0.52% depending on source and methodology, with 0.48% the most commonly cited figure. All sources agree Utah sits well below the roughly 1.02% national median, making property tax one of the clearer, more consistent positives in Utah's overall tax picture.
County-level rates still vary, and higher home values mean real dollar bills can still be substantial
A low percentage rate applied to a high home value can still produce a meaningful annual bill -- Salt Lake County's median home price reached $645,000 in Q2 2026, so even a 0.48% effective rate implies a real, non-trivial annual property tax bill for a median-priced home there. Confirm county-specific rates and any owner-occupancy or other exemptions with your county assessor before budgeting.
How this compares to Utah's other tax categories
Property tax is genuinely the clearest positive in Utah's tax structure -- more consistent and lower-uncertainty than the state's currently-declining-but-real income tax, and simpler than its locally fragmented sales tax. See the income-taxes and sales-tax topics for the fuller comparison.
Key takeaways
- Utah's average effective property tax rate runs approximately 0.47%-0.52%, with 0.48% most commonly cited -- well below the roughly 1.02% national median.
- Even at a low percentage rate, high home values in markets like Salt Lake County (median $645,000 in Q2 2026) mean real, non-trivial annual property tax bills.
- Confirm county-specific rates and exemptions directly with your county assessor.
- Property tax is Utah's clearest, most consistent tax-picture positive relative to its income and sales tax categories.
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