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Cottonwood Heights is a small city of 32,828 people in Salt Lake County, Utah. It's about 13 miles from Salt Lake City, UT. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 87 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $694k and rent runs about $2k a month.
32,828people
$694kTypical home
$1,730/moRent
91° / 39°Summer / winter
87"Snow
261Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,828
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,560 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 13 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $694k (≈$4,377/mo)
- Median rent $1,730/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 87" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,567 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SLC airport
- 15 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,859 ft
- 545 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,050 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 99 bars within 25 mi
- 497 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Salt Lake County: D+10 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk