Living in Taylorsville, UT
Taylorsville is a mid-size city of 58,678 people in Salt Lake County, Utah. It's about 8 miles from Salt Lake City, UT. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $434k and rent runs about $1k a month.
58,678people
$434kTypical home
$1,482/moRent
93° / 39°Summer / winter
53"Snow
261Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 58,678
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,410 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 8 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $434k (≈$2,736/mo)
- Median rent $1,482/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°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
- 53" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,729 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to SLC airport
- 9 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,357 ft
- 539 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 982 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 102 bars within 25 mi
- 441 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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