Salt Lake County

Across the county

Living in Salt Lake County

Salt Lake City is the state capital, home to the University of Utah, walkable Sugar House and the historic Avenues. Murray, Midvale and South Salt Lake have TRAX light rail stations. Cottonwood Heights sits at the base of Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons, the way up to Snowbird, Alta, Brighton and Solitude. South Jordan's Daybreak master plan, Herriman and Riverton add newer construction. On the west side, Magna and Kearns are established communities, and Copperton is a historic mining town in the Oquirrh Mountains.

West Valley City has USANA Amphitheatre and the Maverik Center, and Kearns is home to the Utah Olympic Oval. Millcreek Canyon has hiking, mountain biking and snowshoeing close to home. Holladay Village on 4500 South has independent restaurants, coffee shops and boutiques. Draper has Corner Canyon Regional Park and the Bonneville Shoreline Trail for hiking and mountain biking.

West Valley City, Taylorsville, West Jordan, Midvale, South Jordan and Riverton all sit near the Jordan River Parkway trail. Sandy has Dimple Dell Regional Park, more than 500 acres. Murray is home to the Intermountain Medical Center campus and Wheeler Historic Farm. Bluffdale keeps a rural character, with horse properties next to new subdivisions. In Emigration Canyon, where pioneers first entered the valley, the canyon road winds past Ruth's Diner and This Is The Place Heritage Park.

Short-term rental rules differ from city to city, and the county has its own ordinance for unincorporated areas. Our rental rules guide covers each city.

We work throughout Salt Lake County. Our guides cover 21 communities, including Salt Lake City, West Valley City, and Sandy. The median sale prices we publish for these communities range from $380,000 in Copperton to $950,000 in Cottonwood Heights — ask us for today's numbers.