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40.66° N · 111.95° W · GEOID 4975360

Taylorsville

Salt Lake County, Utah · part of the Salt Lake City, UT metro

UtahTaylorsville, UTTaylorsvilleTaylorsville

The short answer

Taylorsville is home to 58,678 people. Median household income is $86,413 a year and median rent is $1,482 a month, 20.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $433,800, about 5.0x annual median household income.

The story in Taylorsville is how fast things are changing. Home values rose 12.6% a year between the 2019 and 2024 surveys while incomes rose 5.4%, a wider gap than in 93% of places its size. Also notable: Population growth since 2020 is -4.9%, against 9.4% in its closest peers.

42OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Taylorsville scores better than 42% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 87th of 94 in Utah.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%37
Economy 20%60
Safety 20%41
Amenities 15%55
Education 10%32
Commute 10%68
Growth 5%20
Median gross rent
$1,482
9% above the median place
Median household income
$86,413
8% above the median place
Median home value
$433,800
36% above the median place
Unemployment
4.3%
12% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Taylorsville

  • How it is changingHousing has become less affordable here. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, the median rent went from 19.1% to 20.6% of the median household's income, and the median home from 3.6 to 5 years of income.
01

Moving to Taylorsville

Salt Lake County loses about 10.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in44,237
Moved out54,328
Net−10,091

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Utah County, UT7,87311,292−3,419
Davis County, UT3,8345,243−1,409
Tooele County, UT1,3582,932−1,574
Weber County, UT1,3111,746−435
Maricopa County, AZ9481,187−239
Clark County, NV885961−76

Within Utah, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within UtahOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$71K
Leavers$77K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Salt Lake County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
2.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.4% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Salt Lake County report $70,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $77,200, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$59,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,482 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,844 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $433,800.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 15.0% work from home; 1.2% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Joliet, IL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
2.7%
53% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.4%
29% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-10.2
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureTaylorsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year12.7%53% below
Moved from another state11.4%29% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-10.2below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$70,5800% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$77,19110% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeowners pay a median of about 0.6% of home value a year in property tax, less than in 90% of the 502 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.

Taylorsville20.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$59,280
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
20.6%
1% above the median place
Home price to income
5.0x
32% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$70,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Taylorsville, $1,482 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.3 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Taylorsville, but easier on the budget

Places that match Taylorsville on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Joliet, IL9316.6% vs 20.6%$4,200Compare
Bellevue, NE8717.2% vs 20.6%$4,800Compare
Harrison, OH8713.8% vs 20.6%$17,600Compare
Wauconda, IL8614.8% vs 20.6%$21,800Compare

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Vacant homes1
3.6%
49% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.6%
36% below the median place
Median home value1
$433,800
36% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureTaylorsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4829% above
Rent to income120.6%1% above
Property tax rate10.6%36% below
Home price to income15.0x32% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.90% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,6150% above
Property tax paid (median)1$2,51323% below
Median home value1$433,80036% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.6%19% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure51.1%1% below
Homeownership171.2%7% above
Renters paying 30%+149.2%3% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8441% below
Vacant homes13.6%49% below
Median year built119820% above
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 22 min, 11% below the median place.

Mean commute1
22 min
11% below the median place
Unemployment1
4.3%
12% below the median place
Works from home1
15.0%
21% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$35,936 −10%
Poverty rate8.9% −17%
Commutes by transit1.2% +44%
Median household income$86,413 +8%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureTaylorsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$86,4138% above
Income per person1$35,93610% below
Unemployment14.3%12% below
Average annual pay5County figure$80,22522% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.5%5% below
Jobs5County figure808,479above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate18.9%17% below
Mean commute122 min11% below
Works from home115.0%21% above
Commutes by transit11.2%44% above
04

Who lives here

Population change since 2020 is -4.9%, below the median place (median 1.1%).

Population change since 20206
-4.9%
below the median place (median 1.1%)
No health insurance1
12.0%
87% above the median place
Median age1
34.5
12% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.9 +16%
High school or higher87.7% −5%
Born abroad16.2% +84%
Homes with broadband94.5% +2%
Bachelor's or higher24.3% −24%
All 9 people measures
MeasureTaylorsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population158,678728th largest
Population change since 20206-4.9%below (median 1.1%)
Median age134.512% below
Bachelor's or higher124.3%24% below
High school or higher187.7%5% below
Household size12.916% above
Born abroad116.2%84% above
No health insurance112.0%87% above
Homes with broadband194.5%2% above
05

Life in Taylorsville

Public schools here have 23 students per teacher, more than in 90% of the 471 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.

Founded or incorporated in 1848. 2 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 6 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

  • Gerrard, John and Jennette, House listed 2022
  • Taylorsville LDS Ward Meetinghouse listed 2022

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.5 −36%
Playgrounds per 10k13.8 +47%
Grocery stores per 10k2.0 −3%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k16.4 +47%
Libraries per 10k0.7 −22%
Named paths and bike trails5 km 2.6×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi18.6 88.7×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Timpanogos Cave National Monument 20 miles
  • Golden Spike National Historical Park 74 miles
  • Fossil Butte National Monument 103 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.9 +0%
Shops29.2 −4%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.6 +12%
Doctors' offices and clinics24.2 +20%
Child care centers2.8 +22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher13
23.0
49% above the median place
Nearest National Park Service site10
19.6
36% below the median place
Public school students13
6,702
37% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureTaylorsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13811% below
Public school students136,70237% above
Students per teacher1323.049% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.90% above
Shops per 10k8County figure29.24% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.612% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure24.220% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.822% above
Parks per 10k96.536% below
Playgrounds per 10k913.847% above
Grocery stores per 10k92.03% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k916.447% above
Libraries per 10k90.722% below
Named paths and bike trails95.2160% above
Transit stops per sq mi918.6above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1019.636% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11285% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 185, 3% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
185
3% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
1,729
43% above the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Median air quality index16
57
33% above the median place
Wildfire risk15
98.3
61% above the median place
Good air days16
33.2%
52% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureTaylorsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure87°F0% above
January average low14County figure21°F16% below
Average temperature14County figure50°F10% below
Annual precipitation14County figure22.3 in49% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure98.67% above
Tornado risk15County figure71.013% below
Wildfire risk15County figure98.361% above
Heat wave risk15County figure92.93% above
Median air quality index16County figure5733% above
Good air days16County figure33.2%52% below
08

Taylorsville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 21% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Taylorsville does better than 35% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 91%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,482/mo (2024)$1,920/mo$1,570 to $2,340/mo+4.4%
Median household income$86,413 (2024)$110,000$93,000 to $130,500+4.1%
Median home value$433,800 (2024)$648,000$470,000 to $893,000+6.9%
Population57,484 (2025)56,55054,250 to 58,960−0.3%

The median home would be worth 5.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Taylorsville

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Post Falls, ID$1,469$82,183Compare
Oakdale, CA$1,559$83,091Compare
Visalia, CA$1,490$81,989Compare
Turlock, CA$1,612$82,995Compare
Turlock, CAVisalia, CAOakdale, CAPost Falls, IDTaylorsville, UTTaylorsvillePost FallsOakdaleVisaliaTaylorsvillePost FallsOakdaleVisalia

Places built like Taylorsville

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Taylorsville performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Taylorsville, UT20.6%5.4%/yr-4.9%
Brighton, CO19.8%7.4%/yr13.3%Compare
Northglenn, CO25.3%4.9%/yr2.0%Compare
Roy, UT21.3%5.4%/yr-1.3%Compare
Layton, UT18.0%5.8%/yr4.3%Compare
Thornton, CO22.1%5.4%/yr4.2%Compare
Security-Widefield, CO23.6%5.6%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Taylorsville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 42 out of 100, better than 42% of the places we rate and 87th of 94 in Utah. Housing has become less affordable here. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, the median rent went from 19.1% to 20.6% of the median household's income, and the median home from 3.6 to 5 years of income. On cost, space and class size it scores 44 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Taylorsville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $433,800.

What salary do you need to live in Taylorsville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $59,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Taylorsville safe?

There were 185 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Taylorsville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Post Falls, ID, Oakdale, CA, Visalia, CA and Turlock, CA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Taylorsville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Taylorsville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/taylorsville-utah

Citytistics. “Taylorsville, Utah.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/taylorsville-utah/

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