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Median Home Price in Salt Lake County, UT

The median home value in Salt Lake County, UT is $568,202 as of 2026-08-31, up 1.45% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$568,202

Year-over-Year

+1.45%

National Rank

#137 of 3071

Salt Lake County ranks 6th out of 28 counties in UT by median home price, and is +141.7% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within UT, the typical county has a median home value of $450,730, making Salt Lake County +26.1% above the UT state median.

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Home value history

The typical home value decreased by 1.5%, from $577,135 in May 2026 to $568,202 in Aug 2026.

Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.

Salt Lake County, UT monthly home value history
Month	Typical home value	Year-over-year change
May 2026	$577,135	+1.5%
Jun 2026	$575,927	+1.5%
Jul 2026	$574,561	+1.5%
Aug 2026	$568,202	+1.4%

Can you afford a home in Salt Lake County?

Households here earn a median of $97,494 a year against a typical home value of $568,202 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.8×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 92% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)

Crime in Salt Lake County

Reporting agencies in Salt Lake County recorded a violent crime rate of 212 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,529 per 100,000.

Based on 9 reporting cities covering 482,981 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).

Common questions about Salt Lake County

How much does a house cost in Salt Lake County, UT?

The median home value in Salt Lake County is $568,202. That's up 1.45% from a year earlier. That is about 141.7% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Salt Lake County the 6th most expensive of 28 counties in Utah.

Is Salt Lake County affordable?

Median household income here is $97,494, so a typical home costs about 5.8× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.

Is Salt Lake County a safe place to live?

Reporting police departments in Salt Lake County recorded 212 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 482,981 residents across 9 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.