Moving to Midvale, Utah

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, NOAA, USGS, the EPA, the Utah State Tax Commission, UTA, and Midvale City records. Prices move, so ask me for current numbers.

Midvale sits in the middle of the Salt Lake Valley. About 36,100 people live here, by the 2025 Census estimate. The count was 36,028 in 2020, so the city is not growing fast. It covers about 5.9 square miles, which works out to about 6,100 people per square mile.

Four cities touch it. Murray is to the north. Cottonwood Heights is to the east and northeast. Sandy is to the south and southeast. West Jordan lies across the Jordan River, which is the whole west edge. Murray also reaches across the river at the northwest corner.

I-15 splits the city. Main Street and City Hall sit just west of it, between the freeway and the rail lines. Bingham Junction and Jordan Bluffs run west of them down to the river. Midvale City Park, the museum and the older east side sit east of I-15, toward State Street and Fort Union Boulevard. The areas topic walks each part.

The ground is gentle. City Hall sits at about 4,350 feet. The river end is near 4,290 feet, and the east side reaches about 4,510 on Union Park Avenue. That is a rise of about 220 feet from west to east.

The middle of the valley

Many valley cities sit near one edge. Midvale sits near the middle, so the north and the south are both close. I-15 runs north and south through the city, with an exit at 7200 South. I-215 crosses the northeast corner. State Street, the old US-89, runs north and south on the east side. Fort Union Boulevard and 7200 South run east and west.

Drive times below start at City Hall. Downtown Salt Lake City is about 12 miles north, a drive of about 16 minutes. The Point of the Mountain, where Salt Lake County meets Utah County, is about 15 miles south, or about 19 minutes. The airport is about 19 miles, or about 26 minutes. The canyon ski resorts are 30 to 37 minutes east. Snowbird is 30, Alta 32, Solitude 33 and Brighton 37.

Rail adds a second way around. Three TRAX light rail stations sit inside the city, on two lines. The public transportation topic has the lines and the times. A freeway through the middle of town means noise on the nearest blocks. Walk those blocks at rush hour before you write an offer.

From Bingham Junction to Midvale

The first settlement here was Bingham Junction. It sat where the rail line from Provo met the line west to the Bingham Canyon mines, in 1882. Smelters stood along the river from the 1870s. EPA says five lead and copper smelters operated on the Midvale Slag ground between 1871 and 1958. From 1906 to 1971, a smelting and ore milling plant ran on the Sharon Steel ground.

Voters approved becoming a city on May 26, 1909, by a vote of 273 to 85. The name “Midvale” won a naming contest. It described the town’s place in the middle of the Salt Lake Valley. The post office changed its name from Bingham Junction to Midvale that October.

The smelter years ended in 1958, when lead smelting stopped. The ore mill closed in 1971. Both old industrial sites later went on the federal Superfund list, the national list of badly polluted sites. Both came back as Bingham Junction and Jordan Bluffs. The Superfund record tells that story in full, with EPA’s own words.

The city’s Redevelopment Agency dates from July 6, 1982. It manages three project areas: Bingham Junction, Jordan Bluffs and Main Street. Midvale also voted on November 6, 2007, with the other east side cities, to form Canyons School District. The district opened in 2009. The schools topic has the school names and counts.

Sources: EPA site profiles for Midvale Slag and Sharon Steel, the City of Midvale’s Redevelopment Agency page, and a rail history of the Midvale smelters.

ZIP code 84047 covers almost all of the city. It also runs into Sandy and Cottonwood Heights, so a “Midvale 84047” address is not always in Midvale. A piece of Sandy sits near 7700 South and 600 East. The land east of about 1100 to 1300 East is Cottonwood Heights. The ZIP never tells you the city, so check the city line for any east side address.

The 2016 General Plan is the one in force. The city plans to start a new general plan. For the street level view, see Midvale on The Local. Comparing neighbors? Read the hubs for Sandy, Cottonwood Heights and Murray. Weighing the whole state? Start with my relocating to Utah guide. I did the homework on Midvale. In Midvale, a partner agent I trust does the work on the ground.

Midvale has four true seasons. Summers are hot and dry. Winters are cold, with steady snow from November through March. Spring and fall are mild. NOAA has no station in Midvale, so no one can give you a figure for one street. These numbers are NOAA’s 1991 to 2020 normals at Salt Lake City International Airport. The station is about 12 miles north-northwest of City Hall and about 120 feet lower.

Month by month

These are the normal highs and lows for each month. Summer nights cool off a little. A normal July night drops to about 68°F.

• JanuaryHigh 39°F, low 24°F
• FebruaryHigh 45°F, low 29°F
• MarchHigh 55°F, low 36°F
• AprilHigh 62°F, low 42°F
• MayHigh 73°F, low 50°F
• JuneHigh 84°F, low 59°F
• JulyHigh 94°F, low 68°F
• AugustHigh 92°F, low 67°F
• SeptemberHigh 81°F, low 56°F
• OctoberHigh 66°F, low 44°F
• NovemberHigh 51°F, low 33°F
• DecemberHigh 39°F, low 25°F

Source: NOAA climate normals, 1991 to 2020, Salt Lake City International Airport station. Months are rounded to the nearest degree.

Rain and melted snow add up to about 15.5 inches a year. April is the wettest month, with about 2.2 inches. July is the driest, with about 0.5.

Frost dates matter if you garden. The last freeze usually comes around April 8, and the first one around October 31. That leaves about 204 frost-free days. About 21 days a year stay below freezing all day.

The canyon mouths, with fall color in the canyons above them, are a short drive east. The Big Cottonwood park and ride is about 11 minutes from City Hall. For the day to day side, see Midvale on The Local.

Midvale gets about 52 inches of snow in a normal year at the nearest station, the Salt Lake City airport. That is more than Lehi and less than Logan or Tooele. Most of it falls from November through March. The cities along the mountains to the east get more. The station at the canyon mouth in Cottonwood Heights gets about 82 inches.

January is the snowiest month, with about 12.7 inches. December brings about 12.1 and February about 10.7. November adds about 7, March about 6, and April about 3. October and May get only a trace. No snow falls from June through September.

Snow cover is short on the low ground. At the airport, the ground holds an inch of snow or more on about 45 days a year. The city is gentle ground, with no steep streets to ice over.

For the bigger picture on snow and water in Utah, read my guide on Utah water and snowpack. The skiing topic covers the canyons.

Summers are hot and dry. A normal July afternoon reaches about 94°F at the airport station, which is the warmest of the four towns below. Nights fall to about 68°F, so the house cools off slowly. June is milder, with highs near 84°F. August is close to July, near 92°F.

Hot days are common. In a normal year, about 62 days reach 90°F or hotter. About 8 days reach 100°F or hotter.

Summer is also a season for poor air. The air quality topic below has the numbers.

Spring brings gusty days to the Salt Lake Valley, and Midvale has them too. No official wind figure exists for the city, so I give no gust number rather than a guess.

What I would do is learn how a home sits on its lot. A home on an open lot has less cover than one on an older street with mature trees. Look at the roof, the fences and the trees. Ask the neighbors what the last big wind did.

Yes, Midvale gets inversions, like the rest of the Salt Lake Valley. An inversion is when cold air gets trapped in a valley under a lid of warmer air. The valley is a bowl, with mountains on the east and west. On calm winter days, haze builds in that trapped air. A storm usually clears it out. On many inversion days, the canyons sit above the haze. Summer ozone brings poor air days too.

Winter haze

The air quality index starts at 0. A reading of 50 or less is good. Above 50 is moderate, and above 100 is unhealthy for sensitive groups. This table counts December through February days over 50 in Salt Lake County.

Source: EPA AirData, daily air quality index for Salt Lake County. The worst days were December 5, 2024 and January 1, 2026, both from fine particles. The county figure uses the worst monitor of the day, so it is not a reading for Midvale.

Summer ozone

Ozone is a gas that forms on hot, sunny days. In 2025, Salt Lake County had 121 good days and 228 moderate days. It had 15 days that were unhealthy for sensitive groups and 1 that was unhealthy for everyone. Fourteen of those 16 poor days were ozone days, between May 12 and September 3.

What the EPA says

Salt Lake County is in the Northern Wasatch Front area for the 2015 ozone standard. EPA lists the area as Serious, so it does not yet meet that standard. For fine particles, called PM2.5, EPA ruled that the Salt Lake City area met the standard. That took effect on December 19, 2025, and the area has a plan to keep it that way.

Here is what I would do. Check the air each day on the state’s air quality site, the way you check the weather. The state posts a forecast and calls action days when the air is bad. If air matters to you, visit during a gray winter stretch and a hot summer afternoon before you buy.

Car emissions tests are part of the same story. The first 90 days topic covers the test.

Sources: EPA Green Book (current as of September 30, 2026), the EPA news release on PM2.5, and EPA AirData for 2024 to 2026.

Housing is the big cost in Midvale. The glance box at the top of this page shows the latest typical home value, from the U.S. Census. In words, the Census typical value here runs below Salt Lake City's, Sandy's, and Cottonwood Heights', and close to Taylorsville's. Rents change quickly, so check current rents against live listings before you set a budget.

The smaller costs are easier to pin down. Sales tax here is a full point below Salt Lake City's. Utah taxes a primary home on only part of its value, and the next topic walks through each tax. Most monthly bills are plain city fees that you can look up.

The city utility fees, one by one

These are the rates in the city's fee schedule for fiscal year 2026, the latest one the city posts. I print them one at a time and do not add them into a total, because the mix depends on your block. Sewer, for example, comes from the city for only about a third of Midvale. The utilities topic shows who bills what.

Water has one more twist. In 2026 the city added a 25% drought surcharge to the water usage charge, after the Jordan Valley Water district named a severe water shortage. Check the city's water page for the surcharge that applies when you move.

There is one saving that is not a fee. Three TRAX light rail stations sit inside the city. For some commutes, that can mean one car instead of two. It depends on where you work, so look at the transit topic before you count on it.

Do you want a side-by-side with a nearby city? Midvale touches Murray, Sandy, Cottonwood Heights, and West Jordan. Ask me and I will run the numbers for the addresses you are weighing.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2020 to 2024), the Utah State Tax Commission, and the Midvale City fee schedule for fiscal year 2026. No newer schedule is posted, so ask me for current numbers.

For general information only. This is not tax or financial advice. Tax rates and home prices change. Consult a qualified professional for guidance specific to your situation.

Three taxes matter most when you move here: sales tax, state income tax, and property tax. Here is each one in plain terms. All of Midvale is in Salt Lake County.

Your property tax bill is made of several pieces. Each group that taxes you sets its own rate, and that rate is called a levy. The county lists nine tax areas in Midvale, so the total rate changes by address. Each line on the bill is a separate taxing body. Pull the full rate for one parcel from the Salt Lake County Auditor before you budget.

The city's own slice is small. The city says it receives about 10 cents of every property tax dollar paid. The rest goes to schools, the county, and other regional services.

The city raised its property tax in 2025 and again for 2026

Utah requires a public hearing, called Truth in Taxation, before a tax group collects more than it did the year before. For 2025, the city levy rose to 0.001167. That is 0.000918 for general operations plus a new public safety levy of 0.000249. The public notice put the increase at 26.89% of the city's slice, or about $67 a year on the average home it cited.

For 2026, the council raised the public safety rate again. It voted 5 to 0 on August 11, 2026, to a rate of 0.000266. The general operations rate stayed at the certified rate, the rate that brings in about the same money as the year before. City staff put the change at about $5 a year on an average home.

The public safety money goes into a fund. It pays for the contract with the Unified Police Department, county animal services, and Unified Fire emergency planning.

The school district and the county raised their rates too

Canyons School District also raised its rate for 2026. Its board voted 7 to 0 after a hearing on August 4. Salt Lake County raised its rate for 2026 as well. The schools topic has the schools inside the city.

The primary home exemption

Utah gives a tax break to the home you live in. A primary home is taxed on 55% of its market value, and other property is taxed on all of it. From January 1, 2027, an exemption application is required when a home changes owners. Look for the primary home line on your tax notice.

Sources: the Utah State Tax Commission, the Midvale City council minutes of August 11, 2026, the city's budget pages, and Canyons School District hearing records. Questions about your own bill go to the county assessor.

For general information only. This is not tax or financial advice. Tax rates and home prices change. Consult a qualified professional for guidance specific to your situation.

The glance box at the top of this page shows the latest typical home value for Midvale, from the U.S. Census. That number is what owners think their homes are worth, averaged over five years. It is not a sale price. So price any home against recent sales of homes like it nearby.

The Census counts 16,070 homes. About 43% of occupied homes are lived in by their owners, and about 57% are rented. So detached homes for sale are a smaller slice than the home count suggests. About half the homes are houses or townhomes, and the rest are apartments and condos.

The median home was built in 1987. About 36% of all homes went up in 2000 or later, and 19% went up in the 2010s alone. Most of the newer homes are rentals in big buildings. Only 2% have been built since 2020. At the other end, 16% date from before 1960, and 4% from 1939 or earlier.

The houses people own are older than the whole city. The table below counts owned houses, detached and attached, by the year they were built.

Homes are modest in size, with a median of 4.8 rooms. About 4% of homes are vacant.

Four layers of homes, by age

Read the city by age and it sorts into four layers. An average hides how different they are, so judge each home by its street, its age, and its updates.

Ask me how fast homes like the one you want are selling right now. A partner agent I trust in Salt Lake County can walk through recent sales with you. Prices shift through the year, so a number from last season can mislead.

Shop by price

Shop by kind of home

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2020 to 2024. Prices shift through the year, so ask me for the latest Midvale numbers.

The city does not publish a map of named neighborhoods. The names a buyer meets come from the city's redevelopment project areas, its arts district, and the streets around the schools. So this topic reads the city from west to east, and the edges are approximate.

I-15 splits the city. Main Street and City Hall sit just west of it, between the freeway and the rail lines. Bingham Junction and Jordan Bluffs run west of them to the river. The city park and the older east side sit east of the freeway.

• West edgeBingham JunctionWest of Main Street to the river, about 6500 to 7800 SouthOffices, apartments and townhomes, WinCo, Topgolf, and Bingham Junction Park, with a TRAX station on the Red Line. It was built on the former Midvale Slag site, and the Superfund record tells that story.
• West sideJordan BluffsSouth of about 7725 South to about 8450 South, between Main Street and the riverThe Zions technology campus, the View 78 condos, two rental communities, and Jordan Bluffs Park. It sits on the former Sharon Steel mill ground and is still being built. The new construction topic has the details.
• Old townMain Street and City HallJust west of I-15, about 7200 to 7800 SouthThe city's oldest commercial street, with the murals, the Pearl on Main, City Hall, and the summer food truck plaza. Older homes sit on the blocks around it.
• Older east sideBetween I-15 and State StreetEast of the freewayMidvale City Park, the museum, Midvale Elementary, and Midvale Middle. The homes are mid-century and the streets are an older grid.
• East sideEast of State Street to Fort Union Boulevard and Union Park AvenueToward the Cottonwood Heights lineHillcrest High and East Midvale Elementary sit here, with mid-century ranches and split-levels. Fort Union Boulevard is the main shopping street, and I-215 touches the northeast corner.
• Middle and southThe subdivisions toward SandyBoth sides of State Street, south of about 7800 SouthHomes from the 1970s to the 1990s. Midvalley Elementary is here, and so are Copperview Elementary and the Copperview Recreation Center near 8450 South and 300 West.

The east side is not all Midvale

A piece of Sandy sits around 7700 South and 600 East. The land east of about 1100 to 1300 East is Cottonwood Heights. So check the city line for any east-side address. The partner agent can check it and walk the street with you.

A home's school depends on its address, so confirm it with the district. The schools topic lists the schools. I do not rate schools, so use the district, GreatSchools, and Niche to compare them.

Want the story on a certain block? Tell me what you are after. I will get it through the partner agent on the ground. The Midvale guides on The Local cover Main Street, the city park, Bingham Junction, and the river.

Area names follow the city's redevelopment project area maps and the streets around the schools. Street edges are approximate. A home's school depends on its exact address, so check with the district.

Here is the straight answer. Midvale has almost no open land, so nobody is laying out new streets of detached houses on farm ground. New homes come as townhomes, condos, and apartments in the two redevelopment districts, plus a few small projects on leftover lots. Bingham Junction already holds offices, stores, and apartments. Jordan Bluffs is where the 2026 city records show building going on.

Homes for sale and homes that rent

• CondosJordan Heights at View 78Jordan Bluffs, by the Jordan RiverHolmes Homes sells condos here with five floor plans, 2 to 3 bedrooms, and 1,090 to 1,440 square feet. The builder lists them for sale in 2026.
• RentalsParc View Apartments & TownhomesBingham Junction Boulevard, Jordan BluffsListing sites show this community as rentals. It rents and does not sell.
• RentalsThe Reserve at View 78Jordan BluffsAn income-restricted rental community. It rents and does not sell.
• ConceptVista 270 at Jordan Bluffs8250 South Bingham Junction BoulevardA concept plan for four more building pods came to the Planning Commission for discussion in August 2026. It is not approved.

The builders and plans named here are the ones the records show. A project in a record is not a home for sale, so check what is actually on the market.

Small projects in the older city

The 2026 city record shows a few small projects in the older streets. The July 8, 2026 Planning Commission agenda carried two requests. One was a rezone for about 3 acres at 7250 South Halelani Drive. The other was a duplex overlay for about 4 acres near 620 East Greenwood Avenue. The agenda lists them as requests, not as approved homes.

Jordan Bluffs, the district still being built

Jordan Bluffs is the former Sharon Steel mill and tailings ground south of Bingham Junction. EPA counts about 270 acres of former mill ground there.

The housing plan is large. About 2,500 homes were proposed at first. In March 2019 the city council voted 3 to 2 to add about 1,000 more, for about 3,500 in all. Treat those as plan numbers, not delivery promises.

The Zions Bancorporation Technology Campus opened in July 2022. It has 400,000 square feet and room for about 1,500 employees, and it earned a LEED Platinum rating. More than 2,000 solar panels make up to 75% of its power, by Zions' own count. The city approved the site plan for the Jordan Heights condos in August 2022. A July 2026 agenda carried more 10-unit condo subdivisions in its second phase.

EPA's pages call this development View 72, and builders call it View 78. This page uses View 78. The Superfund record has the cleanup story for the ground.

Builders often cover the buyer agent fee, and your agent puts that in writing before you sign. Buying new works differently from buying a resale home, so read how it works before you tour.

Before you commit to a new home

1. For sale or rental? Ask whether each project sells homes at all or only rents them.
2. Phase timeline. Ask when the building is done and what is left to build.
3. Recorded cleanup controls. Ask your title officer to walk you through the controls on the parcel.
4. What the next parcels are planned for. A district in the middle of a build changes around you for years.
5. Your tax area. Ask which tax area the home sits in after the 2025 and 2026 changes.

Sources: Midvale City Planning Commission agendas, a KSL report from March 2019, a Zions Bancorporation release from July 2022, EPA's Sharon Steel page, and the builder's page. Plans change, so ask me for the latest status.

Every town has its own list of things to check. None of these should scare you off. They are the questions I would ask about any home in Midvale. Most come from the low ground by the river, the old mill ground, the freeways, and the rail lines. A map or a test can answer each one for a single address, so check them one home at a time.

Two more checks are about the address, not the lot. First, check the city line on the east side, where Sandy and Cottonwood Heights meet Midvale. Second, for a new condo, ask which pod is selling and what the next pod is planned for.

The Superfund record

Here is the history a brochure would skip, told straight. Superfund is the federal program that cleans up badly polluted sites. For decades, smelters and an ore mill operated along the Jordan River. EPA says five lead and copper smelters ran at one site between 1871 and 1958. A smelting and ore milling plant ran on the Sharon Steel ground from 1906 to 1971.

Both areas ended up on the federal Superfund list, and both have since come off it. What this means for you is a records check, not alarm. Here is the record, in EPA's words where quoted.

• Midvale SlagNow Bingham Junction446 acres, in Midvale and MurrayThe site went on the Superfund list in February 1991. Cleanup finished in 2011, and EPA deleted it from the list on April 8, 2015. In the north, yard soil was replaced at the Winchester Estates homes. In the south, crews regraded the ground and added a soil cover and recorded controls, finished in 2007. The riverbank was stabilized from 2008 to 2010. Five-year reviews continue, and the latest was in April 2024.
• Sharon SteelThe mill ground and nearby homes470 acres, in MidvaleThe site went on the list in August 1990. EPA deleted it on September 24, 2004. One part is about 270 undeveloped acres with a capped tailings pile. That is the Jordan Bluffs ground. The other part covered about 600 homes and businesses in the older neighborhoods next to the mill. Contaminated yard soil there was removed and replaced from 1991 to 1999. The latest five-year review was in August 2024.

The state first found lead in yards near the mill in 1982. That is why the second part of the cleanup reached into the neighborhoods.

What stays on the land

EPA describes the controls this way: "Groundwater use is restricted by the Salt Lake Valley Ground Water Management Plan and the Midvale City ordinance." It adds that the ordinance sets procedures for workers who handle soil at depth, and that city staff oversee redevelopment projects. On a west-side parcel, those controls can show up in the title work.

The reuse record

EPA held a ceremony in April 2015 and gave the city an Excellence in Site Reuse award. A 2012 EPA case study is titled From Midvale Slag to Bingham Junction: A Superfund Success Story. A later EPA study says the project area's assessed value was $3.9 million in 2004 and was over $309 million in 2015.

As of December 2024, EPA counted 64 businesses and 3,181 jobs on the Midvale Slag ground. It counted 149 businesses and 2,463 jobs on the Sharon Steel ground. Together that is about 5,600 jobs at 213 businesses.

The 2025 lead rules

EPA released an updated lead directive in October 2025. It says it is evaluating the directive's impacts on both sites. EPA's site pages carry their own advice for households near the sites, so read them if you are buying near the old mill. I will not guess about anything beyond the record.

1. Title work. Ask for the recorded cleanup controls on a west-side parcel and read them.
2. Older home near the old mill. Ask whether the yard soil was replaced in the 1990s. EPA keeps records.
3. Digging. Ask about the soil rules before any digging project.
4. The parcel history. Ask the city about the redevelopment history of the parcel.

Ask me about any of these on a home you like, and I will tell you what the record shows. Your agent on the ground can set up the radon test and the inspection.

More on inspections

This is general information, not legal, engineering, or insurance advice. Sources: EPA site pages and case studies, the Utah Geological Survey, the state mapping office (UGRC), FEMA, and the Utah Department of Environmental Quality. Have a licensed inspector look at any home before you buy.

Sort the financing before the search in Midvale. The homes here are not all alike. A smelter-era cottage, a mid-century ranch, and a new townhome each go through their own loan, appraisal, and insurance steps. An appraisal is the lender's check on a home's value.

Condo and townhome projects carry project-level review questions. Those are better asked before you fall for a floor plan. The best first step is to get pre-approved. That means a lender checks your finances and tells you how much you can borrow. It shows what you can spend, and it makes your offer stronger.

One loan type does not apply here. USDA loans are for rural homes, and the USDA map shows every Midvale point tested as ineligible. Conventional, FHA, and VA loans are the ones to look at. Utah Housing Corporation runs statewide programs for buyers, so ask about current programs. The city's Redevelopment Agency also works with NeighborWorks Salt Lake on a home buyer program and a home repair loan program. They are for buyers and owners with low to moderate incomes.

How my dual role works. I am licensed in both real estate and lending. On any one purchase I take one role. Every role is disclosed, and you are always free to choose your own agent and your own lender. In Midvale, a partner agent I trust does the work on the ground. The full explanation is on How I Work. This section is general information, not financial, legal, or tax advice.

Midvale is a place where people work, not only sleep. About 18,900 people work inside the city (Census, 2020 to 2024). About 20,900 workers live here. Those two numbers are close, which tells you jobs and homes sit side by side. The city says it has around 1,300 businesses.

Big employers

The city’s 2025 financial report lists its principal employers, using state workforce data. In the city’s order, the list starts with Zions Bancorporation and CHG Companies. It also includes Intermountain Health, FLSmidth, Topgolf, Savage, ZAGG, Smith’s, Walmart, and WinCo Foods. The report gives names, not headcounts.

The city’s own business page adds the headquarters of Savage, ZAGG, and Sportsman’s Warehouse. It also names GRIP6 and the Intermountain Healthcare supply chain. CHG Healthcare, a medical staffing company, has its headquarters at Bingham Junction. The Zions Technology Campus is at Jordan Bluffs, and the Jordan Bluffs section tells the story.

Old ground, new jobs

Two former smelter and mill sites now hold offices, stores, and homes. As of December 2024, the EPA counted about 5,600 jobs at 213 businesses on the two sites. The Superfund record has the cleanup story and the counts for each site.

Salt Lake County bought the round glass former Overstock headquarters at Bingham Junction in 2024. It plans to move its main offices there. The city’s May 2026 budget still lists that plan. Today the county offices are in Salt Lake City.

The trip to work

For people who live here, the average trip to work is about 21 minutes. The traffic topic has the full split. Police work comes by contract with the Unified Police Department. Fire service comes from Unified Fire, which the city joined in 2012.

Salt Lake County had about 806,300 jobs in March 2026, and the average weekly wage was $1,666 (BLS). Offices and stores in Sandy and Cottonwood Heights can carry a Midvale mailing address, so check the city line for any workplace.

Do you work from home? My guide for remote workers in Utah covers what to check before you move.

Sources: Census ACS 2020 to 2024, the city’s FY2025 financial report (principal employers), the city’s economic development page, the EPA redevelopment pages for the two sites (December 2024), the city’s FY2027 budget book (May 2026), and BLS (first quarter 2026).

No hospital sits inside Midvale. Intermountain Medical Center is in Murray, about 4 miles away. It is the nearest Level I trauma center, and the state licenses it for 510 beds. Trauma levels run from I, the most complete, to V.

Beds come from the state licensed facility list (2026). Trauma levels come from the Utah state list dated May 14, 2025. Drive times are map estimates in normal traffic.

Alta View is in Sandy, south of the city. St. Mark’s Hospital is northeast, in Millcreek. The University of Utah Hospital and the Huntsman Cancer Institute share a campus in Salt Lake City, about 15 miles away. The Red Line train runs from Bingham Junction to University Medical Center in about 45 minutes.

For everyday care, check which clinics and networks serve your address. I do not name clinics, because lists like that go stale.

On military orders? My military PCS guide covers VA loans and timing the move.

Sources: the Utah state hospital license list, the Utah Bureau of Emergency Medical Services trauma list (May 2025), UTA timetables (2026), and map estimates from City Hall.

Canyons School District serves all of Midvale. It had 31,499 students in kindergarten to grade 12 on October 1, 2025 (state count). Canyons schools teach kindergarten to grade 5 in elementary school, grades 6 to 8 in middle school, and grades 9 to 12 in high school. Voters in Midvale and three nearby cities chose to form the district in 2007, and it opened in 2009.

Counts come from the Utah State Board of Education through the state school map layer (fall 2025). The four elementary schools also have preschool.

Jordan Valley School, a district school for students who need special education, is at 7501 South 1000 East. It had 64 students in fall 2025.

Union Middle and school boundaries

Union Middle School sits just south of the city line, in Sandy, at 615 East 8000 South. It had 915 students in grades 6 to 8. Some Midvale addresses are zoned to it, so do not assume a Midvale address means Midvale Middle.

Boundaries are moving a little. On December 2, 2025, the school board merged Bella Vista Elementary into Ridgecrest Elementary. For 2026-27, Ridgecrest students living west of 1300 East moved into East Midvale Elementary’s boundary. In May 2026 the board paused two other school merges for a districtwide boundary study that runs through the 2026-27 school year. Confirm the school for any address with the district’s school finder.

No brick-and-mortar charter school sits inside the city. Charter schools are free public schools.

I do not rate schools, and I would be wary of anyone who says which one is best. Use the district’s tools to find the school for an address, then read the ratings sites yourself.

Ratings and boundaries come from independent third parties and the district, not from me.

No college campus sits inside Midvale. Several are close, and the Red Line train reaches the largest one.

The University of Utah is about 15 miles north, about 25 minutes by car. By train, the Red Line leaves from Bingham Junction station and reaches the Stadium stop at the University of Utah in about 38 minutes. The ride to University Medical Center takes about 45.

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) has its Miller Campus at 9750 South 300 West in Sandy, and its Jordan Campus in West Jordan. Its Redwood Campus is in Taylorsville, to the northwest. Westminster University is in Sugar House, in Salt Lake City.

The University of Utah has announced that its Sandy Center will close. Check the university’s site for what that means for any class you plan to take. For program quality, look at third-party sources such as Niche and U.S. News, not at me.

Train times come from the UTA Red Line timetable (fall 2026). Drive times are map estimates in normal traffic.

For people who live here, the average trip to work is about 21 minutes (Census, 2020 to 2024). About 60 in 100 workers drive alone, and about 16 in 100 carpool. About 15 in 100 work from home. About 3 in 100 ride transit, and the county figure is 2. Most of the riders use light rail. About 4 in 100 walk.

I-15 runs north and south through the middle of the city. Exit 297, at 7200 South, is inside the city. Exit 295, at 9000 South, sits at the south edge. On the map, the I-215 exits at Union Park Avenue, State Street, and I-15 sit just outside the north edge. State Street runs north and south. 7200 South and Fort Union Boulevard run east and west.

I-15 through the middle of the valley slows down at rush hour. The blocks nearest the freeway and the train lines have road and rail noise. Walk them at rush hour before you write an offer. The home checks topic has more.

From City Hall

• Midvale City Park~3 min
• Bingham Junction station~4 min
• Fashion Place Mall~7 min
• Fort Union shopping~7 min
• Intermountain Medical Center~8 min
• Alta View Hospital~12 min

The canyon roads to the ski resorts have their own rules and a state plan, and the ski topic covers them. The public transportation topic covers the trains. State studies chose light rail from Draper to Lehi at the Point of the Mountain, but it is not funded or scheduled.

Sources: Census ACS 2020 to 2024, OpenStreetMap exit tags (2026), the Point of the Mountain Transit Project (UDOT), and map estimates in normal traffic. Rush hour and weather change drive times.

Yes. Midvale has three TRAX light rail stations. The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) runs them. Trains come every 15 minutes on weekdays and Saturdays, and every 30 on Sundays.

UTA buses also run along State Street and the main east-west roads. Check rideuta.com for routes before you plan around one. A one-way fare is $2.50, good for two hours on buses, TRAX, and the S-Line streetcar. FAREPAY caps what you pay at $5 a day.

FrontRunner

FrontRunner, the commuter train, does not stop in Midvale. The nearest station is Murray Central, which is also a TRAX stop. FrontRunner does not run on Sundays.

Pick the station before you pick the street

The Blue Line is the way to downtown and to Draper. The Red Line is the way to the University of Utah and the hospitals around it. The stations sit at different places in the city, so the ride you want depends on the side of town you choose. Walk from the house to the station before you decide.

Details come from UTA schedules for the Blue Line (April 2026) and the Red Line (fall 2026), and UTA’s fare pages. Check rideuta.com before you ride.

No airport sits inside the city. Salt Lake City International (SLC) is about 19 miles from City Hall. By car it takes about 26 minutes in normal traffic.

• Salt Lake City (SLC)~19 mi · ~26 min

The airport has been rebuilt in phases under a program called The New SLC. In July 2026 it opened four more gates on Concourse B-east. My airport guide on The Local covers parking and getting to the terminal.

Rush hour and weather change the trip most, so leave extra time.

Sources: map estimates in normal traffic, and the Salt Lake City airport construction updates (July 2026).

Midvale sits in the middle of the Salt Lake Valley. Downtown Salt Lake City is about 16 minutes north, and the Point of the Mountain is about 19 minutes south. The canyon resorts are 30 to 37 minutes away, and the nearest canyon park and ride is about 11.

West Jordan

~2 mi · ~4 min

Murray

~4 mi · ~8 min

Sandy

~4 mi · ~9 min

Taylorsville

~5 mi · ~10 min

Cottonwood Heights

~6 mi · ~11 min

South Salt Lake

~8 mi · ~11 min

Salt Lake City

~12 mi · ~16 min

Park City

~35 mi · ~42 min

Here are more drives people ask about. All of them start at City Hall, 7505 South Holden Street.

These are map estimates in normal conditions, not official figures. Add time for snow and rush hour, and check your own route. Ski drives are to the resort, and winter storms and canyon closures add time.

Going somewhere else? Look up any Utah drive between 138 towns.

Midvale makes setup simple. Most homes get one city bill for water, trash and recycling, and the storm drain. Sewer is on that bill only if the city serves your address. Start with the Utility Billing office at 7505 South Holden Street, on the first floor. The phone is 801-567-7200, option 1. The office is open Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and closed Friday to Sunday.

You start service with the city’s online service agreement. Billing starts from the date on your deed. The city asks that your title papers be final first. If you rent, the landlord adds you to the account and stays responsible for payment.

Confirm each provider for the exact address. Fees and hours change. The cost of living topic has the city’s fee schedule.

Police work comes by contract with the Unified Police Department. Fire service comes from Unified Fire. Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling District has an office in Midvale, but it does not pick up your trash here.

Midvale has cable and a lot of fiber. The state broadband map shows who reports service at each spot in the city. It was checked at 76 spots across the city. The table lists who reports service, not speeds or prices.

Source: the Utah Broadband Center provider data (October 1, 2026), checked at 76 spots inside the city. CenturyLink also reports copper service at every spot. Fixed wireless and satellite show everywhere. Only the far southwest corner, by the river, shows thin fiber.

UTOPIA Fiber

UTOPIA Fiber is a fiber network owned by member cities. It began with 11 Utah cities in 2004 and now reaches 20. The city’s own page says “Midvale is proud to partner with UTOPIA Fiber.” The city also lists UTOPIA fees on its utility bill, as an optional line.

UTOPIA is open access. Several internet companies sell service over the same fiber line. If one disappoints you, you can switch to another company without rewiring the house. The city says plans start at 250 Mbps. I do not list prices, because they change.

The honest limits are the usual ones for fiber. What a company reports for a spot is not a promise for a given house. Install timing, and whether the line already reaches the house, differ from one address to the next. Cell service differs too, so look at each carrier’s own coverage map for the address.

Moving day is only the start. Here is the short list for your first 90 days in Midvale, in a sensible order.

1. Turn on the utilitiesCall city Utility Billing at 801-567-7200, option 1, or start online. If your sewer is not the city’s, call the sewer district too. Then set up Rocky Mountain Power and Enbridge Gas Utah. Do this a week before you move in.
2. Get your Utah driver licenseThe nearest offices are West Valley-Taylorsville at 4315 South 2700 West, South Valley at 14555 South Minuteman Drive in Draper, and Fairpark at 1095 Motor Avenue in Salt Lake City. You take a written test, and maybe a driving test. A license from another state is $52 for ages 21 and up and $39 for ages 20 and under.
3. Get an emissions testSalt Lake County requires one for most cars and light trucks before you register. The notes below have the rules.
4. Register your carUtah gives you 60 days after you make a permanent home here. The county adds a $3.00 air pollution control fee when you register. A car that is new to Utah needs a quick VIN check.
5. Register to voteDo it online at vote.utah.gov, or in person with ID. Same-day registration is allowed in person.
6. Check your schoolLook up the address in the district’s school finder, then register with the school. The schools topic has the links.
7. Test for radonAbout 1 home in 3 tests high in this ZIP code. The home checks topic has the numbers.
8. Check the primary home tax breakIt can cut the tax on the home you live in. The taxes topic has the rule.

The emissions test

Salt Lake County is one of five Utah counties that require an emissions test. Davis, Utah, Weber, and Cache are the others. A car less than six years old is tested every two years. An older car is tested every year. Electric cars are exempt. A passing test counts for 60 days, and you test no more than two months before your registration is due. Stations set their own prices.

The county Health Department has proposed changes to its rules. They are not final, so check the county’s page before you test.

Rules and office hours change. Check each office before you go.

Midvale has full grocery stores inside its lines. Fort Union Boulevard, from about 700 East to Union Park Avenue, is the city’s main shopping street. The mailing address can fool you. The ZIP code 84047 also runs into Sandy and Cottonwood Heights, so a store with a Midvale address may be in another city. Check a store’s street address on a map.

Just outside the line

The Target, The Home Depot, TJ Maxx, and Trader Joe’s corner at 1300 East and Park Centre Drive is in Cottonwood Heights. The Harmons on 700 East at 7755 South is just over the line in Sandy. Sam’s Club is in Murray, and Costco is in Sandy.

Malls

Fashion Place, in Murray, is about 7 minutes by car. It has Dillard’s, Nordstrom, and Macy’s. The Shops at South Town, in Sandy, is the mall to the south.

Grocery food is taxed at a lower rate than restaurant meals, and the taxes topic has the rates. For places to eat, see the restaurants topic.

Store lists change. These were checked against store pages, city maps, and state boundary data in October 2026.

Midvale has a river on its west edge and flat, easy ground. The Jordan River Trail runs along the river, and the city's parks sit on both sides of I-15. The canyons are a drive away, since the city has no trailhead of its own.

From City Hall

• Midvale City Park~3 min
• Bingham Junction station~4 min
• Fashion Place Mall~7 min
• Fort Union shopping~7 min
• Intermountain Medical Center~8 min
• Alta View Hospital~12 min

The Jordan River Trail

The Jordan River Trail is about 45 miles long. It follows the river north from Utah Lake to the Great Salt Lake, and it is open to many kinds of users. The city says it is a paved trail with an equestrian trail and neighborhood links beside it. About two and a half miles of it run along Midvale's west edge.

Paddlers use the river too. The Jordan River Water Trail is open for canoes and kayaks, and the city's advice is to scout your route before you paddle. Jordan Bluffs Park has paths that join the trail.

Two river parks come from the city's 2025 parks plan. Bingham Junction Park covers 24.57 acres, with wetland open space and walking trails. The Jordan River Open Space covers 10.42 acres, with a river bank and paths. The open space has no restrooms or picnic facilities.

The city parks

The city's 2025 parks plan, the first of its kind for Midvale, counts about 86.8 acres across 12 parks and open spaces. Most of them are small, under two acres. These are the ones a buyer will use most.

• Main city parkMidvale City Park425 W 6th AvenueOver 20 acres, open until 10 p.m. It has pavilions, an amphitheater, a playground, a softball field, pickleball and basketball courts, and the Disc on 6th course. The splash pad is free and open daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Memorial Day to Labor Day. The Midvale Museum sits on the park's northeast corner.
• By the riverBingham Junction Park6980 S River Reserve CourtPavilions, a playground, a lit ball field and basketball courts, with the wetland open space and trails noted above.
• West sideJordan Bluffs Park7970 Bingham Junction BlvdBasketball, pickleball and volleyball courts, small pavilions, a playground and paths to the river trail. It closes at dark. The first phase, about 3.5 acres, is done, and the plan has the park growing over 15 acres to the south.
• East sideFire Station Park607 E Fort Union BlvdA pavilion and a playground.
• Dog parkAdams Street Park8300 S Adams StreetThe city's dog park.

Pavilions, fields and the amphitheater rent from June 1 to September 30, and park restrooms are seasonal. The city runs no sports leagues of its own. Salt Lake County programs serve the city, and the county's Copperview Recreation Center is in the entertainment topic.

The canyons

Midvale has no trailhead inside the city. The Big Cottonwood park and ride is about 11 minutes from City Hall, and the Little Cottonwood park and ride is about 16. The ski topic covers the roads, the bus and the rules for dogs.

Sources: the city's parks page and its 2025 Parks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan. Drive times are map estimates from City Hall at 7505 South Holden Street. Trail and park details change, so check before you go.

No national park is near Midvale. The big red rock parks lie to the south and east. Plan each one as a long day or an overnight trip.

Look up the leg you want before you plan a trip. The outdoor recreation topic and the ski topic cover the closer mountain days.

Drive times are map estimates from City Hall, in normal traffic. Check each park's own site for hours, fees and closures.

Four ski resorts sit up the two canyons east of the valley. From City Hall, Snowbird is about 30 minutes and Alta about 32. Solitude is about 33 minutes and Brighton about 37.

The resorts usually open in late November, and each posts its own dates. Both canyon roads are dead ends in winter. Avalanche work can close Little Cottonwood for hours. On powder mornings the traffic can stack up, so the drive takes longer.

The ski bus

UTA ski route 972 starts at Midvale Fort Union Station and runs to Solitude and Brighton. Route 994 runs from Historic Sandy Station to Snowbird and Alta. A ride costs $5 one way, or $2 at a reduced fare. It is included with resort season passes, IKON passes and Super Passes bought through Visit Salt Lake. Service typically begins in late November or early December. The 2026-27 schedule is not posted yet, so check UTA's ski page.

Canyon rules

When the traction law is on, your vehicle needs rated tires or chains. The state posts road status and the law at the links below. Big and Little Cottonwood are watersheds. Dogs are not allowed in either canyon, even inside a vehicle. Some canyon trailheads now charge a Forest Service day-use fee.

The state has a plan for the canyon roads. Its first phase adds buses, a parking hub near the mouth of Big Cottonwood and winter tolls. UDOT aims to have it running in fall 2028, and nothing changes for winter 2026-27. The gondola is a later phase. It is not fully funded and faces lawsuits.

Drive times are map estimates from City Hall. Resort features come from the resorts, and UTA posts the fares. Check road conditions before you go.

No regulation golf course sits inside Midvale. Topgolf Salt Lake City is in the city, at 920 Jordan River Boulevard, about 4 minutes from City Hall. Its site lists cooling fans in the summer and heated bays in the winter.

The nearest courses are just over the line. Murray Parkway Golf Course is an 18-hole course on the river in Murray, about 4 minutes away. Mick Riley is a Salt Lake County course in Murray, about 12 minutes away. River Oaks, in Sandy, is about 10 minutes away. Old Mill, a county course in Holladay, is about 13 minutes away.

• 18 holesMurray Parkway Golf Course6345 S Murray Parkway Ave, MurrayA city course on the river, about 4 minutes from City Hall.
• 9 holes plus par 3Mick Riley Golf Course421 E Vine Street, MurrayA Salt Lake County course. It has a 9-hole executive course, a 9-hole par 3 course and a driving range.
• 18 holesRiver Oaks Golf Course9300 S Riverside Drive, SandyA Sandy City course, about 10 minutes away.
• County courseOld Mill Golf CourseHolladayA Salt Lake County course, about 13 minutes away.

The county runs six regulation courses in all. Call before you plan a round, since hours and prices change.

Disc golf

Disc on 6th is a nine-hole disc golf course on the north side of Midvale City Park, with a practice basket. It is best reached from the west parking lot, and hole 1 is in the park's northwest corner. The course is open seasonally, from March 31 to December 1, depending on weather. It follows park hours.

The city council paid for the course in November 2020. A local business owner had the idea, and a company called GRIP6 designed the layout and signs.

Course details come from the city, Topgolf, Sandy City and Salt Lake County. Drive times are map estimates from City Hall. Seasons and prices change, so call first.

Midvale has dozens of places to eat, and they sit in a few clusters. Fort Union Boulevard, from 700 East to Union Park Avenue, holds chains and sit-down restaurants. On 7200 South between I-15 and State Street, you find small local places. Those include a Samoan bakery, Mexican, Thai and Venezuelan food, an American grill and a brewery taproom. State Street has Korean barbecue, sandwiches and Mexican food. Main Street has pizza, ice cream, tortas and coffee. Bingham Junction has casual chains by WinCo and the Red Line station.

Six places with a record you can check

• BurgersHires Big H835 Fort Union BlvdA drive-in for burgers and root beer. Hires dates to 1959 in Salt Lake City. It is closed on Sundays.
• Samoan bakerySagato Bakery & Cafe44 W 7200 SA Samoan and New Zealand bakery and cafe. The family has cooked for the valley since 1994.
• Korean barbecueKOU7157 S State StreetIt started in Midvale and later added a branch in Orem.
• AmericanLandmark Grill282 W 7200 SIt serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and cocktails.
• PizzaThe Pie Pizzeria7186 S Union Park AvenueThe Pie has been a Utah pizza chain since 1980. This is one of its stores.
• SandwichesMoochie's Meatballs and More7725 S State StreetIt serves cheesesteaks and sandwiches.

A few more are worth a look. El Farol serves Mexican food at 115 West 7200 South. Big Tortas is at 7563 South Main Street. Tacos El Pariente is at 683 West Center Street. 2 Row Brewing, at 73 West 7200 South, is a brewery taproom for ages 21 and older. The city also lists The Bambino Pizza and Blacksmith Ice Cream on Main Street.

Food trucks at City Hall

Tasty Tuesdays brings food trucks to the Food Truck Plaza at City Hall on Tuesday evenings, from 5 to 8 p.m. It usually runs from late May to late August. The city runs it with the Food Truck League.

Each place is listed from its own site or a 2026 record. Hours change, and small places come and go. This is not a ranking, and no one paid to be listed. Restaurant food is taxed at the rate in the taxes topic. For groceries and stores, see the shopping topic.

Midvale has a driving range, a restored theater, a small museum and a county recreation center. Bigger stages are a short ride away on TRAX. Murals and the Main Street arts are in the arts topic.

• Driving rangeTopgolf Salt Lake City920 Jordan River BlvdIt sits at Bingham Junction. The golf topic tells more.
• TheaterThe Pearl on Main7711 S Main StreetIts site lists concerts, comedy, theatre, film and private events in a restored Main Street landmark. It opened in 1918 as the Iris Theatre, with roughly 250 seats.
• MuseumMidvale Museum350 W 7615 SRun by the Midvale Historical Society, on the northeast corner of Midvale City Park. It is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, 12 to 4 p.m.
• Recreation centerCopperview Recreation Center8446 S Harrison StreetA Salt Lake County center with gyms, pickleball, weights, cardio and a skate park. The outdoor recreation topic tells more about the parks.

Just over the line

The Cinemark at Union Heights, also called Century 16, is at 7670 South Union Park Avenue. It has a Midvale mailing address, but it sits inside Sandy. It is about 8 minutes from City Hall. Fashion Place, the mall in Murray, is about 7 minutes away. The shopping topic tells more.

Bigger stages

Downtown Salt Lake City is a TRAX ride north, and it has the Delta Center, the Eccles Theater and Abravanel Hall. To the south, Sandy has Hale Centre Theatre and the Sandy Amphitheater. The Sandy page tells more.

Sources: each place's own site and the city's pages. Hours and shows change, so check before you go. Drive times are map estimates from City Hall.

Historic Main Street is the heart of Midvale's arts. The city calls it the Midvale Main Arts and Culture District. I-15 splits the city. Main Street and City Hall sit just west of it, and the city park and the older east side sit east of it.

Main Street and the murals

The city's arts page says the district is covered in more than 45 murals. The city's own mural map holds 56 entries through June 2026, and some walls have since been painted over. So I would say about fifty murals. A walk along the street is free, and the map is on the city's site.

Los Muros on Main is the mural festival. It has been held each June since 2022, and 2026 was the fifth. Artists paint for about a week, and it ends with a free Saturday street festival. In 2026 the painting ran June 6 to 13, and the festival was on June 13. Artists come from Utah, across the country and from abroad.

The Midvale Main Art House opened in spring 2024 in a repurposed city building. It holds artist studios, exhibits and workshops. The Pearl on Main, a restored theater, is in the entertainment topic.

The Midvale Arts Council

The city set up the Midvale Arts Council in 1985, and volunteers lead it. It runs the Midvale Performing Arts Center at 695 West Center Street, which has an upstairs auditorium with 110 seats. It also puts on a summer concert series at Midvale City Park from June through August, and an art show in August. It stages shows with partners too.

Sources: the city's arts and culture pages, its mural map and the Arts Council. Programs change each year, so check their sites. The mural count is a rounded figure.

The city and its Arts Council host events most months, and many are free. Dates move each year, so the months below are the usual ones. Dates named as 2026 have already passed.

Harvest Days

Harvest Days has run for more than 80 years. It is usually a week at the end of July into early August. It includes neighborhood block parties, the Arts Council's Hall of Honors and art show, and a concert in the park. The Saturday starts with a fun run and a pancake breakfast. A parade, a festival and fireworks follow. In 2026 the Saturday afternoon festival and the fireworks were canceled because of an Extreme Heat Watch. The run, breakfast and parade went ahead.

Main Street events

Los Muros on Main fills a week in June, and the arts topic tells more. The Midvale Main Street Car Show is usually in late September. Trick or Treat on Main Street is usually a Saturday late in October. Shops hand out treats, and there is a costume contest. Light Up Main Street is usually a Saturday in mid December. It is a holiday market with over 30 vendors, a tree lighting, carolers and hot chocolate. The city says it draws over 3,000 people.

The year in Midvale

• JanuarySki season at the Cottonwood resorts. Copperview Recreation Center has its gyms open.
• FebruarySki season continues.
• MarchSki season continues. Disc on 6th opens on March 31.
• AprilLetterWest by Craft Lake City.
• MayTasty Tuesdays food trucks usually start late in the month. The splash pad opens on Memorial Day.
• JuneLos Muros on Main. Park rentals open on June 1, and the Arts Council summer concerts begin.
• JulyTasty Tuesdays and concerts continue. Harvest Days usually starts in the last week.
• AugustThe Harvest Days Saturday, the Arts Council art show, and the last Tasty Tuesdays.
• SeptemberThe Midvale Main Street Car Show, usually late in the month. The splash pad closes after Labor Day, and park rentals end on September 30.
• OctoberTrick or Treat on Main Street, usually a Saturday late in the month.
• NovemberSki resorts usually open late in the month.
• DecemberLight Up Main Street, usually a Saturday in mid December. Disc on 6th closes on December 1.

These are the usual months, taken from the city's 2026 pages. Dates move each year, so check the city's calendar before you plan a trip.

Midvale sits in the middle of the Salt Lake Valley, so many places are close. Murray is to the north and Sandy to the south. Cottonwood Heights is to the east, and West Jordan is across the Jordan River to the west. Times below are from City Hall. The county offices are in Salt Lake City.

Day trips

The Big Cottonwood park and ride is about 11 minutes away, and the four ski resorts are 30 to 37 minutes away. Capitol Reef is about 3 hours 39 minutes. The outdoor recreation, national parks and ski topics cover each trip.

Weighing the wider valley before you commit? Start with the Relocating to Utah guide.

Drive times are map estimates from City Hall at 7505 South Holden Street, in normal traffic. Town to town times come from this site's drive table. They are close, not exact.