Moving to Taylorsville, Utah

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

Taylorsville sits near the middle of the Salt Lake Valley, on the west bank of the Jordan River. About 57,500 people live here, by the 2025 Census estimate. The city covers just under 11 square miles, which works out to about 5,300 people per square mile. The 2020 count was 60,448. The number has gone down a little every year since, by about 3,000 in all. The city’s own plan says the city is almost fully built, so little open land is left.

West Valley City lies to the north and northwest. North of 4700 South, 2700 West is the line between the two cities. Kearns is to the southwest, across Bangerter Highway, from about 4700 to 6200 South. West Jordan is to the south. Murray is to the east, across the river from about 4100 to 5400 South. South of about 5600 South, Murray also holds a strip on the west side of the river. So the river and its trail run along most of the east side, not all of it. I-215 crosses the north half of the city.

The ground is gentle. City Hall sits at about 4,390 feet. The river end is near 4,250 feet, and the southwest edge by Bangerter Highway reaches about 4,600. That is a rise of about 370 feet from east to west. The weather topic says what that does to the seasons.

Several large places sit inside the city. Salt Lake Community College has its main campus on Redwood Road, and the higher education topic tells about it. The state runs offices on 2700 West, covered in the jobs topic. Salt Lake County runs an arts center beside City Hall, told in the entertainment topic. A new bus line, MVX, runs along 4700 South, and the public transportation topic has the details. The Utah Olympic Oval is next door in Kearns. The skiing topic covers it.

Over Jordan to 1996

The first settlers came in the fall of 1848. Joseph Harker’s family settled on the west bank of the Jordan River. In January 1849 the Harkers crossed the frozen river at about 3300 South. Samuel and John Bennion and their families joined them, along with others. This was the first settlement in “Over Jordan,” the pioneer name for all the land west of the river. The city’s museum names the Harkers, the Bennions and the Mackays as the first three families.

In 1850 the settlement moved south, to about 4800 South. That spot later became known as Taylorsville. At a Thanksgiving feast that year, Joseph Harker proposed the name, for John Taylor, a pioneer church leader who later led the church. A fort called English Fort, or Fort Hardscrabble, went up in 1853 just north of today’s city cemetery. A marker on Redwood Road remembers it.

The Bennion name stayed with the land. An 1879 painting shows the Bennion farm by the river, at about 5150 South and 1130 West. Today the name sits on the southwest side of the city. It is on a junior high, a water district and the city’s museum. “Bennion” is a direction with history. It is not a line on a map.

Farms covered the area into the 1940s. Then the suburbs came, starting in the late 1950s. The area held about 4,000 people in 1960 and about 49,600 by 1987. More than 12,000 homes went up from 1970 to 1989. Salt Lake Community College began building on Redwood Road in 1967. I-215 opened through the area in 1976, and Taylorsville High School was built in 1981.

Then came the vote on becoming a city. The effort began in September 1994 with a year of neighborhood meetings. It was the fourth try, and voters backed it by more than a 2 to 1 margin. Taylorsville became a city on July 1, 1996. It took in parts of Taylorsville, Bennion and Kearns. City Hall was built in 2003, and the city’s plan was last adopted in June 2025.

Source: the City of Taylorsville’s General Plan 2025, chapter 1, and its museum page.

The Heritage Center

The Taylorsville-Bennion Heritage Center is at 1488 West 4800 South, in the former Jones home. It tells the story of the first 100 years, 1848 to 1948. It has a research room of local biographies, and the Taylorsville Community Garden sits on the grounds. It is open Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m., and Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. It is about 6 minutes from City Hall.

Want the street level view of Taylorsville? Taylorsville on The Local has guides to the city. Comparing neighbors? Read the hubs for West Jordan, South Salt Lake and Salt Lake City. I did the homework on Taylorsville, and a partner agent I trust does the work on the ground.

Taylorsville has four true seasons. Summers are hot and dry. Winters are cold, with steady snow from November through March. Spring and fall are mild. No weather station sits inside the city. These numbers are NOAA’s 1991 to 2020 normals at Salt Lake City International Airport. The station is about 9 miles north of City Hall and about 160 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 west and southwest parts of the city sit about 200 to 370 feet higher than the airport. They run a little cooler. No station measures how much, so I give no number.

The canyon mouths, with fall color in the canyons above them, are 15 to 21 minutes away by car. For the day to day side, see Taylorsville on The Local.

Taylorsville gets about 52 inches of snow in a normal year at the nearest station, the Salt Lake City airport. That is close to Bountiful, and less than Logan or Tooele. Most of it falls from November through March.

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 higher west and southwest sides may catch a little more snow than the airport does. No station measures it, so I will not give you a number. The canyons above the valley get far more. The skiing topic covers them.

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.

Some summer afternoons bring short, hard thunderstorms. 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 Taylorsville 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, Taylorsville 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. On calm winter days, haze builds in that trapped air. A storm usually clears it out. 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 county figure uses the worst monitor of the day. It is not a Taylorsville reading.

Summer ozone

Ozone is a gas that forms on hot, sunny days. In 2025, Salt Lake County 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 and early September.

Dust from the Great Salt Lake

The Great Salt Lake has shrunk, and that leaves bare lake bed that can blow. The state says dust storms off the lake reach the whole Wasatch Front on some spring and summer days. The state gives no Taylorsville count.

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, the Salt Lake City area met the federal standard in 2025. 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. 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, the EPA news release on PM2.5, EPA AirData for 2024 to 2026, and the Utah DEQ page on lake dust.

Housing is the big cost in Taylorsville. The glance box at the top of this page shows the latest typical home value, from the U.S. Census. By that same Census count, it runs below West Jordan's and a little above South Salt Lake's. I do not quote a cost-of-living index for the city, because none exists for Taylorsville alone.

Most other costs follow public rules. The cards below show where each one comes from. The taxes topic has the details, and the utilities topic covers who sends each bill.

The 2026 bills, one by one

These are separate bills, so I do not add them into one total. Water and garbage schedules change, so check each group's page before you budget. Want a side-by-side with a nearby city? Taylorsville touches West Jordan and South Salt Lake is close by. Ask me and I will run the numbers for the ones you are weighing.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2020 to 2024), the Utah State Tax Commission, and the Utah Division of Motor Vehicles. Bill amounts come from the water district and the waste district. Costs change, 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. The city raised its property tax rate for 2026, so that gets its own block below.

The city and school taxes went up in 2026

Taylorsville held a Truth in Taxation hearing on August 12, 2026. That is a public hearing Utah requires before a city collects more than its certified rate. The certified rate is the rate that brings in the same money as last year. The city council adopted a higher rate by a vote of 5 to 0. The city said the extra money pays for road and public works upkeep.

The city's share of a bill is small, because the city rate is among the lowest in the county. Granite School District also raised its rate. Its board voted 6 to 1 on August 18, 2026. Salt Lake County's 2026 budget raised the county rate too. So a bill for 2026 can differ from the one the last owner paid.

What else is on the bill

Every Taylorsville bill carries Salt Lake County, the county library, Granite School District, and the city. It also carries a mosquito district, two water districts (Jordan Valley and Central Utah), and Unified Fire. Most areas add the Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement District. Some west areas add a recreation and parks levy. One small tax area on the south edge is in Jordan School District, not Granite. The tax area code on a notice tells you which ones apply to a home.

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. Second homes and nightly rentals are taxed on all of it. Look at your tax notice for the primary home line to see that the break is applied.

Starting January 1, 2027, state law makes an application for the break mandatory when ownership changes. If you buy after that date, put it on your first-month list. The first 90 days topic has the other early steps.

Sources: the Utah State Tax Commission, Taylorsville City (2026 Truth in Taxation record), Granite School District, the Salt Lake County Assessor, and S.B. 60 (2026). 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 Taylorsville, 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.

Taylorsville is a city of older single-family homes. By the Census count, about 64% of homes are houses on their own lots. About 8% are townhomes, and about 5% are in buildings of two to four units. Another 19% are in buildings of five or more units, and 4% are mobile homes. The median home has 6.4 rooms.

About 71% of homes are owner-occupied. Almost none are counted as seasonal, so this is a year-round city. County parcel records show that most houses sit on lots of about a fifth of an acre. About 3% sit on half an acre or more. Most houses have one floor, because ramblers and split-entries are common. A basement is not counted as a floor.

Know the age of the home before you trust the average

The median home was built in 1982. Building has slowed since 2000 because open land is scarce, and the city's own plan says almost no open land is left. So most homes for sale are homes that were already here. Judge every home by its age, its lot, and its street.

What the money buys here

Here is the kind of home you will see on a tour. One-floor ramblers and split-entry houses from the 1970s and 1980s are the classic Taylorsville home. Two-story houses from the late 1980s and 1990s fill the later streets. Older homes sit near the two old town centers. Newer townhomes stand where older lots were cleared. Weigh a documented remodel against a cosmetic one, because updates can set one house apart from its neighbors on the same block.

Three changes are worth knowing about. The Bangerter Highway now has freeway-style interchanges along the city's west edge. The one at 4700 South finished in November 2025, and the one at 6200 South opened in May 2022. There is one at 5400 South as well. The MVX bus has run through the city since April 2026, and the transit topic has the details. The Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, next door to the west, is one of the venues named for the 2034 Winter Games.

Internal accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, have been legal in Taylorsville since 2012. An ADU is a second small home on the same lot, such as a basement or attached unit. The city plan says Taylorsville was one of the first communities in the region to allow them. The city is writing rules for detached ADUs now, so ask the city what is allowed on a specific lot.

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, Salt Lake County parcel records (March 2026), and the Taylorsville General Plan (2025). Prices shift through the year, so ask me for the latest Taylorsville numbers.

Taylorsville runs from the Jordan River on the east to Bangerter Highway on the west. The ground rises about 370 feet along the way, from about 4,250 feet by the river to about 4,600 on the southwest edge. The city publishes no neighborhood map. So these five areas follow the ground and the roads, from east to west.

• The river sideEast of Redwood RoadAbout 4,240 to 4,310 feetThe 1848 to 1850 settlement stood here. Millrace Park, the Heritage Center, Meadow Brook Golf Course, Eisenhower Junior High, the city cemetery, and the English Fort marker are here. Three MVX stops sit on 4700 South, at 1300 West, Atherton West, and Riverboat Road. This area has the highest liquefaction class, which the home checks topic explains. South of about 5600 South, the land beside the river belongs to Murray.
• Redwood RoadSalt Lake Community College and the old crossroadsAbout 4,300 to 4,350 feetThe college's Taylorsville Redwood Campus is at 4600 South. Taylorsville Park and the senior center are near 4700 South, and Taylorsville High is at 5225 South. The old crossroads sits at Redwood Road and 4800 South. The big stores run along Redwood Road from 5400 to 5800 South, and the shopping topic lists them.
• City HallAlong 2700 WestAbout 4,370 to 4,390 feetCity Hall, Centennial Plaza, and the arts center are near 5300 South. Valley Regional Park and the library are here too. The state offices sit at 4315 and 4501 South. North of 4700 South, 2700 West is the West Valley City line.
• The Bangerter edgeFrom 3200 West to the highwayAbout 4,450 to 4,550 feetThese blocks run from 3200 West to Bangerter Highway. They sit between about 4700 and 6200 South. Southridge Park is here, and so are the highway interchanges at 4700, 5400, and 6200 South. A large townhome and condo community is planned at 5400 South, and the new construction topic tells the story. Kearns lies across the highway.
• BennionThe southwestAbout 4,450 to 4,600 feetThis is the city's highest ground. Bennion Junior High, Labrum Park, Summit Park (also called "Tank Park"), and the Summit Vista retirement community are here, near 6200 South and 3200 West. Bennion is a direction with history. It is not a line on a map.

Portals blur the edges between Taylorsville and West Valley City, Kearns, West Jordan, and Murray. A postal address does not tell you the city, either. So the partner agent checks the city and the school boundary for any listing near an edge.

Want the story on a certain block? Tell me what you are after. I will get it through the partner agent on the ground. My Taylorsville guides on The Local cover the parks, the river trail, and more.

Locations come from city and county records and map tests. Elevations come from the U.S. Geological Survey. A home's school depends on its exact address, so check with Granite School District.

Yes, but not much, and it is mostly townhomes. Taylorsville has little open land left, so new homes go up on cleared or leftover sites. Online home sites often blur the map. A search for new homes in Taylorsville may fold in West Valley City, Kearns, and West Jordan. So ask which city each address is in.

• Townhomes for saleTaylor Villas Townhomes (Edge Homes)4001 West 6200 South, by Bangerter HighwayEdge lists this as a current community in Taylorsville. It has a small playground. In October 2026 its page listed no quick move-in homes, though homes may be in progress.
• PlannedSolstice at 54th (Edge Homes)3855 West 5400 South, at Bangerter HighwayA community of 316 for-sale homes is planned on about 16.5 acres. They are townhomes and stacked condos. Stacked condos are condos in buildings with homes above and below. The site was a Kmart. The planning commission recommended the plan unanimously on August 11, 2026, and the city council agenda for September 16, 2026 listed it. Check with the city for the council vote before you plan around it. A 647-apartment plan for the same site, approved in 2021, was never built.
• RentalsMotion Townhomes (DAI Utah)4225 to 4273 South 2700 WestA rental townhome project is proposed on about 13 acres north of the state offices. It would not add homes for sale.
• Small infillA two-lot plat on Simper LaneAbout 4795 SouthA two-lot plat on Simper Lane was on the planning commission agenda in July 2026. Small jobs like this add a house or two at a time.

The city plan says in-between homes, such as townhomes, row homes, and duplexes, are "largely absent" from the city. It backs more of them. It also supports apartments and shops near the MVX stops, and studying two-family homes in some zones. A plan on an agenda is not a home for sale yet. Plans change, so check what is actually for sale.

The homework list for a new home

1. Inside Taylorsville or next door? Ask which city the address is in, because portals can blur it.
2. For sale or for rent? A project can be rentals, like Motion Townhomes.
3. What nearby land is zoned for Ask the city what can be built on land next to the home.
4. The builder's track record Look at homes the builder finished earlier.
5. The school boundary Check the exact address with Granite School District.

If you want a brand-new house on a larger plan, you can also look in a nearby city. West Jordan is next door to the south. 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.

Sources: Edge Homes, the Taylorsville planning commission minutes (August 11, 2026), the city council agenda (September 16, 2026), and the city plan (2025). A project on an agenda is not a home for sale. 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 Taylorsville. A map or a test can answer each one for a single address, so check them one home at a time.

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. The utilities topic covers the sewer district and what to ask about backups.

More on inspections

This is general information, not legal, engineering, or insurance advice. Sources: the Utah Geological Survey, FEMA, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, and the Taylorsville General Plan (2025). Have a licensed inspector look at any home before you buy.

Sort the financing before the search. 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.

Taylorsville has many similar homes from the 1970s to the 1990s. So preparation often decides who wins a home. Condition matters to lenders, too. An as-is older house and a documented remodel can follow different appraisal and repair paths. An appraisal is a professional estimate of a home's value, and the lender uses it. Knowing which path you are on changes how the offer should read.

One loan type does not apply here. USDA loans are for rural homes, and the USDA map shows every Taylorsville point tested as ineligible. That includes City Hall, the river side, Bennion, and the Bangerter edge. Conventional, FHA, and VA loans are the ones to look at. Utah Housing Corporation also runs statewide programs, so ask about current ones.

Condo and townhome projects have their own rules, and those can change whether a unit qualifies for a loan. Budget from a real tax bill, not a city average. A lender can fold the levies into your plan.

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 Taylorsville, 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.

Taylorsville has about 19,700 jobs inside the city, and most residents still drive out to work. The Census says about 3 in 4 working residents have a job outside the city. About 1 in 4 work inside it.

The average trip to work is 22.2 minutes (Census, 2020 to 2024). About 67 in 100 workers drive alone, and 15 in 100 carpool. Another 15 in 100 work from home. About 1 in 100 rides transit.

Jobs inside the city

The city’s June 2025 list of top employers puts two at the top. The Utah State Office Complex has 3,000 employees, and Salt Lake Community College has 1,700. The list also names ICU Medical, Granite School District, Nelson Labs, Walmart, UDOT, and Sorenson Communications. Others are the Department of Public Safety, Summit Vista, Harmons, Target, Macey’s, and the city itself.

The city names Sorenson Research Park and the offices along 2700 West as its job areas.

The state offices on 2700 West

Two state office sites sit on 2700 West. The Calvin L. Rampton Complex is at 4501 South 2700 West. The Department of Public Safety lists that address, and UDOT works from the same complex.

The second site is the old American Express campus at 4315 South 2700 West. KSL reported on May 14, 2019, that a legislative committee approved $30 million to buy it. The committee approved $56 million in all to buy it, renovate it, and plan the work. The campus has about 400,000 square feet of offices on 31 acres, with room for up to 1,500 state workers. KSL said the first 400 workers would move in before the January 2020 session.

Today it is the Taylorsville State Office Building. The DMV and a driver license office are inside. The first 90 days topic has their suites and phone numbers.

Jobs across the county

Salt Lake County as a whole had about 806,300 jobs in March 2026 (BLS). The average weekly wage was $1,666. If 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 June 2025 employer list, KSL (May 14, 2019), and BLS (first quarter 2026). Employer counts are the city’s own.

No hospital sits inside the city. Intermountain Medical Center in Murray is the closest, about 9 minutes and about 4 miles from City Hall. It has 510 beds and is a Level I trauma center. The state rates trauma centers by level, and Level I is the most complete.

The city’s June 2025 employer list also names an Intermountain Taylorsville Health Center. Check its address and hours before you count on it. For walk-in care, ask your insurer which clinics are in your network.

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

Sources: the state hospital license list, the Utah trauma center list (May 2025), and the city’s employer list. Drive times are map estimates. Check hours and phone numbers before you go.

Granite School District serves the city. Granite has 54,467 students across the valley (October 1, 2025). A small area on the south edge maps to Jordan School District instead. In Granite, elementary school is kindergarten to grade 5, junior high is grades 6 to 8, and high school is grades 9 to 12.

Inside the city are one high school, two junior highs, and nine elementary schools. The tables show the October 1, 2025 student counts for the schools the state school map names.

Student counts come from the Utah State Board of Education, October 1, 2025. The list comes from a state school map matched to the city line. The city’s own report counts nine elementary schools, and the map names these eight, so do not treat the table as complete. Seven of the elementary schools also run preschool.

Other schools

Hartvigsen School, at 1510 West 5400 South, is a district special school for kindergarten to grade 8. It has 84 students. The state school map shows no charter school inside the city.

Check by address

Boundaries can change. Ask the district which school serves an address, and do not guess from a listing. Granite posts its planning and boundary updates online, so check them before you count on one school. Granite also raised its tax rate for 2026, and the taxes topic has the line. I do not rate schools, and I would be wary of anyone who says which one is best. The links below go to the district and to independent sites.

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

Not in the usual sense, but the main campus of Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is here. It is the Taylorsville Redwood Campus at 4600 South Redwood Road. The city’s plan calls it the college’s flagship campus, and building began there in 1967. SLCC says it serves nearly 50,000 students across 8 campuses and online.

SLCC is also the city’s second-largest employer, with about 1,700 employees on the city’s June 2025 list. The campus has an arena, the Lifetime Activities Center, at 2055 Bruin Boulevard. The city also lists a Utah State University Salt Lake Center in Taylorsville.

The main SLCC campus

The campus is easy to reach without a car. MVX, the bus line through the city, stops at the campus. It runs along 4700 South, and the MVX section tells how it works. The ride from the campus to Murray Central is about 21 minutes. By car, the campus is about 8 minutes from City Hall.

Westminster University is in the Sugar House area of Salt Lake City. Utah Valley University is in Orem, farther south on I-15.

Times are map estimates from City Hall in normal traffic, not to the campus door. Rush hour changes all of them.

Taylorsville has two big roads at its edges and a grid of busy streets between them. I-215 crosses the north half of the city. It has two exits here, Exit 13 at Redwood Road and Exit 15 at 4700 South. Bangerter Highway (SR-154) marks the west edge.

In November 2025, UDOT finished four new interchanges on Bangerter, including the one at 4700 South. UDOT says Bangerter is now free-flowing, without stoplights, from I-15 in Draper to 4100 South in Taylorsville. Interchanges at 5400 South and 6200 South came earlier. The one at 6200 South opened by May 2022.

The main streets are state routes. Redwood Road is SR-68. 4700 South and the Taylorsville Expressway are SR-266. 5400 South is SR-173. The city’s own plan calls Redwood Road the busiest surface street in the State of Utah. Big Cottonwood Canyon is about 15 minutes away, and Little Cottonwood Canyon is about 21.

From City Hall

• Valley Regional Park~3 min
• Millrace Park~5 min
• SLCC Redwood Campus~8 min
• Murray Central station~8 min
• Utah Olympic Oval~9 min
• Intermountain Medical Center~9 min

The average trip to work is 22.2 minutes. I have no rush hour times for each road. Test your own commute at the hours you would drive it before you buy. If a home sits near I-215, Bangerter, or 2700 West, ask about road noise. The home checks topic covers it.

Road details come from UDOT (November 21, 2025), the state road map, and the city’s plan. Drive times are map estimates in normal traffic.

Taylorsville has no TRAX or FrontRunner station. TRAX is Utah’s light rail, and FrontRunner is the commuter train. A new bus line links the city to both.

MVX, the bus through the middle

MVX is UTA route 50X, the Midvalley Express. It began service on April 12, 2026. It is bus rapid transit, which means a bus with its own lane and signals that favor it. The line runs 7 miles, with 15 stations and 10 electric buses.

It links West Valley Central and Murray Central. West Valley Central is on the TRAX Green Line, which goes to the airport. Murray Central is on the TRAX Blue and Red lines and FrontRunner. FrontRunner does not run on Sunday.

In Taylorsville the bus runs along 4700 South and stops at the SLCC campus. A bus lane runs along 4500 and 4700 South from East Atherton Drive to Redwood Road. The city has public art at seven Taylorsville stations.

Buses come about every 15 minutes most of the day on weekdays and Saturdays. They come every 30 minutes early, late, and on Sundays. Take the first weekday bus on the fall 2026 schedule. Going east, it runs the whole line in about 32 minutes, and SLCC to Murray Central in about 21. Going west, the first bus takes about 38. Later trips can differ.

UTA says MVX is zero fare through April 2029. Check rideuta.com before you build a car-free plan around it.

Other buses

UTA runs four other routes through the city. Routes change, so check the schedule before you ride.

By car, West Valley Central is about 7 minutes from City Hall, and Murray Central is about 8.

Sources: UTA’s MVX pages and fall 2026 schedule for route 50X, the city’s MVX page, and UTA route pages. Check rideuta.com before you ride.

Salt Lake City International (SLC) is the airport for the whole valley. It is about 11 miles from City Hall, about 17 minutes by car.

• Salt Lake City (SLC)~11 mi · ~17 min

You can also ride MVX to West Valley Central and take the TRAX Green Line to the airport. Check rideuta.com for the trip time and the schedule.

These are drive times to the airport, not to the terminal door. Rush hour and storms change the run the most, so leave extra time.

Sources: map drive estimates from City Hall in normal traffic, and UTA.

Taylorsville sits near the middle of the Salt Lake Valley, between the Jordan River and Bangerter Highway. I-215 crosses the north half. The main streets are Redwood Road, 4700 South, and 5400 South.

Kearns

~3 mi · ~7 min

West Valley City

~3 mi · ~8 min

Murray

~4 mi · ~9 min

West Jordan

~4 mi · ~9 min

Midvale

~5 mi · ~10 min

South Salt Lake

~9 mi · ~14 min

Salt Lake City

~12 mi · ~17 min

Park City

~36 mi · ~44 min

Here are more drives people ask about, all from City Hall.

Nearby towns are close too. Millcreek, South Jordan, and Cottonwood Heights are each about 13 minutes away. Sandy is about 14, Holladay about 15, and Lehi about 25.

These are map estimates in normal conditions, not official figures. Add time for snow and rush hour, and check your own route. Town times come from the site’s drive table.

Want any other pair of towns? Look up any Utah drive between 138 towns.

Taylorsville does not run its own water. A district does, and a different one picks up the trash. The city runs its own police, and the county and state run the rest. The table shows who to call. City Hall is at 2600 West Taylorsville Boulevard, and the phone is 801-963-5400. It is open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Check each provider for fees and hours. Confirm each provider for the exact address. Call 811 before you dig.

The 2026 amounts for water, sewer, and garbage are in the cost of living topic. Rates change, so check each district’s schedule.

Who serves you

Taylorsville is a mayor-council city. It has its own police department, Taylorsville City Police. City leaders decided in summer 2020 to end the city’s contract with the Unified Police Department. The new department was sworn in on June 21, 2021, and began work that summer. It has more than 60 officers, and Brady Cottam is the chief. The non-emergency line is 801-840-4000.

Fire and ambulance service come from Unified Fire Authority. Station 117 is at 4965 South Redwood Road, and Station 118 is at 5317 South 2700 West. Schools are Granite School District. Salt Lake County runs the Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center, Valley Regional Park, the recreation center, the pool, and the library. The county treasurer sends the property tax bill. The taxes topic explains the bill.

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 state broadband map shows cable and several fiber companies reporting service in Taylorsville. Xfinity cable and Google Fiber were reported at every point tested in the city. Quantum Fiber was reported at most points. CenturyLink fiber, SenaWave, Beehive Broadband, and UTOPIA Fiber were reported in parts. UTOPIA shows up along the north and east edges. Taylorsville is not a UTOPIA partner city. I list who reports service, not speeds or prices.

That is what the companies report, not a promise for a given house. Service can change from one street to the next. For cell service, look at each carrier’s own coverage map for the address.

Source: the Utah Broadband Center provider data (edited October 1, 2026), tested at 151 points inside the city. Fixed wireless and satellite may also be reported.

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

1. Turn on the utilitiesCall TBID at 801-968-9081 for water and sewer. Then set up Rocky Mountain Power and Enbridge Gas Utah. Garbage and recycling run through WFWRD. Do this a week before you move in.
2. Get your Utah driver licenseThe West Valley-Taylorsville Driver License office is in town, at 4315 South 2700 West, Suite 1600. It is open Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The phone is 801-965-4437. You take a written test, and maybe a driving test. The fee is $52 for ages 21 and up, and $39 for 20 and under.
3. Register your carUtah gives you 60 days after you make a permanent home here. The DMV is in the same building, Suite 1200. The phone is 801-297-7780. Pass the emissions test first. A car titled in Utah for the first time needs a quick VIN check, unless it is new from a Utah dealer.
4. Get an emissions testSalt Lake County requires one for most cars and light trucks. See the box below.
5. Register to voteDo it online at vote.utah.gov, or in person with ID.
6. Check the primary home tax breakIt can cut the tax on the home you live in. A primary home is taxed on 55% of its value. The taxes topic has the rule.
7. Test for radonRadon is a gas from the ground. Test any home you buy. The home checks topic has the county numbers.

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 also adds a $3.00 air pollution fee when you register a car in Salt Lake County. The county is changing its emissions rule, and the change is not final. Check the county page before you test.

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

Taylorsville has its everyday shopping inside the city. Harmons, Walmart, and Target sit along Redwood Road between 5400 and 5800 South. Macey’s is on 4700 South, and a Smith’s sits on the north edge. The malls are next door. Fashion Place is in Murray, and Jordan Landing is in West Jordan.

What Taylorsville does not have

There is no mall in the city. There is no Costco, WinCo, Sprouts, or Trader Joe’s in Taylorsville. The nearest Costco stores are in West Valley City and Murray, and the nearest Sprouts is in Murray. A Trader Joe’s is being built in West Jordan, and no opening date has been announced.

The city’s farmers market at Centennial Plaza is paused for the rest of the 2026 season. The operator cited vendor and customer numbers, and the city says it hopes the market returns. A small Central American market also sits inside a restaurant across from City Hall. The restaurants topic tells more.

The ZIP code trap

A ZIP code does not tell you the city. ZIP 84129 covers most of the west and south of Taylorsville. ZIP 84123 covers the north and east, and its mail says Salt Lake City. SLCC uses that mailing name too. A store or home with a Salt Lake City address can stand inside Taylorsville. Check the city on the county map before you rely on a listing.

Store lists change. These were checked against store pages, the mall directories, and city news in October 2026. The Smith’s address comes from a store list and a map. Check that a shop is still open before you drive over.

Taylorsville has flat, close parks and a river trail. The Jordan River and its paved trail run along most of the east side. The big mountain trails are a drive away, and the ski topic below covers the canyons. These are the places I would check first.

From City Hall

• Valley Regional Park~3 min
• Millrace Park~5 min
• SLCC Redwood Campus~8 min
• Murray Central station~8 min
• Utah Olympic Oval~9 min
• Intermountain Medical Center~9 min

The Jordan River Parkway and Millrace Park

The Jordan River Parkway is a paved trail that follows the river. It runs about 45 miles, from the Utah County line to the Great Salt Lake. The city publishes no mileage of its own. In Taylorsville the trail runs along most of the east side. People walk, run, bike and ride horses on it. It is open from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. in most sections. Dogs must be on a leash, except in the Millrace dog park.

Millrace Park is the easy way in, at 5400 South 1150 West. It covers 23.2 acres. It has two pavilions, a playground, a walking trail, restrooms, an informal ball field and a soccer and football area. The Millrace Park Pond is on the state's list of community ponds, where the state stocks fish. The fenced off-leash dog park needs a permit and is closed on Tuesdays. The park has no tennis courts and no fishing dock.

There are other ways to reach the river. A power line trailhead sits at 925 West 4800 South. The Jordan River Reserve is undeveloped state land of 10.4 acres. The Little Confluence Trailhead, at 4800 South 677 West, is open space still being developed. A spot to carry a boat to the water is planned there. The 48th Street trailhead is across the river, in Murray.

Valley Regional Park and the county buildings

Valley Regional Park is the big one. Salt Lake County runs it, at 5100 South 2700 West, on about 91 acres. It has an 18-hole disc golf course, which is a game like golf played with flying discs. Equipment can be rented at the office. It also has a four-field softball complex, outdoor basketball, sand volleyball, horseshoes, a 130-seat pavilion and a large playground. The park has no tennis courts.

The Taylorsville Pool is in the park. It is outdoors and open from Memorial Day to Labor Day. It has a zero-depth entry, a water slide, a diving board, and both 25-meter and 50-meter lap lanes. The county's Taylorsville Recreation Center is next door at 4948 South 2700 West. It has a gym with two basketball courts, six indoor pickleball courts and a fitness area. Its climbing wall is closed for now. The county library is on the same site.

Other parks

Southridge Park, at 5051 South 4015 West, is the city's tennis park. It covers 39.8 acres and also has five ball fields, cricket, soccer and rugby. T. John Labrum Memorial Park is a 7-acre city park at 6041 South Jordan Canal Road, with a pavilion, a playground and a walking trail. Taylorsville Park, at 4721 South Redwood Road, has a skate park, a playground and pickleball courts by the senior center. A second phase there is being finished in fall 2026.

Summit Park, called Tank Park for the two water tanks, covers 16 acres at 6200 South 3200 West. It has a playground, pickleball courts and a large pavilion. A second phase is due in fall 2026. It adds a skate area, a bike trail, a dog park and a hilltop overlook. Vista Park and a youth baseball complex sit near 5000 South and 2000 West. Park pavilions are reserved through Salt Lake County.

Sources: Taylorsville City, Salt Lake County and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Drive times are map estimates from City Hall at 2600 West Taylorsville Boulevard. Hours, seasons and closures change, so check each site.

No national park is near Taylorsville. The closest big ones lie south and east, and each is a long day or an overnight stay. These are drive times from City Hall in normal traffic.

Zion has more than one entrance, so use the drive tool to measure the one you plan to use. The closest mountain days are in the Cottonwood canyons. The next topic covers them.

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

The Cottonwood canyon mouths are 15 to 21 minutes from City Hall. The resorts are 33 to 40 minutes away. Snowbird and Alta sit up Little Cottonwood Canyon. Solitude and Brighton sit up Big Cottonwood Canyon. Park City is about 44 minutes east.

Both Cottonwood roads dead-end at the resorts. In a storm they can slow down or close. When the beacons outside a canyon flash, the traction law is on. Most vehicles then need snow-rated tires or chains. The Utah Department of Transportation posts live road status, ski bus routes and parking reservations on its Cottonwood Canyons page. These times assume normal traffic and no storm.

For a different kind of winter day, the Utah Olympic Oval is about 9 minutes away in Kearns. It offers public skating on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. The Oval says its 400-meter ice track holds more Olympic world records than any other. It is one of the venues named for the 2034 Winter Games.

Drive times are map estimates from City Hall, in normal traffic. Resorts post their own opening dates each fall. Check road conditions before you go.

Meadow Brook Golf Course is the course inside Taylorsville. Salt Lake County runs it, at 4197 South 1300 West, about 9 minutes from City Hall. It is an 18-hole course with a practice area, a pro shop, and a restaurant and banquet room. It plays to par 72, and 6,694 yards from the back tees. Junior clinics run from May to September. Prices and tee times come from the county.

Two more county courses are close. Mountain View, in West Jordan, is about 10 minutes away. Mick Riley, in Murray, is about 12. For disc golf, see Valley Regional Park in the Outdoor recreation topic.

Course details come from Salt Lake County. Check each course for current prices, hours and conditions.

Taylorsville's food sits in a few clusters. Redwood Road from 5400 to 5800 South has the chains plus First Watch, Raising Cane's and Schmidt's Pastry Cottage. On 5400 South around 1700 to 1900 West you will find Texas Roadhouse, Leatherby's, Penny Ann's Cafe and The Old Spaghetti Factory. Redwood Road from 4100 to 4900 South has Villa Del Sol and Wild Peru. More places sit on 4700 South west of Redwood Road.

Latin American food runs deepest here, and the six places below show it. Each has a record you can check. The list is short on purpose. Groceries and stores are in the shopping topic.

Six places with a record you can check

• Pastries and cakesSchmidt's Pastry Cottage5664 S Redwood RdCakes and pastries, open Monday to Saturday. It has a second shop in South Jordan.
• PeruvianWild Peru Restaurant4631 S Redwood RdOpen Monday and Wednesday to Sunday, and closed Tuesday.
• SalvadoranRincon Salvadoreno3998 W 5535 SPupusas and tamales, with a bakery. The restaurant says it has served for over 20 years.
• Ice creamLeatherby's Family Creamery1872 W 5400 SIce cream and a family restaurant, open late on Friday and Saturday.
• GuatemalanChapinlandia2716 W 5400 SGuatemalan dishes and a small market of Central American goods, across from City Hall. It opened in August 2026.
• Japanese-PeruvianNikkei 404546 S Atherton DrA blend of Japanese and Peruvian cooking, open Monday to Saturday. It opened in August 2026.

Other places have a record too. Villa Del Sol serves Mexican food at 4169 South Redwood Road and opened in June 2026. Cakes by Edith is a Mexican bakery at 1736 West 5000 South. Great Harvest Bread Company mills its own wheat at 6357 South Redwood Road. First Watch opened in February 2026 at 5596 South Redwood Road. Penny Ann's Cafe serves breakfast and lunch every day. The Old Spaghetti Factory is at 5718 South 1900 West. Hours change and small places come and go, so call first.

Each place is listed as open on its own site or in a 2026 city news post. This is not a ranking, and no one paid to be listed.

The Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center is the main indoor draw, and it sits next to City Hall. Outdoor days center on the parks and the plaza. Bigger venues are a short drive away.

The Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center and Centennial Plaza

The Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center is at 2525 West Taylorsville Boulevard. Salt Lake County owns it and runs it through its Arts and Culture division. It cost $39 million and opened in 2021. The city gave the land on a long-term lease and part of the money. It has a 400-seat Main-Stage Theatre, a 200-seat black box called Studio 5400, and the Centennial Room. An ArtTix ticket office is inside. The lobby holds a sculpture called Adagio, made of 1,343 polished steel spheres.

Centennial Plaza links City Hall and the arts center. It opened in fall 2021. It has lighted paths, an outdoor stage and lawn seating. Plaza +ART lends about 21 sculptures to the plaza for a year, free to see day or night. The new set went up on September 25, 2026.

More places to go

• Local historyTaylorsville-Bennion Heritage Center1488 W 4800 SA city museum in the former Jones home, open Tuesday, Wednesday evening and Saturday. The history is told in the overview.
• Swim and gymTaylorsville Recreation Center and Pool4948 S 2700 WCounty-run. The pool is outdoors in summer, and the gym has pickleball courts. The Outdoor recreation topic has the details.
• LibraryTaylorsville Library4870 S 2700 WA Salt Lake County library on the Valley Regional Park site.
• Ice skatingUtah Olympic OvalKearns, ~9 minPublic skating four days a week. The Ski topic has the details.
• Campus arenaSalt Lake Community College4600 S Redwood RdThe Redwood Campus has an arena for special events.

Bigger venues are close. The Maverik Center in West Valley City, about 10 minutes away, hosts Salt Lake City Stars basketball and concerts. The Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper is about 17 minutes away. Downtown Salt Lake City has the largest stages, about 17 minutes from City Hall.

Venues, hours and show lists change. Check each one before you go. Details come from Salt Lake County, Taylorsville City and the venues' own sites.

The arts in Taylorsville are small and local, and the arts center is the home base. The Taylorsville Arts Council is a volunteer group. It runs Taylorsville's Got Talent, a summer musical and the annual art show. It also plans performances at Dayzz. The county runs the arts center's own season of concerts and plays, and its ticket office is inside.

The arts center ticket office is open Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Saturday it is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It also opens 90 minutes before any show. For larger stages, downtown Salt Lake City is about 17 minutes north. Plaza +ART is covered in the Entertainment topic.

Seasons and shows change. Check each site before you go. Details come from Salt Lake County and Taylorsville City.

Taylorsville Dayzz is the big event, and it runs three days in late June, usually. The city calendar has something most months from May to December. Dates move each year, so the months below say "usually".

Taylorsville Dayzz

Dayzz is held at Valley Regional Park. In 2026 it ran June 25 to 27, and it was the 30th year. It has a parade, a carnival, food booths, concerts, a car show, a 5K and fireworks. It is free to walk in. The 5K added a class called Ruckers, for runners who carry a 30-pound pack. The city says 2027 details are to come, so no 2027 date is posted. Spell it with two z's.

The year in Taylorsville

• January to AprilThe city calendar is quiet. The arts center season is the best bet.
• MayStarry Nights at the Plaza usually starts in mid May.
• JuneTaylorsville Dayzz, three days in late June. Starry Nights continues on Fridays.
• JulyStarry Nights continues on Fridays.
• AugustStarry Nights continues on Fridays.
• SeptemberA Broadway revue and a Fall Festival. The Plaza +ART sculptures change in late September. Tombstone Tales at the city cemetery has run in the fall.
• OctoberThe Taylorsville Art Show at the arts center, usually mid October. The Boo Dash, a 2K fun run at Valley Regional Park, usually late October.
• NovemberThe city calendar is quiet.
• DecemberWreaths Across America at the city cemetery, usually mid December.

Starry Nights at the Plaza is a free Friday concert series at Centennial Plaza. It usually runs from mid May to late September. Food trucks come from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., and some Fridays add a movie. On the Friday of Dayzz, the show moves to the park. Tombstone Tales is a cemetery walk where volunteer actors play local pioneers. The 2025 run was its 27th. Wreaths Across America is run by the Taylorsville Youth Council.

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

Taylorsville sits near the middle of the Salt Lake Valley. West Valley City lies to the north and northwest. Kearns lies to the southwest, across Bangerter Highway. West Jordan is to the south, and Murray is to the east across the Jordan River. Each town below has a guide on this site. Times are from City Hall.

Day trips

Snowbird is about 33 minutes east, and Park City is about 44. The canyons are covered in the Ski topic. The Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns is the nearest day out for a rainy or snowy weekend. City lines change districts and utilities, and the partner agent checks the city and the school for any address near an edge.

Drive times are map estimates from City Hall at 2600 West Taylorsville Boulevard, in normal traffic. They are close, not exact.