Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Salt Lake County is $1,588.00 per year, based on a median home value of $237,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.67% of property value.

Salt Lake County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the twenty-nine counties in Utah, Salt Lake County is ranked 2nd by median property taxes, and 3rd by median tax as percentage of home value.

Salt Lake County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Salt Lake County is $237,500.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $224,700.00

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2nd out of 29 By median yearly property tax

3rd out of 29 By percentage of median home value

1st out of 29 By percentage of median income

You can see how Salt Lake County (highlighted in green) compares to the twenty-nine other counties in Utah with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Utah, see our Utah county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Utah counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Salt Lake County are the responsibility of the Salt Lake County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Salt Lake County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Salt Lake County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Salt Lake County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Salt Lake County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Salt Lake County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).