Property tax in Salt Lake County, Utah
In Salt Lake County, the property tax bill comes from the Salt Lake County Treasurer's Office. The 2026 bill is due November 30, 2026. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Salt Lake County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Salt Lake County, Utah is $2,836 a year, which is about 0.54% of the county's median home value of $525,700. That effective rate is higher than the typical Utah county (0.46%) and lower than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.
Who sends the property tax bill in Salt Lake County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Salt Lake County Treasurer's Office. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Salt Lake County Assessor's Office, which is who to ask if the value looks wrong. For how to look up and pay the bill, go to the county's own payment information.
Utah sends one bill a year, in the fall, for the current year's taxes. An appeal filed by September 15 changes the bill that arrives that fall. Appeals are filed with the Auditor's Office as clerk of the Board of Equalization, not with the Assessor. Applications for the tax relief programs the Treasurer administers are due September 1.
When are property taxes due in Salt Lake County?
For the 2026 bill, Salt Lake County has one due date: November 30, 2026. Tax notices must be mailed by November 1. November 30, 2026 is a Monday; when November 30 falls on a weekend or holiday, the due date moves to the next business day. A payment mailed, made online or made any other way must be completed before midnight Mountain time on the due date. Taxes unpaid after November 30, 2026 become delinquent on December 1 with a penalty of 2.5% or $10 per parcel, whichever is greater, reduced to 1% or $10 if the taxes and penalty are paid in full by January 31, 2027 (because that is a Sunday, the county accepts payment on the next business day, Monday, February 1). If a balance is still owed after that, interest is charged back to January 1, 2027.
From Salt Lake County's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. If a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the county's own rules on the next business day apply.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Salt Lake County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Salt Lake County's average effective rate of 0.54% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $2,839 / year
Property tax in Salt Lake County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $2,836 |
| Median home value | $525,700 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.54% |
| Typical Utah county rate | 0.46% |
| National median county rate | 0.81% |
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
How does Salt Lake County compare in Utah?
Among Utah's 29 counties, Salt Lake County has the 7th highest effective property-tax rate: 6 rank higher and 22 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Utah. Nationally, it ranks 2509th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Utah county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Salt Lake County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Salt Lake County's 281,875 owner-occupied homes, 42.6% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 77.1% pay at least $2,000, and 3.5% pay under $800. Another 3.4% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 9,897 | 3.5% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 17,375 | 6.2% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 27,456 | 9.7% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 97,368 | 34.5% |
| $3,000 or more | 120,144 | 42.6% |
| No property tax paid | 9,635 | 3.4% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,803 and owners without one pay $2,924. That is within 10% either way, so in Salt Lake County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Salt Lake County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $2,836 is about 2.3% of the median income of Salt Lake County homeowner households, $120,690 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 66.1% of Salt Lake County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.
Have property taxes gone up in Salt Lake County?
Yes. The median bill went from $2,028 in 2015-2019 to $2,836 in 2020-2024, a 39.8% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 72%, from $305,700 to $525,700. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.
Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.
Property tax in counties next to Salt Lake County
Salt Lake County borders 6 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tooele County, UT | 0.57% | $2,460 | $431,600 |
| Salt Lake County, UT (this county) | 0.54% | $2,836 | $525,700 |
| Davis County, UT | 0.53% | $2,665 | $505,500 |
| Morgan County, UT | 0.52% | $3,411 | $654,900 |
| Wasatch County, UT | 0.46% | $3,624 | $787,300 |
| Utah County, UT | 0.44% | $2,370 | $538,700 |
| Summit County, UT | 0.35% | $3,701 | $1,067,700 |
How is a home assessed in Salt Lake County?
Utah assesses homes at 55% of market value in every county, Salt Lake County included. How Utah assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Salt Lake County?
Yes, as a percentage. Utah's residential exemption takes 45% of a primary home's market value off the tax rolls, so tax is billed on 55% of market value. That is the Utah rule, and it applies in Salt Lake County. Utah's exemptions and relief programs in full.
Salt Lake County does not add relief programs of its own beyond the Utah ones (checked September 23, 2026).
How to appeal your Salt Lake County property assessment
In Salt Lake County you appeal to the Salt Lake County Board of Equalization. The deadline: File with the Board of Equalization by September 15, or within 45 days after the valuation notice is mailed if that is later. The September 15, 2026 deadline has passed. A late appeal can be filed until March 31, 2027, but only if it meets the county's late appeal guidelines, such as a medical emergency, a death, a county error or other extraordinary circumstances, and the board must accept it before it is reviewed. A hearing officer hears the appeal and the board approves the decision, which can be appealed to the Utah State Tax Commission within 30 days. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against the official appeal rules.
How Utah's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
Utah rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Utah page.
Work out your own numbers
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How much house can I afford?
Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Salt Lake County's tax rate to hand.
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Mortgage calculator
Monthly payment with principal, interest, tax and insurance, plus what an extra payment saves you.
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Utah income tax
Brackets, standard deduction and what Utah actually taxes.
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Sales tax in Salt Lake County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Salt Lake County, Utah: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.