Living in Midvale, UT
Suburb in Utah
Midvale is a suburb in Utah, home to about 36,000 people, with 2.0 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a fast pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Midvale a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 12 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Great outdoors: hills or mountains nearby
- Easy flying: SLC is 13 mi away
- Sunny: more sunshine and clearer skies than most places
👎 Cons
- Weaker public schools: test results below the US average
- Few dog parks: 27 within 9 mi
Whether it's a good place for you depends on what you value. Take the quiz to see how Midvale ranks against your own priorities.
Key facts
Living in Midvale: common questions
What is the cost of living in Midvale?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $463k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,330 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 101, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Midvale?
Utah collects about $1,818 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.59% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Midvale safe?
Midvale isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Midvale?
Public schools in Midvale test below the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 19 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Midvale?
Midvale has cold winters: winter days average around 40°F and summer days around 87°F, with roughly 56″ of snow a year.
Does Midvale get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from earthquakes: 3 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.83 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Midvale?
The nearest major airport is SLC, about 13 mi away.
How Midvale scores
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