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Utah · Census place 16270

Cottonwood Heights city, UT

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Cottonwood Heights city has 32,984 residents, ranking #32 of 334 places in Utah. Median household income is $116,583, the median home is worth $641,900 and median gross rent runs $1,697 a month.

Population
32,984Cottonwood Heights city residents
Median household income
$116,583Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$641,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,697Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
39.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
71.1%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Cottonwood Heights city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Cottonwood Heights city median would spend about 17.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.2% of residents and 71.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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