Cost of living in Cottonwood Heights, Utah

Cottonwood Heights, Utah has about 32,828 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $694,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Salt Lake County is $1,615 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Cottonwood Heights. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area, prices sit at 100.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Utah taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.4% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Cottonwood Heights's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Utah home paid 13.12¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Cottonwood Heights's bill.

EIA does not publish a Utah gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) all-grades price was $4.575 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,196.00 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Utah shares this price.

Among 162 places we list in Utah with a rent figure, 42 have higher typical rent than Cottonwood Heights.