Cottonwood Heights, UT vs Midvale, UT

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricCottonwood Heights, UTMidvale, UT
Population32,82835,989
Median Household Income$119,422$75,084
Median Rent$1,730/mo$1,597/mo
Median Home Value$694,100$436,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)101101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income35.5%52%
Poverty Rate7.6%11.2%
Unemployment Rate3.6%3.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k72179*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,5541,405*
Median AQI5757
Good AQI Days /yr121121
Summer Highs87°F87°F
Winter Lows24°F24°F
Snowfall82 in/yr56 in/yr
Avg Commute21.9 min20.6 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher23.320.2
College Degree Rate53.8%33.8%
Foreign-Born %7.3%13.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-4.0%+0.2%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Midvale (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.