Midvale, UT vs Cottonwood Heights, UT

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

MetricMidvale, UTCottonwood Heights, UT
Population35,98932,828
Median Household Income$75,084$119,422
Median Rent$1,597/mo$1,730/mo
Median Home Value$436,600$694,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)101101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52%35.5%
Poverty Rate11.2%7.6%
Unemployment Rate3.5%3.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k179*72
Property Crime Rate /100k1,405*1,554
Median AQI5757
Good AQI Days /yr121121
Summer Highs87°F87°F
Winter Lows24°F24°F
Snowfall56 in/yr82 in/yr
Avg Commute20.6 min21.9 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher20.223.3
College Degree Rate33.8%53.8%
Foreign-Born %13.2%7.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.2%-4.0%

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.