According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Cottonwood Heights has an overall cost of living index of 120 which is 1.2x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Utah, Cottonwood Heights has a cost of living index that's 1.2x higher than Utah's index of 101.
The standard of living in Cottonwood Heights ranks as #4,800 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Utah. By definition, that implies Cottonwood Heights ranks as the #1,619 most expensive place in the Beehive State.
Living Expense | Cottonwood Heights | Utah | National Average | |
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Overall | 120 | 101 | 100 | |
Services | 99 | 99 | 100 | |
Groceries | 101 | 98 | 100 | |
Health | 101 | 90 | 100 | |
Housing | 160 | 115 | 100 | |
Transportation | 112 | 108 | 100 | |
Utilities | 91 | 95 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Utah, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Cottonwood Heights | Utah | United States |
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Median Home Value | $402,100 | $305,400 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,288 | $1,090 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $95,427 | $74,197 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 4.2x | 4.1x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.16x | 0.18x | 0.2x |
Item | Cottonwood Heights | Utah |
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Shampoo | $1.03 | $1.06 |
Movie | $10.88 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $19.37 | $14.67 |
Item | Cottonwood Heights | Utah |
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Ground Beef | $4.06 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.81 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.73 | $2.05 |
Item | Cottonwood Heights | Utah |
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Haircut | $22.28 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $34.97 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.19 | $2.34 |
Item | Cottonwood Heights | Utah |
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Potatoes | $2.47 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $11.32 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.08 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $89.78 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $107.49 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $101.65 | $99.13 |
Item | Cottonwood Heights | Utah |
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Gasoline | $2.44 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $59.61 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $134.97 | $167.67 |
Phone | $187.8 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Cottonwood Heights |
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Sandy, UT | 96,137 | 113 | 0.9x |
South Jordan, UT | 73,695 | 124 | 1.0x |
Lehi, UT | 66,980 | 112 | 0.9x |
Taylorsville, UT | 59,926 | 103 | 0.9x |
Murray, UT | 48,969 | 106 | 0.9x |
Draper, UT | 48,594 | 127 | 1.1x |
Riverton, UT | 43,793 | 115 | 1.0x |
Midvale, UT | 33,708 | 104 | 0.9x |
Holladay, UT | 30,461 | 122 | 1.0x |
South Salt Lake, UT | 25,125 | 99 | 0.8x |