Property taxes / School districts / Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City School District property tax rate, 2025
Salt Lake City School District charges a property tax rate of 0.002388 (0.239%) of taxable value. On a $500,000 home you live in, that's about $657 a year, usually the biggest single line on the bill.
Who sets it
The Salt Lake City School District Board of Education (7 elected members) sets the district's rate.
Cities and towns in Salt Lake City School District
Places with at least part of their area in the district, and their typical total rate.
- Millcreek1.118% · $3,073
- Salt Lake City0.924% · $2,541
- South Salt Lake1.087% · $2,988
Also see Salt Lake County property taxes.
All Utah school districts
- 1. North Summit School District0.165% · $454
- 2. Rich County School District0.168% · $461
- 3. Park City School District0.218% · $601
- 4. South Summit School District0.226% · $622
- 5. Daggett County School District0.23% · $633
- 6. Salt Lake City School District0.239% · $657
- 7. Wayne County School District0.282% · $775
- 8. Kane County School District0.283% · $780
- 9. Piute County School District0.301% · $828
- 10. Murray City School District0.315% · $866
- 11. Iron County School District0.326% · $895
- 12. Cache County School District0.326% · $896
- 13. Washington County School District0.331% · $910
- 14. North Sanpete School District0.34% · $934
- 15. Millard County School District0.354% · $973
- 16. Sevier County School District0.371% · $1,020
- 17. Jordan School District0.372% · $1,023
- 18. Tintic School District0.38% · $1,044
- 19. Beaver County School District0.381% · $1,048
- 20. Uintah County School District0.394% · $1,084
- 21. Logan City School District0.4% · $1,099
- 22. Garfield County School District0.425% · $1,169
- 23. Canyons School District0.428% · $1,176
- 24. Grand County School District0.433% · $1,192
- 25. Alpine School District0.439% · $1,209
- 26. Weber County School District0.441% · $1,214
- 27. Juab County School District0.443% · $1,219
- 28. Granite School District0.448% · $1,232
- 29. San Juan County School District0.464% · $1,277
- 30. Morgan County School District0.475% · $1,305
- 31. Wasatch County School District0.491% · $1,352
- 32. Davis County School District0.493% · $1,355
- 33. South Sanpete School District0.512% · $1,407
- 34. Provo City School District0.554% · $1,524
- 35. Ogden City School District0.556% · $1,529
- 36. Box Elder School District0.56% · $1,540
- 37. Carbon County School District0.572% · $1,572
- 38. Nebo School District0.585% · $1,608
- 39. Duchesne County School District0.604% · $1,662
- 40. Tooele County School District0.667% · $1,834
- 41. Emery County School District0.729% · $2,005
Common questions
What is the Salt Lake City School District property tax rate?
In 2025, Salt Lake City School District's rate was 0.002388 of taxable value. On a $500,000 primary home (taxed on 55% of its value) that's about $657 a year. It includes the district's own levies, its bond payments, and its charter school levy. The Statewide School Basic Levy (0.138% in 2025) is added on top and set by the Utah Legislature.
How much of a property tax bill goes to Salt Lake City schools?
In a typical tax area in the district, 41% of the whole bill goes to public schools: Salt Lake City School District plus the statewide levy.
Who sets Salt Lake City School District's property tax rate?
The elected Salt Lake City School District school board sets the district's rate each June. If it wants to collect more than the year before, apart from new construction, Utah law requires a Truth in Taxation hearing and a public vote in August.
Is Salt Lake City School District's property tax high for Utah?
Ranked from lowest to highest rate, Salt Lake City School District is 6th of Utah's 41 school districts.
Rates are the Utah State Tax Commission's 2025 rates for each tax area.