Best PlacesTaylorsville, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Taylorsville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Taylorsville ranks 869th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Taylorsville
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Taylorsville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Taylorsville ranks high
- TransitBetter than 96% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of cities
Where Taylorsville ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 7% of cities
- School gradeC−, better than only 18% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 18% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 20% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Taylorsville
A household needs to earn about $114,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Taylorsville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $92,955, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Taylorsville's effective rate of 0.55%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Taylorsville
Taylorsville runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Taylorsville.
Who works in Taylorsville, and how
Work in Taylorsville centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Taylorsville
Taylorsville has more parkland per resident than 85% of cities and more late-night spots per resident than 67% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Taylorsville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Taylorsville, month by month
Taylorsville sees roughly 131 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 25° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 68° |
| October | 64° | 52° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Taylorsville
Salt Lake City International sits about 9 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 13.4 million passengers in 2025, with 154 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Taylorsville
Schools across Taylorsville average a C−, better than 18% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Westland SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Calvin S. Smith SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Fox Hills SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Riverview Jr HighB+ · 49% proficient
- Bonneville Jr HighB− · 42% proficient
- Bennion Jr HighC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Murray HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Taylorsville HighC− · 29% proficient
- Cottonwood HighC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Taylorsville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Taylorsville measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Taylorsville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Taylorsville suits
Families
Schools land around the 18th percentile and crime safety beats 87%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Taylorsville
Is Taylorsville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Taylorsville ranks 869th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on transit, fast internet, and heat safety, and lowest on noise and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Taylorsville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $451,331. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $92,955 median income, cost of living beats 52% of cities.
Is Taylorsville safe?
Yes, Taylorsville is safer than 87% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $252 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Taylorsville?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 25. That works out to about 131 pleasant days a year, more than 75% of cities.
Is Taylorsville good for families?
Schools beat 18% of cities, crime safety beats 87%, and childcare runs $929 a month.
Compare Taylorsville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Taylorsville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Taylorsville represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Taylorsville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Taylorsville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Taylorsville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Taylorsville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Taylorsville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Taylorsville detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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