Guest, Sign inJoin
Compare towns

Midvale vs Sandy

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (38.4× in Sandy) and growth since 2010 (+18 pts in Midvale).

×
Midvale, UTAn outdoors townUtah · 35,989 people
×
Sandy, UTA history townUtah · 94,291 people
Swap order
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

MidvaleAn outdoors town
Outdoors#3 most walkable in UT1.4 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Housing$485K typical home9% below the UT typical home HealthHealthier than 78%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Midvale →
SandyA history town
HistorySettled in 187155 places on the National Register Outdoors#8 most walkable in UT54 miles of trails across 40 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 91%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Sandy →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails38.4×
Sandy has more miles of trail
Sandy 53.7 miMidvale 1.4 mi
Growth since 2010+18 pts
Midvale has grown faster since 2010
Midvale +28.8%Sandy +10.8%
Household income+49%
Households in Sandy earn more
Sandy $112,176Midvale $75,084
Homeowners+31.8 pts renters
Midvale has more renters
Sandy 75.2%Midvale 43.4%
Home values+41%
Homes cost more in Sandy
Sandy $614,100Midvale $436,600
Work from home+7.4 pts
More people work from home in Sandy
Sandy 22.8%Midvale 15.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $950 more a month in Sandy

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Midvale$2,770/mo
Typical home $485K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $1,597/mo · Housing →
Sandy$3,720/mo
Typical home $659K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $1,777/mo · Housing →

The difference: $950 a month, about $11,400 a year, between Sandy and Midvale.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Midvale and Sandy share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

MidvaleSandyMidvaleSandy
Midvale ↔ Sandy3.7 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
1,717 Sandy residents work in Midvale (3.8% of its workers)
1,345 Midvale residents work in Sandy (7.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Sandy →
Report cards

Sandy places higher on 14 of 22 UT lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Utah ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
A−MidvaleBetter than 76% of districts in the state A−SandyBetter than 76% of districts in the state
Health
A−MidvaleHealthier than 78% of U.S. towns ASandyHealthier than 91% of U.S. towns
7Midvale
14Sandy

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 113 towns #109#22 Best schoolsSchools · 117 towns #106#21 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 42 towns #40#18 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 119 towns #106#44 Most affordableCost of living · 120 towns #44#96 Fewest smokersHealth · 119 towns #69#19 Highest incomeIncome · 120 towns #95#45 Most conserved landOutdoors · 117 towns #83#36

Left end = #1 in Utah. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Midvale’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
MidvaleSandy
Snow a year56″82″
January low—23°F
July high—91°F
Growing season (days)—174d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th49th
Outdoors & history
MidvaleSandy
Trails1 mi54 mi
Conserved land1.9%7.6%
Settled18511871
National Register places355
Archive photos918
Famous people born here1129
Community
MidvaleSandy
Library hours a week58 hrs58 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MidvaleSandy
People
Population 35,989Lowest 94,291Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +28.8%Highest UT: +18.4% +10.8%Lowest UT: +18.4%
Median age 32.7±1.1Lowest about the UT average 37.6±0.7Highest 18% above UT
Kids under 18 21.4%±2.3Lowest UT: 27.8% 26.4%±1.3Highest UT: 27.8%
Age 65+ 9.5%±1.2Lowest UT: 11.9% 15.8%±0.9Highest UT: 11.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.8%Lowest UT: 37.7% 46%Highest UT: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.3%±1.4Highest UT: 8.1% 4.9%±0.6Lowest UT: 8.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,084±$4kLowest 21% below UT $112,176±$6kHighest 18% above UT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $436,600±$13kLowest 11% below UT $614,100±$10kHighest 25% above UT
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,597±$55Lowest 7% above UT $1,777±$45Highest 19% above UT
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,480Lowest about the UT average $2,983Highest 18% above UT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54%±6.6Highest UT: 47.2% 46.2%±6.9Lowest UT: 47.2%
Midvale and Sandy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.2%Highest UT: 8.5% 5.5%Lowest UT: 8.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 43.4%Lowest UT: 70.2% 75.2%Highest UT: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 5 yrs older than UT 1985Lowest 7 yrs older than UT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 7% below UT 23 minHighest about the UT average
Work from home 15.4%±2.2Lowest UT: 17.6% 22.8%±1.8Highest UT: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 5.1%Lowest 12.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miLowest 9.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.20Highest 1.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Salt Lake City (26%)Salt Lake City (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 7% work in Sandy4% work in Midvale
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 7.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miLowest 53.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 2.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 40Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 129Highest 119Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #106 of 117 in UT#21 of 117 in UT
School district Canyons DistrictBeehive Science & Technology Academy · Canyons District
High school in town Hillcrest HighAlta High
Students per teacherat that high school 24.6Highest 24.5Lowest
Utah average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Midvale neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 1w

Midvale School Spirit

1 neighbor in Midvale can answer.

Sandy neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Sandy’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Midvale and Sandy

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Bordering Midvale

M
+ Compare
Murray50,188 people · $508K homes
+ Compare
West Jordan116,692 people · $493K homes
+ Compare
Cottonwood Heights32,828 people · $694K homes

Towns like Midvale

+ Compare
South Salt Lake26,352 people · $410K homes
C
+ Compare
Cedar City38,524 people · $377K homes
C
+ Compare
Clearfield33,523 people · $374K homes
+ Compare
Logan54,907 people · $384K homes

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Post to Midvale

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in