Cottonwood Heights.
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11 tracts·33K people·$694K median·3,610/mi²
White 86 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 4 · Black 1 · Other 1
Married couple 61 · Living alone 20 · Other 19
Professional 62 · Retail 12 · Health 12 · Leisure 8 · Manufacturing 4 · Public admin 1 · Other 1
Management · business · science · arts 56 · Sales · office 23 · Service 9 · Production · transport 7 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 62 · Work from home 26 · Carpool 16 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Cottonwood Heights is $694,100 (Census ACS) — 1.5× the US median of $458,812.
Cottonwood Heights has 32,828 residents across 9 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.0; the population is 85.6% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% Multiracial, 3.6% Asian, 0.7% Black and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 53.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.6% (Census ACS).
Canyon View School (71%), Butler School (63%) and Oakdale School (59%) lead the elementary schools; Butler Middle is the middle school with reported scores (63%); Brighton High is the high school with reported scores (48%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,730/month, 10% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Cottonwood Heights is $119,422 a year, 39% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Cottonwood Heights, median rent is $1,730/month and the median home value is $694,100 (Census ACS).
Cottonwood Heights reported 0.5 violent crimes and 17.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 62 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 22 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Cottonwood Heights are wildfire (97), earthquake (77) and landslide (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.52g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Cottonwood Heights, 2.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).