Homes are rising fast on the northwest side of Salt Lake County, and so are the price tags. A new fact sheet from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute finds the northwest Salt Lake Valley is adding housing at a rapid clip, even as sale prices climb. The study zeroes in on West Valley City, Kearns, Taylorsville, Magna and Salt Lake City’s west side and shows median sale prices jumping from $305,000 in 2019 to $435,000 in 2024. Those homes still sit below the Salt Lake County median, but the report notes a clear shift in what is getting built. Apartments now make up more than one-third of all units on Salt Lake City’s west side, and Magna led the pack in housing-stock growth.
What the Gardner data shows
According to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute,…..