These Are The 10 Most Expensive Places To Live In Utah For 2018

Everyone wants a home that mixes affordability with comfort and Utah does this very well. Families love the Beehive State’s beaches, midlands, and mountains as tourists before moving here and calling it home.

But before you decide to relocate, you have to do some research into the exact cost of living around the state — and that’s how we’re going to help you.

These are the places in Utah that cost a pretty penny — the most expensive cities in the state.

After we saved up for months and could finally afford it, we landed on this list of the ten most expensive cities in Utah for 2018:

1. Park City (Photos | Homes For Sale)
2. Highland (Photos | Homes For Sale)
3. Alpine (Photos | Homes For Sale)
4. Bluffdale (Photos | Homes For Sale)
5. Draper (Photos | Homes For Sale)
6. South Jordan (Photos | Homes For Sale)
7. Cedar Hills (Homes For Sale)
8. Holladay (Photos | Homes For Sale)
9. Lindon (Photos | Homes For Sale)
10. Herriman (Homes For Sale)

So hopefully Richfield (the cheapest place to live in Utah) can show these guys how to live on a budget in the coming years. Read on for how these places had costs rise faster than inflation.

And if you already knew these places were expensive, check out the best places to live in Utah or the cheapest.

How We Determined The Most Expensive Places To Live In The Beehive State For 2018

There are basic necessities that you have to buy no matter where in the country you live. Those things include:

• Housing
• Food
• Gas
• Health Insurance
• Utilities
• Transportation

You can then compare the cost of these things in each of the places in Utah to figure out which is the most expensive.

What you are left with is a ‘Cost of Living Index’ that normalizes to 100 for an average place in the United States.

So we used that cost of living index in order to rank all of the 84 places in Utah that have more than 5,000 people.

And just so you can better understand how the cost of living index works, 100 is the average cost of a place in the United States. A score of 90 means that the place cost 10% less than average.

San Francisco has a score of 243 meaning it’s almost 2.5 times as expensive as the average place in the country.

1. Park City

Population: 7,656
Services: 101
Groceries: 95
Health Care: 91
Housing: 321
Transportation: 106
Utilities: 94
More on Park City: Homes For Sale | Data
Park City is a city in Summit County, Utah, United States. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is 32 miles (51 km) southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and 20 miles (32 km) from Salt Lake City’s east edge of Sugar House along Interstate 80. The population was 7,558 at the 2010 census. On average, the tourist population greatly exceeds the number of permanent residents.

2. Highland

Population: 15,425
Services: 101
Groceries: 95
Health Care: 91
Housing: 211
Transportation: 106
Utilities: 94
More on Highland: Homes For Sale | Data
Highland is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is approximately 30 miles (48 km) south of Salt Lake City and is part of the Provo?Orem Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 census the population was 15,523, a 90.0% increase over the 2000 figure of 8,172.

3. Alpine

Population: 9,522
Services: 101
Groceries: 95
Health Care: 91
Housing: 209
Transportation: 106
Utilities: 94
More on Alpine: Homes For Sale | Data

4. Bluffdale

Population: 7,562
Services: 101
Groceries: 95
Health Care: 91
Housing: 189
Transportation: 106
Utilities: 94
More on Bluffdale: Homes For Sale | Data
Bluffdale is a city in Salt Lake County in the U.S. state of Utah, located about 20 miles (32 km) south of Salt Lake City. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,598.

5. Draper

Population: 42,212
Services: 101
Groceries: 95
Health Care: 91
Housing: 184
Transportation: 106
Utilities: 94
More on Draper: Homes For Sale | Data
Draper is a city in Salt Lake and Utah counties in the U.S. state of Utah, located about 20 miles (32 km) south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 42,274, having grown from 7,143 in 1990.

6. South Jordan

Population: 51,120
Services: 101
Groceries: 95
Health Care: 91
Housing: 180
Transportation: 106
Utilities: 94
More on South Jordan: Homes For Sale | Data
South Jordan is a city in south central Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. The city lies in the Salt Lake Valley between the 9,000-foot (2,700 m) peaks of the Oquirrh Mountains and the 12,000-foot (3,700 m) peaks of the Wasatch Mountains and is part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The Jordan River flows through the middle of the valley and the city has a 3.5-mile (5.6 km) section of the Jordan River Parkway that contains fishing ponds, trails, parks and natural habitat. Salt Lake County fair grounds and equestrian park, 67-acre (27 ha) Oquirrh Lake and 27 other parks are located inside the city. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 50,418.

7. Cedar Hills

Population: 9,554
Services: 101
Groceries: 95
Health Care: 91
Housing: 169
Transportation: 106
Utilities: 94
More on Cedar Hills: Homes For Sale | Data

8. Holladay

Population: 26,570
Services: 101
Groceries: 95
Health Care: 91
Housing: 165
Transportation: 106
Utilities: 94
More on Holladay: Homes For Sale | Data
Holladay is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 26,472 at the 2010 census, a significant increase from 14,561 in 2000. The city was incorporated on November 29, 1999 as Holladay-Cottonwood, and the name was shortened to Holladay on December 14 of that year. It was reported in the 1990 census as the Holladay-Cottonwood CDP.

9. Lindon

Population: 10,093
Services: 101
Groceries: 95
Health Care: 91
Housing: 165
Transportation: 106
Utilities: 94
More on Lindon: Homes For Sale | Data
Lindon is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo?Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 10,070 at the 2010 census. In July 2014 it was estimated to be closer to 10,723 by the US Census Bureau.

10. Herriman

Population: 21,818
Services: 101
Groceries: 95
Health Care: 91
Housing: 163
Transportation: 106
Utilities: 94
More on Herriman: Homes For Sale | Data
Herriman is a city in southwestern Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. The population was 21,785 as of the 2010 census. Although Herriman was a town in 2000, it has since been classified as a fourth-class city by state law. The city has experienced rapid growth since incorporation in 1999, as its population was just 1,523 at the 2000 census. It grew from being the 111th-largest incorporated place in Utah in 2000 to the 32nd-largest in 2010.

Taking A Chunk Out Of Your Paycheck

Well there you have it, the places in Utah that have the highest cost of living, with Park City ranking as the most expensive city in the Beehive State.

If you’re curious, here are the least expensive cities in Utah:

1. Richfield
2. Cedar City
3. Enoch

For more Utah reading , check out:

• 10 Worst Places To Live In Utah
• 10 Most Dangerous Cities In Utah
• 10 Best Cities For Singles In Utah

Detailed List Of The Most Expensive Cities In Utah

Rank	City	Population	Services	Groceries	Health Care
1	Park City	7,656	101	95	91
2	Highland	15,425	101	95	91
3	Alpine	9,522	101	95	91
4	Bluffdale	7,562	101	95	91
5	Draper	42,212	101	95	91
6	South Jordan	51,120	101	95	91
7	Cedar Hills	9,554	101	95	91
8	Holladay	26,570	101	95	91
9	Lindon	10,093	101	95	91
10	Herriman	21,818	101	95	91
11	Mapleton	8,005	101	95	91
12	Cottonwood Heights	33,642	101	95	91
13	Saratoga Springs	17,902	101	95	91
14	Riverton	38,480	101	95	91
15	Sandy	87,952	101	95	91
16	Pleasant View	7,966	101	95	91
17	Syracuse	23,914	101	95	91
18	Fruit Heights	5,057	101	95	91
19	Farmington	18,722	101	95	91
20	Hooper	7,234	101	95	91
21	West Haven	10,230	101	95	91
22	Lehi	47,180	101	95	91
23	South Weber	6,059	101	95	91
24	Centerville	15,554	101	95	91
25	West Bountiful	5,259	101	95	91
26	Heber	11,442	101	95	91
27	Kaysville	27,353	101	95	91
28	Farr West	5,827	101	95	91
29	Pleasant Grove	33,330	101	95	91
30	Salem	6,454	101	95	91
31	North Salt Lake	16,127	101	95	91
32	Bountiful	42,674	101	95	91
33	West Point	9,466	101	95	91
34	Murray	46,996	101	95	91
35	West Jordan	103,846	101	95	91
36	Salt Lake City	186,740	101	95	91
37	American Fork	26,347	101	95	91
38	North Logan	8,248	101	95	91
39	Eagle Mountain	21,106	101	95	91
40	Nibley	5,392	101	95	91
41	Clinton	20,201	101	95	91
42	Providence	6,941	101	95	91
43	North Ogden	17,354	101	95	91
44	Woods Cross	9,775	101	95	91
45	Spanish Fork	34,547	101	95	91
46	Orem	88,820	101	95	91
47	Midvale	28,484	101	95	91
48	Layton	67,458	101	95	91
49	Moab	5,031	101	96	106
50	Plain City	5,515	101	95	91
51	Springville	29,416	101	95	91
52	Provo	113,105	101	95	91
53	Santaquin	9,118	101	95	91
54	Taylorsville	59,098	101	95	91
55	Harrisville	5,553	101	95	91
56	Grantsville	8,931	101	95	91
57	Smithfield	9,508	101	95	91
58	West Valley City	129,123	101	95	91
59	Payson	18,229	101	95	91
60	South Ogden	16,447	101	95	91
61	Tooele	31,496	101	95	91
62	Vernal	9,218	101	96	106
63	Roosevelt	6,028	101	95	91
64	South Salt Lake	23,732	101	95	91
65	Ephraim	6,085	101	95	91
66	Roy	36,854	101	95	91
67	Clearfield	30,086	101	95	91
68	Riverdale	8,415	101	95	91
69	Nephi	5,402	101	95	91
70	Logan	47,970	101	95	91
71	Hyrum	7,579	101	95	91
72	Brigham City	17,934	101	95	91
73	Tremonton	7,605	101	95	91
74	Washington Terrace	9,058	101	95	91
75	Sunset	5,137	101	95	91
76	Ogden	82,749	101	95	91
77	Price	8,609	101	95	91
78	Santa Clara	6,094	93	95	92
79	Ivins	6,856	93	95	92
80	Washington	19,139	93	95	92
81	Hurricane	13,840	93	95	92
82	Enoch	5,777	93	97	85
83	Cedar City	28,720	93	97	85
84	Richfield	7,526	93	97	85