How are property tax rates determined in Utah?

Property tax rates in Utah are set by each taxing district (municipality, school district, park district, library, etc.) based on their annual levy (the amount of tax revenue they need). The rate is calculated by dividing the levy by the total assessed value of all property in the district.

What is the composite tax rate?

The composite tax rate is the sum of all overlapping taxing district rates that apply to a specific property. A typical property may be taxed by several overlapping districts. The composite rate determines your total tax bill when multiplied by your property's assessed value.

Why do tax rates vary within the same town?

Properties within the same municipality can have different composite rates because overlapping districts (school, park, fire, library) have different boundaries. A home in one school district may have a different rate than a home two blocks away in a different school district.

Kearns, UT Property Tax Rate 2026 — Full Breakdown by District

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Property Tax — Tax Year 2025 (payable 2026)i

IL DOR

Composite Ratei

0.01%–0.02%

Varies by school district

Municipal Portioni

0.0000%0% of total

Effective Ratei

0.71%–0.92%

Est. Annual Taxi

$2K–$3K

Median Home Valuei

$334,400

Total Leviedi

$1.6B

Rate varies by school district. Your actual rate depends on which school district your property falls in.

Rate Trend — click a year to explorei

20242025

Municipal

Other Districts

Where Your Tax Dollar Goesi

$0.68 AUTO-MALL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DISTRICT

$0.40 GRANITE SCHOOL DISTRICT

$0.38 CANYONS SCHOOL DISTRICT

$0.34 JORDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

$0.31 MURRAY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

$0.27 OLYMPIA PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DISTRICT NO 1

$0.26 SALT LAKE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

$0.20 DOWNTOWN-EAST STREETCAR SEWER PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DISTRICT

$0.15 SALT LAKE VALLEY LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE AREA

$0.11 UNIFIED FIRE SERVICE AREA

$0.09 SALT LAKE County

$0.06 OQUIRRH RECREATION AND PARKS DISTRICT

$0.04 TRAVERSE RIDGE SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT

$0.03 EMIGRATION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

$0.03 GRANGER - HUNTER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

$0.03 SALT LAKE COUNTY LIBRARY

$0.03 KEARNS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

$0.03 MIDVALLEY SEWER DISTRICT

$0.03 CENTRAL UTAH WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT

$0.02 JORDAN VALLEY WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT

$0.02 SALT LAKE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT

$0.02 COTTONWOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

$0.01 JORDAN BASIN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

$0.01 MT. OLYMPUS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

$0.01 SALT LAKE County A&C

$0.00 SALT LAKE COUNTY SERVICE AREA 3 - SNOWBIRD

$0.00 CRESCENT CEMETERY MAINTENANCE DISTRICT

$0.00 SALT LAKE County A&C (Multicounty)

Estimated Tax by Home Valuei

$200K

$9–$11

$250K

$11–$14

$300K

$13–$17

$350K

$15–$19

$400K

$17–$22

$450K

$19–$25

$500K

$21–$28

Highlighted value is closest to median home value ($334K)

28 Overlapping Taxing Districtsi

AUTO-MALL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DISTRICTi

67.6%0.0100%

$343K levied

GRANITE SCHOOL DISTRICTUnit K-12i

39.6%0.0059%

$305.0M levied

CANYONS SCHOOL DISTRICTUnit K-12i

38.2%0.0057%

$219.7M levied

JORDAN SCHOOL DISTRICTUnit K-12i

34.4%0.0051%

$238.5M levied

MURRAY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTUnit K-12i

30.6%0.0045%

$32.7M levied

OLYMPIA PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DISTRICT NO 1i

27%0.0040%

$156K levied

SALT LAKE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTUnit K-12i

25.5%0.0038%

$189.8M levied

DOWNTOWN-EAST STREETCAR SEWER PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DISTRICTi

20.3%0.0030%

$270K levied

SALT LAKE VALLEY LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE AREA

15.2%0.0022%

$29.6M levied

UNIFIED FIRE SERVICE AREAi

11.1%0.0016%

$53.6M levied

SALT LAKE Countyi

8.5%0.0013%

$243.6M levied

OQUIRRH RECREATION AND PARKS DISTRICTi

5.7%0.0008%

$4.5M levied

TRAVERSE RIDGE SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICTi

4.5%0.0007%

$211K levied

EMIGRATION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTi

3.4%0.0005%

$225K levied

GRANGER - HUNTER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTi

3.4%0.0005%

$6.4M levied

SALT LAKE COUNTY LIBRARYi

2.9%0.0004%

$57.8M levied

KEARNS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTi

2.8%0.0004%

$1.7M levied

MIDVALLEY SEWER DISTRICTi

2.7%0.0004%

$1.3M levied

CENTRAL UTAH WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT

2.7%0.0004%

$78.9M levied

JORDAN VALLEY WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT

2.3%0.0003%

$31.1M levied

SALT LAKE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT

2.2%0.0003%

$17.3M levied

COTTONWOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTi

1.9%0.0003%

$4.0M levied

JORDAN BASIN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTi

1.2%0.0002%

$7.5M levied

MT. OLYMPUS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTi

1.1%0.0002%

$3.1M levied

SALT LAKE County A&Ci

0.9%0.0001%

$28.7M levied

SALT LAKE COUNTY SERVICE AREA 3 - SNOWBIRDi

0.4%0.0001%

$31K levied

CRESCENT CEMETERY MAINTENANCE DISTRICT

0.1%0.0000%

$84K levied

SALT LAKE County A&C (Multicounty)i

0.1%0.0000%

$3.0M levied