Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Holladay's standout: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 96% of the country. Overall it grades B, 89th among Utah's 118 graded towns. The median household earns $117K and it is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is schools: its schools rank behind 80% of the state's. 59% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Holladay, against 36% in Utah’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Holladay has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Morton A. Cheesman House and Hintze-Anders House. Only 4 of the 109 Utah towns we compare have a higher typical home value than Holladay.
Where Holladay beats most towns.
Its founding year, 1847, comes before those of 95% of the Utah towns we grade with a known year.
The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1870 and 4 maps from 1952 on.
11 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Holladay is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Holladay. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaDelta Center
7 mi Stadium & arenaRice–Eccles Stadium
25 mi LakeLake Bonneville
7 mi Stadium & arenaAmerica First Field
9 mi GardenTemple Square
15 mi Ski areaPark City Mountain Resort393 runs · 3,100 ft verticalDelta Center: Lomrjyo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rice–Eccles Stadium: Brenton Walker, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Bonneville: Wilson44691, Public domain · America First Field: Scott Catron, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Temple Square: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Park City Mountain Resort: Rudi Riet from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Holladay, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Holladay.
Holladay has added a third more jobs in ten years, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Utah.
6% of adults smoke cigarettes in Holladay. Holladay beats the Utah average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 27% of adults have obesity in Holladay.
| Holladay | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6% | 8% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Holladay | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 10.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.7% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Granite District. Three of its 13 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonneville Jr HighLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 636 | C+ |
| Olympus HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,151 | A− |
| Howard R. Driggs SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 469 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
At 8.6 years of the Salt Lake City metro’s $98K median household income, the typical home (about $846K) costs more against local pay than in 94% of Utah towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living.
The typical Holladay home is worth about $846,000, up 5.3% in a year, 59% above the Utah typical home. The median rent in Holladay is $1,704 a month.
| Holladay | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,704 a month | $1,538 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 79% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 2021, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Holladay.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Holladay has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Holladay’s July high is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 7,569 in 2013 to 11,126.
Most working residents leave Holladay for work: only 6% work in town. 24% of Holladay workers work from home. Jobs based in Holladay grew to 11,126 in 2023, 3,557 more than in 2013.
| Holladay | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 24% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $117,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1.8 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Among 117 Utah towns, just 6 have a lower trail density than Holladay. The biggest park or preserve is Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, at 40 acres.
| Holladay | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Creekside Park | 0.5 mi | 27 |
| 2. Olympus Hills Park | 0.3 mi | 32 |
| 3. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | — | 40 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
8 within 15 miles of the center of Holladay
About 7 of every 100 Holladay residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Utah.
26,472 counted in 2010 and 31,965 in 2020; an estimated 31,162 in 2025.
Since 2020 the trend has turned: down 2.5%, after 20.8% growth in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
11 places in Holladay on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Utah, United States
Holladay is a city in central Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area and abuts the Wasatch National Forest. The population was 31,965 at the 2020 census, a significant increase from 14,561 in 2000 when the area first incorporated from Salt Lake County, this is due to the annexation of unincorporated land in 2002 and again in 2015. The city was incorporated on November 29, 1999. It was reported in the 1990 census as the Holladay-Cottonwood CDP.
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3 towns share a border with Holladay.
| Town | UT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holladay | #89 | B | C | — | C− | A+ |
| Millcreek | #95 | B− | C− | — | C− | A |
| Cottonwood Heights | #48 | A− | C | B− | A− | A |
| Murray | #103 | C+ | C+ | D | C | A |
Holladay and Millcreek report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Holladay with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Holladay grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #89 of 118 in Utah. It grades A+ for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 8.6 years of the area's median household income ($98,083 across the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
