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For most people who can afford it, yes. South Jordan grades A overall, ranked 36th of 118 in Utah. The median household earns $134K. Residents are healthier than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $661K, 6.7 years of the Salt Lake City metro’s $98K median household income. South Jordan is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. South Jordan’s median household income is $134,000, where Utah’s towns sit at $101,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. South Jordan has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Garside-McMullin House and Samuel and Geneva Holt Farmstead.
Where South Jordan beats most towns.
Census counts: 869 in 1940, 77,487 in 2020. The archive holds 22 old photos and papers going back to 1898 and 4 maps from 1951 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far South Jordan is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Jordan. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaDelta Center
14 mi LakeLake Bonneville
16 mi Stadium & arenaRice–Eccles Stadium
6 mi Stadium & arenaAmerica First Field18 mi Theme parkEvermore Park
27 mi Stadium & arenaLaVell Edwards StadiumDelta Center: Lomrjyo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Bonneville: Wilson44691, Public domain · Rice–Eccles Stadium: Brenton Walker, CC BY 2.0 · America First Field: Scott Catron, CC BY-SA 2.0 · LaVell Edwards Stadium: The original uploader was Bobak at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in South Jordan, 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 South Jordan.
South Jordan gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and trades workers with Salt Lake City and other neighbors, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Utah.
70% of South Jordan adults had a checkup this year. South Jordan beats the Utah average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 6.8% of South Jordan adults smoke cigarettes.
| South Jordan | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.8% | 8% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.1% | 8.4% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | South Jordan | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7% | 9.8% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 10.5% |
| More binge drinkers | 16.2% | 12.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Jordan District. Three of its 24 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 901 | – |
| Bingham HighLargest public high schoolGrades 10–12 | Grades 10–12 | 2,461 | B− |
| Jordan Ridge SchoolTop results in townGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 637 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
26 miles of trail in 78 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Bingham Creek Regional Park, at 163 acres. The trail density in South Jordan is 1.0 miles per square mile.
| South Jordan | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. South Jordan City Park | 1.9 mi | 68 |
| 2. Brookside Park | 0.9 mi | 15 |
| 3. Highland Park | 0.6 mi | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 6.7 years of the Salt Lake City metro’s $98K median household income, the typical home (about $661K) costs more against local pay than in 77% of Utah towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living.
South Jordan’s median rent is $1,991 a month. The typical South Jordan home is worth about $661,000, up 1.1% in a year, 24% above the Utah typical home.
| South Jordan | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,991 a month | $1,538 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 81% | 79% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Cottonwood Weir weather station, 12 miles away, records that 82 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 95% of U.S. towns.
South Jordan has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 91° and January nights drop to 22°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in South Jordan since 1982.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
South Jordan has about as many jobs (33,732) as working residents, but only 3,908 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 19,206 in 2013 to 33,732.
Most working residents leave South Jordan for work: only 10% work in town. 23% of workers work from home in South Jordan. Since 2013, South Jordan has added 14,526 jobs, to 33,732 in 2023.
| South Jordan | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 23% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 8.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
6 within 15 miles of the center of South Jordan
About 6 of every 100 South Jordan residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
50,418 counted in 2010 and 77,487 in 2020; an estimated 87,614 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 13.1% since 2020, after 53.7% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
5 notable people were born in South Jordan.
City in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
South Jordan is a city in south central Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, 18 miles (29 km) south of Salt Lake City. Part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, the city lies in the Salt Lake Valley along the banks of the Jordan River between the 10,000-foot (3,000 m) Oquirrh Mountains and the 11,000-foot (3,400 m) Wasatch Mountains. The city has 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of the Jordan River Parkway that contains fishing ponds, trails, parks, and natural habitats. The Salt Lake County fair grounds and equestrian park, 67-acre (27 ha) Oquirrh Lake, and 37 public parks are located inside the city. As of 2025, there were 88,910 people in South Jordan. Founded in 1859 by settlers of The Church o…
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5 towns share a border with South Jordan.
It grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Riverton (A−) comes closest.
| Town | UT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Jordan | #36 | A | C− | B | B | A |
| Riverton | #42 | A− | C− | B+ | B | A |
| Draper | #57 | A− | D | B− | A− | A |
| Herriman | #54 | A− | C− | A− | B | A |
| West Jordan | #87 | B | C | C | B | A− |
| Sandy | #68 | B+ | C | C | A− | A |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. South Jordan grades A overall, better than 85% of U.S. towns and #36 of 118 in Utah. It grades A for health, B for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
5 notable people were born here, including Branden Carlson and Dax Milne.
