Cottonwood Heights, UT

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Cottonwood Heights in Utah has been called a gateway to both the Big Cottonwood Canyon and Little Cottonwood Canyon. The majority of the town is made up of a ridge that separates the valleys of the canyons, and the ridge is covered in suburban housing and commercial development. 

Cottonwood Heights is essentially a small suburb of Salt Lake City, and it offers good access to the big city amenities nearby and also the splendor of the outdoors in the nearby mountains. Cottonwood Heights is a beautiful and desireable area. The town regularly makes lists of the best places to live in the country, and it’s a popular place to rest your head if you love the outdoors or peaceful, quiet living.

Moving to Cottonwood Heights

The median family income in Cottonwood Heights is much higher than most places in the country. People here make a lot of money, and they live really comfortably. Homes here are expensive, so if you’re looking for a home to buy, you’re going to want to have a wad of cash when you come. If you are looking to rent, there are some options for you. About 25 percent of homes in the area are for rent, even though they are single family homes.

People in the area consider Cottonwood Heights a neighborhood. The place is too small and homogenous to categorize into specific neighborhoods – but that’s lucky for anyone who wants to end up living here, since no matter where you find a house you’ll like, you’ll be living somewhere really nice and really pretty.

Living in Cottonwood Heights

There’s a reason that so many publications label Cottonwood Heights as one of the best places to live in America. To start off, the nature is beautiful, and the weather is great. You get four seasons in Cottonwood Heights, and temperature gets as low as 20 degrees in the winter and 90 degrees in the summer. But the weather is dry and not humid – and the air is clean, which is great for your skin and your lungs. If you like outdoor activities, there is no shortage of them here, too. You can climb in the canyons, hike through waterfalls, or take care of animals at local farms.

If you’re more of a big city type and chose Cottonwood Heights for its proximity to Salt Lake City, you’re in luck too, because getting into the city from the town is quiet easy. The Utah Transit Authority provides public bus and transportation service into the city, so you don’t even have to have a car to get there. Residents say, however, that if you don’t own a car, you can’t take advantage of all the nearby attractions as easily, however. So if you’re hoping to go to more places than just Salt Lake City you’ll probably want to get your own set of wheels. Whether you work in Salt Lake City or not, there is tons to do there. You can visit parks and monuments, gamble at a casino, take in historic sites in a horse drawn carriage, or go on rollers coasters at nearby themes parks. Cottonwood Heights is great place to search for a house if you want something quiet and peaceful with excitement nearby.