North Salt Lake

North Salt Lake shares its southern border with Salt Lake City, so you get a Davis County address with a short drive downtown. The draw is the range of choices. On the west side, Foxboro has newer planned neighborhoods with parks. On the east bench, homes climb toward Eaglewood Golf Course and look out over the valley. From Tunnel Springs you can walk onto the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. Each July 3rd the city holds Liberty Fest, with fireworks over Eaglewood. The city counted 21,907 residents in the 2020 Census.

North Salt Lake is in Davis School District. Orchard Elementary and Foxboro Elementary are inside the city, and the city also lists Adelaide Elementary as serving some residents. There's no junior high or high school within city limits. Depending on your address, students go to Mueller Park or South Davis Junior High, then Bountiful High or Woods Cross High. Charter options include Legacy Preparatory Academy, Wasatch Peak Academy and Spectrum Academy. I confirm the assignment for the exact address with the district before you write an offer.

Downtown is about 7.5 miles away, roughly 20 minutes on I-15. North Salt Lake also has I-215 and Legacy Parkway at its edges, and US-89 and Redwood Road run north-south through town, so you have more than one route when I-15 backs up. The nearest FrontRunner stop is Woods Cross Station at 750 South 800 West, two stops north of Salt Lake Central. A paved trail runs the full length of Legacy Parkway if you like to ride or walk.

Foxboro is the planned community on North Salt Lake's west side. Most of it was built between 2000 and 2010, and Foxboro North was added after that. You'll find a mix of home types around pocket parks and trails, plus Foxboro Elementary. Legacy Park at 1140 W 1100 N has a splash pad open from Memorial Day through Labor Day, a big reason families with young kids ask me about Foxboro. Most homes are in an HOA, so I pull the HOA documents early.

On the east bench, neighborhoods climb toward Eaglewood Golf Course, an 18-hole public course designed by Keith Foster. When it opened in 1994, a lot of hillside home building followed. Expect larger homes, steeper streets and views across the valley. The Wild Rose Trail runs toward Eaglewood Village, and Tunnel Springs connects to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. When you buy on a slope, I look closely at driveway grade, winter access and drainage, which matter more up here than on the flat west side.

Yes. North Salt Lake has the newest homes in South Davis County, and it has grown about two and a half times since 2000, mostly through planned communities like Foxboro and townhome projects. For buyers, a newer home usually means updated systems and fewer inspection surprises, though most come with an HOA. For sellers, buyers can easily compare your home with very similar ones nearby, so price and condition carry more weight. Before we set a list price, I walk you through those comparables.

Utah exempts 45% of a primary residence's market value, on up to one acre, so on the home you live in you're taxed on 55% of its value. Rentals and vacation homes don't get that break. The county may mail you a Residential Property Declaration asking you to confirm the home is your primary residence, and it's due within 90 days, so watch for it after closing. Your actual bill depends on the tax rates where the home sits.

Bountiful is North Salt Lake's neighbor to the north and the bigger city, with 45,762 residents in the 2020 Census. It was settled in 1847, one of Utah's earliest settlements. North Salt Lake grew up much later, with Foxboro on the west side and hillside homes around Eaglewood. The two share schools in places: depending on the address, students may go to Bountiful High or Woods Cross High. If you want an older home on a tree-lined street, I'll often show you Bountiful. If you want newer construction closer to Salt Lake, North Salt Lake usually fits better.