Kearns property tax appeal

What the 2026 assessment roll shows for homes with a Kearns address, and the deadline for challenging it.

Salt Lake County roll as published on 26 March 2026.

Key Equalization Facts & Statutory Summary

Roll as of: 26 March 2026

Appeal Deadline: 15 September 2026, or 45 days after your valuation notice — whichever is later
Median Annual Saving: $200
Over Statutory Threshold: 28.6%(2,752)
Homes analysed: 9,625
Filing forum: County Board of Equalization
Governing Statute: Utah Code 59-2-1004(2)(a) ('valuation or the equalization'); 59-2-1004(4)(a)(i) (comparable-assessment evidence on the application); 59-2-1006(5) (mandatory +/-5% equalization remedy); 59-2-103(3) (45% residential exemption)
Appeal threshold: more than 5% above comparables

How many Kearns homes look over-assessed?

We analysed 9,625 single-family homes and condominiums with a Kearns address that carry enough detail to compare against neighbours — an assessed value, a building area, and a named subdivision. They sit across 165 subdivisions.

2,752 of them — 28.6% — are assessed more than 5% above the median of comparable homes in their own subdivision, once building size is accounted for. Of those, 1,460 are more than 10% above.

Where Kearns homes sit against their subdivision median

28.6% over +5%

Shaded area is the measured share of 9,625 homes in Kearns assessed more than 5% above their cohort median, and the p90 tick is the measured 90th percentile. The curve is a normal distribution fitted to those figures, drawn to show where the threshold falls — not a claim that the underlying spread is normal.

For a home in that group, the median difference is $38,776 in assessed value, or roughly $200 a year in property tax at current rates.

That is 3% of the 85,932 flagged homes across Salt Lake County.

What the Kearns roll looks like

The median analysed home has an assessed value of $394,100, covers 1,075 square feet, and was built in 1978. The county-wide median is $531,500.

Parcels with this address city: 10,065
Comparable-ready: 9,625 (95.6%)
Subdivisions: 165
Median assessed value: $394,100
Median building area: 1,075 sq ft
Median year built: 1978

"Kearns" here is the address city as the county records it, which follows postal rather than municipal boundaries — a few of these parcels may sit outside the city limits.

The largest subdivisions in Kearns

Comparisons are made within a subdivision, because that is the group an assessor values together. These are the largest ones here.

Subdivision	Homes analysed	More than 5% above median
Hoffman Hghts 13	277	65 (23.5%)
Hoffman Hghts 21 Amd	267	87 (32.6%)
Hoffman Hghts 12	235	49 (20.9%)
Hoffman Hghts 6	215	64 (29.8%)
Hoffman Hghts 3	174	53 (30.5%)

Subdivision names appear exactly as Salt Lake County records them, abbreviations and plat numbers included — so "Amd" for amended, "Add" for addition, "Ph" or "#2" for a phase. We do not tidy them up, because the name is what you would search for in the county's own records to check a comparable.

What is the 2026 appeal deadline for Kearns?

Filing deadline

15 September 2026, or 45 days after your valuation notice — whichever is later

Kearns property is assessed by Salt Lake County, so the appeal is filed with the county rather than the city. 15 September 2026, or 45 days after your valuation notice — whichever is later.

The later of September 15, or the last day of a 45-day period beginning the day the county auditor provides the valuation notice (Utah Code 59-2-1004(3)(a)).

The application goes to County Auditor.

The full Salt Lake County appeal process, stage by stage

Can a Kearns homeowner appeal on comparable assessments?

Equalization Ground Accepted

Yes. UT treats equalization — how your assessment compares with comparable properties — as a ground in its own right, separate from arguing what the home would sell for.

Statutory basis:Utah Code 59-2-1004(2)(a) ('valuation or the equalization'); 59-2-1004(4)(a)(i) (comparable-assessment evidence on the application); 59-2-1006(5) (mandatory +/-5% equalization remedy); 59-2-103(3) (45% residential exemption)

UT is a non-disclosure state: sale prices are not public record. That is why comparing assessed values is the practical route — assessed values are published for every parcel, and sale prices are not published at all.

Check a specific Kearns address

The figures above are the roll in aggregate. For one property we show its own comparable homes, each with its parcel number so it can be checked against Salt Lake County's records.

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