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Salt Lake County property data
Where Salt Lake County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Salt Lake City and West Valley City.
- 23Cities and towns
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Salt Lake County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Salt Lake County Recorder. A free search lists the recorded documents on a property by address or parcel number, while viewing document images takes paid Data Services access, from $5 for 24 hours up to prepaid packages starting at $300.
Owners and values
Salt Lake County Assessor. Owner names, property types and values can be searched free online by owner name, address or parcel number, and the full appraisal database can be bought for $1,500.
Tax sales
Salt Lake County Auditor. The tax sale list, rules, past results and a list of contaminated properties are posted free on the Auditor's tax sale page each spring.
Foreclosure sales
Private trustees (notices recorded with the County Recorder). Notices of default and other foreclosure filings are recorded documents that can be found through the Recorder's Data Services search.
Parcel maps
Salt Lake County Assessor Parcel Viewer. The Assessor's free interactive Parcel Viewer and tax district map show parcel lines and parcel information.
How property is sold here
Salt Lake County follows Utah's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Utah guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Utah sells the property itself at the county tax sale, not tax liens, once taxes are more than four years past the final deadline. The Salt Lake County Auditor holds one tax sale a year in May or June, and moved bidding online to Bid4Assets in 2021; notice runs in a newspaper once a week for four weeks before the sale, and owners can redeem any time before the sale. The 2026 sale is over, and the 2027 list and rules will be posted on the Auditor's tax sale page in April 2027.
Foreclosure sales
Most Salt Lake County foreclosures are trustee sales under a deed of trust, held outside of court after a notice of default is recorded with the County Recorder. Those recorded notices can be found through the Recorder's Data Services search.
Assessed values
The Salt Lake County Assessor values all property every year as it stood on January 1, certifies the roll to the Auditor by May 22, and valuation notices go out in July or August.
Transfer tax
Utah has no real estate transfer tax.
Worth knowing
The Assessor's online search lets you look up properties by owner name, which makes it easy to find everything one owner holds in the county.
Worth knowing
Recorder document images are usually online by the next working day for documents recorded before 2 p.m., but viewing them requires paid Data Services access.
Worth knowing
The County's Real Estate Division also sells surplus county-owned land at fair market value by written offer, with sales over $250,000 requiring a public hearing.
Every town in Salt Lake County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Alta town
- Bluffdale city
- Brighton town
- Copperton city
- Cottonwood Heights city
- Draper city
- Emigration Canyon city
- Herriman city
- Holladay city
- Kearns city
- Magna city
- Midvale city
- Millcreek city
- Murray city
- Riverton city
- Salt Lake City city
- Sandy city
- South Jordan city
- South Salt Lake city
- Taylorsville city
- West Jordan city
- West Valley City city
- White City city
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Salt Lake County?
Deeds are recorded by the Salt Lake County Recorder at 2001 South State Street, Suite N1-600, in Salt Lake City. Recorded documents can be looked up online through the Recorder's Data Services.
When is the Salt Lake County tax sale?
The Salt Lake County Auditor holds the tax sale once a year in May or June. The list and rules for the next sale are posted on the Auditor's tax sale page in April.
How do I find who owns a property in Salt Lake County?
Use the Salt Lake County Assessor's free online search by address, parcel number or owner name. The Recorder's free document search by address or parcel number also shows recorded deeds.
Are Salt Lake County property records online?
Yes. Owner names, values and parcel maps are free on the Assessor's site, and recorded documents are listed free with images available through paid Recorder Data Services.
Sources for this guide
Office hours, fees and sale dates change. We checked these sources in October 2026; confirm with the county before you act.
- saltlakecounty.gov/recorder/
- saltlakecounty.gov/recorder/residents/
- saltlakecounty.gov/recorder/data-services/
- saltlakecounty.gov/recorder/frequently-asked-questions/
- saltlakecounty.gov/assessor/
- apps.saltlakecounty.gov/assessor/new/query.cfm
- saltlakecounty.gov/assessor/maps/
- saltlakecounty.gov/assessor/parcel-data/
- saltlakecounty.gov/assessor/dates--deadlines/
- saltlakecounty.gov/property-tax/property-tax-sale/
- saltlakecounty.gov/property-tax/property-tax-sale/procedures-and-rules/
- saltlakecounty.gov/property-tax/property-tax-sale/current-tax-sale-list/
Every parcel in Salt Lake County, on one map
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