Moving to West Valley City, Utah
West Valley City is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, about 16 minutes from downtown Salt Lake City and 37 minutes from Alta by road without traffic. 30 public schools are within 3 miles, most in the Granite District.
Everything here comes from a named source. For what West Valley City is like to live in, see our West Valley City area guide.
Drive times from West Valley City
Drive by road from the centre of West Valley City, without traffic. Rush hour takes longer.
- Downtown SLC
- about 16 min · 11.8 mi
- SLC airport
- about 16 min · 9 mi
- Silicon Slopes (Lehi)
- about 27 min · 25.8 mi
- University of Utah
- about 26 min · 18.5 mi
- Alta (nearest ski resort)
- about 37 min · 27.7 mi
Schools near West Valley City
Public schools within 3 miles of the centre of West Valley City, 2024-25 school year.
Elementary
- Jackling School · Grades PK-6 · Granite District · 0.1 mi
- Philo T. Farnsworth School · Grades PK-6 · Granite District · 0.5 mi
- Monroe School · Grades PK-6 · Granite District · 0.9 mi
- Valley Crest School · Grades PK-6 · Granite District · 1.2 mi
- Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley · Grades K-6 · charter · Ascent Academies of Utah · 1.4 mi
- Hunter School · Grades PK-6 · Granite District · 1.4 mi
- Academy Park School · Grades PK-6 · Granite District · 1.5 mi
- Pioneer School · Grades PK-6 · Granite District · 1.5 mi
- Neil Armstrong Academy · Grades PK-6 · Granite District · 1.6 mi
- Whittier School · Grades PK-6 · Granite District · 1.7 mi
- Hillsdale School · Grades PK-6 · Granite District · 1.8 mi
- Robert Frost School · Grades PK-6 · Granite District · 1.8 mi
- Hillside School · Grades PK-6 · Granite District · 1.9 mi
- West Kearns School · Grades PK-6 · Granite District · 2 mi
- West Valley School · Grades PK-6 · Granite District · 2 mi
- David Gourley School · Grades PK-6 · Granite District · 2.1 mi
- Rolling Meadows School · Grades PK-6 · Granite District · 2.1 mi
- Arcadia School · Grades PK-6 · Granite District · 2.4 mi
- Harry S. Truman School · Grades PK-6 · Granite District · 2.4 mi
Middle
- John F. Kennedy Jr High · Grades 6-8 · Granite District · 1.3 mi
- West Lake Jr High · Grades 7-8 · Granite District · 1.5 mi
- Hunter Jr High · Grades 7-8 · Granite District · 1.9 mi
- Valley Jr High · Grades 7-8 · Granite District · 2 mi
High
- Granger High · Grades 8-12 · Granite District · 1.2 mi
- Hunter High · Grades 9-12 · Granite District · 1.6 mi
Other grade ranges
- Esperanza School · Grades K-7 · charter · Esperanza School · 0.6 mi
- Monticello Academy · Grades K-8 · charter · Monticello Academy · 1.3 mi
- American Preparatory Academy - Accelerated School · Grades K-12 · charter · American Preparatory Academy · 1.5 mi
- Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12 · Grades K-12 · charter · Wallace Stegner Academy · 1.9 mi
- Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley · Grades K-8 · charter · Wallace Stegner Academy · 2.2 mi
Source: NCES and Utah State Board of Education. School assignment can change; check with the district.
Skiing from West Valley City
In a straight line from the centre of West Valley City to each resort's base. Driving is further.
West Valley City by the numbers
Counts of people and homes only, exactly as the Census publishes them.
- Population
- 138,437U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
- Households
- 39,617U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
- Housing units
- 41,433U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
- Median value of owner-occupied homes
- $419,100U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
- Homes built 2020 or later
- 1.3%U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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Your first weeks in Utah
The state's own pages. Each sets its own deadlines for new residents, so check them there.
- Driver licence: Utah Driver License Division
- Car registration: Utah Division of Motor Vehicles
- Public schools: Utah State Board of Education
- Buses and TRAX: Utah Transit Authority
