Salt Lake County, Utah

Kitchen remodeling in Taylorsville, UT

Taylorsville has 20,913 homes, 71% of the occupied ones lived in by their owners. Half were built before 1982.

The homes of Taylorsville

Homes

20,913

housing units

Owner-occupied

71%

of occupied homes

Detached houses

64%

of all homes

Median year built

1982

half older, half newer

Built before 1980

46%

of all homes

Median home value

$433,800

owner estimate

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates for Taylorsville city.

More homes in Taylorsville were built in the 1970s than in any other decade, 32% of them, followed by the 1980s at 27%. A kitchen put in when one of those houses was new is now about 51 years old, unless it has been redone since.

46% of homes here were built before 1980. In a home built before 1978, a remodel that disturbs painted cabinets, trim or walls has to be done by a firm certified for lead-safe work by Utah’s own program, which EPA authorized. Ask for the certificate when you book the measure.

ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Taylorsville is the largest place

ZIP code	Homes	Owner-occupied	Median year built	Built before 1980
84123	15,082	60%	1984	39%

What kitchen trades earn here

Electricians in the Salt Lake City area earn a median $30.11 an hour and plumbers $31.15, against $30.38 and $30.67 across the country (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). That is what the workers are paid, not what a contractor charges for their time. All five kitchen trades: Salt Lake City area.

Before you sign: Utah

Utah exempts remodeling work under $7,000 in labor and materials from the contractor’s license, but the plumbing and electrical parts of such a job must still be done by licensed plumbing and electrical contractors, and a person doing a job over $3,000 without a license must have filed proof of liability insurance with the state.

Utah license lookup

Contracts, licenses and lead-safe rules in Utah · Permits · What it costs

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