Your Property Tax, Explained
Estimate Your Property Tax
CalculatorEnter your home’s market value to estimate the Eagle Mountain city portion of your bill at the certified rate and at the approved rate of 0.00090. Estimates assume an owner-occupied primary residence, taxed on 55% of market value under Utah’s residential exemption.
$200K$2M
Taxable value
$268,400.00
City tax at certified rate
$142.25
~$11.85/month
City tax at the approved rate
$241.56
~$8.28/month more · +$99.31/yr
Increase per day
$0.27
100% to public safety
Note: Estimates only, for owner-occupied primary residences (55% taxable value). City figures use the certified levy (0.000530) and the approved city levy of 0.00090: on the average $488,000 residence, city tax goes from $142.25 to $241.56, an increase of $99.31 per year. For official figures, see your valuation notice from Utah County.
Where Your Tax Dollars Go
$488K average homeAn Eagle Mountain property tax bill funds six different entities. Here is the full annual breakdown for the average-value Eagle Mountain residence of $488,000 under the adopted 2026 rates (primary residence, taxed on 55% of market value under Utah’s residential exemption; figures rounded to the nearest dollar). Two of the six entities had rate increases this year, highlighted below: Eagle Mountain City (approved) and Central Utah Water Conservancy. Both held public hearings in August; see the Utah County combined notice. Rates shown are the official 2026 rates for Tax Area 038, which covers the typical Eagle Mountain residence; rates can vary slightly by tax area.
Alpine School District $1,585 59.82%
Unified Fire Authority $444 16.76%
★ Eagle Mountain City Approved $241.56 9.12%
Utah County $239 9.02%
Central Utah Water Proposed $107 4.04%
Assessing & Collecting $33 1.25%
Home Value
$488,000
Taxable Value (×55%)
$268,400
Est. Total Annual Tax (Adopted)
~$2,650
Eagle Mountain’s Property Tax Story
1996–2026Eagle Mountain is one of the fastest-growing cities in Utah history, incorporated in 1996 with 250 residents and now 76,695 residents as of January 2026. That growth fundamentally shaped the city’s property tax story, allowing rates to fall dramatically even as the city built its infrastructure from scratch.
Rate Decline vs. Population Growth
Inverse relationshipEagle Mountain’s story in one chart: as the population grew from a few hundred residents to more than 76,695, new construction expanded the tax base and the certified levy rate fell. Growth, not rate increases, carried the city’s budget for 15 years. The 2026 point reflects the City Council’s approved rate of 0.00090, which is not yet certified.
City levy rate
Population
2026 approved rate (not yet certified)
Note: Population figures are U.S. Census counts and official city counts for known years (2000, 2010, 2017, 2020, January 2026); values between those years are interpolated estimates. Levy rates through 2025 are certified and final adopted rates from the Utah County Tax Rate History Report for Eagle Mountain City; the 2026 rate of 0.00090 has been approved by the City Council but is not yet certified.
Notable Milestones
1996–2026December 1996
Eagle Mountain incorporates with ~250 residents, one of Utah’s first planned-before-incorporated communities. The initial city levy reflected the small early tax base.
2001
Reclassified as a city after population reaches 2,157. Rapid residential build-out spreads infrastructure costs across more taxpayers, driving the certified levy steadily downward.
2003
First Truth-in-Taxation hearing. The city raised its certified rate to support essential services as Eagle Mountain rapidly expanded its infrastructure footprint.
2010
Second Truth-in-Taxation increase. The Great Recession had slowed new construction, briefly reducing the new-growth revenue that normally absorbs the city’s budget needs.
2013
Property taxes drop 16% as Unified Fire Authority comes on. When fire service moved to UFA, the city reduced its certified tax rate from 0.001559 to 0.001380, an 11.5% decrease.
2017
Population reaches 32,179. Continued residential growth drives the certified rate steadily lower, below the pre-2010 rate even after accounting for the 2010 increase.
2020
2020 Census records 43,623 residents. Eagle Mountain ranks among the fastest-growing cities in Utah. The rate continues drifting lower as new construction expands the tax base.
2026
Population reaches 76,695. After 15 years without a Truth-in-Taxation increase, the City Council approves a new city levy of 0.00090—the first rate increase since 2010—dedicated entirely to public safety.
Questions About Your Tax Bill
Contact the CityIf you have questions about your bill, you can reach the city anytime:
Contact the City
Submit written input through the public comment form, email the Mayor & City Council, or call the city at 801-789-6600.
The adopted rate will appear on the official property tax notice Utah County mails this fall.