Summit County, Utah Eviction Risk: Very Low

Summit County earns an average eviction-risk score of 2.1/10 (Low) across its 11 cities, placing it among the more landlord-friendly operating environments in Utah eviction laws. Ranked 10th of 29 Utah counties, it sits in the middle third of the state, meaning 9 counties carry higher risk and 19 are actually less risky, but the absolute score remains well below statewide averages for tenant-side friction. For investors eyeing the Wasatch Back, that translates to shorter eviction timelines, low tenant-protection overhead, and a renter base with a poverty rate of just 5%, a combination that keeps default risk structurally low.

The county-wide range runs from 1.5 to 2.3, a meaningful spread across 11 cities for a county with a total population of roughly 34,897. Average rent sits at $2,388, and renters represent only 19.3% of households, with an average rent burden of 24.6% of income. That tenant profile, high earners carrying manageable housing costs, is exactly what keeps eviction-risk scores suppressed across most of the county.

The cities inside Summit County

The highest-risk cities in the county are Snyderville, Kamas, and Oakley, each scoring 2.3/10. Snyderville is the largest of the three at 5,948 residents. Summit Park (population 8,537, score 2.2/10) rounds out the upper tier. These scores are still Low by any national standard, but landlords concentrating units in Snyderville or Summit Park should budget for slightly more tenant turnover friction than the county average suggests.

At the opposite end, Silver Summit scores 1.6/10 and East Basin scores 1.7/10, making them among the most operationally stable places in the county. Park City, the county's second-largest city at 8,362 residents, scores 1.9/10, well below the county average, which reflects its high-income, resort-driven renter profile. Risk is genuinely hyper-local here: a single zip code can shift your operating assumptions, so city-level scores matter.

State-level laws that apply here

Every property in Summit County operates under Utah eviction laws state landlord-tenant law. For nonpayment of rent or a lease violation, landlords must serve a 3-day notice before filing; a no-cause termination at end of term requires 30 days. Once filed, an uncontested case typically resolves in 21 to 45 days, while a contested matter can stretch to 45 to 120 days. Total eviction costs, combining a court filing fee of $360 to $460, a sheriff lockout fee of $50 to $175, and attorney fees typically running $750 to $3,500, mean a single contested removal can reach several thousand dollars. Reviewing the Utah eviction laws eviction process in detail before your first filing is worth the time. Utah eviction laws imposes no just-cause requirement for nonrenewal, and state law preempts any local rent-control ordinance, so investors face no layered municipal caps on rents. For the deposit side, Utah eviction costs and Utah security deposit limits are governed by Utah eviction laws Code section 57-17, with a 30-day return window for deposits after a tenancy ends.

With a poverty rate of 5% and renters making up only 19.3% of households, Summit County's tenant pool is among the most financially stable in Utah eviction laws; see the city grid above for score-by-score comparisons across all 11 cities.