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After weeks of civic pushback and an organized citizen referendum, the City Council repealed its 183% property tax resolution and passed a 69% increase — alongside municipal code changes that put public safety first in line for the revenue.
By Eagle Mountain The Pulse
The Ledger
76,695
Residents as of Jan. 1, 2026, per the city's growth report — a 6.4% gain in a year, and still among the fastest growth rates in Utah.
69.8%
Property tax increase for the coming fiscal year, set after the City Council repealed its 183% resolution and the citizen referendum it triggered. The first increase after more than a decade of unadjusted rates.
$364M
Total FY 2026–27 city budget. Under the municipal code adopted September 1, property tax revenue must fully fund the Public Safety Fund before any of it reaches general government.
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