Living in Herriman
South Jordan sits on the west side of the Salt Lake Valley, about 18 miles south of downtown Salt Lake City, with the Oquirrh Mountains on one shoulder and the Wasatch on the other. It covers 22.3 square miles and was incorporated in 1935 as farm country. Then it grew: 50,418 people in the 2010 census, 77,487 in 2020, and an estimated 87,614 as of July 2025 - a 54% jump in a single decade. That is why the city feels like two places at once. The east side, along Redwood Road and the Jordan River, is the older South Jordan: established neighborhoods, mature trees, the civic center and the farm history. The west side is Daybreak, a 4,126-acre master-planned community built around a 67-acre lake, a new downtown, a Triple-A ballpark and three TRAX stations. I sell homes on both sides, and the honest answer to which one is better is that they are genuinely different products for different buyers. Here is what living here actually looks like.
Neighborhoods
Rosecrest is Herriman's largest neighborhood, spread across roughly 2,500 acres with subdivisions like Graystone, Juniper Bend, and Overlook at Rosecrest, and its own trail network feeding into Blackridge Reservoir and the Oquirrh foothills. Anthem, on the city's south side, is newer construction with a more active HOA and contemporary layouts. Herriman Towne Center is the most walkable pocket, built around Main Street with City Hall, parks, and Mountain View Village shopping and dining just minutes away. Other established areas include Blackridge, Copper Fields, and the growing South Hills and Olympia developments, which are bringing higher-density housing near Mountain View Corridor and lower-density hillside lots further out.
Herriman City Park, 5373 Main Street, is the flagship park in the heart of Herriman Towne Center: swings, slides, a splash pad, restrooms, a pavilion, and a network of paved walking trails, with Oquirrh Mountain views in the background. It hosts everything from family reunions to community events, and it stays busy even on a packed weekend. Nearby, Herriman's Main Street corridor connects the park to City Hall and the rest of the civic core, all walkable in a few minutes.
J. Lynn Crane Park, 12998 S Fort Herriman Parkway, sits beside Herriman Towne Center and City Hall with a stage, playground, pavilion, and open grass. Next door, J Lynn Crane Plaza at 13082 S Fort Herriman Parkway runs a splash pad from Memorial Day to Labor Day and an outdoor ice ribbon from December through February - a genuinely unusual amenity for a Utah suburb. Rosecrest Splash Pad, 14070 S Rosecrest Road near Blackridge Elementary, and Umbria Estates Splash Pad, 12790 S Brundisi Way, are smaller neighborhood splash pads, each with its own playground and pavilion.
J.L. Sorenson Recreation Center, 5350 Main Street, right next to the Herriman Library, is the indoor hub: an indoor pool, gymnasium space, and year-round league and fitness programming. Golfers have Rose Creek Golf Course nearby, and hikers and mountain bikers can pick up the Bonneville Shoreline Trail along the Rosecrest foothills for direct access into the Oquirrh Mountains without leaving a neighborhood street.
Trails, Golf and the Water
Herriman leans indoor and private for organized pickleball rather than free public courts. Premier Pickleball Club, 5163 Denali Park Dr, runs 13 indoor courts plus 3 outdoor courts with a pro shop and a golf simulator, and it pulls players from across the valley. For a free option, Big Bend Park at 12246 S Big Bend Vista Drive has a public pickleball court alongside volleyball and gaga ball. W&M Butterfield Park's open fields double as informal practice space for the youth soccer and lacrosse leagues that run through the city's parks and recreation department.
Herriman's trail backbone is the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, which runs along the city's western edge through the Rosecrest foothills and connects directly into the Oquirrh Mountains - locals pick it up straight from neighborhood streets without needing to drive anywhere first. Inside the city, more than 50 miles of paved and natural-surface trails link the master-planned communities together, from Rosecrest through Blackridge and out toward South Hills, used mostly for dog walks, stroller loops, and commuter biking rather than destination rides.
Rose Creek Golf Course is Herriman's local course - an 18-hole layout with mountain views on nearly every hole and a clubhouse, priced for regular play rather than special-occasion golf. For a bigger day out, several other Salt Lake Valley courses, including options in South Jordan and Riverton, are all within a 15-to-20 minute drive.
Blackridge Reservoir, inside the Rosecrest neighborhood at 15000 South Ashland Ridge Drive, is Herriman's version of a lake day: more than 900 feet of sandy beach, paddleboarding and kayaking, and a fishery for anyone who wants to cast a line without leaving city limits. It's a genuine summer gathering spot - the closest thing Herriman has to a beach day that doesn't require driving out to Bear Lake or Utah Lake.
Dining
Herriman's restaurant scene is thinner than its neighbors', but that's about to change. Right now, the go-to spots inside city limits are Slackwater, a wood-fired pizza restaurant with a strong local following, and Layne's Chicken Fingers, the fast-casual, kid-friendly staple. For everything else, most residents drive a few minutes to Mountain View Village, technically over the line in Riverton, where Santorini's Greek Grill, Saffron Circle (an Indian restaurant built around a love-story theme), North Italia, Kona Grill, and Stack 571 Burger and Whiskey Bar cover most cravings, alongside a Chick-fil-A.
Herriman Towne Center's Main Street corridor, next to City Hall and J. Lynn Crane Park, is where most of the city's in-town dining sits: Slackwater anchors the strip with wood-fired pizza and a patio that fills up on summer evenings, and Layne's Chicken Fingers covers the fast-casual side. Both are an easy walk from the splash pad and the ice ribbon, so it's the natural stop before or after a park visit.
The Commons at Herriman Towne Center, a 215,837-square-foot development under construction at 13400 South and Mountain View Corridor, is the project that changes the math here: a Target anchor, Utah's sixth Trader Joe's (opening fall 2026), a CVS Pharmacy, a Starbucks, and roughly 40,000 square feet set aside for sit-down restaurants with patio seating. Grand opening is targeted for October 2026, timed for the holiday shopping season.
Until the Commons opens, Slackwater and Layne's remain the two sure things inside city limits, and everyone else drives to Mountain View Village or further into Riverton and South Jordan for a bigger night out.
More Places to Eat
For a wider selection without leaving the area, Riverton's retail corridor along 13400 South and the Sandstone development add another dozen or so restaurants within a ten-minute drive, from sushi to Mediterranean to the usual national chains.
None of this replaces a real downtown, but the Commons is designed to be the first step toward one - the first project in Herriman's history built specifically around walkable, sit-down dining rather than drive-through convenience.
Fast-casual staples like Chick-fil-A, Cafe Rio, and Costa Vida all have locations within a few minutes of most Herriman addresses, mostly clustered along Mountain View Corridor and 13400 South rather than inside the city itself - a gap the Commons is meant to close over the next year or two.
Two things worth knowing before you move. There is no In-N-Out in South Jordan - the nearest are in West Jordan at Jordan Landing and in Riverton. And Jordan Landing itself, the big-box center with the 24-screen theater everyone mentions, is in West Jordan, a few minutes north. Fast food clusters in the same four places as everything else: The District has the deepest bench, Trail Crossing serves Daybreak, and the Redwood Road and River Park corridors cover the middle and the east side.
Grocery Stores
This is quietly one of the best things about the city, and the kind of thing you only notice after you move. South Jordan has eleven full grocery options inside city limits, including three Harmons - unusual for a city this size and, if you know Utah, a genuine amenity. Harmons has stores at The District (11453 S Parkway Plaza Drive), in Daybreak (4727 W South Jordan Parkway) and on the east side (10507 S Redwood Road).
The rest of the list: Smith's Food & Drug at 1634 W South Jordan Parkway and Smith's Marketplace at 5448 W Daybreak Parkway in Trail Crossing; two Walmart Supercenters, one at 11328 S Jordan Gateway by I-15 and one at 3590 W South Jordan Parkway; Costco Wholesale at 3571 W 10400 South, with a fuel station; Target at 11525 Parkway Plaza Drive in The District, with full grocery, a Starbucks and a CVS pharmacy inside; Sprouts Farmers Market at 11519 S 4000 West, open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily; and Natural Grocers at 10622 S Redwood Road.
In practical terms, from almost any address in the city you are within five to ten minutes of a full-size grocery store, and usually within five of a Harmons. Just outside the city: Macey's in West Jordan at 7859 S 3200 West; WinCo Foods in Herriman, plus a 24-hour store in Midvale; and Trader Joe's in Herriman at 4850 W 13400 South, about ten to twelve minutes from Daybreak, or in Draper at 11477 S State Street, right off I-15 exit 292 and about ten minutes from the east side. A West Jordan Trader Joe's at 7800 South and 5600 West has signage up but no announced opening date. There is no Whole Foods in the southwest valley - the nearest is about twenty-five to thirty minutes east.
Commutes
South Jordan is one of the better-connected suburbs in the valley, mostly because it has four north-south routes instead of one. The Census puts the average commute for a South Jordan resident at 24.1 minutes - a touch above Salt Lake County's 22.3 and below the national 26.4. Interstate 15 runs along the eastern edge, twelve lanes wide, with two interchanges serving the city directly: exit 293 at 10600 South and exit 292 at 11400 South. Bangerter Highway (SR-154) is a six-lane expressway straight through the middle of the city, and the old signals are gone at the two interchanges that matter here - 11400 South was rebuilt freeway-style in late 2018, and 10400 South in May 2022. That project changed the daily commute for the whole west side.
Mountain View Corridor (SR-85) runs along the western edge through Daybreak, one to four miles west of Bangerter, with South Jordan crossings at Daybreak Parkway and Old Bingham Highway; a new segment through Bluffdale opened in December 2025, which improved the run south. Redwood Road (SR-68) is the north-south arterial through the older middle of the city. East to west, 10400 and 10600 South is SR-151 - signed South Jordan Parkway on its western half - running from Bangerter east to I-15 exit 293, and 11400 South is SR-175, 4.8 miles from Bangerter east to I-15 and State Street.
The South Jordan FrontRunner station, at 10351 South Jordan Gateway just west of I-15, is the commuter's best-kept secret: about 15 to 16 minutes to Salt Lake Central Station, with roughly 575 free park-and-ride spaces. Trains run about hourly on weekdays, tightening to every 30 minutes during the morning and evening peaks, and there is no Sunday service. The station also sits inside a railroad quiet zone, so trains do not sound horns at the crossings. TRAX Red Line has three stations, all in Daybreak: South Jordan Parkway and Daybreak Parkway, both open since 2011, and South Jordan Downtown, which opened in March 2025 to serve Downtown Daybreak and the ballpark. Be realistic about TRAX - it is about an hour to downtown Salt Lake. Excellent for a ballgame, a University of Utah class or a night out; FrontRunner is the faster commute.
Drive times, free-flow: downtown Salt Lake City is 17 miles and about 21 minutes, closer to 30 to 45 in the morning rush. The airport is 25 miles, about 36 minutes. Silicon Slopes and Lehi are 15 miles, about 21 minutes free-flow but 30 to 50 at peak. Sandy is 5 miles and about 11 minutes, Draper 6 miles and about 9. Provo is 31 miles, about 37 minutes. Park City is 40 miles, roughly 52 minutes, and much worse on a powder day. The Point of the Mountain between South Jordan and Lehi is the single worst pinch point in the region - which is exactly why living on the north side of it matters. If you work at Adobe, Ancestry, Podium or anywhere else in the Lehi corridor, you drive against the heaviest flow in the morning.
Schools
South Jordan is served by Jordan School District, which covers about 55,800 students across South Jordan, West Jordan, Riverton, Herriman, Bluffdale and Copperton. Bingham High School is the city's high school, at 2160 W 10400 South, and has been on that site since 1975. Three middle schools sit inside the city - Elk Ridge, Mountain Creek and South Jordan Middle - along with nine district elementary schools: Aspen, Daybreak, Eastlake, Elk Meadows, Golden Fields, Jordan Ridge, Monte Vista, South Jordan and Welby. There are also five public charter schools in the city, including Hawthorn Academy's South Jordan campus, Paradigm High School, American Academy of Innovation, Early Light Academy at Daybreak and Mountain West Montessori Academy, plus private options such as Anthem Preparatory School and Dancing Moose Montessori.
One thing that surprises buyers, especially in Daybreak: school boundaries here do not always follow city lines. Some Daybreak addresses feed into Herriman schools, not Bingham. Never assume - verify the boundary for the specific address before you write an offer. For a complete school-by-school review, with grades, addresses and how to check any boundary, see my South Jordan Schools page.
Events & Community
As of the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate, South Jordan has about 87,614 residents, up from 77,487 in the 2020 census and 50,418 in 2010 - roughly 54 percent growth in that decade alone. It is a family city by the numbers: median age 36.2, average household 3.09 people, 29.3 percent of residents under 18, and a homeownership rate of 81.4 percent, meaning four out of five households own rather than rent. Nearly half of adults 25 and over, 47.9 percent, hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the median household income is $134,047. Those are five-year American Community Survey figures in 2024 dollars.
How walkable is it, honestly? Most of South Jordan is a car-dependent suburb, and I would rather tell you that than have you find out. Walk Score rates the city 26 for walking, 14 for transit and 44 for biking. Daybreak is the deliberate exception. It was master-planned starting in 2004 by Peter Calthorpe, one of the founders of the New Urbanism movement, on a street grid with mid-block pedestrian paths, schools placed within walking distance of homes, village centers you can reach on foot, and three TRAX stations. Daybreak counts more than 50 miles of trail, 48 parks and seven pools, with roughly 30 percent of the community set aside for parks and trails.
About 30,000 people live in Daybreak now, on the way to a planned 20,000 homes across 4,126 acres, with the final Upper Villages and the 200-acre Downtown Daybreak still being built out. So if walkability is what you are after, that is where to look. If you want a bigger lot, mature trees and no HOA weighing in on your paint color, look east of Bangerter. Most of the east side is built out, which is part of why resale inventory there tends to move quickly.
The Year, Month by Month
April brings the Spring Spectacular at East Riverfront Park, where the city gives away 250 free trees and brings in arborists and beekeepers, a petting zoo, a vendor market and live music. June is the big one: SoJo Summerfest, five days at South Jordan City Park and spilling into North City Park, Highland Park, Mulligans and the Community Center. There is a Saturday morning parade, Saturday night fireworks, a carnival Thursday through Saturday, the SoJo Music Festival on Friday and Saturday nights, a 5K and kids run Saturday at 7 a.m., chalk art, a car show, a dog show, a softball tournament, a movie in the park and food trucks. Most of it is free. If someone tells you about Country Fest, that is the same celebration under its old name.
From late May through September, the Daybreak Summer Concert Series runs free shows on the Rio Tinto Kennecott Stage at America First Square and at The Cove House - no tickets, gates at 7, music 8 to 10. June through October, the Daybreak Farmers Market fills SoDa Row on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., now in its ninth year with more than 50 vendors, produce, flowers, artisan goods and live music. The Cove Night Market runs on the second and fourth Tuesday evenings through the same season at Cove House Park. The city's own fireworks are in June with Summerfest, but the Salt Lake Bees run Fourth of July fireworks at the ballpark.
August brings the Horizon Arts Festival in Downtown Daybreak - a free evening of live artist demos, music, hands-on activities, food trucks and a silent auction benefiting survivors of domestic abuse - and the Dragon Boat Festival on Oquirrh Lake, with races, cultural performances and food. From August through October, the South Jordan Farmer's Market runs Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at South Jordan City Hall, 1600 Towne Center Drive, hosted by the city with the Utah Farm Bureau, taking SNAP and Double Up Food Bucks and running a free kids' craft every week.
October is the fun one. Daybreak Oktoberfest at North Shore is a ticketed 21-and-over afternoon with ten-plus local brewers and a polka band, and the Ginormous Pumpkin Regatta on Oquirrh Lake has people racing hollowed-out 900-pound pumpkins across the water, plus a 30-foot pumpkin drop. It is as good as it sounds. The city's SoJo Halloween Fun Run is at Bingham Creek Park in mid-October, the SoJo Turkey Run is at East Riverfront Park in November, and December brings Light the Night at City Hall - the tree lighting, free cookies and cocoa, live music, Santa photos, story time with Mrs. Claus, a gingerbread house competition and a winter market. The SoJo Santa Sprint at Mulligans closes the year.
Questions People Ask Before Moving to South Jordan
Is South Jordan a good place to raise a family?
By the numbers it is built for it: 29.3 percent of residents are under 18, the average household has 3.09 people, and 81.4 percent of homes are owner-occupied - this is a city of families who stayed. Add more than 35 city parks, two splash pads, a county aquatic center, free public pickleball, three stocked fishing ponds and a Triple-A ballpark you can walk into, and the practical version of that statistic is that there is always something to do within ten minutes of home.
What is the difference between Daybreak and the rest of South Jordan?
How is the commute to downtown Salt Lake City or Silicon Slopes?
Is South Jordan walkable?
Which schools serve South Jordan?
How much is South Jordan growing, and is there room left?
What is there to do outdoors?
Do I need to drive far for groceries and shopping?
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Dallon Smith is a real estate agent in South Jordan, Utah, serving South Jordan, Herriman, West Jordan, Riverton, Bluffdale, Draper, Sandy, Lehi, Highland, and Alpine. He has sold homes at the south end of the Salt Lake Valley since 2017, holds a degree in Business, Marketing, and Spanish from Utah State University, and has been named to the Salt Lake Board of Realtors Top 500 agents multiple years. He is licensed with Real Broker, LLC and a founding partner of Team Captivate.
Most of Dallon's work is listing and selling homes. As a South Jordan real estate agent he prices from recent neighborhood sales rather than a guess, tells sellers which repairs and staging are worth doing before photos, markets each home with professional photography and full MLS and search-site syndication, and negotiates offers, inspection requests, and appraisal gaps around the number that matters: net proceeds at closing.
He represents buyers too: showing homes for sale in South Jordan and the surrounding cities, comparing new construction against resale, explaining financing options, attending inspections, and negotiating on the buyer's behalf.
Dallon grew up in Sandy. In South Jordan he works throughout Daybreak, from Oquirrh Lake and SoDa Row to the newer neighborhoods around The Ballpark at America First Square and the TRAX Red Line stations, plus the established streets near Bingham High School. He follows Jordan School District boundaries across South Jordan, West Jordan, Riverton, Herriman, and Bluffdale, Canyons District schools like Corner Canyon High in Draper and Alta High in Sandy, and the Alpine School District split taking effect in 2027 for families in Lehi, Highland, and Alpine. He knows what Bangerter Highway and Mountain View Corridor do to a commute, how fast Traverse Mountain reaches Silicon Slopes, and what The Point in Draper means for south valley values. Outside work he skis, boats, plays pickleball, sings, and reads.
Clients consistently praise Dallon's attention to detail and market knowledge. Jordan Stastny called the experience "excellent," noting Dallon made sure nothing slipped through the cracks during the search and negotiation. Stephen Edgington said Dallon "made everything feel a lot less stressful" and never made him feel pressured. Jessica Dutson, who sold during a difficult situation, said Dallon "handled everything so professionally and quickly."
If you are comparing agents to find the best realtor in South Jordan, or want to know what your home would sell for today, call or text Dallon at 801-696-5087, email dallon.realty@gmail.com, or visit dallon-smith.com.