What happens to Utah taxpayers when a new data center comes to town? It depends on timing

What happens to Utah taxpayers when a new data center comes to town? It depends on timing

Construction continues on the new QTS data center in Eagle Mountain on Friday, April 17, 2026. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)When a data center’s walls are first raised on Utah land, neighboring property owners will likely get some tax relief. That break, however, is likely to be temporary. The enormous property values of data centers often carry complex tax questions for the municipalities that host them, a Kem C. Gardner Polic…