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Pinnacle Highland Apartments vs Royal Farms Apartments

Review trajectory and change-point, ratings over time, city crime, and walkability — side by side.

The short version

Pinnacle Highland Apartments holds 4.5★ across 150 public reviews, holding steady; Royal Farms Apartments holds 4.0★ across 150, down a sustained 0.9★ since Sep 2021. On the last six months of reviews, Pinnacle Highland Apartments averages higher (4.7★ vs 2.6★). Negative reviews most often cite management at both.

The full story side by side — then the commute map, then the at-a-glance scoreboards.

new (3-mo avg) all-time average54321

Top of your list · Cottonwood Heights

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Pinnacle Highland Apartments
4.5all-time · 150 reviews

Last 12 mo 4.7 · last 6 mo 4.7 0.1 vs overall

New vs all-time rating

Reviews per month

volume + star mix

Rating distribution

89% rated 4–5★11% rated 1–2★

Management responds

93%of reviews · 62% of 1–2★

What renters flag

  • Management
    15
  • Fees & rent
    9
  • Maintenance
    6
  • Pests
    3

Sep 2024 – Jun 2026 · latest Jun 2026

#2 · Salt Lake City

-0.9
Royal Farms Apartments
4.0all-time · 150 reviews

Last 12 mo 3.3 · last 6 mo 2.6 1.4 vs overall

New vs all-time rating

Reviews per month

volume + star mix

Rating distribution

71% rated 4–5★24% rated 1–2★

Management responds

82%of reviews · 83% of 1–2★

What renters flag

  • Management
    20
  • Maintenance
    16
  • Fees & rent
    16
  • Cleanliness
    5

Dec 2019 – Jun 2026 · latest Jun 2026

Units & specs

From each property's own listing — facts only, as scraped (verify with the property). No rent or availability.

BuildingBedsSq ftManagementAmenities
Pinnacle Highland ApartmentsCottonwood Heights1–3 bed718–1,318NALS Apartment Homes
PoolPetGymParking
Royal Farms ApartmentsSalt Lake City1–2 bed669–963Friedkin Property Group
PoolPetW/DGymParking

Commute from your work

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At a glance · ratings over time

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Pinnacle Highland ApartmentsCottonwood Heights4.54.70.24.70.115093%Managementsteady
Royal Farms ApartmentsSalt Lake City4.03.30.72.61.415082%Management-0.9

★ = average star rating. Overall = all reviews ever; Last 12 / 6 mo= recent reviews only, with ▲/▼ showing the gap vs the overall — so you can see which way it's heading.

Local standing

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Location & safety

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Pinnacle Highland ApartmentsCottonwood Heights7.5/205716.2/1k · 8% above Utah avg
Royal Farms ApartmentsSalt Lake City15.3/205752.6/1k · 251% above Utah avg

Walkability: EPA index (0–20). Air: avg US AQI, last ~90 days. Internet: top speed available (FCC). City crime: property offenses per 1,000 residents vs the Utah average (FBI). City-level data is city-wide, not building-specific.

What's nearby

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GroceryParkSchoolCommuter rail
Pinnacle Highland ApartmentsCottonwood Heights0.9 mi · 2180.6 mi · 50.2 mi · 73.2 mi · 01.2 mi
Royal Farms ApartmentsSalt Lake City0.4 mi · 3230.7 mi · 60.1 mi · 53.5 mi · 00.8 mi

Each cell = distance to the closest · count within 1mi (OpenStreetMap). Dining = restaurants & cafés within 1 mi (density). Industry = distance to the nearest industrial zone, for awareness. Straight-line miles; a fact, not a rating. Sort each category by its closest distance (mi) or its count within the radius (#).