Sandy is a city in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, located in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. The population of Sandy was 87,461 at the 2010 census, making it the sixth-largest city in Utah. The population is currently estimated to be nearly 96,380 according to the July 1, 2019 United States Census estimates.

Sandy is home to the Shops at South Town shopping mall; the Jordan Commons entertainment, office and dining complex; and the Mountain America Exposition Center. It is as well as the location of the soccer-specific America First Field (formerly known as Rio Tinto Stadium), which hosts Real Salt Lake and Utah Royals FC house games, and opened on October 8, 2008.

The city is currently developing a walkable and transit-oriented city middle called The Cairns. A formal master point toward was adopted in January 2017 to accommodate regional accrual and outlines developments and amalgamated guidelines through the bordering 25 years, while dividing the city center into determined villages. The set sights on emphasizes sustainable living, walkability, human-scaled architecture, environmentally-friendly design, and nature-inspired design even though managing population growth and its aligned challenges.

Located at the base of the Wasatch Mountains thirteen miles (21 km) south of Salt Lake City, Sandy was a likely area for in the future settlement. The area was first used by nomadic bands of Paiute, Shoshone, and Bannock Indians who roamed along the base of the mountains as they travelled from their winter home at Utah Lake to their summer fishing grounds at Bear Lake.