Pay attention to ergonomics, too. You should be able to find information on the web. For instance, I am 5'6" and my cutting table (which I designed and hubby built) is 36 inches tall. It's perfect for me. It has a three foot deep center and big wings on each side that can be raised. I have both drawers and shelves in the middle part, and the drawers are the most helpful. One of my drawers is 28 inches tall on the inside and has partitions, and I use that for standing up rulers. I keep rotary cutting supplies in the drawer above it.
Another idea is to use kitchen cabinets and put a kitchen counter top across them. You can usually find seconds or used ones. I did that before I had this table and that was about 36 inches tall, 2 feet wide, and 5 feet long. It worked well also.