Rents are right about where Cedar City's 10-year trend predicts.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,481 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Cedar City is 1.1% below its high of $1,497 in February 2026, at $1,481 as of September 2026.
Rent in Cedar City changed +0.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 44 Utah cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
30% of the median household income ($63,589) is $1,590 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,185); a 3-bedroom is $1,645.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Cedar City. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Cedar City, UT is majority owner-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 35.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Cedar City, UT has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Cedar City, UT has shifted from $1,421 to $1,481, up 4.2% since 2023. On the earnings side, the typical household in Cedar City, UT now reports about $63,589, up from $55,022 in 2021. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show Cedar City, UT adding about 4,278 residents over the five-year window, up 12.5% on net. The renter share has eased from 45.7% to 43.3%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. For context, the 2023 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Cedar City, UT reflects that arc in its own way.
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Cedar City rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Cedar City is $1,481/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $865/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,185/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $965/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,645/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($63,589/yr), Cedar City ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.7% over the past year.
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At $1,481/mo, rent takes ~28% of Cedar City's median household income ($63,589/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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