Rents are 8% below what Cottonwood Heights's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,758 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
March. Asking rents in Cottonwood Heights usually run 1.3% below trend in March and 1.7% above it in October, about $53 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Cottonwood Heights is 1.7% below its high of $1,788 in May 2026, at $1,758 as of September 2026.
Rent in Cottonwood Heights changed -0.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 44 Utah cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
Rent has fallen 4 months in a row, and rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($119,422) is $2,986 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,700); a 4-bedroom is $3,070.
Millcreek, 7 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,514/mo), about $2,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Cottonwood Heights. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. 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
Cottonwood Heights, UT is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 53.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Cottonwood Heights, UT has changed in 5 years
Rent in Cottonwood Heights, UT has increased 23.9% since 2021, going from about $1,419 per month to roughly $1,758 today. On the earnings side, the typical household in Cottonwood Heights, UT now reports about $119,422, up from $99,645 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 4.1 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 33,597 to 32,828 between 2021 and 2024, a 2.3% change. About 27.6% of households rent today, against 29.2% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Cottonwood Heights, UT reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Cottonwood Heights is $1,758/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,430/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,010/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,670/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,700/mo.
At 18% of local median household income ($119,422/yr), Cottonwood Heights ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.2% over the past year.
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