At $1,653/mo, rent takes about 19% of the local median household income, comfortably within the 30% benchmark.
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 $1,653 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 →
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Last updated: August 17, 2026
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Who lives here
Layton, UT is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 36.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Layton, UT has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2022, rent in Layton, UT has climbed by $55 per month, settling near $1,653 after starting the period at $1,598. Household income in the area moved from $85,224 to $102,480 across the same window, up 20.2% versus 2021. Income growth outran rent by about 16.8 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 80,858 to 83,286 between 2021 and 2024, a 3.0% change. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Layton, UT look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: August 17, 2026
The median rent in Layton is $1,653/mo as of August 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,305/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,730/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,395/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,320/mo.
At 19% of local median household income ($102,480/yr), Layton ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.1% over the past year.
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At $1,653/mo, rent takes ~19% of Layton's median household income ($102,480/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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