Rents are 5% below what North Salt Lake's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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 $1,771 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
January. Asking rents in North Salt Lake usually run 0.8% below trend in January and 0.6% above it in June, about $25 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in North Salt Lake is 1.8% below its high of $1,803 in April 2026, at $1,771 as of September 2026.
Rent in North Salt Lake changed +1.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 44 Utah cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($101,447) is $2,536 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,360); a 4-bedroom is $2,860.
Salt Lake City, 5 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,571/mo), about $2,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for North Salt Lake. 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
North Salt Lake, UT is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 43.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How North Salt Lake, UT has changed in 5 years
The median rent in North Salt Lake, UT stood at $1,383 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,771, reflecting a 28.1% increase over the period. Household income in the area moved from $84,661 to $101,447 across the same window, up 19.8% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 9.6% since 2021, moving from about 21,411 residents to roughly 23,474. Renters now make up 33.2% of households, compared with 31.5% five years ago. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in North Salt Lake, UT look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in North Salt Lake is $1,771/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,330/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,760/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,420/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,360/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($101,447/yr), North Salt Lake ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.0% over the past year.
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