Rents are 8% below what Provo'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 $1,575 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
December. Asking rents in Provo usually run 0.7% below trend in December and 0.9% above it in August, about $25 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Provo is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in November 2015.
Rent in Provo changed +3.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 44 Utah cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Provo rose 41.9% while median household income rose 31.3% ($48,888 to $64,171). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Provo is 47.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($64,171) is $1,604 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,267); a 3-bedroom is $1,780.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Provo, 84604 ($1,699/mo), costs 15% more than the cheapest, 84601 ($1,482/mo).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Provo. 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
Provo, UT is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 45.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Provo, UT has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Provo, UT stood at $1,167 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,575, reflecting a 35.0% increase over the period. Household income in the area moved from $53,572 to $64,171 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 1.1% since 2021, moving from about 113,538 residents to roughly 114,766. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Provo, 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 Provo is $1,575/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,047/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,267/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,107/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,780/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($64,171/yr), Provo ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.9% over the past year.
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