Rents are 5% below what Roy'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 $1,677 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 Roy is 2.8% below its high of $1,725 in April 2024, at $1,677 as of September 2026.
Rent in Roy changed -1.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 44 Utah cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
Rent rose in 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($91,282) is $2,282 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,110); a 4-bedroom is $2,550.
Riverdale, 3 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,361/mo), about $3,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Roy. 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
Roy, UT is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 22.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Roy, UT has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Roy, UT has shifted from $1,604 to $1,677, up 4.6% since 2023. Household income in the area moved from $76,611 to $91,282 across the same window, up 19.1% versus 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. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 19.8% to 22.9% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Roy, 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 Roy is $1,677/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,190/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,570/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,270/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,110/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($91,282/yr), Roy ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.6% over the past year.
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At $1,677/mo, rent takes ~22% of Roy's median household income ($91,282/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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