Rents are 14% below what South 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 $1,529 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 South Salt Lake usually run 2.4% below trend in January and 1.9% above it in August, about $66 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in South Salt Lake is 2.5% below its high of $1,569 in October 2022, at $1,529 as of September 2026.
Rent in South Salt Lake changed +0.6% 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 South Salt Lake rose 32.8% while median household income rose 50.9% ($47,813 to $72,152). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in South Salt Lake is 27.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($72,152) is $1,804 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,470); a 3-bedroom is $1,970.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for South 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
South Salt Lake, UT is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 35.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How South Salt Lake, UT has changed in 5 years
Rent in South Salt Lake, UT has climbed 22.6% since 2021, going from about $1,247 per month to roughly $1,529 today. On the earnings side, the typical household in South Salt Lake, UT now reports about $72,152, up from $50,589 in 2021. Income growth outran rent by about 20.0 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 26,086 to 26,352 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.0% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 28% to 35.8%. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and South Salt Lake, UT reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in South Salt Lake is $1,529/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,050/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,470/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,220/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,970/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($72,152/yr), South Salt Lake ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.6% over the past year.
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