Rents are 13% below what West Jordan'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 $1,713 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 West Jordan usually run 1.5% below trend in December and 1.4% above it in September, about $50 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in West Jordan is 0.8% below its high of $1,726 in April 2023, at $1,713 as of September 2026.
Rent in West Jordan changed +0.1% 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 West Jordan rose 35.4% while median household income rose 33.6% ($80,955 to $108,153). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in West Jordan is 31.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($108,153) is $2,704 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,525); a 4-bedroom is $2,870.
Murray, 7 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,465/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for West Jordan. 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
West Jordan, UT is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 29.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How West Jordan, UT has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in West Jordan, UT has increased by $333 per month, settling near $1,713 after starting the period at $1,380. Census figures show median household income at $108,153 today, compared with $90,227 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 4.2 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 26% to 29.1%. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in West Jordan is $1,713/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,340/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,880/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,565/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,525/mo.
At 19% of local median household income ($108,153/yr), West Jordan ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.1% over the past year.
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