Rent Affordability for A Nursing Assistant in Utah

A typical nursing assistant in Utah earns about $38,026 a year, which supports approximately $951 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Utah city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 0 of 57 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 57 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Riverdale, UT$1,297/mo40.9%rent-burdened
Ogden, UT$1,310/mo41.3%rent-burdened
Vernal, UT$1,331/mo42%rent-burdened
Logan, UT$1,406/mo44.4%rent-burdened
Washington Terrace, UT$1,410/mo44.5%rent-burdened
Taylorsville, UT$1,417/mo44.7%rent-burdened
Tremonton, UT$1,441/mo45.5%rent-burdened
Murray, UT$1,461/mo46.1%rent-burdened
Cedar City, UT$1,482/mo46.8%rent-burdened
West Valley City, UT$1,504/mo47.5%rent-burdened
Orem, UT$1,520/mo48%rent-burdened
Millcreek, UT$1,531/mo48.3%rent-burdened
Midvale, UT$1,529/mo48.3%rent-burdened
South Salt Lake, UT$1,541/mo48.6%rent-burdened
Provo, UT$1,556/mo49.1%rent-burdened
Payson, UT$1,582/mo49.9%rent-burdened
South Ogden, UT$1,606/mo50.7%severely rent-burdened
Salt Lake City, UT$1,629/mo51.4%severely rent-burdened
Roy, UT$1,632/mo51.5%severely rent-burdened
Springville, UT$1,637/mo51.7%severely rent-burdened
Layton, UT$1,643/mo51.8%severely rent-burdened
Farmington, UT$1,643/mo51.8%severely rent-burdened
Clearfield, UT$1,645/mo51.9%severely rent-burdened
West Jordan, UT$1,656/mo52.3%severely rent-burdened
Magna, UT$1,657/mo52.3%severely rent-burdened
Sandy, UT$1,681/mo53%severely rent-burdened
American Fork, UT$1,689/mo53.3%severely rent-burdened
Cottonwood Heights, UT$1,693/mo53.4%severely rent-burdened
Tooele, UT$1,696/mo53.5%severely rent-burdened
West Haven, UT$1,727/mo54.5%severely rent-burdened
Draper, UT$1,742/mo55%severely rent-burdened
Bountiful, UT$1,742/mo55%severely rent-burdened
Pleasant Grove, UT$1,758/mo55.5%severely rent-burdened
North Salt Lake, UT$1,785/mo56.3%severely rent-burdened
Vineyard, UT$1,818/mo57.4%severely rent-burdened
Eden, UT$1,825/mo57.6%severely rent-burdened
West Point, UT$1,838/mo58%severely rent-burdened
Saint George, UT$1,884/mo59.5%severely rent-burdened
Hurricane, UT$1,908/mo60.2%severely rent-burdened
Herriman, UT$1,931/mo60.9%severely rent-burdened
South Jordan, UT$1,972/mo62.2%severely rent-burdened
Washington, UT$2,001/mo63.1%severely rent-burdened
Syracuse, UT$2,062/mo65.1%severely rent-burdened
Holladay, UT$2,117/mo66.8%severely rent-burdened
Spanish Fork, UT$2,127/mo67.1%severely rent-burdened
Santa Clara, UT$2,139/mo67.5%severely rent-burdened
Ivins, UT$2,161/mo68.2%severely rent-burdened
Bluffdale, UT$2,195/mo69.3%severely rent-burdened
Kearns, UT$2,212/mo69.8%severely rent-burdened
Lehi, UT$2,265/mo71.5%severely rent-burdened
Eagle Mountain, UT$2,265/mo71.5%severely rent-burdened
Saratoga Springs, UT$2,267/mo71.5%severely rent-burdened
Clinton, UT$2,344/mo74%severely rent-burdened
Riverton, UT$2,414/mo76.2%severely rent-burdened
Highland, UT$2,593/mo81.8%severely rent-burdened
Heber City, UT$2,782/mo87.8%severely rent-burdened
Park City, UT$3,888/mo122.7%severely rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Utah. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).