Rent Affordability for A Dental Assistant in Utah

A typical dental assistant in Utah earns about $46,618 a year, which supports approximately $1,165 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/mo33.4%stretched
Ogden, UT$1,310/mo33.7%stretched
Vernal, UT$1,331/mo34.3%stretched
Logan, UT$1,406/mo36.2%stretched
Washington Terrace, UT$1,410/mo36.3%stretched
Taylorsville, UT$1,417/mo36.5%stretched
Tremonton, UT$1,441/mo37.1%stretched
Murray, UT$1,461/mo37.6%stretched
Cedar City, UT$1,482/mo38.1%stretched
West Valley City, UT$1,504/mo38.7%stretched
Orem, UT$1,520/mo39.1%stretched
Millcreek, UT$1,531/mo39.4%stretched
Midvale, UT$1,529/mo39.4%stretched
South Salt Lake, UT$1,541/mo39.7%stretched
Provo, UT$1,556/mo40.1%rent-burdened
Payson, UT$1,582/mo40.7%rent-burdened
South Ogden, UT$1,606/mo41.3%rent-burdened
Salt Lake City, UT$1,629/mo41.9%rent-burdened
Roy, UT$1,632/mo42%rent-burdened
Springville, UT$1,637/mo42.1%rent-burdened
Layton, UT$1,643/mo42.3%rent-burdened
Clearfield, UT$1,645/mo42.3%rent-burdened
Farmington, UT$1,643/mo42.3%rent-burdened
West Jordan, UT$1,656/mo42.6%rent-burdened
Magna, UT$1,657/mo42.7%rent-burdened
Sandy, UT$1,681/mo43.3%rent-burdened
American Fork, UT$1,689/mo43.5%rent-burdened
Cottonwood Heights, UT$1,693/mo43.6%rent-burdened
Tooele, UT$1,696/mo43.7%rent-burdened
West Haven, UT$1,727/mo44.5%rent-burdened
Draper, UT$1,742/mo44.8%rent-burdened
Bountiful, UT$1,742/mo44.8%rent-burdened
Pleasant Grove, UT$1,758/mo45.3%rent-burdened
North Salt Lake, UT$1,785/mo45.9%rent-burdened
Vineyard, UT$1,818/mo46.8%rent-burdened
Eden, UT$1,825/mo47%rent-burdened
West Point, UT$1,838/mo47.3%rent-burdened
Saint George, UT$1,884/mo48.5%rent-burdened
Hurricane, UT$1,908/mo49.1%rent-burdened
Herriman, UT$1,931/mo49.7%rent-burdened
South Jordan, UT$1,972/mo50.8%severely rent-burdened
Washington, UT$2,001/mo51.5%severely rent-burdened
Syracuse, UT$2,062/mo53.1%severely rent-burdened
Holladay, UT$2,117/mo54.5%severely rent-burdened
Spanish Fork, UT$2,127/mo54.8%severely rent-burdened
Santa Clara, UT$2,139/mo55.1%severely rent-burdened
Ivins, UT$2,161/mo55.6%severely rent-burdened
Bluffdale, UT$2,195/mo56.5%severely rent-burdened
Kearns, UT$2,212/mo56.9%severely rent-burdened
Lehi, UT$2,265/mo58.3%severely rent-burdened
Eagle Mountain, UT$2,265/mo58.3%severely rent-burdened
Saratoga Springs, UT$2,267/mo58.4%severely rent-burdened
Clinton, UT$2,344/mo60.3%severely rent-burdened
Riverton, UT$2,414/mo62.1%severely rent-burdened
Highland, UT$2,593/mo66.7%severely rent-burdened
Heber City, UT$2,782/mo71.6%severely rent-burdened
Park City, UT$3,888/mo100.1%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).