Rent Affordability for A Paramedic in Utah

A typical paramedic in Utah earns about $51,053 a year, which supports approximately $1,276 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/mo30.5%stretched
Ogden, UT$1,310/mo30.8%stretched
Vernal, UT$1,331/mo31.3%stretched
Logan, UT$1,406/mo33%stretched
Washington Terrace, UT$1,410/mo33.1%stretched
Taylorsville, UT$1,417/mo33.3%stretched
Tremonton, UT$1,441/mo33.9%stretched
Murray, UT$1,461/mo34.3%stretched
Cedar City, UT$1,482/mo34.8%stretched
West Valley City, UT$1,504/mo35.4%stretched
Orem, UT$1,520/mo35.7%stretched
Midvale, UT$1,529/mo35.9%stretched
Millcreek, UT$1,531/mo36%stretched
South Salt Lake, UT$1,541/mo36.2%stretched
Provo, UT$1,556/mo36.6%stretched
Payson, UT$1,582/mo37.2%stretched
South Ogden, UT$1,606/mo37.7%stretched
Salt Lake City, UT$1,629/mo38.3%stretched
Roy, UT$1,632/mo38.4%stretched
Springville, UT$1,637/mo38.5%stretched
Layton, UT$1,643/mo38.6%stretched
Farmington, UT$1,643/mo38.6%stretched
Clearfield, UT$1,645/mo38.7%stretched
West Jordan, UT$1,656/mo38.9%stretched
Magna, UT$1,657/mo38.9%stretched
Sandy, UT$1,681/mo39.5%stretched
American Fork, UT$1,689/mo39.7%stretched
Cottonwood Heights, UT$1,693/mo39.8%stretched
Tooele, UT$1,696/mo39.9%stretched
West Haven, UT$1,727/mo40.6%rent-burdened
Draper, UT$1,742/mo40.9%rent-burdened
Bountiful, UT$1,742/mo40.9%rent-burdened
Pleasant Grove, UT$1,758/mo41.3%rent-burdened
North Salt Lake, UT$1,785/mo42%rent-burdened
Vineyard, UT$1,818/mo42.7%rent-burdened
Eden, UT$1,825/mo42.9%rent-burdened
West Point, UT$1,838/mo43.2%rent-burdened
Saint George, UT$1,884/mo44.3%rent-burdened
Hurricane, UT$1,908/mo44.8%rent-burdened
Herriman, UT$1,931/mo45.4%rent-burdened
South Jordan, UT$1,972/mo46.4%rent-burdened
Washington, UT$2,001/mo47%rent-burdened
Syracuse, UT$2,062/mo48.5%rent-burdened
Holladay, UT$2,117/mo49.8%rent-burdened
Spanish Fork, UT$2,127/mo50%rent-burdened
Santa Clara, UT$2,139/mo50.3%severely rent-burdened
Ivins, UT$2,161/mo50.8%severely rent-burdened
Bluffdale, UT$2,195/mo51.6%severely rent-burdened
Kearns, UT$2,212/mo52%severely rent-burdened
Lehi, UT$2,265/mo53.2%severely rent-burdened
Eagle Mountain, UT$2,265/mo53.2%severely rent-burdened
Saratoga Springs, UT$2,267/mo53.3%severely rent-burdened
Clinton, UT$2,344/mo55.1%severely rent-burdened
Riverton, UT$2,414/mo56.7%severely rent-burdened
Highland, UT$2,593/mo60.9%severely rent-burdened
Heber City, UT$2,782/mo65.4%severely rent-burdened
Park City, UT$3,888/mo91.4%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).