Best rent-to-income cities in Utah

Cities in Utah ranked by lowest rent as a percentage of median household income. Cities with 15,000+ residents.

Key findings

Farmington ranks first, with rent at 15.8% of median household income.
Across all 43 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,675/mo.

Data as of September 2026. Twelve months of median rent as a share of Census median household income (5-year estimates). Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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43 cities

Rank	City	Rent/income	Median rent	Income	Vs. a year ago
01	FarmingtonUT Pop. 25KCompare →	15.8%	$1,675/mo	$127,338	same
02	DraperUT Pop. 50KCompare →	15.8%	$1,700/mo	$128,910	same
03	HighlandUT Pop. 20KCompare →	17.5%	$2,708/mo	$186,075	--
04	Cottonwood HeightsUT Pop. 33KCompare →	17.7%	$1,758/mo	$119,422	↓1 from #3
05	SandyUT Pop. 94KCompare →	18.4%	$1,719/mo	$112,176	↑1 from #6
06	MillcreekUT Pop. 64KCompare →	18.5%	$1,514/mo	$98,045	↓1 from #5
07	HerrimanUT Pop. 59KCompare →	18.7%	$1,913/mo	$122,650	same
08	West JordanUT Pop. 117KCompare →	19.0%	$1,713/mo	$108,153	↑1 from #9
09	BountifulUT Pop. 45KCompare →	19.0%	$1,662/mo	$104,785	↓5 from #4
10	South JordanUT Pop. 83KCompare →	19.1%	$2,131/mo	$134,047	↓2 from #8
11	LaytonUT Pop. 83KCompare →	19.3%	$1,650/mo	$102,480	↑1 from #12
12	West HavenUT Pop. 22KCompare →	19.3%	$1,628/mo	$101,012	↑3 from #15
13	MurrayUT Pop. 50KCompare →	19.4%	$1,465/mo	$90,746	↓3 from #10
14	SyracuseUT Pop. 35KCompare →	19.7%	$2,187/mo	$133,443	--
15	American ForkUT Pop. 37KCompare →	19.7%	$1,627/mo	$98,878	↑1 from #16
16	LehiUT Pop. 85KCompare →	19.8%	$2,168/mo	$131,299	↓5 from #11
17	BluffdaleUT Pop. 19KCompare →	20.2%	$2,177/mo	$129,531	↓4 from #13
18	Pleasant GroveUT Pop. 38KCompare →	20.3%	$1,713/mo	$101,073	↓4 from #14
19	TooeleUT Pop. 38KCompare →	20.5%	$1,645/mo	$96,221	--
20	Saratoga SpringsUT Pop. 48KCompare →	20.5%	$2,204/mo	$128,802	↓1 from #19
21	PaysonUT Pop. 23KCompare →	20.7%	$1,550/mo	$89,905	↓4 from #17
22	North Salt LakeUT Pop. 23KCompare →	20.9%	$1,771/mo	$101,447	↓2 from #20
23	West Valley CityUT Pop. 138KCompare →	21.1%	$1,625/mo	$92,209	↓1 from #22
24	HolladayUT Pop. 31KCompare →	21.2%	$2,065/mo	$117,043	↓6 from #18
25	SpringvilleUT Pop. 36KCompare →	21.6%	$1,614/mo	$89,816	↓4 from #21
26	OgdenUT Pop. 87KCompare →	21.8%	$1,316/mo	$72,575	↓2 from #24
27	OremUT Pop. 97KCompare →	21.8%	$1,512/mo	$83,342	↓4 from #23
28	RoyUT Pop. 39KCompare →	22.0%	$1,677/mo	$91,282	↓1 from #27
29	TaylorsvilleUT Pop. 59KCompare →	22.4%	$1,610/mo	$86,413	↓1 from #28
30	Spanish ForkUT Pop. 45KCompare →	23.0%	$2,011/mo	$104,844	↓4 from #26
31	WashingtonUT Pop. 32KCompare →	23.3%	$1,781/mo	$91,853	↓2 from #29
32	RivertonUT Pop. 45KCompare →	23.6%	$2,497/mo	$126,910	↓7 from #25
33	Eagle MountainUT Pop. 53KCompare →	24.3%	$2,301/mo	$113,648	↓3 from #30
34	South OgdenUT Pop. 18KCompare →	24.7%	$1,648/mo	$80,130	↓3 from #31
35	Salt Lake CityUT Pop. 208KCompare →	25.1%	$1,571/mo	$75,090	↓2 from #33
36	South Salt LakeUT Pop. 26KCompare →	25.4%	$1,529/mo	$72,152	↓2 from #34
37	MidvaleUT Pop. 36KCompare →	25.7%	$1,606/mo	$75,084	↓1 from #36
38	ClearfieldUT Pop. 34KCompare →	26.2%	$1,649/mo	$75,495	↓3 from #35
39	ClintonUT Pop. 24KCompare →	27.0%	$2,618/mo	$116,194	↓7 from #32
40	LoganUT Pop. 55KCompare →	27.1%	$1,368/mo	$60,687	↓3 from #37
41	Cedar CityUT Pop. 39KCompare →	27.9%	$1,481/mo	$63,589	↓3 from #38
42	ProvoUT Pop. 115KCompare →	29.5%	$1,575/mo	$64,171	↓3 from #39
43	HurricaneUT Pop. 23KCompare →	30.6%	$1,916/mo	$75,016	↓3 from #40