ZIP 84102
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 84102 usually run 1.4% below trend in December and 1.4% above it in August, about $39 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 84102 is 2.2% below its high of $1,422 in April 2023, at $1,391 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 84102 changed -0.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 66 Utah ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.3%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 84102 rose 32% while median household income rose 13.3% ($46,064 to $52,199). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 84102 is 27.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($52,199) is $1,305 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($1,260); a 1-bedroom is $1,460.
2nd cheapest of 9 ZIP codes in Salt Lake City.
ZIP 84116, 6 miles away, rents for 10% less ($1,250/mo), about $1,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 84102. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 84102 (Salt Lake City, UT) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 57.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 84102 in Salt Lake City, UT has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 84102 in Salt Lake City, UT has increased by $257 per month, settling near $1,391 after starting the period at $1,134. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $46,906 in 2021 to $52,199 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 11.4 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 18,995 to 18,777 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.1% change. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 84102 in Salt Lake City, UT market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 84102 covers Salt Lake City, UT. The median rent here is $1,391/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,460/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,750/mo.
At 32% of local median household income ($52,199/yr), ZIP 84102 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.2% over the past year.
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