ZIP 84115
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 84115 usually run 2.3% below trend in January and 2% above it in July, about $67 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 84115 is 2.1% below its high of $1,596 in January 2025, at $1,562 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 84115 changed -0.5% 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 84115 rose 34.7% while median household income rose 37.3% ($47,730 to $65,548). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 84115 is 28% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 3 months in a row, and rose in 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($65,548) is $1,639 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,580); a 3-bedroom is $2,120.
ZIP 84102, 3 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,391/mo), about $2,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 84115. 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 84115 (South Salt Lake, UT) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 35.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 84115 in South Salt Lake, UT has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 84115 in South Salt Lake, UT has increased by $276 per month, settling near $1,562 after starting the period at $1,286. Census figures show median household income at $65,548 today, compared with $47,943 five years earlier. Income growth outran rent by about 15.2 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 27,997 to 28,882 between 2021 and 2024, a 3.2% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 28.3% to 35.8%. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 84115 covers South Salt Lake, UT. The median rent here is $1,562/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,310/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,580/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($65,548/yr), ZIP 84115 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.5% over the past year.
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