RENT OR BUY

Rent or buy in Salt Lake City, UT?

Median rent against median home value across Salt Lake City, and how both have moved since 2019.

Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, HUD, and FHFA. Salt Lake City's figures come from federal surveys and indexes, not live listings. They lag the market by one to two years and cover the whole city, with no ZIP-code detail. Our RentCast-backed cities use current asking rents and list prices by ZIP code.

The median rent in Salt Lake City was $1,440 a month in 2024, and the median home was valued at $620,100. That puts the price-to-rent ratio at 35.9: a typical home is worth 35.9 years of rent.

Salt Lake City rent and home values, 2019 to 2024

Salt Lake City, UT: Census ACS medians, 2019 and 2024
20192024Average change
Median gross rent$1,062/mo$1,440/mo+6.3%/yr
Median home value$378,300$620,100+10.4%/yr

Rent by bedroom count

Salt Lake City, UT: median gross rent by bedrooms, Census ACS 2024
BedroomsMedian gross rent
1 bedroom$1,296/mo
2 bedrooms$1,674/mo
3 bedrooms$1,747/mo

How to read these numbers

Gross rent is what renters actually pay, including utilities, across every rental in the city, not just the ones on the market. Home value is what owners say their home would sell for. Both are survey medians for 2024, so they trail today's market. The price-to-rent ratio is a quick way to compare cities; a higher ratio means buying is expensive relative to renting.

For where prices have gone since, see the Salt Lake City home value forecast and the Salt Lake City rent forecast.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (2019, 2023, 2024) forSalt Lake City (Salt Lake City city, Utah); medians are shown only when their margin of error is within 10%. How Predictye calculates this.

Frequently asked questions

How much is rent in Salt Lake City, UT?

The median gross rent, including utilities, was $1,440 a month in 2024, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

How much are homes worth in Salt Lake City, UT?

The median owner-occupied home was valued at $620,100 in 2024. That's owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.

What is the price-to-rent ratio in Salt Lake City, UT?

About 35.9: the median home value equals 35.9 years of median rent.

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