Housing data for Magna metro Township, UT
Magna metro Township, UT has an estimated 30,031 residents and 9,319 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a township in Salt Lake County.
21.1% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,625 a month.
Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+10.6%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 30,031 (±50)
- Housing units
- 9,319 (±423)
- Households that rent
- 21.1%
- Median gross rent
- $1,625
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +10.6%
What stands out in Magna metro Township
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 8.9% (±2.2 points) in Magna metro Township, lower than in Salt Lake County (23.3%).
Households that rent: 21.1% (±3.4 points) in Magna metro Township, lower than in Salt Lake County (33.9%).
Working from home: 10.4% (±2.0 points) in Magna metro Township, lower than in Salt Lake County (19.7%).
Median home value: $376,200 (±$12,291) in Magna metro Township, lower than in Salt Lake County ($525,700).
- Types of homes in Magna metro Township
- Renters and owners in Magna metro Township
- Commute and cars in Magna metro Township
- Home values in Magna metro Township
Housing in Magna metro Township at a glance
- Median rent: $1,625 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,395 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 60.5% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 21.1% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $90,346 median household income
- Home values: $376,200 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,832 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,512 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 8.9% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 78.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 45.2% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 4.4% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 90.0% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 23.8 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +10.6% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 28.6% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 4.3% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Magna metro Township against Salt Lake County, its state and the nation
| Magna metro Township | Salt Lake County | Utah | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 30,031 (±50) | 1,196,523 (exact) | 3,392,331 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 9,319 (±423) | 449,662 (±178) | 1,223,468 (±257) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 21.1% (±3.4 points) | 33.9% (±0.7 points) | 29.8% (±0.4 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,625 (±$185) | $1,592 (±$16) | $1,496 (±$9) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $90,346 (±$7,869) | $97,494 (±$1,272) | $95,166 (±$774) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $376,200 (±$12,291) | $525,700 (±$5,369) | $489,400 (±$1,629) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,512 (±$89) | $2,836 (±$18) | $2,525 (±$10) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 45.2% (±5.0 points) | 43.1% (±0.6 points) | 35.5% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 23.8 minutes (±1.2) | 22.3 minutes (±0.2) | 22.1 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 95.8% (±1.3 points) | 93.8% (±0.4 points) | 93.4% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 33.4 years (±2.0) | 34.0 years (±0.1) | 32.0 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Magna metro Township covers 19.9 square miles of land, about 1,508 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Magna metro Township has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 27,145 (±49) | 30,031 (±50) | +10.6% | Measurable increase |
| Housing units | 8,221 (±300) | 9,319 (±423) | +13.4% | Measurable increase |
| Median gross rent | $1,120 (±$108) | $1,625 (±$185) | +45.1% | Up after inflation |
| Median home value | $205,000 (±$6,682) | $376,200 (±$12,291) | +83.5% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $63,075 (±$3,311) | $90,346 (±$7,869) | +43.2% | Up after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,331 (±$37) | $1,832 (±$69) | +37.6% | Up after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,670 (±$46) | $2,512 (±$89) | +50.4% | Up after inflation |
| Households that rent | 24.7% (±2.9 points) | 21.1% (±3.4 points) | −3.6 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±1.5 points) | 4.4% (±4.5 points) | +4.4 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Salt Lake County
Magna metro Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Salt Lake County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Salt Lake County recorded 337 violent and 2,078 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Magna metro Township
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84044 | 21% | 30,031 | $1,625 | $376,200 | $90,346 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Magna metro Township
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Point | 6.8 mi | — | $604,300 | 13.4% |
| West Valley City | 10 mi | $1,504 | $419,100 | 27.9% |
| Stansbury Park | 11 mi | $1,707 | $481,900 | 7.5% |
| Kearns metro Township | 12 mi | $1,744 | $373,700 | 16.2% |
| Erda | 12 mi | $1,808 | $658,800 | 4.6% |
| Salt Lake City | 13 mi | $1,414 | $539,500 | 54.2% |
| Copperton metro Township | 14 mi | $1,356 | $397,300 | 39.8% |
| Taylorsville | 14 mi | $1,482 | $433,800 | 28.8% |
Places in Utah most like Magna metro Township
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy | $1,624 | $383,000 | $91,282 | 16.0% |
| Payson | $1,549 | $429,600 | $89,905 | 17.9% |
| West Valley City | $1,504 | $419,100 | $92,209 | 27.9% |
| Springville | $1,572 | $454,400 | $89,816 | 28.3% |
| Kearns metro Township | $1,744 | $373,700 | $86,968 | 16.2% |
| Kamas | $1,478 | $515,500 | $96,638 | 15.8% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Utah.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Magna metro Township, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,202 | $1,349 | $1,615 | $2,143 | $2,439 |
HUD income limits for Magna metro Township, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $26,500 | $44,150 | $70,650 |
| 2 people | $30,300 | $50,450 | $80,750 |
| 3 people | $34,100 | $56,750 | $90,850 |
| 4 people | $37,850 | $63,050 | $100,900 |
| 5 people | $40,900 | $68,100 | $109,000 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $73,150 | $117,050 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $78,200 | $125,150 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $83,250 | $133,200 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $126,100.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Magna metro Township
What is the average rent in Magna metro Township, UT?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Magna metro Township is $1,625 (±$185) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Magna metro Township?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Magna metro Township, UT is $1,222 (±$198) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Magna metro Township rent-burdened?
60.5% of renting households in Magna metro Township pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Magna metro Township?
Magna metro Township has an estimated 1,923 (±352) renting households, 21.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Magna metro Township?
The median household income in Magna metro Township is $90,346 (±$7,869) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Magna metro Township, UT?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $376,200 (±$12,291) for owner-occupied homes in Magna metro Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Magna metro Township growing?
In Magna metro Township, the number of residents went from 27,145 in 2015–2019 to 30,031 in 2020–2024 (+10.6%), a measurable increase.
What ZIP codes are in Magna metro Township?
The ZIP code that covers Magna metro Township is 84044.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 84044?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 84044 is $1,625 (±$185) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Magna metro township, Utah
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Magna metro township, Utah
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Magna metro township, Utah
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Magna metro township, Utah
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Magna metro township, Utah
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Magna metro township, Utah
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Magna metro township, Utah
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Magna metro township, Utah (place:47290, in state:49).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
The API needs a free key.
DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .