Housing data for Monticello, UT

Monticello, UT has an estimated 2,200 residents and 835 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a city in San Juan County.

20.7% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,159 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
2,200 (±452)
Housing units
835 (±156)
Households that rent
20.7%
Median gross rent
$1,159
Residents since 2015–2019
−15.5%

What stands out in Monticello

Homes built before 1980: 66.7% (±16.8 points) in Monticello, higher than in San Juan County (41.6%).

Median gross rent: $1,159 (±$83) in Monticello, higher than in San Juan County ($867).

Median home value: $301,400 (±$60,027) in Monticello, higher than in San Juan County ($224,200).

Housing in Monticello at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,159 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 5.2% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 20.7% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $72,969 median household income
  • Home values: $301,400 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,450 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,732 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 76.9% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 66.7% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 82.8% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 23.3 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −15.5% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 21.7% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 4.4% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Monticello against San Juan County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
MonticelloSan Juan CountyUtahUnited States
Residents2,200 (±452)14,483 (exact)3,392,331 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units835 (±156)5,679 (±39)1,223,468 (±257)143,775,355
Households that rent20.7% (±8.1 points)19.1% (±3.5 points)29.8% (±0.4 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,159 (±$83)$867 (±$174)$1,496 (±$9)$1,413
Median household income$72,969 (±$9,807)$64,481 (±$6,352)$95,166 (±$774)$80,734
Median home value$301,400 (±$60,027)$224,200 (±$16,689)$489,400 (±$1,629)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,732 (±$302)$1,788 (±$156)$2,525 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198066.7% (±16.8 points)41.6% (±4.4 points)35.5% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute23.3 minutes (±7.4)24.3 minutes (±2.7)22.1 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband83.7% (±7.7 points)72.4% (±2.7 points)93.4% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents36.6 years (±7.9)35.0 years (±0.7)32.0 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Monticello covers 3.4 square miles of land, about 657 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Monticello has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents2,604 (±396)2,200 (±452)−15.5%Not a measurable change
Housing units867 (±131)835 (±156)−3.7%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$904 (±$394)$1,159 (±$83)+28.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$175,500 (±$18,033)$301,400 (±$60,027)+71.7%Up after inflation
Median household income$63,500 (±$4,173)$72,969 (±$9,807)+14.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,243 (±$119)$1,450 (±$87)+16.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,423 (±$133)$1,732 (±$302)+21.7%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent26.4% (±7.7 points)20.7% (±8.1 points)−5.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate4.3% (±7.4 points)0.0% (±21.8 points)−4.3 percentage pointsNot 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 San Juan County

Monticello has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for San Juan County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for San Juan County recorded 117 violent and 227 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.

Places near Monticello

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Blanding20 mi$842$305,80026.6%
Dove Creek24 mi—$149,60054.5%
Bluff42 mi—$402,00020.2%
Naturita48 mi$894$158,40012.0%
Moab50 mi$969$518,90040.4%
Nucla51 mi$929$141,10034.8%
Castle Valley53 mi—$422,60012.6%
Dolores53 mi$741$308,10052.4%

Places in Utah most like Monticello

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Holden$1,117$285,400$77,03122.5%
Spring City$938$327,900$71,25016.4%
Manti$995$310,700$62,61425.3%
Fairview$979$297,800$66,44212.4%
Mount Pleasant$1,073$315,600$68,92025.1%
Monroe$1,044$318,300$66,17216.9%

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 Monticello, fiscal year 2027

San Juan County, UT, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$780$797$1,042$1,373$1,573

HUD income limits for Monticello, fiscal year 2026

San Juan County, UT, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$22,350$37,250$59,550
2 people$25,550$42,550$68,050
3 people$28,750$47,850$76,550
4 people$33,000$53,150$85,050
5 people$38,680$57,450$91,900
6 people$44,360$61,700$98,700
7 people$50,040$65,950$105,500
8 people$55,720$70,200$112,300

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the San Juan County, UT, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $76,000.

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 Monticello

How many renters are there in Monticello?

Monticello has an estimated 151 (±63) renting households, 20.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Monticello?

The median household income in Monticello is $72,969 (±$9,807) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Monticello, UT?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $301,400 (±$60,027) for owner-occupied homes in Monticello (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Monticello?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Monticello, UT is $1,450 (±$87) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Monticello?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Monticello, UT is $1,732 (±$302) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Monticello?

Monticello, UT has an estimated 835 (±156) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Monticello growing?

In Monticello, the number of residents went from 2,604 in 2015–2019 to 2,200 in 2020–2024 (−15.5%), not a measurable change.

Sources

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 Monticello city, Utah (place:51580, 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.

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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 .

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