What is the median rent in South Salt Lake, UT?

Name: Median rent in South Salt Lake, UT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in South Salt Lake, UT is $1,451 (±$72) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 6,605 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In South Salt Lake, the median gross rent went from $908 in 2015–2019 to $1,451 in 2020–2024 (+59.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,451 (±$72)
Rented homes: 6,605 (±462)
$2,000 or more: 19.0%
Since 2015–2019: +59.8%

How much rent costs in South Salt Lake

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	South Salt Lake	Salt Lake County	Utah	United States
Less than $500	3.2% (±2.3 points)	3.5%	4.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	14.1% (±3.9 points)	9.2%	15.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	36.4% (±6.0 points)	31.5%	31.1%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	27.3% (±5.9 points)	31.4%	28.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	12.0% (±3.4 points)	15.5%	13.9%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	4.9% (±2.1 points)	5.8%	4.8%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	2.1% (±1.7 points)	3.1%	3.0%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 36.4% of renting households.

19.0% of rented homes in South Salt Lake cost $2,000 or more a month.

South Salt Lake against Salt Lake County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Salt Lake	Salt Lake County	Utah	United States
Median gross rent	$1,451 (±$72)	$1,592 (±$16)	$1,496 (±$9)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	6,605 (±462)	140,410 (±2,957)	322,036 (±4,536)	42,849,984

In South Salt Lake, median gross rent is lower than in Salt Lake County ($1,592).

It is not measurably different from Utah ($1,496).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Salt Lake County, South Salt Lake ranks 19 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 86 of 208.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in South Salt Lake has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$908 (±$39)	$1,451 (±$72)	+59.8%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	59.9% (±4.1 points)	61.8% (±3.9 points)	+1.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.6% (±2.5 points)	7.0% (±3.3 points)	+1.4 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.

Median gross rent in places near South Salt Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Salt Lake
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
South Salt Lake	—	$1,451 (±$72)	—
Millcreek	3.8 mi	$1,492 (±$55)	Not measurably different
Murray	3.9 mi	$1,500 (±$63)	Not measurably different
Taylorsville	4.3 mi	$1,482 (±$62)	Not measurably different
Holladay	5.1 mi	$1,704 (±$94)	Higher
Salt Lake City	5.2 mi	$1,414 (±$25)	Not measurably different
West Valley City	6.0 mi	$1,504 (±$53)	Not measurably different
Midvale	6.3 mi	$1,597 (±$55)	Higher
Kearns metro Township	6.9 mi	$1,744 (±$90)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Holladay, UT ($1,704), Midvale, UT ($1,597), Kearns metro Township, UT ($1,744).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Salt Lake County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
13	White City metro Township	$1,605 (±$362)
14	Midvale	$1,597 (±$55)
15	West Valley City	$1,504 (±$53)
16	Murray	$1,500 (±$63)
17	Millcreek	$1,492 (±$55)
18	Taylorsville	$1,482 (±$62)
19	South Salt Lake	$1,451 (±$72)
20	Salt Lake City	$1,414 (±$25)
21	Copperton metro Township	$1,356 (±$555)

Showing 9 of 21 places in Salt Lake County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 South Salt Lake

What is the average rent in South Salt Lake, UT?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in South Salt Lake is $1,451 (±$72) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in South Salt Lake?

In South Salt Lake, the median gross rent went from $908 in 2015–2019 to $1,451 in 2020–2024 (+59.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in South Salt Lake cost more than $2,000 a month?

19.0% of rented homes in South Salt Lake have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 3.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in South Salt Lake higher than in Salt Lake County?

In South Salt Lake, median gross rent is lower than in Salt Lake County ($1,592).

It is not measurably different from Utah ($1,496).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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 South Salt Lake city, Utah (place:71070, in state:49).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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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.