County FMR · HUD FY2026

Summit County Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for Summit County, UT - 97% above the US average.

$1,887
1-bedroom FMR
$2,185
2-bedroom FMR
+28.2%
YoY change
+97%
vs US avg

The verdict

Summit is the 1st most expensive of 29 counties in Utah by 2-bedroom FMR; nationally it ranks #94 most expensive of 3,145 HUD counties; rent here has climbed 28.2% since FY 2025, a sharp move relative to most counties.

#94
most expensive of 3,145 US counties (2BR)
#1
most expensive of 29 in Utah (2BR)
+74%
vs the state average
$75,480
income to afford it (30% rule)

Software Developers spend the smallest share of income on rent here (17.8%), while Fast Food and Counter Workers spend the most (79%); only 4 of 15 common occupations here can afford a 1-bedroom at Fair Market Rent without exceeding the 30% threshold; nearby Utah counties range as much as 54% apart in 1-bedroom FMR, so the county line itself can matter for renters comparing options.

FY 2026 HUD Fair Market Rent for Summit County, UT. Verify with HUD →

HUD sets the FY 2026 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent for Summit County, Utah at $1,887 per month - the federal rental-assistance benchmark for this county. A 2-bedroom costs $2,185/mo and a studio is $1,771/mo. This is 97% higher than the national average of $959 and 74% above the Utah average of $1,082.

Rent increased28.2% from FY 2025 ($1,472), outpacing inflation. Clearing the 30% rule here takes $75,480/year, a high bar relative to most US counties.

Observed renter burden: 32.7% of the 2,842 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent benchmark above.

FY 2026 HUD Fair Market Rents in Utah. Population: 42,524. Population grew 5.4% over the past five years (Census ACS) - among the faster-growing counties nationally, a trend that typically adds upward pressure on rents. That's slower than Utah's statewide growth of +9.4% over the same period.

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Area SUMMIT·COUNTY·UT·UT

Summit County, UT: $1,887/mo 1BR · #94 of 3145 counties (2BR) · FY2026

  • FMR-AREA UT
  • 1BR-FMR $1,887
  • 2BR-FMR $2,185
  • RANK-UPPER #94
  • YOY-SURGE +28.2%
  • VSUS-HIGH +97%
  • VS-ST-HIGH +74% UT
  • INC-ROOM 17%
  • POP-SMALL 43K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Salt Lake County
  • VOUCH-90-110 $1,698–$2,076
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Salt Lake ($431 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent burden

Fair Market Rents (2026)

Studio
State avg: $981 · US avg: $893
$1,771/mo
↑ 22.5% YoY +81% vs state +98% vs US
1 Bedroom
State avg: $1,082 · US avg: $959
$1,887/mo
↑ 28.2% YoY +74% vs state +97% vs US
2 Bedroom
State avg: $1,313 · US avg: $1,175
$2,185/mo
↑ 20.9% YoY +66% vs state +86% vs US
3 Bedroom
State avg: $1,746 · US avg: $1,525
$2,958/mo
↑ 23.7% YoY +69% vs state +94% vs US
4 Bedroom
State avg: $2,105 · US avg: $1,756
$3,492/mo
↑ 40.4% YoY +66% vs state +99% vs US

Year-over-Year Comparison

Bedrooms FY 2025 FY 2026 Change
Studio $1,446
$1,771
+$325 (+22.5%)
1 Bedroom $1,472
$1,887
+$415 (+28.2%)
2 Bedroom $1,808
$2,185
+$377 (+20.9%)
3 Bedroom $2,391
$2,958
+$567 (+23.7%)
4 Bedroom $2,487
$3,492
+$1005 (+40.4%)

Rent Burden Analysis

How much of household income goes to rent in Summit County. The 30% threshold indicates cost burden.

Studio
15.5%
Affordable
Need $70,840/yr for 30% rule
1 Bedroom
16.5%
Affordable
Need $75,480/yr for 30% rule
2 Bedroom
19.1%
Affordable
Need $87,400/yr for 30% rule
3 Bedroom
25.9%
Affordable
Need $118,320/yr for 30% rule
4 Bedroom
30.6%
Burdened
Need $139,680/yr for 30% rule
How we calculate this

Rent burden = (FMR × 12) ÷ county median household income. Required income = (FMR × 12) ÷ 0.3, the federal 30%-of-gross-income rule HUD uses to define cost burden. Median household income is from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey; FMR is from HUD's FY2026 release. See methodology.

0%100%National avg22%19.1%
Summit County 2-bedroom rent burden
County median income: $137,058 · National avg burden: 21.7% ·View Utah rent burden →

Where Summit sits among every US county

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 3,145 HUD counties

$2,185 Top 3% higher than 97% of 3,145 counties

$600–$800: 23 counties (1%). Below this entry. $800–$1,000: 1,406 counties (45%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 723 counties (23%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 417 counties (13%). Below this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 181 counties (6%). Below this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 172 counties (5%). Below this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 108 counties (3%). Below this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 29 counties (1%). This entry sits in this band. $2,200–$2,400: 40 counties (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 13 counties (0%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 9 counties (0%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 15 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 3 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 1 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 1 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 3 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 counties (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 counties (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 counties (0%). Above this entry. This county $600 $4,400 every US county, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

How Summit compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other Utah counties

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Summit is highlighted. Nearby Utah counties by 1-bedroom FMR, highest to lowest: Summit County (this county) ($1,887), Salt Lake County ($1,456), Davis County ($1,281), Weber County ($1,281), Utah County ($1,265), Washington County ($1,218), Cache County ($946).

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Can Common Jobs Afford Rent Here?

Against a high local FMR of $1,887/mo, which of 15 common occupations still clear the 30% line using Utah BLS wages?

Occupation UT Salary Rent Burden Verdict
Software Developers $127,390 17.8% Affordable
General & Operations Managers $91,230 24.8% Affordable
Registered Nurses $82,270 27.5% Affordable
Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers $77,210 29.3% Affordable
Accountants & Auditors $75,100 30.2% Stretched
Elementary School Teachers $61,710 36.7% Stretched
Electricians $61,430 36.9% Stretched
Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $59,580 38% Stretched
Paralegals & Legal Assistants $55,630 40.7% Stretched
Pharmacy Technicians $46,760 48.4% Stretched
Customer Service Representatives $40,150 56.4% Unaffordable
Teaching Assistants $34,410 65.8% Unaffordable
Retail Salespersons $34,300 66% Unaffordable
Janitors & Cleaners $30,390 74.5% Unaffordable
Fast Food & Counter Workers $28,670 79% Unaffordable
Salaries: BLS OES (Utah) median · 30% = affordable threshold · Try the salary calculator →

Rent Trends (2020–2026)

7-year Fair Market Rent history for Summit County. Shows how HUD rental rates have changed over time.

Over the 6-year span HUD has tracked for Summit (FY 2020-2026), the 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent has risen 92.4% overall, from $981 to $1,887. The path there hasn't been smooth: year-over-year moves have swung by as much as 28.2% (FY 2026), a volatility pattern that makes single-year comparisons a poor guide to the underlying trend.

$800$1,000$1,200$1,400$1,600$1,800$2,000 FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026 $1,887
Summit County 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent, FY2020–FY2026
Year Studio 1 BR 2 BR
FY 2026 ↑28.2% $1,771 $1,887 $2,185
FY 2025 ↑5.7% $1,446 $1,472 $1,808
FY 2024 ↑18.0% $1,383 $1,392 $1,807
FY 2023 ↑10.3% $1,172 $1,180 $1,553
FY 2022 ↑6.8% $1,027 $1,070 $1,408
FY 2021 ↑2.1% $872 $1,002 $1,321
FY 2020 $818 $981 $1,256
Total change (6yr): +92.4%
Annualized: +11.5%/yr
1 BR: $981 → $1,887

Part of the Heber, UT Micro Area

Summit County is a central county of the Heber, UT micropolitan statistical area, alongside 1 other micro-area county.

Summit County ranks #1 of 2 counties in this metro area by 1-bedroom FMR. Every county sharing this metro, highest to lowest: Summit County (this county) ($1,887), Wasatch County ($1,594).

Summit County (this county)
1 BR: $1,887/mo
Wasatch County
1 BR: $1,594/mo

Nationwide peers by 2BR FMR & rent burden

Two PlainRent-derived comparison paths for Summit County, both outside Utah so the link neighborhoods are not the same-state geography lattice above. Axes stay disjoint: burden peers exclude the FMR peer set.

Similar 2-bedroom FMR

Nearest HUD 2BR Fair Market Rents outside UT (FY2026).

Aleutians West Census Area
AK · 2 BR $2,191/mo
Solano County
CA · 2 BR $2,178/mo
Strafford County
NH · 2 BR $2,194/mo
Riverside County
CA · 2 BR $2,201/mo

Similar rent burden

Nearest 2BR FMR as a share of median household income (outside UT).

Monroe County
WV · 19.1% of income · 2 BR $869/mo
Berkeley County
WV · 19.1% of income · 2 BR $1,233/mo
Pulaski County
IN · 19.1% of income · 2 BR $956/mo
Mercer County
IL · 19.1% of income · 2 BR $1,143/mo

Nearby Counties in Utah

Largest counties by population in Utah

Showing the 8 largest of 28 other counties in Utah.

Salt Lake County
1 BR: $1,456/mo Pop: 1,180,643
Utah County
1 BR: $1,265/mo Pop: 666,021
Davis County
1 BR: $1,281/mo Pop: 363,032
Weber County
1 BR: $1,281/mo Pop: 262,960
Washington County
1 BR: $1,218/mo Pop: 183,297
Cache County
1 BR: $946/mo Pop: 134,428
Tooele County
1 BR: $946/mo Pop: 74,032
Box Elder County
1 BR: $983/mo Pop: 58,291
View all counties in Utah →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average rent in Summit County? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Summit County is $1,887 per month. A 2-bedroom is $2,185 and a studio is $1,771.
How does Summit County rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in Summit County is 97% above the national average. A 1-bedroom here costs $1,887 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Summit County rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
According to HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent schedule, Summit County's 2-bedroom FMR of $2,185 ranks #94 most expensive among 3,145 HUD counties, placing it in the highest-rent tenth of HUD counties.
What income do I need to afford rent in Summit County? ▼
Based on the 30% affordability rule, you need an annual income of at least $75,480 ($6,290/month) to afford a 1-bedroom at Fair Market Rent in Summit County.
Is rent going up or down in Summit County? ▼
The 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Summit County increased by 28.2% from FY 2025 to FY 2026, going from $1,472 to $1,887.
Which jobs can afford rent in Summit County? ▼
Based on Utah BLS salary data and the 30% affordability rule, jobs like Software Developers, General and Operations Managers, Registered Nurses can afford a 1-bedroom at $1,887/mo. 4 of 15 common occupations are affordable here.
How much has rent changed in Summit County over time? ▼
The 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Summit County went from $981 in FY 2020 to $1,887 in FY 2026, a total change of +92.4% over 6 years.
How does Fair Market Rent affect Section 8 vouchers in Summit County? ▼
In Summit County, the FY 2026 FMR of $1,887/mo for a 1-bedroom sets the baseline that local housing authorities use for Section 8 payment standards.
What does Fair Market Rent mean for Summit County? ▼
For Summit County, it's the specific 40th-percentile rent HUD publishes each year ($1,887/mo for a 1-bedroom in FY 2026).

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau and HUD Fair Market Rents. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

All federal data sources used on this page
  • HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) - county-level fair-market rent estimates by bedroom count. huduser.gov/datasets/fmr
  • HUD Income Limits - area median income for affordability calculations. huduser.gov/datasets/il
  • HUD Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) - rent burden and housing-cost distribution. huduser.gov/datasets/cp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - county and metro housing characteristics + median rent. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • BLS Consumer Price Index, Rent of Primary Residence - rent inflation by metro. bls.gov/cpi
  • IRS Migration Data (SOI) - interstate migration aggregates affecting county demand. irs.gov/statistics/migration
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics - state-level median wages by occupation, used for job affordability analysis. bls.gov/oes

Every figure on PlainRent is rendered directly from HUD's published Fair Market Rent records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of FY 2026.