County FMR · HUD FY2026

Tooele County Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for Tooele County, UT - 1% below the US average.

$946
1-bedroom FMR
$1,241
2-bedroom FMR
+3.2%
YoY change
-1%
vs US avg

The verdict

Tooele is the 12th most expensive of 29 counties in Utah by 2-bedroom FMR; nationally it ranks #912 most expensive of 3,145 HUD counties.

#912
most expensive of 3,145 US counties (2BR)
#12
most expensive of 29 in Utah (2BR)
-13%
vs the state average
$37,840
income to afford it (30% rule)

Software Developers spend the smallest share of income on rent here (8.9%), while Fast Food and Counter Workers spend the most (39.6%); 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 Tooele County, UT. Verify with HUD →

HUD sets the FY 2026 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent for Tooele County, Utah at $946 per month - the federal rental-assistance benchmark for this county. A 2-bedroom costs $1,241/mo and a studio is $902/mo. This is 1% lower than the national average of $959 and 13% below the Utah average of $1,082.

Rent increased3.2% from FY 2025 ($917), outpacing inflation. Under the 30% rule, affordability starts near $37,840/year for a 1-bedroom.

Observed renter burden: 34.9% of the 4,002 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: 74,032. Population grew 17.6% over the past five years (Census ACS) - among the faster-growing counties nationally, a trend that typically adds upward pressure on rents. That's faster than Utah's statewide growth of +9.4% over the same period.

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Area TOOELE·COUNTY·UT·UT

Tooele County, UT: $946/mo 1BR · #912 of 3145 counties (2BR) · FY2026

  • FMR-AREA UT
  • 1BR-FMR $946
  • 2BR-FMR $1,241
  • RANK-MID #912
  • YOY-UP +3.2%
  • VSUS-NEAR -1%
  • VS-ST-LOW -13% UT
  • INC-ROOM 11%
  • POP-MID 74K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Salt Lake County
  • VOUCH-90-110 $851–$1,041
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Salt Lake ($510 1BR gap)

Read with: How Fair Market Rent works

Fair Market Rents (2026)

Studio
State avg: $981 · US avg: $893
$902/mo
↑ 4.8% YoY -8% vs state +1% vs US
1 Bedroom
State avg: $1,082 · US avg: $959
$946/mo
↑ 3.2% YoY -13% vs state -1% vs US
2 Bedroom
State avg: $1,313 · US avg: $1,175
$1,241/mo
↑ 3.2% YoY -5% vs state +6% vs US
3 Bedroom
State avg: $1,746 · US avg: $1,525
$1,667/mo
↑ 1.1% YoY -5% vs state +9% vs US
4 Bedroom
State avg: $2,105 · US avg: $1,756
$2,082/mo
↑ 3.1% YoY -1% vs state +19% vs US

Year-over-Year Comparison

Bedrooms FY 2025 FY 2026 Change
Studio $861
$902
+$41 (+4.8%)
1 Bedroom $917
$946
+$29 (+3.2%)
2 Bedroom $1,203
$1,241
+$38 (+3.2%)
3 Bedroom $1,649
$1,667
+$18 (+1.1%)
4 Bedroom $2,020
$2,082
+$62 (+3.1%)

Rent Burden Analysis

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

Studio
10.6%
Affordable
Need $36,080/yr for 30% rule
1 Bedroom
11.1%
Affordable
Need $37,840/yr for 30% rule
2 Bedroom
14.6%
Affordable
Need $49,640/yr for 30% rule
3 Bedroom
19.6%
Affordable
Need $66,680/yr for 30% rule
4 Bedroom
24.5%
Affordable
Need $83,280/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%14.6%
Tooele County 2-bedroom rent burden
County median income: $101,846 · National avg burden: 21.7% ·View Utah rent burden →

Where Tooele sits among every US county

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

$1,241 Top 29% higher than 71% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $1,400–$1,600: 181 counties (6%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 172 counties (5%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 108 counties (3%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 29 counties (1%). Above this entry. $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 Tooele compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other Utah counties

1BR FMR / mo

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

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

Can Common Jobs Afford Rent Here?

How a 1-bedroom at $946/mo compares to Utah salaries for popular occupations (BLS wage data, 30%-of-income rule).

Occupation UT Salary Rent Burden Verdict
Software Developers $127,390 8.9% Affordable
General & Operations Managers $91,230 12.4% Affordable
Registered Nurses $82,270 13.8% Affordable
Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers $77,210 14.7% Affordable
Accountants & Auditors $75,100 15.1% Affordable
Elementary School Teachers $61,710 18.4% Affordable
Electricians $61,430 18.5% Affordable
Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $59,580 19.1% Affordable
Paralegals & Legal Assistants $55,630 20.4% Affordable
Pharmacy Technicians $46,760 24.3% Affordable
Customer Service Representatives $40,150 28.3% Affordable
Teaching Assistants $34,410 33% Stretched
Retail Salespersons $34,300 33.1% Stretched
Janitors & Cleaners $30,390 37.4% Stretched
Fast Food & Counter Workers $28,670 39.6% Stretched
Salaries: BLS OES (Utah) median · 30% = affordable threshold · Try the salary calculator →

Rent Trends (2020–2026)

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

Over the 6-year span HUD has tracked for Tooele (FY 2020-2026), the 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent has risen 19.4% overall, from $792 to $946. The increases have been fairly steady year to year, with no single jump exceeding 7.0% (FY 2025).

$750$800$850$900$950$1,000 FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026 $946
Tooele County 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent, FY2020–FY2026
Year Studio 1 BR 2 BR
FY 2026 ↑3.2% $902 $946 $1,241
FY 2025 ↑7.0% $861 $917 $1,203
FY 2024 ↑1.3% $763 $857 $1,126
FY 2023 ↑6.3% $745 $846 $1,114
FY 2022 ↑3.5% $744 $796 $1,034
FY 2021 ↓2.9% $690 $769 $962
FY 2020 $684 $792 $952
Total change (6yr): +19.4%
Annualized: +3.0%/yr
1 BR: $792 → $946

Part of the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area

Tooele County is a outlying county of the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metropolitan statistical area, alongside 1 other metro-area county.

Tooele County ranks #2 of 2 counties in this metro area by 1-bedroom FMR. Every county sharing this metro, highest to lowest: Salt Lake County ($1,456), Tooele County (this county) ($946).

Salt Lake County
1 BR: $1,456/mo
Tooele County (this county)
1 BR: $946/mo

Nationwide peers by 2BR FMR & rent burden

Two PlainRent-derived comparison paths for Tooele 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).

Umatilla County
OR · 2 BR $1,241/mo
Franklin County
ID · 2 BR $1,241/mo
McLennan County
TX · 2 BR $1,240/mo
Tippecanoe County
IN · 2 BR $1,242/mo

Similar rent burden

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

Saunders County
NE · 14.6% of income · 2 BR $1,089/mo
Pottawatomie County
KS · 14.6% of income · 2 BR $1,068/mo
Somervell County
TX · 14.6% of income · 2 BR $1,015/mo
Harris County
GA · 14.6% of income · 2 BR $1,088/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
Box Elder County
1 BR: $983/mo Pop: 58,291
Iron County
1 BR: $888/mo Pop: 58,068
View all counties in Utah →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average rent in Tooele County? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Tooele County is $946 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,241 and a studio is $902.
How does Tooele County rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in Tooele County is 1% below the national average. A 1-bedroom here costs $946 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Tooele County rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
According to HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent schedule, Tooele County's 2-bedroom FMR of $1,241 ranks #912 most expensive among 3,145 HUD counties, placing it in the middle half of HUD counties.
What income do I need to afford rent in Tooele County? ▼
Based on the 30% affordability rule, you need an annual income of at least $37,840 ($3,153/month) to afford a 1-bedroom at Fair Market Rent in Tooele County.
Is rent going up or down in Tooele County? ▼
The 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Tooele County increased by 3.2% from FY 2025 to FY 2026, going from $917 to $946.
Which jobs can afford rent in Tooele 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 $946/mo. 11 of 15 common occupations are affordable here.
How much has rent changed in Tooele County over time? ▼
The 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Tooele County went from $792 in FY 2020 to $946 in FY 2026, a total change of +19.4% over 6 years.
How does Fair Market Rent affect Section 8 vouchers in Tooele County? ▼
In Tooele County, the FY 2026 FMR of $946/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 Tooele County? ▼
For Tooele County, it's the specific 40th-percentile rent HUD publishes each year ($946/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.