Metro FMR · CBSA 41620 · HUD FY2026

Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 52% above the US average.

$1,456
1-bedroom FMR
$1,747
2-bedroom FMR
+0.2%
YoY change
+52%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,747 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 49% above the US average, higher than 82% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#70
priciest of 387 US metros (2BR)
+49%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$69,880
income to afford it (30% rule)
+0.2%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Salt Lake City: #70 priciest nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $95,045, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 18.4% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Salt Lake City in the upper-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 1,254,675 residents, this is a large metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the upper-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

Observed renter burden: 45.3% of the 141,490 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2026 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$1,259/mo

15.9% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,456/mo

18.4% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,747/mo

22.1% of median income

3 Bedroom

$2,333/mo

29.5% of median income

4 Bedroom

$2,666/mo

33.7% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·41620

Salt Lake City: $1,456/mo 1BR · #70 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 41620

  • CBSA 41620
  • 1BR-FMR $1,456
  • 2BR-FMR $1,747
  • RANK-MID #70
  • YOY-FLAT +0.2%
  • VSUS-HIGH +52%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #5 UT
  • INC-ROOM 18%
  • POP-MEGA 1.3M
  • PHOTO-NEAR Logan
  • VOUCH-90-110 $1,310–$1,602
  • FY-2026 FY2026

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

Read with: Understanding rent burden

Where Salt Lake City sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,747 Top 18% higher than 82% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). Below this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Below this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). This entry sits in this band. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. 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

CBSA 41620

Counties inside Salt Lake City

HUD publishes one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 41620, but county-level schedules inside Salt Lake City still diverge: 2 counties range from $1,241 (2BR in Tooele) to $1,747 (Salt Lake), a 41% spread. Salt Lake is the largest county by population.

Salt Lake County 2BR $1,747 · 1.2M Tooele County 2BR $1,241 · 74K

Salt Lake City studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #70 nationally

1BR $1,456 (+52% vs US, +0.2% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 41620.

Studio
$1,259
US avg $893
↑1.3% YoY +41% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,456
US avg $959
↑0.2% YoY +52% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,747
US avg $1,175
↓0.1% YoY +49% vs US
3 Bedroom
$2,333
US avg $1,525
↓0.6% YoY +53% vs US
4 Bedroom
$2,666
US avg $1,756
↓0.1% YoY +52% vs US

How Salt Lake City compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other UT metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Salt Lake City highlighted among 4 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

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

Salt Lake City: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Salt Lake City with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside UT (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside UT

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Broadwater County
MT · 2 BR $1,748/mo
Raleigh-Cary
NC · 2 BR $1,750/mo
Stockton-Lodi
CA · 2 BR $1,742/mo
Ithaca
NY · 2 BR $1,753/mo

Burden % · outside UT

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Johnstown
PA · 22.1% of income · 2 BR $1,035/mo
Longview
TX · 22.1% of income · 2 BR $1,199/mo
Chambersburg
PA · 22.1% of income · 2 BR $1,379/mo
Killeen-Temple
TX · 22% of income · 2 BR $1,233/mo

Salt Lake City: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,456 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,747 and a studio is $1,259.
How does Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 52% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,456 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Salt Lake City rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,747 ranks #70 most expensive among 387 US metro areas (the upper-rent quarter of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Salt Lake City metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 41620, but 2 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,241–$1,747 for a 2-bedroom (41% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

Compare Salt Lake City vs Logan →

Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $1,456/mo · 1BR UT

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