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Utah: cities where rent takes the smallest share of income

Ranked from official statistics; every city opens its own guide.

In short: Utah: Mapleton has the lowest share of income going to rent (12.5%) among the 60 largest places.
Salt Lake City (208,007 residents)West Valley City (138,437 residents)West Jordan (116,692 residents)Provo (114,766 residents)St. George (101,995 residents)Orem (97,182 residents)Sandy (94,291 residents)Ogden (87,413 residents)Lehi (85,173 residents)Layton (83,286 residents)South Jordan (82,686 residents)Millcreek (63,648 residents)Herriman (59,346 residents)Taylorsville (58,678 residents)Logan (54,907 residents)Eagle Mountain (53,290 residents)Draper (50,278 residents)Murray (50,188 residents)Saratoga Springs (48,425 residents)Riverton (45,457 residents)Bountiful (45,023 residents)Spanish Fork (44,946 residents)Roy (38,993 residents)Cedar City (38,524 residents)Tooele (38,405 residents)Pleasant Grove (37,852 residents)Kearns metro township (37,696 residents)American Fork (37,109 residents)Midvale (35,989 residents)Springville (35,849 residents)Syracuse (35,488 residents)Clearfield (33,523 residents)Kaysville (33,053 residents)Cottonwood Heights (32,828 residents)Washington (32,348 residents)Holladay (31,099 residents)Magna metro township (30,031 residents)South Salt Lake (26,352 residents)Farmington (25,389 residents)Clinton (23,612 residents)North Salt Lake (23,474 residents)Payson (23,039 residents)Hurricane (22,771 residents)North Ogden (21,947 residents)West Haven (21,563 residents)Highland (20,119 residents)Brigham City (19,992 residents)Bluffdale (18,797 residents)Heber (18,015 residents)South Ogden (17,650 residents)Centerville (16,679 residents)Santaquin (16,436 residents)Vineyard (14,446 residents)Smithfield (14,408 residents)Grantsville (14,341 residents)Mapleton (13,114 residents)West Point (11,929 residents)Lindon (11,765 residents)Woods Cross (11,531 residents)Tremonton (11,477 residents)
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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

Mapleton#1
12.5%yearly rent as share of income
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Ranking

CITY (60 largest of Utah) Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Among the 60 largest places in Utah, Mapleton has the lowest share of income going to rent (12.5%), followed by Grantsville and Kaysville. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.

What the ranking shows

Across the 60 places in Utah that we cover, the median is 19.7% and the average 19.4%; the figure runs from 12.5% (Mapleton) to 25.5% (Midvale). That is a spread of 2.0 times between the two ends.

How to use it

The first five are Mapleton, Grantsville, Kaysville, Highland, Tooele. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.

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# ⇅City ⇅County ⇅Yearly rent as share of income ⇅Population ⇅Median household income ⇅Median rent ⇅
1MapletonUtah County12.5%13,114$133,142$1,386
2GrantsvilleTooele County13.8%14,341$101,349$1,166
3KaysvilleDavis County13.9%33,053$133,026$1,538
4HighlandUtah County14.0%20,119$186,075$2,166
5TooeleTooele County15.1%38,405$96,221$1,214
6LindonUtah County15.5%11,765$120,956$1,563
7SmithfieldCache County16.1%14,408$97,537$1,311
8FarmingtonDavis County16.7%25,389$127,338$1,769
9SantaquinUtah County16.8%16,436$99,837$1,397
10Spanish ForkUtah County17.0%44,946$104,844$1,489
11North OgdenWeber County17.3%21,947$113,722$1,638
12Cottonwood HeightsSalt Lake County17.4%32,828$119,422$1,730
13HolladaySalt Lake County17.5%31,099$117,043$1,704
14ClintonDavis County17.5%23,612$116,194$1,698
15Woods CrossDavis County17.6%11,531$120,543$1,771
16DraperSalt Lake County17.6%50,278$128,910$1,894
17West PointDavis County17.7%11,929$120,687$1,783
18BluffdaleSalt Lake County17.7%18,797$129,531$1,915
19South JordanSalt Lake County17.8%82,686$134,047$1,991
20BountifulDavis County17.9%45,023$104,785$1,565
21LehiUtah County17.9%85,173$131,299$1,964
22Brigham CityBox Elder County18.0%19,992$71,308$1,070
23LaytonDavis County18.0%83,286$102,480$1,538
24MillcreekSalt Lake County18.3%63,648$98,045$1,492
25CentervilleDavis County18.7%16,679$123,130$1,918
26SandySalt Lake County19.0%94,291$112,176$1,777
27SyracuseDavis County19.2%35,488$133,443$2,140
28West JordanSalt Lake County19.5%116,692$108,153$1,757
29West Valley CitySalt Lake County19.6%138,437$92,209$1,504
30TremontonBox Elder County19.6%11,477$74,741$1,220
31North Salt LakeDavis County19.7%23,474$101,447$1,667
32HerrimanSalt Lake County19.8%59,346$122,650$2,019
33MurraySalt Lake County19.8%50,188$90,746$1,500
34Cedar CityIron County19.9%38,524$63,589$1,054
35Pleasant GroveUtah County20.1%37,852$101,073$1,689
36OgdenWeber County20.1%87,413$72,575$1,216
37RivertonSalt Lake County20.2%45,457$126,910$2,137
38West HavenWeber County20.2%21,563$101,012$1,702
39HeberWasatch County20.3%18,015$110,339$1,870
40TaylorsvilleSalt Lake County20.6%58,678$86,413$1,482
41American ForkUtah County20.6%37,109$98,878$1,697
42PaysonUtah County20.7%23,039$89,905$1,549
43OremUtah County20.7%97,182$83,342$1,438
44SpringvilleUtah County21.0%35,849$89,816$1,572
45Saratoga SpringsUtah County21.0%48,425$128,802$2,256
46WashingtonWashington County21.1%32,348$91,853$1,614
47VineyardUtah County21.3%14,446$103,380$1,834
48Eagle MountainUtah County21.3%53,290$113,648$2,020
49RoyWeber County21.3%38,993$91,282$1,624
50South OgdenWeber County21.4%17,650$80,130$1,426
51Magna metro townshipSalt Lake County21.6%30,031$90,346$1,625
52ProvoUtah County22.3%114,766$64,171$1,193
53Salt Lake CitySalt Lake County22.6%208,007$75,090$1,414
54LoganCache County22.7%54,907$60,687$1,149
55HurricaneWashington County22.8%22,771$75,016$1,426
56Kearns metro townshipSalt Lake County24.1%37,696$86,968$1,744
57South Salt LakeSalt Lake County24.1%26,352$72,152$1,451
58St. GeorgeWashington County24.2%101,995$76,508$1,545
59ClearfieldDavis County25.1%33,523$75,495$1,579
60MidvaleSalt Lake County25.5%35,989$75,084$1,597

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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.

FAQ

Which Utah city has the lowest share of income going to rent?

Mapleton, with 12.5% (among the 60 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).

How many cities are ranked?

The 60 largest places in Utah by population.

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