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Salt Lake City, UT

Updated quarterly · Data sourced from Zillow ZHVI/ZORI, Census ACS, and FHFA. · Utah overview

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Home Value

$560k+5.5%

Median Rent

$1,810+3.0%

Per month average

Gross Yield

3.88%

Annual rent / value

Rent / Price

0.323%

1% rule benchmark

HH Income

$92,000

Median household

Owner-Occ

69.0%

Renter-Occ

31.0%

Tenant demand share

Population

1.3M

Metro area census

Market Analysis

The Salt Lake City, UT real estate market currently sits at a median home value of $560k with median rents around $1,810/month, producing a gross yield of 3.88%. That puts Salt Lake City in the category of compressed gross yield, primarily an appreciation play. Over the past year, home values are up 5.5%, while rents rose 3.0%, the gap between those two trends is what determines whether yield compresses or expands over time for buy-and-hold investors in Utah. Salt Lake City is an owner-occupier market (69% owner-occupied) where investor competition is generally lighter, with median household income of $92,000 setting the affordability ceiling on future rent growth.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average rent in Salt Lake City, UT?
As of late 2025, the median rent in Salt Lake City is approximately $1,810 per month, with rent growth of 3.0% year over year.
Is Salt Lake City a good market for rental property investing?
Salt Lake City produces a gross rental yield of about 3.88%. That is below the 7% LTR benchmark, so investors in Salt Lake City typically combine modest cash flow with appreciation upside. Run your specific numbers in a calculator before committing capital.
What is the median home price in Salt Lake City?
The median home value in Salt Lake City, UT is approximately $560,000, up 5.5% from a year ago.
How have home prices changed in Salt Lake City over the past year?
Home values in Salt Lake City have moved 5.5% year over year, while rents have changed by 3.0%. This price-to-rent gap is the single biggest driver of long-term rental investor returns in the Utah market.
What is the rent-to-price ratio in Salt Lake City?
Salt Lake City has a rent-to-price ratio of 0.323%, meaning monthly rent is about 0.323% of the home's price. The "1% rule" used by buy-and-hold investors looks for 1.0%+; this market falls short of that bar, which is typical for most large US metros today.

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