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Cost of living in Salem, Utah

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,592 a month.

Salem is a city in Utah. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $111,117 a year.

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People
10,324
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,592
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$111,117
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$605,700
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,363
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT MSA

Salem, Utah has about 10,324 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $605,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Utah County is $1,363 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Salem. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area, prices sit at 98.2 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Utah taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.4% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Salem's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Utah home paid 13.12¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Salem's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Utah in the table we use.

Among 162 places we list in Utah with a rent figure, 59 have higher typical rent than Salem.

Nearby places

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.