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Cost of living in Sandy, Utah

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,777 a month.

Sandy is a city in Utah. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $112,176 a year.

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People
94,291
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,777
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$112,176
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$614,100
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,615
Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area

Sandy, Utah has about 94,291 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $614,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Salt Lake County is $1,615 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Sandy. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area, prices sit at 100.9 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 Sandy'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 Sandy'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, 33 have higher typical rent than Sandy.

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.