Cost of living in West Valley City, Utah
West Valley City, Utah has about 138,437 people. Typical rent is $1,504 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $92,209 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #59 in Utah on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,504 a month.
West Valley City is a city in Utah. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $92,209 a year.
- People
- 138,437
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,504
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $92,209
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $419,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,615
- Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area
West Valley City, Utah has about 138,437 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $419,100.
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 West Valley City. 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 West Valley City'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 West Valley City'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, 71 have higher typical rent than West Valley City.
Nearby places
- Kearns metro township
Typical rent $1,744
Compare with West Valley City - Taylorsville
Typical rent $1,482
Compare with West Valley City - West Jordan
Typical rent $1,757
Compare with West Valley City - South Salt Lake
Typical rent $1,451
Compare with West Valley City - Murray
Typical rent $1,500
Compare with West Valley City - Salt Lake City
Typical rent $1,414
Compare with West Valley City - Midvale
Typical rent $1,597
Compare with West Valley City - South Jordan
Typical rent $1,991
Compare with West Valley City
EBT nearby
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.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Utah
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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.