Salt Lake City cost of living
Cost of living in the city of Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT had 1,300,762 people in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. The HUD area used for rent is Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area. The 2024 all-items regional price parity is 100.9, where the U.S. average is 100.
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$1,615
FY 2027, principal HUD area
Median gross rent
$1,659
ACS 2024 1-year
Goods prices
96.4
BEA goods RPP, 2024
Utilities prices
79.0
BEA utilities RPP, 2024
Mean commute
23.5 minutes
ACS S0801, workers who did not work from home
Median household income
$100,548
ACS 2024, 2024 dollars
Median real estate taxes divided by median home value in this metro are 0.51%. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset.
Benefits in Utah
Benefit rules in this tool follow the state, not the city. SNAP in Utah · Medicaid · Utah overview
Related comparisons
From Salt Lake City
The eight largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gaps from Salt Lake City.
- Salt Lake City and San Francisco · rent gap $2,082
- Salt Lake City and San Jose · rent gap $1,657
- Salt Lake City and Boston · rent gap $1,393
- Salt Lake City and New York · rent gap $1,356
- Salt Lake City and Los Angeles · rent gap $1,349
- Salt Lake City and San Diego · rent gap $1,208
- Salt Lake City and Miami · rent gap $949
- Salt Lake City and Seattle · rent gap $934
Nearby metros
Next in the population ranking: Memphis, Birmingham, Fresno