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Ranked · Renting · Utah

Best cities for renters in Utah

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Renting” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Kaysville, UT33k residents

    70/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,228/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $302/mo · walkability: 30/100

  2. 2.Tooele, UT38k residents

    67/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,123/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $757/mo · walkability: 30/100

  3. 3.Cedar City, UT39k residents

    65/100

    2-bedroom rent: $986/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $738/mo · walkability: 30/100

  4. 4.Ogden, UT87k residents

    60/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,257/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $906/mo · walkability: 34/100

  5. 5.West Valley City, UT138k residents

    59/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,391/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,250/mo · walkability: 38/100

  6. 6.Logan, UT55k residents

    58/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,083/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $838/mo · walkability: 34/100

  7. 7.Murray, UT50k residents

    58/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,476/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,319/mo · walkability: 34/100

  8. 8.Spanish Fork, UT45k residents

    58/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,256/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,129/mo · walkability: 30/100

  9. 9.Roy, UT39k residents

    58/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,355/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,272/mo · walkability: 30/100

  10. 10.Provo, UT115k residents

    57/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,163/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,036/mo · walkability: 38/100

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best for renters in Utah?
Kaysville, UT ranks first with a fit score of 70/100, followed by Tooele (67) and Cedar City (65), using the "Renting" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.