Davis County · Utah · West · 25k residents
Farmington, UT: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Farmington: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Utah median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in Farmington is $650,700, 32% above the Utah median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,579/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 117 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $127,338 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Farmington is $650,700, 32.1% above the median for ACS-covered places in Utah.
- Household income: Median household income is $127,338, 26.1% above the median for ACS-covered places in Utah.
- Adult education: 52.8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 34.7% above the median for ACS-covered places in Utah.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 5.1 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A researched local story is not published for this city yet. The signals below are the verified profile context.
- Scale: A smaller city in the profile data, with fewer than 50,000 residents.
- Setting: The profile places Farmington about 18 miles from the nearest tracked lake.
- Climate signal: The profile records 230 sunny days and 50 inches of annual snow.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 30 and an average commute of 22 minutes.
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Compare Farmington side by side
Cost of living index
117
ACS median home value
$650,700
2-bedroom rent
$1,579/mo
Median household income
$127,338
Housing momentum
How fast Farmington's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
49/100
Steady
Ranks Farmington's home-price and rent growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by Farmington's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $650,700 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $290 |
| Property tax rate | 0.55% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,302/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,579/mo |
| State & local income tax | 4.65% |
| Sales tax | 7.2% |
| Cost of living index | 117 |
| Groceries index | 98 |
| Utilities | $135/mo |
| Transit pass | $85/mo |
| Gas price | $3.40/gal |
| Healthcare index | 96 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,050/mo |
| Median household income | $127,338 |
| Unemployment rate | 3% |
| Population | 25k |
| Crime index | 38/100 |
| School rating | 6.8/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 88/100 |
| Avg. commute | 22 min |
| Sunny days / year | 230 days |
| July high | 91°F |
| January low | 22°F |
| Annual snowfall | 50 in |
| Home price YoY | +3.2% |
| Home price MoM | -0.3% |
| Rent YoY | +1.0% |
| Rent MoM | 0.0% |
| Ocean coast | 603 mi |
| Big lake | 18 mi |
| Mountains | 26 mi |
| Major airport | 14 mi |
| Ski resort | 16 mi |
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- What is the cost of living in Farmington, UT?
- Farmington indexes at 117 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,579/mo and a acs median home value of $650,700.
- How much does a house cost in Farmington?
- The acs median home value in Farmington is $650,700, 32% above the Utah median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Farmington?
- A two-bedroom in Farmington rents for about $1,579/mo.