Most Affordable Cities in Utah

The lowest cost of living across home prices, rent, services and rent burden.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Home Prices · 30% Rent · 20% Cost Index · 25% Rent Burden · 15% Jobs · 10%

Top 12 Affordability Cities in Utah

Ranked by composite score across 5 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 68.3
Castle Dale, UT
1,463 residents
Home Prices $174,700
Rent $719
Cost Index 99
#2
Score 67.7
Wendover, UT
1,264 residents
Home Prices $166,700
Rent $688
Cost Index 99
#3
Score 66
Richmond, UT
2,971 residents
Home Prices $348,700
Rent $930
Cost Index 99
#4
Score 65.2
Monticello, UT
1,941 residents
Home Prices $307,900
Rent $1,065
Cost Index 99
#5
Score 65
Duchesne, UT
1,744 residents
Home Prices $216,700
Rent $1,050
Cost Index 99
#6
Score 64.7
Carbonville, UT
1,410 residents
Home Prices $208,500
Rent $1,025
Cost Index 99
#7
Score 64.4
Wellsville, UT
4,120 residents
Home Prices $403,500
Rent $1,057
Cost Index 99
#8
Score 64.1
Richfield, UT
8,173 residents
Home Prices $287,500
Rent $850
Cost Index 99
#9
Score 64
Lewiston, UT
2,225 residents
Home Prices $332,300
Rent $841
Cost Index 99
#10
Score 63.8
Beaver, UT
3,632 residents
Home Prices $295,700
Rent $1,101
Cost Index 99
#11
Score 63.7
Helper, UT
2,680 residents
Home Prices $207,700
Rent $843
Cost Index 99
#12
Score 63.5
Fairview, UT
1,389 residents
Home Prices $256,200
Rent $991
Cost Index 99

Full Ranking, Utah

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1 Castle Dale UT 68.3
2 Wendover UT 67.7
3 Richmond UT 66
4 Monticello UT 65.2
5 Duchesne UT 65
6 Carbonville UT 64.7
7 Wellsville UT 64.4
8 Richfield UT 64.1
9 Lewiston UT 64
10 Beaver UT 63.8
11 Helper UT 63.7
12 Fairview UT 63.5
13 Milford UT 63.4
14 Panguitch UT 63.3
15 Perry UT 63.1
16 Blanding UT 62.6
17 Wellington UT 62.5
18 Mendon UT 62.5
19 Washington Terrace UT 62.5
20 Wolf Creek UT 62.4
21 Farr West UT 62.3
22 Huntington UT 62.1
23 Uintah UT 61.8
24 Nephi UT 61.8
25 Orangeville UT 61.1
26 Sunset UT 61
27 Genola UT 60.8
28 Moroni UT 60.8
29 Hyrum UT 60.5
30 Roosevelt UT 60.5
31 Vernal UT 60.5
32 River Heights UT 60.3
33 Price UT 60
34 Smithfield UT 59.9
35 Monroe UT 59.8
36 Morgan UT 59.8
37 Spring City UT 59.8
38 Brigham City UT 59.8
39 Logan UT 59.5
40 Salina UT 59.4
41 Mount Pleasant UT 59.4
42 Cedar City UT 59.2
43 Naples UT 59.1
44 Enoch UT 59.1
45 Grantsville UT 59
46 Tremonton UT 58.9
47 Ogden UT 58.9
48 Manti UT 58.9
49 Fillmore UT 58.9
50 Benson UT 58.7

Castle Dale, UT tops the list with a composite score of 68.3 out of 100, followed by Wendover and Richmond. UT dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for affordability.

Rankings combine 5 independent metrics: Home Prices, Rent, Cost Index, Rent Burden, Jobs. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to affordability, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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