Best Places to Buy Rental Property in Utah (2026)
6 Utah cities ranked by entry price, $364,450 to $599,900, each with 100+ tracked closings inside the city limits.
There is no honest way to rank Utah cities by rental return without rent data, and this page does not have it. What it does have is transaction evidence: the median price homes actually closed at inside each city's limits, and how many closings happened. That answers the two questions that come before any cash flow analysis, what it costs to get in and whether you can get back out.
What this page measures, and what it does not
Every city below cleared at least 100 closings in its reporting window, which filters out markets too thin to read. They are ranked cheapest first by median closed price, from $364,450 to $599,900. You will not find rent estimates, rent-to-price ratios, cap rates, cash-on-cash projections or gross yield rankings here. Resideline does not have verified rent data for these cities, so publishing those numbers would be invention rather than analysis. Entry price and transaction volume are what the data supports. Every figure describes closings inside the city limits, not the wider postal area that shares the city's name. The two can differ a lot: a postal area usually reaches into surrounding townships, which pulls the median toward whatever those townships are worth. Utah's statewide median closed price is $519,000 across 6,470 tracked closings.
The rankings
| City | Median closed price | Closings tracked | Window |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogden | $364,450 | 192 | 6 months |
| Cedar City | $399,900 | 301 | 6 months |
| Hurricane | $524,395 | 333 | 6 months |
| Saint George | $525,000 | 1,053 | 6 months |
| Washington | $529,990 | 599 | 6 months |
| Salt Lake City | $599,900 | 347 | 6 months |
1. Ogden, $364,450, 192 closings
At $364,450 the entry price is about 70 percent of the Utah median. Resideline tracked 192 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 32 a month. About 85 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Ogden market page.
2. Cedar City, $399,900, 301 closings
At $399,900 the entry price is about 77 percent of the Utah median. Resideline tracked 301 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 50 a month. Full detail is on the Cedar City market page.
3. Hurricane, $524,395, 333 closings
At $524,395 the entry price is about 101 percent of the Utah median. Resideline tracked 333 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 56 a month. Full detail is on the Hurricane market page.
4. Saint George, $525,000, 1,053 closings
At $525,000 the entry price is about 101 percent of the Utah median. Resideline tracked 1,053 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 176 a month. Full detail is on the Saint George market page.
5. Washington, $529,990, 599 closings
At $529,990 the entry price is about 102 percent of the Utah median. Resideline tracked 599 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 100 a month. Full detail is on the Washington market page.
6. Salt Lake City, $599,900, 347 closings
At $599,900 the entry price is about 116 percent of the Utah median. Resideline tracked 347 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 58 a month. Full detail is on the Salt Lake City market page.
How to use this list
Treat it as a shortlist, not an answer. A citywide median cannot price a specific address: property type, size, condition and location move a number far more than the city line does. Run any address on this list through Resideline for the comparable set behind its value.
Figures last updated August 23, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the cheapest Utah city to buy an investment property?
Of the 6 cities on this list, Ogden has the lowest median closed price at $364,450, measured across 192 closings tracked inside the city limits.
Which affordable Utah market has the most transaction volume?
Saint George, with 1,053 tracked closings and a median closed price of $525,000. More closings means a deeper comparable set to price against.
Do these rankings include rent or cash flow figures?
No. Resideline does not have verified rent data for these cities, so this page ranks on entry price and transaction volume only. Publishing yields or cash-on-cash figures without rent data would be invention rather than analysis.
Do these figures cover the city or the wider postal area?
The city. Every median and count here describes closings inside the municipal boundary, which is usually a smaller and different footprint from the postal area that shares the name.
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