Cost of Living in Cache County, Utah
At a Glance
Rent burden measured as median gross rent as a percentage of renter household income (Census ACS B25071)
These figures are county medians, not a personal budget. Use them to frame rent, ownership, and income tradeoffs, then account for household size, commute, financing, insurance, taxes, debt, and local availability before making a decision.
How Cache County Compares
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Cache County ranks #2,688 of 3,142 counties for affordability (bottom 14%)
Sourced county brief
Cache County Median Gross Rent Surpasses State Mean
Median gross rent in Cache County was recorded at $1,213 per month, a figure that is above the Utah unweighted county mean of $1,149. The official gross rent as a percentage of household income (GRAPI), as reported in ACS table B25071, was 28.2%. This is 2.7 percentage points higher than the state unweighted county mean official GRAPI of 25.5%. For homeowners, the median selected monthly owner costs were $1,345, compared to the state unweighted county mean of $1,201. The median value of a home in the county was estimated at $444,400, while the state unweighted county mean was $418,721. Renter households in the county reported a median income of $51,225. These data points provide a snapshot of housing tenure costs as estimated for the 2020-2024 5-year period. See ACS table B25071 for the underlying estimate.
Source record
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25064 Median Gross Rent
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25071 GRAPI
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25077 Median Home Value
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25088 Selected Monthly Owner Costs
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25119 Household Income by Tenure
Data version acs5-2020-2024 · Method cost-brief-v1
Cost of Living Advisory: Cache County
Affordability Verdict
ACS B25071 estimates median gross rent at 28.2% of renter household income in Cache County, which is below the 30% affordability benchmark. This is a median percentage among renter-occupied units, not the share of households above a threshold.
Rent vs. Own
Median gross rent is $1,213 per month; median selected monthly owner costs are $1,345. These ACS medians describe different tenure groups and are not a personalized rent-versus-buy calculation.
Income Needed
Using the common 30% budgeting benchmark, $48,520 in annual gross income would allocate 30% to the county's median gross rent. This is a reproducible illustration, not evidence that a particular household can afford housing.
Regional Context
The Utah unweighted mean of county median rents is $1,149 per month. Cache County's $1,213 median is 5.6% above that comparison value.
Data version acs5-2020-2024 · Method cost-advisory-v2
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Rent Burden
17.8%
of gross income
Max Housing (28% Rule)
$1,906
per month
Owner Cost Burden
19.8%
of gross income
The median home in Cache County may be a stretch
Median home value is $444,400. Estimated monthly cost: $3,548 vs. your max of $1,906.
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