Renting three bedroom housing will add 36% to your costs in Northern Utah
Aug 22, 2025, 1:00 PM
FILE - Signs for apartment rentals are displayed in Glenview, Ill., on Jan. 29, 2024. Consumer inflation remained persistently high last month, boosted by gas, rents, auto insurance and other items, the government said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
SALT LAKE CITY — New research from RentalHouse Property Management found that upsizing from a two- to a three-bedroom home will add an average of $513 to rent costs along the Wasatch Front.
The rental information website gathered rent data from across the United States. It found found the percentage to add an extra room increased with each additional bedroom.
On average, upgrading to a one-bedroom home from a studio apartment will add 9.3% to the rent price. Going from a one- to a two-bedroom home will increase your rent by almost 22%. The third bedroom adds 36% to the budget in Northern Utah.
Alaska was the most expensive state to rent three bedrooms. The average cost added $572 to upgrade from two bedrooms.
Some places are cheaper than others to rent
Utahns can find less expensive alternatives. The research found that those living in Garfield County can move to three-bedroom housing for just $189 extra a month. San Juan and Kane Counties also had cheaper price increases.
While New York state consistently has the most expensive rents in the country, the data surprisingly found that the percentage to increase your home size there was the lowest in the nation at just 13.2% per bedroom, on average.
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