Bountiful Historic District · Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainEven on the area’s higher pay, Bountiful costs more to live in than 68% of U.S. towns
It ranks #80 of 119 in Utah for affordability. Up 2.6% in a year, 7% above the Utah typical home.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Ogden, UT metro area ($101K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade measures what housing costs against what households in the area earn. Bountiful’s area earns well above the typical U.S. town ($101K against $74K), but homes, rent and taxes here run higher still. Owners keep up better than renters: 21% of owners pay 30% or more of income for housing (typical U.S. town: 20%), against 50% of renters.
In dollars
- $568Ktypical home, 7% above the Utah typical homeZillow, September 2026
- $1,680a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 100prices across the Ogden metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 118)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 5.3 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$101K, Ogden-area income
- 19%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 50%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across Utah: 47%Census 2020–24
- 21%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
The short version on homes in Bountiful
Homes haven’t kept up with new residents
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Bountiful gained 3,210 residents while 591 new homes were permitted: about 5.4 new residents per new home, against 2.7 across Utah. New homes ↓
A burst of building in 2023
Bountiful permitted 307 new homes in 2023, 93% of them in buildings with two or more homes, against about 55 in a typical year of the past decade. 2025 came in at 41. New homes ↓
A median income doesn’t stretch to the towns next door
At Bountiful’s median income, the calculator’s budget of about $431K covers neither the typical home here ($568K) nor in any of the four neighboring towns. The least expensive is Woods Cross at $523K. Can I afford it? ↓
Written from the data on this page. Home values are the Zillow Home Value Index, through September 2026; sales and supply are Redfin’s for September 2026; permits are Census figures through 2025; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Bountiful’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Bountiful is more affordable than 32% of U.S. towns, #80 of 119 in Utah. Home prices pull the grade down most; property tax holds it up.
Prices here have kept pace with Utah: up 14.2% in five years, against 12.5% statewide (Zillow).
Up 14.2% in five years
About the same pace as Utah (12.5%).
Show as a table
| January | Bountiful | Utah |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $289,000 | $273,000 |
| 2018 | $312,000 | $298,000 |
| 2019 | $341,000 | $325,000 |
| 2020 | $373,000 | $349,000 |
| 2021 | $426,000 | $399,000 |
| 2022 | $519,000 | $496,000 |
| 2023 | $528,000 | $512,000 |
| 2024 | $534,000 | $513,000 |
| 2025 | $554,000 | $525,000 |
| 2026 | $572,000 | $536,000 |
| September 2026 | $568,000 | $533,000 |
A typical Bountiful home worth $284K in October 2016 is worth about $568K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through September 2026.
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 3.9 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Under ~4 months of supply favors sellers; over ~6 favors buyers.
Redfin Data Center, all residential sales, September 2026.
A typical home costs 5.3 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Bountiful’s own median, or type yours.
That’s $153K short of a typical Bountiful home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,680 a month here, $1,550 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Bountiful’s typical property tax (0.53% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,680
Renters already here pay a median of $1,565.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Ogden, UT MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
41 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 41 new homes in Bountiful in 2025: 13 single-family houses and 28 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $15.3 million to build. That's 0.9 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Utah (8.8). Over the past 10 years, Bountiful has permitted 804 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Bountiful gained 3,210 residents while 591 new homes were permitted: about 5.4 new residents per new home. Population grew faster than building, so existing homes filled up: a sign of tight supply. Across Utah: 2.7 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 12 | 12 | 0 | $11.3 million |
| 2025 | 41 | 13 | 28 | $15.3 million |
| 2024 | 54 | 27 | 27 | $18.1 million |
| 2023 | 307 | 20 | 287 | $68.2 million |
| 2022 | 28 | 8 | 20 | $11.7 million |
| 2021 | 72 | 42 | 30 | $27.7 million |
| 2020 | 48 | 29 | 19 | $18.7 million |
| 2019 | 66 | 25 | 41 | $19.6 million |
| 2018 | 103 | 43 | 60 | $25.6 million |
| 2017 | 51 | 20 | 31 | $14.4 million |
| 2016 | 34 | 27 | 7 | $12.3 million |
| 2015 | 76 | 31 | 45 | $21.8 million |
| 2014 | 65 | 41 | 24 | $18 million |
| 2013 | 92 | 53 | 39 | $25.3 million |
| 2012 | 42 | 29 | 13 | $15.3 million |
| 2011 | 40 | 12 | 28 | $8.3 million |
| 2010 | 22 | 22 | 0 | $8.7 million |
| 2009 | 23 | 19 | 4 | $4.6 million |
| 2008 | 36 | 36 | 0 | $17 million |
| 2007 | 260 | 68 | 192 | $48.7 million |
| 2006 | 96 | 85 | 11 | $38.2 million |
| 2005 | 131 | 106 | 25 | $48.9 million |
| 2004 | 118 | 93 | 25 | $40.4 million |
| 2003 | 131 | 92 | 39 | $35.9 million |
| 2002 | 151 | 91 | 60 | $40 million |
| 2001 | 126 | 97 | 29 | $34.1 million |
| 2000 | 125 | 91 | 34 | $28.1 million |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Property tax runs above the Utah norm
The median bill is $2,835 (Utah: $2,525), 0.53% of a home’s value a year, against 0.52% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near Bountiful
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Ogden, UT metro area, or Utah. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 100 | UT 99 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 96 | UT 96 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 79 | UT 79 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 99 | UT 99 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Bountiful vs. its neighbors
Of the 5 towns here with a Zillow value, Bountiful has the 2nd-lowest.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, September 2026 | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bountiful | C | $568K | $532K | 0.53% | $1,680 |
| North Salt Lake | C | $568K | $498K | 0.54% | $1,860 |
| Centerville | C | $580K | $531K | 0.54% | $1,810 |
| West Bountiful | B− | $600K | $579K | 0.47% | $1,960 |
| Woods Cross | C+ | $523K | $497K | 0.52% | $1,940 |
Questions about the cost of living in Bountiful
Is Bountiful expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Bountiful costs more than 68% of U.S. towns: a C for cost of living, #80 of 119 in Utah. The typical home costs 5.3 years of the median household income of the Ogden, UT metro area ($101K).
How much does a house cost in Bountiful?
About $568K, Zillow’s typical value for September 2026, up 2.6% in a year. The Utah typical home is $533K.
What salary do you need to live in Bountiful?
To buy the typical home with 20% down at 6.3%, about $138,000 a year, keeping the payment (about $3,230 a month with tax and insurance) at 28% of income. To rent a two-bedroom at 30% of income, about $67,000.
How much is rent in Bountiful?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,680 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $1,565 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Bountiful?
The median bill is $2,835 a year, 0.53% of the median home value (Utah: $2,525, 0.52%), from the Census 2020–24.
Are home prices in Bountiful going up?
Yes: up 2.6% in the past year and 14.2% in five years, against 12.5% across Utah (Zillow).
Neighbors talk housing
What Bountiful buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, September 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, September 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.