Even on the area’s higher pay, South Willard costs more to live in than 52% of U.S. towns
Home prices around South Willard have risen about 49% over the past 5 years.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Brigham City, UT-ID micro area ($84K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade measures what housing costs against what households in the area earn. South Willard’s area earns well above the typical U.S. town ($84K against $74K), but homes, rent and taxes here run higher still. Owners keep up better than renters: 11% of owners pay 30% or more of income for housing (typical U.S. town: 20%), against 27% of renters.
In dollars
- $1,680a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
In paychecks the grade
- 7.0 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$84K, Brigham City-area income
- 11%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What kind of housing town is South Willard?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
What’s behind South Willard’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, South Willard is more affordable than 48% of U.S. towns. Home prices pull the grade down most; the share of households paying 30%+ for housing holds it up.
Home prices up 49% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around South Willard rose 49% over the past 5 years, slower than across Utah (53%). Prices were about flat last year. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical South Willard home at roughly $615,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $615K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around South Willard, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 7.0 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to South Willard’s own median, or type yours.
That’s $269K short of a typical South Willard home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,680 a month here, $1,810 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, South Willard’s typical property tax (0.51% 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
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Box Elder County, UT): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
High tax bills, but a low tax rate
The median bill is $2,978 (Utah: $2,525), because homes cost more. As a share of value it’s 0.51% 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+”.
South Willard and its neighbors
One source per column.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Willard | B− | — | $583K | 0.51% | $1,680 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in South Willard
Is South Willard expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, South Willard costs more than 52% of U.S. towns: a B− for cost of living. The typical home costs 7.0 years of the median household income of the Brigham City, UT-ID micro area ($84K).
How much is rent in South Willard?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,680 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in.
What are property taxes in South Willard?
The median bill is $2,978 a year, 0.51% of the median home value (Utah: $2,525, 0.52%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What South Willard buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. 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.