Housing in Downtown at a glance
- Population
- about 10,375
- Housing units
- about 7,718
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $504,000Salt Lake City: $539,500 (-7%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,460 a monthSalt Lake City: $1,414 (+4%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 21.1%Salt Lake City: 45.8%
- Homes built before 1980
- 20.2%
- Median year built
- 2009
Downtown, on the north-west side of Salt Lake City's population centre, has the lowest owner share of the eight sectors with data: just 21.1% of households own, against 45.8% for the city, a gap of 24.7 points. It also has the newest housing, with only 20.2% of homes older than 1980 and a typical construction date of 2009, which sets it apart from every neighbour. Capitol Hill has 55.7% of its stock from before 1980, West Salt Lake reaches 70.8%, and Central City has 65.4%. Values here run $504,000, fifth among the sectors and under the $539,500 for Salt Lake City overall, yet rents of $1,460 sit above the $1,414 citywide figure and rank fourth. West Salt Lake, at $359,000, is the sharpest contrast on price, while Central City, at $537,000, lies much closer, and Capitol Hill at $459,000 falls in between.
Questions about Downtown
What is the median home value in Downtown, Salt Lake City?
$504,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $539,500 for Salt Lake City as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Downtown?
$1,460 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,414 in Salt Lake City (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Downtown own or rent?
Most rent: 21.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 45.8% in Salt Lake City (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 3 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Downtown is one of the 8 community master plan areas of Salt Lake City: estimated population about 10,375 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from Salt Lake City GIS, Master Planning Areas, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Salt Lake City as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Downtown
The closest sectors of Salt Lake City, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of Salt Lake City
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Downtown. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Downtown? Ask for your spot.