&cropxunits=300&cropyunits=225&width=480&quality=90 "Liberty Citywalk Apartments, Salt Lake City, Utah, studio apartment with half wall, looking at the living room with a grey sofa and into the kitchen.")
&cropxunits=300&cropyunits=225&width=480&quality=90 "Liberty Citywalk Apartments, Salt Lake City, Utah, studio apartment with half wall, showing a full-size bed looking into the kitchen and living room.")
Prices and availability in Salt Lake City, UT were last updated on 24 Aug 2026.
The best apartments in Salt Lake City, UT are: Camber, Hardware Apartments, The Source on South Temple, 4th West and CINQ.
In Salt Lake City, 54% of the residents are renting compared to 46% owning a home, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Large-scale apartment buildings with more than 50 units represent 31% of Salt Lake City's rentals, 55% are small-scale complexes with under 50 units, and 13% are single-family rentals.
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