Renting in American Fork
What rents look like in American Fork, Utah, from three public sources that measure different things: Zillow's asking-rent index, HUD's fair market rents for the metro, and what tenants themselves report to the Census Bureau. Every number names its source and period.
The short version
| Zillow rent index, September 2026 | $1,627 a month |
| Median gross rent tenants report (Census, 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates) | $1,697 a month |
| Households that rent | 34.2% (3,940) |
| Rental vacancy rate | 4.8% |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 26.3% |
Asking rents: Zillow's index
Zillow's Observed Rent Index for American Fork was $1,627 a month in September 2026, against $1,640 a year earlier (down 0.8%). The Provo-Orem metro figure was $1,773, so American Fork sits 8.2% below the metro. The index blends houses, condos and apartments and measures advertised rents on new leases, not what existing tenants pay.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), city and metro files, smoothed, all homes plus multifamily. Period: September 2026. Checked 2026-10-20.
HUD fair market rents for the metro
HUD sets fair market rents for the whole Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT MSA (Utah County and Juab County), not city by city. They are used for housing vouchers and other programs and include basic utilities. A voucher holder in American Fork is generally working from these figures.
| Unit size | Fiscal 2027 | Fiscal 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | $1,186 | $1,257 |
| One bedroom | $1,192 | $1,265 |
| Two bedrooms | $1,363 | $1,460 |
| Three bedrooms | $1,887 | $2,031 |
| Four bedrooms | $2,278 | $2,449 |
Source: FY 2027 Fair Market Rents Dataset: Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT MSA, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD User. Federal fiscal year 2027 (effective October 1, 2026, unless HUD accepted a reevaluation request for the area).
Who rents, and what they pay
The Census Bureau's American Community Survey counted about 3,940 renter households in American Fork (margin of error ±406), or 34.2% of occupied homes. That is the 4th-highest renter share of the 10 Utah County cities we cover.
Tenants reported a median gross rent of $1,697 a month (±$64), the 5th-highest of those cities. Gross rent includes utilities the tenant pays and covers every renter household, including long-time tenants on older leases. Here it runs above Zillow's asking-rent index, partly because gross rent includes utilities and the index does not, and partly because the two cover different years and homes.
The survey's rental vacancy rate was 4.8%. And 26.3% of renters paid 35% or more of their household income on rent (±5.8 points).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates, table DP04 (Selected Housing Characteristics), by place. These are five-year averages with margins of error; small differences between cities may not be real. Checked 2026-11-01. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Before you sign a lease in American Fork
- Living in American Fork: neighborhoods, schools and what the city is like
- Utah renters' rights · Avoiding rental scams
- Renters insurance · First-time renter's checklist
- Rent or buy? · American Fork housing market data
Renting in other cities
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Zillow and HUD figures checked 2026-10-20; Census figures checked 2026-11-01. Nothing here is financial advice.