Charleston, Utah

Population

Down 7.8% since 2020.

402

people, the 208th-largest of Utah's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Utah's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

The workday

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

96.3%

of 217 jobs located in Charleston are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

Rent

Median rent is up 65% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$1,700

a month. Utah's median is $1,496.

Census ACS 5-year, 2015-2019 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $1,012.

A $1,012 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Wasatch County.

• $2,397 Tract 9604.01
• $3,409 Tract 9604.02

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

$961–$1,441

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $1,700 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2015-2019. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

72% of the housing here was built before 2000.

• 18 homes permitted, 2022–2025
• 0% of those were in multifamily buildings
• 72% of all homes were built before 2000

Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0–1% to the 189 homes here.

0–2

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 46% more than Utah's.

$712,100

median home value in Charleston.

• $712,100 Charleston
• $489,400 Utah
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year