West Jordan 4plexes: Buy a Fourplex and House Hack in West Jordan
West Jordan, named for the Jordan River, grew from 4,221 people in 1970 to about 116,812 today: median household income of $112,731 and a typical home value of $555,182. Gardner Village's 1850 mills, the Jordan Landing mixed-use district, and Mountain America Credit Union's headquarters give the city its anchors — and the income figure is the strongest in Utah's top three.
West Jordan by the Numbers
West Jordan counts roughly 116,812 residents (Census Vintage 2025), the median household earns $112,731, and the typical home value is $555,182. Income here is the highest of the built Utah pages, which helps carry the high value; the rent-to-price picture below still needs a building-level check, since a $1,818 median rent against that value is not a windfall.
| Population | 116,812 (Census Vintage 2025, July 1, 2025) |
|---|---|
| State capital | Salt Lake City |
| Median household income | $112,731 (ACS 2024 1-year, B19013) |
| Households earning under $50,000 | 16.7% (ACS 2024 1-year, B19001) |
| Households earning $50,000–$99,999 | 26.2% (ACS 2024 1-year, B19001) |
| Households earning $100,000–$199,999 | 43.9% (ACS 2024 1-year, B19001) |
| Households earning $200,000+ | 13.1% (ACS 2024 1-year, B19001) |
| Median gross rent | $1,818 per month (ACS 2024 1-year, B25064) |
| Median earnings, all workers 16 and older | $46,761 (ACS 2024 1-year, B20017) |
| Typical home value (ZHVI, September 2026) | $555,182 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates (tables B19001, B25064, B20017); Zillow Research ZHVI, September 2026.
Hold the rent figure up against the value: a full year at the median rent ($1,818 a month) is 3.93% of the typical home value ($555,182). Consider that a rough gauge of the rent-to-price relationship, not earnings — upkeep, vacancies, and taxes all shrink what an owner keeps.
Buying a 4plex in West Jordan
West Jordan fourplexes sit mostly in the older central neighborhoods and near the Veterans Park civic area — City Hall, the Thomas Rees Justice Center, the Viridian Events Center and Library, and the rodeo arena — rather than in the newest subdivisions. Gardner Village, built from Archibald Gardner's 1850 mills and houses, is the city's historic heart, and the Kennecott Copper Mine works the nearby Oquirrh foothills. With a typical home value of $555,182 and a median gross rent of $1,818 a month, the city-level math is workable; the building's rents, condition, and owner layout still decide the purchase.
Test the seller's rents, the $1,818 median, and a stress case with a vacancy. West Jordan's high incomes support rents, but they also support prices — so let the stress case, not the neighborhood's affluence, set what you pay.
Buyer Help and Loans in West Jordan
Compare lenders carefully: fourplex overlays are not the same everywhere. Ask each lender which Loan Types programs they close for 2-4 unit owner-occupied purchases in Utah, and what extra requirements they impose beyond the program floor.
Seek pre-approval through a lender who has closed 2-4 unit owner-occupied purchases, and have FHA, conventional, and — if eligible — VA compared on the same property. The Loan Types page carries the program facts for that review, including the 5% minimum down payment permitted on 2-4 unit conventional and HomeReady/Home Possible purchases.
Living in West Jordan
The historic Gardner Mill in West Jordan, the 1877 mill at the heart of Gardner Village.
West Jordan rewards the long-view owner: learn the building and its tenants in the first year, keep maintenance current, and let rents rise against a fixed mortgage. High local incomes are a tailwind, not a guarantee — the purchase still has to pencil out on its own rents.