Sandy, Utah Short-Term Rental Market
Sandy, UT bans investor STRs, owner-occupants only, capped at 182 nights. Salt Lake City metro averaged $153/night.
Quick Answer: Sandy, Utah is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Salt Lake City market area is 71%. average monthly revenue in the Salt Lake City market area is $2,979. average daily rate in the Salt Lake City market area is $153. the top operator in the Salt Lake City market area is GrandRoad with 91 listings. market score is 58/100 (grade C).
Market data reflects the Salt Lake City regional market, which includes Sandy. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Sandy.
Market Score Breakdown
Five dimensions StaySTRA evaluates per market.
Market Overview
Sandy, Utah effectively bans investor-owned short-term rentals. Under Ordinance 18-23 (City Code Chapter 15-11), an STR must be the operator’s primary residence, where the owner lives at least 183 nights per year, and the property can be rented no more than 182 nights per year with a required vacant night between guest stays. Corporations and LLCs cannot hold STR permits, only individual resident owners can.
Sandy is a Salt Lake City suburb about 20 minutes south of downtown, at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains, functioning largely as a bedroom community and events/recreation gateway (America First Field, home of MLS club Real Salt Lake, and Hale Centre Theatre, one of the most-attended live theatres in the US) rather than a standalone tourism destination. StaySTRA tracks short-term rental performance at a shared Salt Lake Valley regional level covering Sandy alongside Draper, Midvale, Salt Lake City and South Jordan, so the figures below describe the Salt Lake City metro area STR market rather than Sandy alone. Listing-type mix, bedroom mix and top property managers are also tracked at that shared regional level, so this profile omits those breakdowns rather than presenting metro-area totals as Sandy-specific.
In June 2026, the Salt Lake City metro area STR market posted an average daily rate of $153 and occupancy of 71.1%, producing average monthly revenue of $2,979 per listing. Year over year, occupancy rose 1.4 percentage points, ADR gained 2.0%, and revenue increased 2.8%.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Jan | 66% |
| Feb | 76% |
| Mar | 73% |
| Apr | 58% |
| May | 65% |
| Jun | 73% |
| Jul | 72% |
| Aug | 67% |
| Sep | 66% |
| Oct | 61% |
| Nov | 56% |
| Dec | 65% |
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Top Short-Term Rental Operators in Salt Lake City market area
Ranked by total active listings. Useful for understanding the competitive landscape. Operator data is published for the Salt Lake City market as a whole, which includes Sandy, so these counts are not Sandy-only figures.
| # | Operator | Listings | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GrandRoad | 91 | 6,493 | ★ 4.93 |
| 2 | Evolve | 82 | 2,801 | ★ 4.64 |
| 3 | Landing | 67 | 28 | ★ 3.85 |
| 4 | RedAwning | 58 | 244 | ★ 4.71 |
| 5 | Drew Rothkopf | 57 | 4,737 | ★ 4.75 |
What Kind of STR Should I Buy in Sandy?
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Booking Channel Mix
Distribution of bookings across major STR platforms.
| Channel | Share |
|---|---|
| airbnb | 56% |
| vrbo | 4.3% |
| both | 39.7% |
Home Value Trends (Sandy)
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Booking Insights
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Short-Term Rental Regulations
Sandy effectively bans non-owner-occupied short-term rentals. Under Ordinance 18-23 (City Code Chapter 15-11), adopted in 2018, an STR must be the operator’s primary residence, where the owner lives at least 183 nights per year, and the property may be rented no more than 182 nights per year, with a required vacant night between guest stays. Corporations and LLCs cannot hold STR permits, only individual resident owners qualify.
Operators must obtain both a Special Use Permit (Planning Department) and a Business License (Business Licensing Office), pass multi-department inspections, provide off-street parking, and observe occupancy limits (no more than 8 related or 4 unrelated guests). Application fees run roughly $90 to $140 (regulatory, pro-rated) plus a roughly $40 inspection and processing fee, with processing taking about 30 days. Licenses must be renewed annually; a lapsed license forfeits the permit and sends the operator to the back of the waitlist, since the city caps the total number of permits issued.
Hosts must collect and remit transient room and lodging taxes; Sandy’s elevated 1.5% municipal tax on top of county and state taxes puts its combined lodging tax at roughly 13.82%, near the high end of Salt Lake County’s range. Enforcement is rated strict.
Market Comparison
The Salt Lake City metro area STR market’s June 2026 occupancy of 71.1% ran well above the commonly cited US STR median of roughly 55%, while its $153 ADR ran well below the roughly $220 national median, a combination suggesting this market competes on volume and affordability rather than rate.
Top property manager data (which operators lead the market, their listing counts and reviews) is tracked at the shared Salt Lake Valley regional level rather than uniquely for Sandy, so this profile omits operator rankings rather than presenting metro-area totals as Sandy-specific; in any case, Sandy’s owner-occupancy requirement rules out third-party professional management of a non-owner-occupied listing entirely. Investors researching who manages properties in Sandy specifically should review individual listing pages directly.
Frequently Asked Questions About Sandy, Utah
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