How Does New Construction in Salt Lake County Compare to Utah County?
As of September 2026, the median new single-family home lists near $805,000 in Salt Lake County versus about $704,000 in Utah County — a gap of roughly $100,000, or 14%, and about the same on a price-per-square-foot basis ($233 vs. $205). Utah County also has far more new inventory: about 646 active new single-family listings to Salt Lake County’s 240. The Salt Lake County median is pulled up by Sandy, Draper, Holladay, and Cottonwood Heights foothill luxury; comparing production city to production city, Saratoga Springs and Eagle Mountain undercut Herriman, South Jordan, and West Jordan by $60,000 to $240,000 for a similar-size home. Lot sizes are about the same on both sides — 0.10 to 0.17 acre — and the trade-off for the Utah County discount is a longer commute to the Salt Lake side. These counts and prices are a snapshot of active MLS listings as of September 2026 and shift week to week; they cover homes posted to the MLS, not every builder’s inventory.
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