Mapleton vs. Herriman for New Townhomes: Which Is a Better Value?

Eagle Mountain has the most new single-family homes for sale in Utah County right now, with 145 active MLS listings as of August 2026, just ahead of Saratoga Springs at 130. Spanish Fork is a distant third at 70, followed by Salem at 61, Lehi at 56, and Mapleton at 43. Santaquin has 40, and…

On a rate basis, new townhomes tend to carry a slightly higher effective property tax rate than new single-family homes, because a lot of new-townhome supply sits in higher-rate submarkets. Overall the effective rate on new townhomes runs about 0.55% of value versus about 0.52% for new single-family. In Salt Lake County the gap is…

American Fork and West Jordan new townhomes are priced within about $2,000 of each other at the median ($492,490 vs. $490,347) for nearly identical size. The decision comes down to location: American Fork is central in north Utah County with its own FrontRunner station; West Jordan is on the Salt Lake side, closer to the…

As of September 2026, Herriman has about 64 active new single-family listings, with a median near $804,900 ($222/sq ft, roughly 3,644 sq ft on a 0.14-acre lot) and about 23 active new townhome listings, median near $461,900 ($267/sq ft, roughly 1,696 sq ft). Herriman has the most new single-family construction in Salt Lake County and…

The thing that surprises buyers is the timeline. In the first year, a newly built Utah home is often still assessed as land only, or only partly complete, so the first property tax bill – and the escrow account set up at closing – are artificially low. Then the county reassesses the finished home at…

A new townhome in Lehi runs about $20,000 more than in South Jordan at the median ($531,400 vs. $511,507), for a much larger unit — about 2,250 square feet versus 1,850 — so Lehi is the clear value per square foot ($232 vs. $274). South Jordan offers the Daybreak setting and TRAX; Lehi offers more…