Lehi vs. Herriman for New Construction: Which Is Cheaper?

As of September 2026, the least expensive new single-family homes in Midvale start around $714,900 (only a small number of new single-family homes are listed there right now, so treat the entry price as rough) – that is roughly the bottom 10% of new-construction listings – and the median is near $738,870. At the entry…

Mapleton’s new townhomes list about $14,000 above Herriman at the median ($475,900 vs. $461,900), but they are much larger — about 2,320 square feet versus 1,700 — making Mapleton the far better value per square foot ($206 vs. $267). Mapleton is a quiet south Utah County town; Herriman is a fast-growing Salt Lake County city…

This is the point-of-the-mountain comparison — Lehi, American Fork, Highland, Alpine, and Cedar Hills on the Utah County side; Herriman, South Jordan, West Jordan, Riverton, and Bluffdale on the Salt Lake County side. As of September 2026, the southwest Salt Lake County production cities have about 168 active new single-family listings at a median near…

Saratoga Springs and Herriman are the closest cross-county match — both are newer, hilly, still-building communities with similar-size homes and the same small lots. As of September 2026, Saratoga Springs runs about $107,000 less at the median ($697,900 vs. $804,900) and about $14 less per square foot. Herriman puts you a bit closer to the…

As of September 2026, the least expensive new townhomes in Saratoga Springs start around $383,990 – that is roughly the bottom 10% of new-construction listings – and the median is near $489,900. At the entry price, the full monthly payment (principal and interest, FHA mortgage insurance, Saratoga Springs’s property tax at about 0.45% of value,…

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…