How Many New Construction Homes Are for Sale in South Salt Lake Right Now?

Woodland Hills has only 5 active new-construction listings on the MLS as of August 2026, priced from $1,571,874 to $4,449,000. All 5 are single-family homes, and all 5 are priced at $800,000 or more — there are no townhomes or condos, and no lower-priced options. This is about as thin as new-construction inventory gets in…

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 $41,000 more than in West Jordan at the median ($531,400 vs. $490,347), but it is a larger unit — about 2,250 square feet versus 1,950 — and the price per square foot is lower ($232 vs. $264). Lehi puts you in the middle of the tech corridor; West…

Herriman’s new townhomes list about $28,000 below Saratoga Springs at the median ($489,900 vs. $461,900), but they are noticeably smaller — about 1,700 square feet versus 2,360 — so Saratoga Springs is actually the better value per square foot ($208 vs. $267). If square footage matters, Saratoga Springs; if the lowest entry price matters, Herriman….

Saratoga Springs and West Jordan produce similar median property tax bills on new single-family construction – about $2,773 versus about $2,720 – but Saratoga Springs does it at a lower effective rate (about 0.45% versus about 0.518% of value). On a same-priced home, Saratoga Springs is the lower-tax choice by roughly 15%. Effective rates are…

As of September 2026, the least expensive new single-family homes in Provo start around $547,900 – that is roughly the bottom 10% of new-construction listings – and the median is near $650,000. At the entry price, the full monthly payment (principal and interest, FHA mortgage insurance, Provo’s property tax at about 0.52% of value, homeowners…