South Utah County vs. Salt Lake County: New Construction and Lot Sizes Compared

Eagle Mountain has 156 active new-construction listings on the MLS as of August 2026, priced from $307,010 to $1,980,000 — second only to Saratoga Springs countywide. Single-family dominates here: 145 listings ($415,809-$1,980,000), with just 9 townhomes ($349,180-$419,580) and 2 condos ($307,010-$316,244). Five listings sit in the $800,000+ luxury tier, from $1,100,000 to $1,980,000. This is…

This is the head-to-head that matters most for a Silicon Slopes or west-valley commuter. As of September 2026, Saratoga Springs and Eagle Mountain together have about 293 active new single-family listings at a median near $616,000 ($188/sq ft). Herriman, South Jordan, West Jordan, Riverton, and Bluffdale together have about 168 listings at a median near…

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…

As of September 2026, Salt Lake County has roughly 490 active new-construction listings, and four cities hold most of them: Herriman (about 87), South Jordan (about 83), West Jordan (about 82), and West Valley City (about 73). Everything else in the county is small — Salt Lake City and Sandy sit around 25 each, and…

As of September 2026, Draper has about 14 active new single-family listings, with a median near $1,546,842 ($342/sq ft, roughly 4,652 sq ft on a 0.25-acre lot). Draper’s new single-family construction is nearly all upper-bracket — median near $1.5 million — and there is essentially no new townhome inventory. This covers the Salt Lake County…

As of September 2026, Millcreek has only about 1 active new single-family listing (median near $1,350,000) and about 16 active new townhome listings, median near $532,450 ($325/sq ft, roughly 1,610 sq ft). New construction in Millcreek is townhome infill along the Highland Drive and 3300 South corridors — there is effectively no new single-family subdivision…