As of September 2026, the least expensive new townhomes in West Valley City start around $519,900 – that is roughly the bottom 10% of new-construction listings – and the median is near $529,900. At the entry price, the full monthly payment (principal and interest, FHA mortgage insurance, West Valley City’s property tax at about 0.59%…
As of September 2026, the least expensive new single-family homes in West Valley City start around $565,428 (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 $638,508. At…
For new townhomes, this is the widest property-tax gap between any city pair. Saratoga Springs taxes new townhomes at about 0.449% of value; West Valley City is about 0.637% – one of the highest rates in either county. On a similarly priced unit that is roughly $1,000 a year more in West Valley City. These…
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…
For new construction, yes – Salt Lake County taxes at a higher effective rate. Based on 2024 assessor records for recently completed homes, a new single-family home is taxed at about 0.55% of its assessed value in Salt Lake County versus about 0.52% in Utah County. The gap is wider on townhomes: about 0.60% in…
Saratoga Springs and West Valley City are the two largest new-townhome markets in Utah — one per county. As of September 2026, a new townhome in Saratoga Springs runs about $40,000 less at the median ($489,900 vs. $529,900) for a similar size, and about $23 less per square foot. West Valley City is more central,…
As of September 2026, South Salt Lake has about 4 active new townhome listings. South Salt Lake has a very small new-construction footprint — a few new townhomes near 300 East, no new single-family. Buyers wanting new attached housing nearby have far more choice in West Valley City, Midvale, or Millcreek. These counts and prices…
As of September 2026, West Valley City has about 10 active new single-family listings, with a median near $638,508 ($217/sq ft, roughly 3,126 sq ft on a 0.11-acre lot) and about 63 active new townhome listings, median near $529,900 ($231/sq ft, roughly 2,321 sq ft). West Valley City is overwhelmingly a new-townhome market — about…
As of September 2026, Salt Lake County has about 250 active new townhome listings — more than its new single-family count. West Valley City leads by a wide margin (about 63), followed by South Jordan (about 44), Herriman (about 23), and West Jordan (about 22). Magna, Millcreek, Salt Lake City, and Midvale each have around…
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…