The Cheapest & Most Expensive Places to Live in Utah in 2026
Realtor.com reported a statewide median listing price of approximately $584,923 in August 2026.
But current city-level asking prices vary dramatically. Ogden, Brigham City, and Tooele were below that benchmark, while Holladay, Highland, Park City, and Alpine were substantially above it.
That does not make one community better than another. It simply shows how much your housing search can change depending on location, property type, available inventory, and the homes on the market when you are ready to buy.
Utah Markets With Lower Median Asking Prices
These examples are not intended to represent every lower-priced community in Utah. They show how established housing markets can sit considerably below the statewide median listing price.
Ogden's median listing price was roughly $198,000 below the statewide median. Realtor.com also reported approximately 600 active listings and a median 54 days on market.
Brigham City's median asking price sat roughly $145,000 below Utah's statewide benchmark, with 147 active listings reported for August.
Tooele's median asking price remained below the statewide benchmark, with 315 active homes and a median 62 days on market.
Utah Communities Where Asking Prices Reach Much Higher
At the other end of the spectrum, several Utah communities currently have median listing prices approaching or exceeding $1 million. The figures below are citywide asking-price medians and should not be interpreted as the price of every home in those markets.
Alpine had the highest median asking price among the communities featured in this comparison. Realtor.com reported 72 homes for sale and a median 72 days on market.
Park City's median listing price was approximately $1.96 million. Realtor.com reported roughly 1,200 active listings and a median 62 days on market.
Highland's median listing price was approximately $1.39 million, more than twice the statewide median listing price.
Holladay's citywide median listing price was approximately $975,000. Realtor.com reported 177 active listings and a median 58 days on market.
You Can See the Same Price Gap Without Leaving Utah County
For a buyer focused on Utah County, the statewide comparison is only part of the story. Q2 2026 data from the Salt Lake Board of Realtors shows substantial differences in median single-family sale prices from one ZIP code to another.
Lower Q2 Single-Family Medians
Some Utah County ZIP codes recorded median single-family prices at or below the low-to-mid $500,000s.
Higher Q2 Single-Family Medians
Other Utah County ZIP codes recorded substantially higher median single-family prices during the same quarter.
A Statewide Median Is a Starting Point, Not Your Shopping Budget
Compare the Actual Market at Your Price Point
Utah's statewide median gives you useful context, but it does not tell you what is available for your specific budget in Ogden, Tooele, Santaquin, Salem, Mapleton, Highland, or any other community.
Property Type Can Change the Price Dramatically
A median single-family price does not tell you what condos, townhomes, smaller properties, new construction, or individual resale homes may cost.
For example, the same Q2 Wasatch Front dataset often shows substantially different medians for condos and single-family properties within the same ZIP code.
Hyper-Local Numbers Matter More Than a Headline
Provo illustrates this particularly well. In the Q2 dataset, ZIP code 84601 recorded a $499,949 median single-family price, while 84604 recorded $673,500.
The city name may be the same, but the numbers can be very different. That is why current listings and recent comparable sales in the exact area you are considering matter most.
Housing Prices Across Utah Can Vary by Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
A statewide median can make Utah look like one market, but it is not. Current listing data shows meaningful differences between communities such as Ogden, Brigham City, Tooele, Holladay, Highland, Park City, and Alpine.
Utah County shows the same pattern at an even more local level. Santaquin, Springville, Provo, Salem, Mapleton, and Alpine can produce dramatically different housing-price benchmarks despite being part of the same county.
