The story of this market
The typical home in Sevier County, Utah sells for about $350,000, or $176 per square foot.
Prices are up +2% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 40 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 178% since 2000. Last year 3 of 5 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is lightning, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,049 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,049 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+1.8%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+25.6%). Worst: 2010 (-6.9%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+1.3%
UT · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,409
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+1.8%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 5 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
72
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $12,146,088.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
78%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1199 | 661 | 78% | 6.5% | $185,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Sevier County, Utah
Sevier County's housing market shows signs of growth with a 2% year-over-year increase in median sale prices and a significant rise in sales volume. The market is characterized by increased demand for affordable rural housing, supported by local infrastructure improvements and accessible USDA financing.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 0.5% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 63 days on market with 5.2 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
13% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 97.99% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.8% · poverty 9.7% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Deterministic aggregate of 8 researched ZIP reports of 10 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 84620 | Aurora | $263,400 | $132 | +2.1% | 85 | 97.5% | 8.3% | 6 | 12 | $1,150 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84654 | Salina | $150,000 | $125 | +3.2% | 85 | 97% | 15% | 6 | 12 | $950 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84657 | Sigurd | $325,000 | $185 | +2.4% | 48 | 98.5% | 15% | 4.2 | 12 | $1,250 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84701 | Richfield | $419,000 | $165 | +2.1% | 69 | 98.5% | 12.5% | 5.2 | 87 | $1,350 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84724 | Elsinore | $399,000 | $331 | -0.2% | 78 | 98.5% | — | 7.5 | 337 | $1,450 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84739 | Joseph | $237,100 | $115 | +2.1% | 120 | 96% | 8% | 6 | 12 | $875 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84752 | — | $349,900 | $185 | +2.9% | 88 | 98.5% | 8.3% | 12 | 12 | $1,250 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84754 | Monroe | $440,000 | $225 | +2.5% | 68 | 97% | 12% | 7 | 14 | $1,350 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84766 | Sevier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | researched Sep 29 |
| 84770 | St. George | $540,000 | $245 | +0.4% | 55 | 97.8% | 18.5% | 4.2 | 485 | $1,650 | researched Sep 29 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
The county is experiencing measured growth driven by families seeking affordable rural housing and outdoor recreation, supported by infrastructure investments like state-funded road improvements along SR-24 and agricultural expansion in the Sevier Valley.
The economy is supported by agriculture, rural business expansion, and ongoing infrastructure projects, with USDA loan programs facilitating housing access for eligible buyers.
Data sourced from Census Reporter and Data Commons.
applies when — Applies to parcels located within a community association (HOA) governed by the Community Association Act.
Associations may impose assessments for maintenance, insurance, or improvements. Nonpayment can lead to judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure. Nonjudicial foreclosure requires a notice of default to be filed at least 30 days before initiation.
Utah Code Title 57, Chapter 8a
Sellers are required to provide a disclosure statement regarding the condition of the property to prospective buyers.
Standardized state-approved form requirement
applies when — The parcel must be the primary residence of the owner.
The fair market value of the residential property is reduced by 45% for tax assessment purposes. The exemption is limited to one acre of land per residential unit, unless the parcel size is the minimum required by local zoning and is five acres or less.
Utah Code Section 59-2-103
applies when — Applies to residential parcels secured by a deed of trust containing a power-of-sale clause.
Lenders may foreclose without court intervention. The process begins with recording a notice of default, providing a three-month period to cure the default. There is no statutory right of redemption after the foreclosure sale.
Utah Code Sections 57-1-24, 57-1-26, 57-1-28
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.