Utah Area Real Estate Profiles
Due to the nature of the Utah real estate market, Utah Real Estate is more affordable than it ever has been before. Inventory is way up giving consumers tons of options and prices have plummeted. These two facts, coupled with low interest rates truly make now a great time to buy a Utah home.
Browse Utah Counties, Cities, and Communities for detailed information about real estate market conditions, statistics, recent real estate news, and to see homes for sale in that area.
To find specific city’s and communities, narrow your search by first selecting the county.
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Utah Real Estate
Utah census data puts the states population in 2009 at 2,784,572 which is 24% more than just 9 years ago. 49.3% of people say they are still living in the same house they were in 1995. There are 952,830 housing units in Utah. This means Utahans have built more than 250,000 housing units since the year 2000. Utah Real Estate has truly been vibrant with growth in the past decade. The homeownership rate in Utah is 71.5%. We’re still waiting for the census bureau to update homeownership rate.
Quick Facts about Utah’s history and land
- State Capitol – Salt Lake City
- Statehood Day – January 4, 1896 (45th state)
The name “Utah” comes from the Native American “Ute” tribe and means people of the mountains.
Highest and Lowest Points: Kings Peak reaches an unbelievable 13,528 ft in the Uinta Mountains while the Beaver Dam Wash holds strong at a modest 2, 350 ft. Kings Peak is located in Duchesne County in the Northeast part of the state, and Beaver Dam Wash is near St. George in Washington County in the state’s southwest quadrant.
Utah is 84,900 square miles and ranked the 11th largest state (in terms of square miles) in the U.S.
Utah’s peaks, on average, are the tallest in the country. That is, if you average the elevations of the tallest peaks in each of Utah’s counties and compare that number with the average elevations of the tallest peaks in each county of every other state, you will find that Utah’s peaks will be an average of 11, 222 feet taller. Now that’s tall!
Other Useful Links
- Governor – Gary Herbert
- Lieutenant Governor – Greg Bell
- Congressmen – Jason Chaffetz R.
- Congressmen – Jim Matheson D.
- Congressmen – Rob Bishop R.
- Senator – Robert Bennett R.
- Senator – Orrin Hatch R.
Famous Utahns – Learn more about the names behind Abravanel Hall, Bangerter Highway, Lake Powell, and more.
Utah History Facts – Your one-stop for information, both relevant and obscure, on Utah’s unique history and culture.
Utah Housing Market Trends and Statistics
Utah's real estate market has followed national trends, but it seems we're always a little behind the curve.
