Cheapest Cities to Buy a House in Utah (2026)
The 3 cheapest Utah cities by median closed price, from $365,000 in Ogden to $517,400 in Hurricane, with what houses cost per square foot, what resales did, and how fast listings go.
These are the Utah cities with the lowest median closed home price over their reporting window, among cities where Resideline tracked at least 100 closings inside the municipal limits. Cheapest is not the same as best value, so each city also shows what houses closed at per square foot, what history says about appreciation, and how fast listed homes went under contract.
The ranking
| # | City | Median closed price | Houses $/sqft | Realized appreciation | Days to contract | Closings | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ogden | $365,000 | $236 | n/a | 13 | 211 | six months |
| 2 | Cedar City | $390,000 | $221 | n/a | 47 | 303 | six months |
| 3 | Hurricane | $517,400 | $281 | n/a | 47 | 332 | six months |
1. Ogden, $365,000
The median closed price in Ogden is $365,000 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 70 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 211 closings there, roughly 35 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $236 per square foot across 175 sales with usable living area. The median listed home was under contract in 13 days, so a buyer here needs financing lined up before the search, not after. Full detail is on the Ogden market page.
2. Cedar City, $390,000
Cedar City's median closed price over the last six months was $390,000, around 75 percent of what the typical Utah sale closed at. 303 closings sit behind that figure, about 50 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $221 per square foot across 229 sales with usable living area. The median listed home took 47 days to go under contract, across 216 listed closings. Full detail is on the Cedar City market page.
3. Hurricane, $517,400
Homes in Hurricane closed at a median of $517,400 over the last six months, close to the statewide median. 332 closings sit behind that figure, about 55 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $281 per square foot across 257 sales with usable living area. The median listed home took 47 days to go under contract, across 294 listed closings. Full detail is on the Hurricane market page.
Note: realized appreciation is the one column measured on the postal city, from repeat sales of the same home across the ZIP codes that share the city's name; every other figure is confined to the municipal boundary.
Only 3 cities with 100 or more tracked closings sit at or below the Utah median of $519,000, so this list is short by design rather than padded with cities above it.
How to read this list
A low median is where the analysis starts, not where it ends. Property type, size, condition and block move a number far more than the city line does, so check any address on this list against its own comparable closings.
Figures last updated September 5, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked. Appreciation is the median annual change between consecutive sales of the same home; it is historical, nominal and not a projection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the cheapest city to buy a house in Utah?
Ogden, with a median closed price of $365,000 over its reporting window, among Utah cities where Resideline tracked at least 100 closings inside the city limits.
Are these asking prices or sale prices?
Closed sale prices. Every price median is the price homes actually closed at inside the municipal boundary, not a listing price. The one column measured differently is realized appreciation, which uses the postal city, as the note under the table says.
Why does a cheap city show a high price per square foot?
Because the ranking median covers every property type that closed, condos and multi-family included, while the $/sqft column is single-family houses only. In cities where most sales are condos, the median price is low and the house $/sqft can still be high.
Is the appreciation figure a forecast?
No. It is the median annual change between consecutive sales of the same home, on repeat-sale pairs. It is historical and nominal, and it says what happened, not what will.
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