The story of this market
The typical home in Uintah County, Utah sells for about $405,000, or $178 per square foot.
Prices are down 1.21% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 105 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 220% since 2000. Last year 4 of 8 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is lightning, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,014 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,014 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Very Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+1.1%
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: 2006 (+23.5%). Worst: 2010 (-15.1%). 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
$1,346
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
+1.1%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 8 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
5
Very Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $3,840,029.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
79.8%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1656 | 909 | 79.8% | 4.3% | $200,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Uintah County, Utah
The Uintah County housing market is currently experiencing a cooling phase with a median home price of $405,000, reflecting a slight year-over-year decline. High days on market and moderate rental demand characterize the current environment, influenced by the region's energy-dependent economic base.
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 0.4% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 74 days on market with 1.5 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
19% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.5% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.1% · poverty 0.0% — 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 1 researched ZIP reports — 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.
researched Sep 29
| 84078 | Vernal | $390,000 | $170 | +0.4% | 74 | 98.5% | 18.8% | 1.5 | 250 | $1,250 | 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 Uintah Basin economy is driven by energy and natural resources, with recent job growth reported at 1.0% and an unemployment rate of 4.1%.
The rental market shows ongoing demand with a median rent of $1,572, and approximately 13.4% of single-family/townhome rental units are held by large investors.
The local economy is anchored by the energy sector, with the Uintah Basin showing steady employment growth and an unemployment rate slightly higher than the state average.
- The Uintah Community Center4.424.9 mi
- Fantasy Canyon4.73.6 mi
- Musket Shot Springs Scenic Overlook4.516.4 mi
- Skinwalker Ranch4.328.9 mi
- Quarry Exhibit Hall4.923.4 mi
- Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum4.725.2 mi
- Swelter Shelter Petroglyphs4.723.3 mi
- Museum of Uintah County4.725.3 mi
- Fantasy Canyon4.73.6 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Census QuickFacts
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.