The story of this market
The typical home in Washington County, Utah sells for about $543,182, or $287 per square foot.
Prices are up +3.4% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 66 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 206% since 2000. Last year 19 of 33 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 $1,657 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,657 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively High.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+1.4%
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: 2005 (+30.2%). Worst: 2009 (-16.8%). 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
$2,172
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
+1.4%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 33 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
92
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $169,592,048.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
83.7%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 13745 | 7573 | 83.7% | 7.5% | $295,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Washington County, Utah
The Washington County housing market shows signs of stabilization with a year-over-year price increase of 3.4%. While inventory levels have risen to 1,946 active listings, demand remains steady as evidenced by 451 closed sales in the most recent month.
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.
Select a city to expand its ZIP intel reports beneath · 9 cities · 13 ZIP reports
Median prices moved up 0.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 59 days on market with 0.2 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 2.06% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.2% · poverty 8.5% — 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.
Owned and leased federal assets with active or excess status, per the General Services Administration's Real Estate Across the United States inventory (read 2026-09-25). A federal footprint read on this county — not a market valuation, and never an attribute of any individual property or tenant.
Deterministic aggregate of 12 researched ZIP reports of 13 — 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.
Washington County, Utah — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 9.8%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
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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| 84720 | Cedar City | — | $331 | -0.2% | 78 | — | — | 24.8 | 1,116 | $1,450 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84725 | Enterprise | $179,900 | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | 1,087 | $1,657 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84737 | Hurricane | $629,900 | $306 | +11.5% | 107 | 98.5% | — | 2.5 | 224 | $1,850 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84738 | Ivins | $593,000 | $262 | -2.4% | 80 | 97.5% | 18% | 4.2 | 142 | $2,150 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84745 | La Verkin | $441,000 | $235 | -2.1% | 68 | 97.5% | 18% | 4.2 | 42 | $1,850 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84746 | Leeds | $850,000 | $325 | +2.1% | 95 | 97.5% | 15% | 7.3 | 22 | $1,850 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84757 | New Harmony | $799,900 | $239 | +2.5% | 120 | 96.5% | 15% | 13.7 | 55 | $2,200 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84765 | Santa Clara | $853,818 | $226 | — | 55 | — | — | — | 116 | $1,657 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84770 | St. George | $540,000 | $245 | +0.4% | 55 | 97.8% | 18.5% | 4.2 | 485 | $1,650 | researched Sep 29 |
| 84774 | Toquerville | $596,773 | $260 | +2.5% | 65 | 97.5% | 12% | 6.5 | 26 | $2,100 | 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 significant population growth, with estimates showing an 18.5% increase since 2020. Economic activity is supported by a diverse range of employer firms and ongoing infrastructure planning to accommodate rapid expansion.
Property taxes in Washington County are administered by the county assessor and treasurer, with rates determined by local taxing entities including school districts, cities, and special service districts.
The economy is driven by a mix of service, tourism, and construction sectors, supported by over 6,700 employer firms as of 2023.
Data derived from US Census Bureau QuickFacts and local market reports.
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.