The Utah housing market, by the numbers.
Median sale price, days on market, and what a traditional sale really costs a Utah seller — every figure on this page comes from the source cited next to it.
- Median sale price: $560,000
- Median days on market: 41
- Typical selling costs: ~6.71% of the price
- Foreclosure timeline: 4 to 5 months
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The headline numbers.
Each figure comes from the source cited under it. Medians describe the middle of the Utah market, not any specific house.
| Utah metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $560,000 | Redfin state market tracker, May 2026 |
| Median days on market | 41 days | Redfin state market tracker, May 2026 |
| Average agent commission | 5.71% (≈ $31,976) | Clever, Feb 2026 survey (state avg) |
| Seller closing costs | 1% (≈ $5,600) | Redfin national est., May 2026 (low end of 1-3% range excl. commission, transfer tax itemized separately) |
| Seller transfer tax | None | UT has no real estate transfer tax (PropertyShark, Dec 2025) |
Data updated: September 2026
Selling the traditional way in Utah: the math.
The same arithmetic an agent would run at your kitchen table, worked on the Utah median sale price.
How to read this: on the $560,000 median sale, the traditional route leaves roughly $522,424 before loan payoff, repairs, and the holding costs (effective property tax ~0.63%/yr per the Tax Foundation, plus insurance and utilities) that stack up while you wait about 41 days on market. These are estimates worked on the Utah median; your actual costs vary by county, property, and buyer.
The cost of waiting: Utah's effective property-tax rate runs about 0.63% a year (Tax Foundation). Worked on the $560,000 median home, that's roughly $3,528 a year in property tax — call it $396 accrued across the 41-day (about 6-week) median wait for a traditional sale, before insurance and utilities, and on top of the selling costs above. The longer a Utah listing sits past the median, the bigger that carrying cost grows.
The Utah foreclosure clock.
Utah uses a non-judicial foreclosure process, and a typical case runs 4 to 5 months — that window is how much real time an owner has to catch up, refinance, or sell.
How long it really takes: Roughly 4–5 months from the recorded Notice of Default to the trustee's sale in an uncontested case: the mandatory 3-month cure period, then ~3–5 weeks of Notice of Sale advertising (3 weekly publications, last one 10–30 days before sale; posting 20+ days before sale). A 30-day pre-foreclosure notice generally precedes the Notice of Default. Practitioner estimate.
Primary statute: Utah Code §57-1-24. This is general information, not legal advice — confirm the specifics with a local attorney.
If you need to sell fast.
The numbers above describe the traditional route in Utah: roughly 6.71% of the price in selling costs and about 41 days of waiting before a financed buyer even closes. When time is the real problem — a foreclosure date, back taxes, a move that can't wait — some owners trade part of the headline price for speed and certainty by selling as-is to a cash buyer.
Your cash option: You can request offers on Utah houses sold as-is — no repairs, no commissions, no fees to you. Requesting offers is free, and you decide what happens next.
See what the Utah numbers mean for your house.
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