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Brigham City, Utah real estate market report.
Monthly sold prices, days on market, sale-to-list ratio, and absorption rate. Updated nightly from UtahRealEstate.com and the Washington County Board of Realtors.
Updated · Sources: UtahRealEstate.com & Washington County Board of Realtors
August 2026 · Market Analysis
Latest published analysis. September 2026 commentary publishes on Oct 5.
Brigham City sellers wait longer as August closings thin to just 10
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Homes that closed in Brigham City in August sat a median of 47 days on the market, more than double July's 21 days and the slowest pace since December's 63. Only 10 homes sold, down sharply from 28 in July and well under the prior 12-month average of 23 a month, so this reading should be read as a thin slice of the market rather than a clean signal. Active listings kept climbing anyway, reaching 97 — the highest mark in the past six months — even as the warm, prime-selling-weather stretch typical of a Box Elder County August continued.
Market pulse
Median days on market has whipsawed all year: 51 in February, 38 in March, 25 in April, 19 in May, 6 in June, 21 in July, then 47 in August — the slowest close since winter. Active inventory has moved the opposite direction the entire stretch, climbing from 59 in February to 97 in August, even as new listings eased slightly to 37 from July's 47. Sale-to-list ratio has drifted down too, from 99.05% in May to 97.74% in August, and the share of homes selling above list fell to just 2 of 10 closings this month. North Point and Spring Creek were the only subdivisions with more than one closing in August, a far thinner spread than July's five-name list.
Mortgage context
The 30-year averaged 6.77% in August, capping a run that started at 6.16% in February and pushed to 6.88% by early September. That climb has added real cost: financing the typical home now runs noticeably more than it did when rates bottomed out in February, and buyers who could stretch to a payment six months ago are finding less room today. Rates ticked up again in the most recent 30 days, adding another layer of friction on top of already-thinner August demand.
Payment math
A $372,500 median-priced home in Brigham City with 20% down runs $1,958 a month in principal and interest at today's 6.875% rate — $25 more than 30 days ago when rates sat at 6.75%, and $141 above the $1,817 payment buyers locked in back in February 2026 when the 30-year averaged 6.16%.
If you're buying
With only 10 closings in August and active listings at 97, you have more room to negotiate than at any point since spring — six of the ten sales closed below list. Target listings past 47 days on market, especially in the $400,000-$700,000 band where median days on market hit 105; sellers there have already absorbed a slower pace. North Point continues to trade in the low $330,000s, worth a look if you're priced under $400,000.
If you're selling
Ten sales against 97 active listings means you're competing with the deepest shelf of inventory in the past six months, so price to what closed in July and August rather than what's still sitting unsold. Four of August's ten sales had already taken a price cut before closing — don't wait past 30-45 days to adjust if showings go quiet. Homes like the one in Spring Creek that took 110 days to sell show what happens when list price ignores the slower summer pace.
Outlook
Expect the slower pace to carry into fall: rates near 6.9% and 97 active listings give buyers more leverage than they've had since last winter, and sellers who don't adjust pricing on 45-plus-day listings will likely see days on market stretch further. September and October typically bring fewer new listings as the Box Elder County season turns, which could stabilize inventory growth, but a small August sample makes it hard to call a firm bottom on pricing until more closings come in.
Watch for
If active listings keep climbing past September's typical seasonal pullback while closings stay in the low teens, months-of-supply readings will keep printing well above the 3-4 range this market saw in spring.
"Brigham City's closings thin out just as the shelf fills up"
Common questions about Brigham City this month
Is Brigham City a buyer's or seller's market in August 2026? ▾
Leverage has shifted toward buyers. Active listings reached 97, the most in six months, while only 10 homes closed and the sale-to-list ratio slipped to 97.74%. Six of the ten closings sold below list price, a sign sellers are increasingly negotiating rather than fielding competing offers.
Why did homes take so much longer to sell in Brigham City this August? ▾
Median days on market jumped to 47 from July's 21, and the $400,000-$700,000 price band saw a median of 105 days. With only 10 sales, the reading reflects a thin group of closings rather than a market-wide slowdown, but rising inventory and higher rates are both consistent with slower sales.
How much has the mortgage rate climb added to monthly payments in Brigham City? ▾
On the median-priced home, financing at today's 6.875% runs $1,958 a month in principal and interest, up $25 from 30 days ago and up $141 from the $1,817 payment available in February 2026 when rates averaged 6.16%. That's a meaningful shift for buyers stretching to qualify.
Should sellers in Brigham City cut prices this fall? ▾
Four of August's ten sales had already taken a price cut before closing, and homes past 45 days on market are seeing the softest sale-to-list ratios of the year. If a listing isn't drawing showings within three to four weeks, an adjustment toward what closed in July and August — not what's still sitting — is the more realistic move.
Which Brigham City neighborhoods are still selling in August 2026? ▾
North Point and Spring Creek were the only subdivisions with more than one closing in August, with North Point trading around $335,200. That's a narrower spread than July, when five different subdivisions each posted multiple sales.
Number of Listings
Active inventory · new listings · sold per month
Listing Prices
Active median list · new median list · sold median sale
Absorption Rate
Months of supply — active inventory ÷ monthly sold rate
Sale-to-List Ratio
Close price ÷ list price — buyer/seller leverage
Days on Market
Median days from listing to under contract
Price Volume
Total dollar volume — active · new · sold per month
September 2026 cohort breakdown
Distribution of what closed last month — by price band, sale-vs-list outcome, and top subdivisions.
How sales priced vs asking
14 sold homes that had a list price recorded
Days on market spread
Quartile distribution
Median 36 · 25th percentile 29 · 75th percentile 47
Needed a price change
Sold listings that had a recorded price change before close
4 of 14 sold homes had at least one price change while listed. Lower = sellers are pricing right the first time.
Sales by price band
Closed-price bucket → sold count and median days to contract
Top subdivisions this month
Ranked by closed count
- 1. North Point 5 sold · $325K · 10d
- 2. North Forty 1 sold · $460K
- 3. Cottonwood 1 sold · $425K · 47d
- 4. Brigham 1 sold · $406K · 29d
- 5. Eagle Crest 1 sold · $345K
September 2026 by property type
How each housing type performed last month — 12 closings total across subtypes.
Summary Statistics
| Metric | Sep-26 | Sep-25 | % Chg | 2026 YTD | 2025 YTD | % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold Count | 14 | 33 | -57.58% | 179 | 216 | -17.13% |
| Median Sale Price | $359,950 | $443,000 | -18.75% | $426,275 | $425,429 | +0.20% |
| Median DOM | 36 | 45 | -20.00% | 28 | 35 | -20.00% |
| Sale-to-List Ratio | 97.55% | 98.90% | -1.37% | 98.62% | 99.58% | -0.96% |
Past months
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Sources: UtahRealEstate.com and the Washington County Board of Realtors, aggregated by Best Utah Real Estate. Sale-to-list ratio compares closing price to the final list price (post-reduction). Absorption rate = active inventory ÷ monthly sold rate.