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Fairview, Utah

New Construction Homes for Sale in Fairview, Utah

Fairview sits at the north end of Sanpete County along US-89, a working ranching town of about 1,300 people with Horseshoe Mountain and the Wasatch Plateau as a backdrop. New construction here looks different than in a fast-growing Wasatch Front suburb — there's no large production builder platting out subdivisions. Most new homes are built one at a time on half-acre to multi-acre lots, often by local custom builders or owner-contractors, on land that was previously a hayfield or part of a larger family parcel. Buyers drawn to new builds in Fairview tend to want elbow room, a well or shared irrigation share, and a metal roof and stucco or board-and-batten exterior built for real winters — Sanpete County gets meaningfully more snow and colder nights than St. George or even Provo.

Because inventory is thin and turnover is slow, a newly built home in Fairview often means a longer road: raw land purchase, a custom build contract, and a construction timeline of nine months to over a year once a well or culinary water connection and septic or sewer hookup are sorted out. That's very different from buying a spec home off a builder's lot. Prices for finished new construction here commonly land in the high $300s to $600s depending on acreage and finish level, well below comparable new builds in Utah County or Park City. Browse the active listings below to see what new construction is currently on the market in Fairview.

July 2026 · Fairview market

Live from the Utah MLS — what's actually happening in Fairview right now.

Full Fairview market report
Median sale
$2,000,000
1 closed in July 2026
Median DOM
listing → contract
Sale-to-list
100.0%
of final list price
Unsold inventory
39
active + pending

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Active listings

Common questions

About new construction homes in Fairview.

Are there production builders putting up new subdivisions in Fairview?

No. Fairview doesn't have national or large regional builders running subdivisions the way you'd see in Saratoga Springs or Eagle Mountain. Nearly all new construction is custom or semi-custom, built by local Sanpete County contractors one lot at a time.

Do new homes in Fairview use city water and sewer, or wells and septic?

It depends on the lot. In-town parcels are typically hooked to Fairview's culinary water and sewer system, while outlying acreage often relies on a private well and septic system, which affects both build cost and timeline.

How long does it take to build a new home in Fairview?

Plan on roughly nine to fourteen months from breaking ground to move-in, longer if you're also drilling a well or waiting on a shared irrigation share to be assigned. Winter weather in the valley can also pause exterior work for a few months.

What does new construction cost in Fairview compared to nearby Ephraim or Mount Pleasant?

Land and labor costs are similar across northern Sanpete County, but Fairview's larger average lot sizes can push total project cost higher. Finished new homes here generally range from the high $300s for a modest single-level build to $600,000-plus for larger homes on multiple acres with outbuildings.

Can I find move-in-ready spec homes, or do I need to build?

Spec homes do come up occasionally, usually built by a local contractor who put up a home speculatively rather than under contract, but they're uncommon and tend to sell quickly. Most buyers who want new construction end up purchasing land and contracting the build themselves.

Do new construction lots in Fairview come with water rights or shares?

Many do, since agricultural water rights and shares are tied to specific parcels throughout Sanpete County, but this varies lot by lot and needs to be confirmed in the listing or with the county. If irrigation matters for pasture or a garden, verify the water share transfers with the sale before writing an offer.