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Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Kanab, Utah
Kanab is a small town with an outsized location — wedged between Zion, Bryce, the Grand Staircase-Escalante, and the Arizona Strip, it draws roughly four million visitors a year passing through on the Grand Circle tour. That tourism engine is exactly why multi-family properties here behave differently than duplexes and fourplexes in, say, Ogden or Provo. A Kanab duplex can pull steady long-term rent from Kane County Hospital staff, BLM and Park Service employees, and the year-round film-industry crews that have worked the red rock country since the 1930s, or it can run as a pair of nightly rentals tied to Zion's east-side traffic. Investors weigh those two income models against very different operating costs, permit rules, and management overhead.
Inventory is genuinely thin. Kanab's residential core is mostly single-family, and most of what trades as "multi-family" here is older duplexes near Center Street, a handful of triplex conversions, and the occasional purpose-built fourplex on the north side toward the Kanab Creek bench. Prices have climbed with the rest of southern Utah, but you'll still see entry points well below St. George or Springdale comps for similar unit counts. Zoning, short-term rental permits, and water shares all matter more here than in a larger market, so it's worth reading each listing's details carefully. Browse the active listings below to see what's currently on the market in Kanab.
May 2026 · Kanab market
Live from the Utah MLS — what's actually happening in Kanab right now.
Median sale
$429,500
6 closed in May 2026
Median DOM
39 days
listing → contract
Sale-to-list
96.3%
of final list price
Unsold inventory
49
active + pending
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Active listings
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Common questions
About multi-family homes in Kanab.
What counts as a multi-family property in Kanab? ▾
On the Kanab MLS, multi-family typically means duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and small apartment buildings on a single deed. Anything five units and up usually falls under commercial financing rather than residential, even though it still shows up in some multi-family searches. A few listings are also legal accessory dwelling unit (ADU) setups where a main house and casita share one parcel.
Why are multi-family homes scarce in Kanab? ▾
Kanab's population sits around 5,000 and the city has historically zoned most residential land for single-family use. The bulk of new construction over the last decade has been tied to short-term rental demand from Zion, Bryce, and the North Rim, so developers tend to build vacation cabins or single-family homes rather than duplexes. When a multi-family property does hit the market, it usually moves quickly.
Can I use a multi-family property as a short-term rental? ▾
It depends on the zone and whether the property already holds a nightly rental permit. Kanab City has specific overlay districts where STRs are allowed, and unincorporated Kane County has its own rules. If income from Airbnb or VRBO is part of your plan, verify the existing permit status with Kanab City Planning before writing an offer — grandfathered permits are valuable and don't always transfer cleanly.
What kind of cap rates do Kanab multi-family properties produce? ▾
Long-term rental cap rates in Kanab generally run in the 5–7% range, depending on condition and whether utilities are separately metered. Properties operated as nightly rentals can pencil higher gross income but carry more volatility tied to national park visitation and seasonal swings between summer peaks and slower winter months.
Can I live in one unit and rent the others? ▾
Yes, and that's a common play here. House-hacking a duplex or triplex with an FHA or VA loan works in Kanab as long as you occupy one unit as your primary residence for at least 12 months. With Kanab's tourism economy, the non-owner units often rent well to seasonal park employees, healthcare travelers at Kane County Hospital, and remote workers.
How far is Kanab from the major southern Utah attractions? ▾
Kanab sits about 40 minutes from Zion's east entrance, 80 minutes from Bryce Canyon, and roughly 80 minutes to the Grand Canyon North Rim when it's open seasonally. That central position is the main reason rental demand holds up — tenants and nightly guests use Kanab as a basecamp for the whole Grand Circle region.