What's Your Midvale Home Worth?
Get a free, no-obligation valuation of your Midvale home from a local expert — not an automated guess. We price it against the homes actually selling in your neighborhood right now.
- Comparable sales from your part of Midvale
- A price range and a strategy for your timeline
- A short call, video or in-person visit
- No obligation, no listing pressure
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Midvale home values right now
What Midvale homes are actually selling for
The quickest way to sanity-check any number you've seen for your house is to look at what the market is doing now. These figures come from closed sales in the MLS and refresh automatically.
27 residential sales closed in October 2026. Typical asking price today: $475,000. 159 homes for sale. Year-over-year compares October 2026 with the same month last year.
Are Midvale home prices dropping?
The median sale price is down about 17.1% from the same month a year ago. One month's median moves with whichever homes happened to sell, so read it as a direction, not a precise change for your home. Buyers have more choice than they did, so pricing correctly from the first day matters more than it used to. Homes that start too high tend to take a reduction later.
Is Midvale a buyer's or seller's market?
With about 5.9 months of supply, the market is roughly balanced. Under about four months usually favors sellers; over six favors buyers. Homes are closing at about 98.8% of list price, so most sellers are negotiating a little, not taking big cuts. The citywide number hides a lot. A move-in-ready home in a popular neighborhood can still draw quick offers while a dated one nearby waits, and that gap is what a home-by-home analysis is for.
Median sale prices by neighborhood in Midvale
| Neighborhood | Median sale price | Homes sold | For sale now |
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| Union | $433,000 | 102 | 28 |
| Cottages At Union Meadows | $420,000 | 67 | 11 |
| Jordan Bluffs | $405,000 | 20 | 16 |
| Trailside Reserve | $639,000 | 19 | 4 |
| Union Meadows | $437,000 | 9 | 0 |
| Hill Creek | $260,000 | 7 | 3 |
| The Mill | $785,000 | 5 | 2 |
| Rooftops 78Hundred | $425,000 | 5 | 4 |
| Fairmeadows | $427,000 | 5 | 0 |
| Briarwood Springs | $389,000 | 5 | 2 |
Closed residential sales over the last 12 months, from the MLS. Neighborhoods with fewer than five sales aren't shown. Area medians are a starting point, not an answer: two homes on the same street can sell far apart once size, lot, layout and condition are counted, and a median moves with whatever mix of homes happened to sell.
Selling a home in Midvale
Midvale is a compact, central Salt Lake County city of about 36,000, with I-15 running through the middle, three TRAX stations on the Red and Blue lines, and quick access to I-215 and the rest of the valley. Its population jumped between 2010 and 2020 and has held steady since. That central location and transit access are a big part of what buyers pay for here.
Midvale's housing is more varied than most cities its size. Older single-family streets sit next to condos, townhomes and newer communities, from the Union area on the east side to newer development like Jordan Bluffs and Trailside Reserve west of the freeway. The neighborhood table above shows how those sell.
The 84047 ZIP code also carries Sandy and Cottonwood Heights mailing names, so online tools often mix in sales from other cities. A CMA from a local agent uses sales from inside Midvale, matched by home type and age, and adjusts for updates, basement finish, garage and lot.
From a person, not an algorithm
What you get with a free Midvale home valuation
A real comparative market analysis from a local agent, the same document we'd prepare for a client deciding whether to list.
Comparable sales
Recent closed sales and active listings near you in Midvale, pulled from the same MLS data an appraiser will use.
A price range and a strategy
A realistic range with the reasoning behind it, and the trade-off between pricing to sell quickly and testing the top of the range.
A short consult
Phone, video or in person, your pick. A conversation about your timeline and options, with no obligation to list.
The method
How we figure out what your Midvale home is worth
A comparative market analysis answers one question: what will a ready buyer pay for this home right now? It's the same way an appraiser will look at your home if the buyer finances the purchase.
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Pull the right closed sales
Utah is a non-disclosure state, so sale prices aren't in public records. We start with closed MLS sales, ideally from your own neighborhood in Midvale, from the last three to six months, and close to your home in size, age and style. In a slow pocket we look farther out or farther back, and we tell you when we did.
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Adjust for what's different
No comparable sale is identical. We adjust each one for living area, basement finish, lot, garage, views, age and updates. A comp with a brand-new kitchen sold for more than a home without one will, and we account for it.
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Read the competition
Closed sales show what happened. Active and pending listings show what a buyer will compare you with next weekend, and expired listings show the prices buyers turned down.
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Land on a range, then a strategy
You get a realistic price range, a likely sale price and an expected time on market. Then we talk through how to use it, so you know the trade-off before you decide.
Local factors
What moves home values in Midvale
National valuation tools treat a square foot the same everywhere. Buyers here don't. These are the details that most often separate two Midvale homes that look identical on paper.
Transit and access
Being within reach of the Midvale Fort Union, Midvale Center or Bingham Junction TRAX stations and the freeway on-ramps is a selling point. Homes that back directly onto I-15 or the rail lines sell for less.
Condos and townhomes
Midvale has a large share of condos and townhomes. They're priced against each other, with HOA dues, amenities and rental rules part of the comparison, and they sell to a different buyer than single-family homes.
ADUs and basement apartments
Midvale allows internal and detached ADUs on owner-occupied single-family lots over 6,000 square feet, with off-street parking and a notice recorded on the title. ADUs can't be rented for less than 30 days. A permitted unit adds long-term rental value.
No short-term rentals in single-family zones
Midvale's code doesn't list short-term rentals as an allowed use in its single-family zones, and ADUs can't be rented short-term. A home can't be priced on nightly rental income.
Older homes and updates
Many single-family homes in Midvale are decades old. Updated kitchens and baths, newer roofs, windows and furnaces set the top of the range, and documented work helps buyers and appraisers.
Horse rights are rare
Horses and livestock are allowed only in Midvale's agricultural overlay zone, as a conditional use on lots of at least an acre. Very few properties qualify.
Schools
Midvale is in Canyons School District, and Hillcrest High, the district's International Baccalaureate school, is in the city. Boundaries vary, so buyers check by address.
Know which number you're looking at
Online estimate, CMA or appraisal?
You can get a number for your house in ten seconds from Zillow, Redfin or Realtor.com, and it's a fine place to start. Just know what's behind it. Automated estimates read public records and listing data, and here they often can't see what homes actually sold for. They also can't see your remodeled kitchen, your finished basement or the view from your back patio.
| Online estimate | CMA from a local agent | Appraisal | |
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| Who prepares it | An algorithm | A licensed agent who knows the area | A licensed appraiser |
| What it sees | Public records and listing data | MLS sales, current competition, your home's condition and updates | Closed sales and an inspection of the home |
| Cost | Free | Free | Usually several hundred dollars |
| Turnaround | Instant | Usually within one business day | About a week or more |
| Best for | A rough idea | Deciding whether, when and at what price to sell | A mortgage, refinance, estate or legal matter |
One more number you'll see is the county assessor's market value on your valuation notice. It's set as of January 1 for tax purposes, and a primary residence is taxed on 55% of it because of Utah's 45% residential exemption. It's useful, but it isn't a sale price, so don't price your home from your tax notice.
Before you list
Getting the most for your Midvale home
The best return usually comes from the unglamorous work, not a rushed remodel.
- Service the HVAC. Inspectors check heating and cooling first. A recent service record makes buyers more confident.
- Clean up the outside. Trimmed trees, fresh mulch or rock and working sprinklers are a cheap way to improve the first photo.
- Paint and light. Fresh neutral paint and bright bulbs do more for photos and showings than almost anything else at the same cost.
- Fix the small items now. Leaky faucets, cracked tile and worn caulking show up in inspection reports and turn into repair requests.
- Gather your paperwork. HOA documents, any solar agreement, warranties, permits for a finished basement or addition, and records of upgrades answer buyer questions before they turn into negotiation.
- Skip the big remodel. A new kitchen right before listing rarely pays back in full. We'll tell you which updates are worth it for your price range.
Not selling yet? Other good reasons to know your value
Plenty of the valuations we prepare are for owners who aren't listing at all. Knowing what your home would sell for helps when you're:
- • Considering a refinance or HELOC, so you know roughly how much equity you have before a lender orders an appraisal.
- • Deciding whether to sell or rent it out, by putting the likely sale price next to what the home could rent for.
- • Handling an estate, a divorce or a relocation, where everyone needs a realistic number. A court or lender will usually still require a formal appraisal.
- • Planning a move up or down, so you can see what you could afford next before you start shopping.
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Market figures are sourced from the Regional Multiple Listing Service and refreshed regularly; information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified. A home valuation is an estimate, not an appraisal.