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Homes with Acreage for Sale in Ophir, Utah
Ophir is one of the smallest incorporated towns in Utah — fewer than 40 year-round residents tucked into a narrow canyon on the east side of the Oquirrh Mountains, about 45 minutes from Lehi and an hour from downtown Salt Lake. It's an old silver-mining town that never got paved over, and the homes here sit on land that backs directly to Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Acreage in Ophir doesn't mean a flat suburban lot with a fence; it means hillside parcels with aspen and scrub oak, year-round creek access on some properties, and neighbors measured in hundreds of yards rather than feet. Buyers come here for privacy, dark skies, and quick access to hiking and OHV trails — not for shopping or schools, both of which are down the canyon in Tooele or Stockton.
Because the town is so small, acreage listings are rare and tend to move when priced right. Most parcels run from 1 acre up to 20+ acres, with the larger holdings sitting above town toward the old mining district. Water rights, well status, septic feasibility, and winter road access are the four things worth checking on every property — they vary lot by lot and they drive value more than square footage does. If you're weighing Ophir against Pine Canyon, Settlement Canyon, or Stockton, the trade-off is isolation versus commute. Browse the active acreage listings below to see what's currently on the market in and around Ophir.
December 2024 · Ophir market
Live from the Utah MLS — what's actually happening in Ophir right now.
Median sale
$415,000
2 closed in December 2024
Median DOM
46 days
listing → contract
Sale-to-list
92.4%
of final list price
Unsold inventory
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active + pending
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Common questions
About homes with acreage in Ophir.
How much land typically comes with homes in Ophir? ▾
Parcels vary widely. Some in-town lots on Ophir Canyon Road sit on a quarter to half acre between historic cabins, while properties up the canyon or on the benches above town can run several acres up to 20+ acres backing to Forest Service land. Mining-era patented claims occasionally come to market and can be even larger.
Can I keep horses or livestock on acreage in Ophir? ▾
Ophir Town is unincorporated-feel but technically incorporated, and Tooele County zoning generally allows horses and small livestock on larger parcels. Confirm the specific zoning (most acreage outside the town core is MU-40 or similar) and check water rights before counting on pasture use.
Is water and power available on rural Ophir parcels? ▾
Power runs up the canyon to most established home sites, but service to a new build on raw acreage can require a line extension. Water is the bigger issue — most acreage relies on a private well or a share in the Ophir water system, and water rights in Tooele County are tight, so verify what conveys with the deed.
How remote is Ophir really? ▾
Ophir sits about 15 minutes off SR-73 up a dead-end canyon, roughly 45 minutes to Lehi and just over an hour to Salt Lake City. The road is paved to town and plowed in winter, but snow, wildlife, and the lack of nearby services mean it lives more like a mountain community than a Tooele Valley suburb.
Are there building restrictions on undeveloped acreage? ▾
Yes — Tooele County requires standard permits, septic perc tests, and driveway approvals, and parcels adjacent to Forest Service or BLM ground have setback and access rules. Steep slopes, wildfire mitigation requirements, and seasonal stream corridors also affect where a home can sit on the lot.
What do acreage properties in Ophir typically sell for? ▾
Pricing is all over the map because inventory is so thin. Small cabins on modest lots have traded in the $300Ks, while improved homes on 5–20 acres with views and water rights generally run $700K to well over $1M. Raw land sales set the floor and are worth watching as comps.