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Community · Salt Lake City, Utah

Capitol Homes For Sale

Capitol is a community in Salt Lake City, Utah. Browse current MLS listings below — we update the inventory hourly from the live regional feeds.

Median price
$590,000
Days on market
90
$ / sq ft
$454

For sale

In Capitol

Capitol · Community report Updated July 2026

The Capitol neighborhood in Salt Lake City is built primarily on pre-1970 stock — 392 of the roughly 850 homes with recorded build years date to before 1970 — with a median living area of 1,385 square feet on compact lots averaging just 435 square feet, reflecting the dense, urban character of this hillside community. Over the past 13 months, 233 homes sold at a median sale price that moved from $462,250 in June 2025 to $505,300 most recently in May 2026, with days on market ranging from a low of 8 to a high of 86 depending on the month. Sale-to-list ratios held consistently in the 97–100% range throughout that period, indicating sellers received close to asking price across most transactions. Most middle schoolers feed into Bryant Middle School (81% of listings), while high school assignments split between West High at 62% and East High; elementary assignments divide between Washington Elementary and Ensign Elementary. The median HOA fee runs $431 per month, a meaningful carrying cost buyers should factor into financing calculations.

Schools

Where Capitol students attend

Derived from school assignments on recent MLS listings in this community. Confirm current zoning with the local school district.

Elementary
Washington Elementary
Most listings (61%) — some homes feed Ensign Elementary instead.
Middle / Junior
Bryant Middle
Consistent across the community (81% of recent listings).
High
West High
Most listings (62%) — some homes feed East High instead.

Neighborhood profile

What homes here look like

Avg year built
1962
Median home size
1,385 sq ft
Median lot
0.01 acres
HOA fee (typical)
$415 / monthly

Home age distribution

894 listings sampled (last 36 months)

2020+
70
<1970
413
1970-1979
117
1980-1989
125
1990-1999
28
2000-2009
60
2010-2019
81

24-month trend

Capitol sales activity

Median sale prices and monthly closing volume across all reported MLS sales inside this community. Updated monthly from RESO archives.

Median sale price

Monthly median of closed sales

Monthly activity

Sold (orange) · new listings (blue)

Days on market

Median days from list to close

Sale-to-list ratio

Close price ÷ original list (buyer/seller leverage)

Source: Utah RESO feed aggregated by Best Utah Real Estate. Each month reflects all closed sales attributed to Capitol via subdivision name or polygon boundary.

Map

Capitol on the map