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Homes with Acreage for Sale in South Ogden, Utah
South Ogden is a small, established city tucked between Ogden proper and the foothills of the Wasatch, and it isn't where most people picture wide-open acreage. The city covers roughly four square miles, most of it built out in the 1950s through 1990s on quarter-acre and third-acre lots. That said, true acreage parcels do exist here — usually older homes along the benches near Skyline Drive and 40th Street, properties backing up to the canal corridors, or larger holdouts on the east side where lots run up against the hillside before you hit unincorporated Weber County. When one of these comes to market, it tends to move quickly because the supply is thin.
Buyers shopping for an acre or more in South Ogden are usually trading drive time for elbow room while staying close to McKay-Dee Hospital, Weber State, and the I-15/I-84 split. The climate here is classic northern Wasatch Front: real four seasons, lake-effect snow in winter, and dry warm summers that make larger yards usable from May through October. Water rights, septic versus city sewer, and zoning (most residential zones cap horses or livestock) are the three details that catch out-of-area buyers most often, so it's worth asking those questions early on any larger parcel. Browse the active listings below to see what's currently on the market in South Ogden with acreage.
May 2026 · South Ogden market
Live from the Utah MLS — what's actually happening in South Ogden right now.
Median sale
$394,450
20 closed in May 2026
Median DOM
20 days
listing → contract
Sale-to-list
98.5%
of final list price
Unsold inventory
53
active + pending
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Active listings
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Common questions
About homes with acreage in South Ogden.
How much land qualifies as an acreage property in South Ogden? ▾
On our site, acreage listings generally start at half an acre and go up from there, since lots that size are already well above the South Ogden norm of a quarter acre. True one-acre-plus parcels inside city limits are rare — most sit on the east bench or along the older sections near 5600 South.
Can I keep horses or livestock on an acre in South Ogden? ▾
It depends on the zoning of the specific parcel. Most of South Ogden is zoned R-1 or R-2 residential, which restricts large livestock. A handful of larger lots fall under zones that allow horses with minimum lot-size requirements, and some properties on the city edge sit in unincorporated Weber County with more flexibility. Always verify with South Ogden Planning before writing an offer.
Are acreage homes here on septic or city sewer? ▾
Most homes inside South Ogden city limits are on municipal water and sewer, even the larger lots. Properties on the eastern fringe or in pockets that were annexed later sometimes still run on septic and a private well, which affects both financing and your inspection checklist.
What do larger lots in South Ogden typically sell for? ▾
Pricing varies a lot with the house itself, but homes on half-acre-plus lots in South Ogden usually run noticeably above the city's median single-family price. Bench-area properties with mountain or valley views carry the biggest premium, while flatter lots closer to Washington Boulevard tend to price more in line with comparable homes on standard lots.
How close are these properties to skiing and outdoor recreation? ▾
Snowbasin and Powder Mountain are both about a 30-40 minute drive up Ogden Canyon, and Pineview Reservoir sits at roughly the same distance. Trailheads at the Bonneville Shoreline and Beus Pond are minutes from the east-side acreage homes, which is a big part of why buyers pay up for these lots.
Why are there so few acreage listings in South Ogden at any given time? ▾
The city is essentially built out, so new large-lot subdivisions aren't happening — any acreage that trades is an existing parcel from the original development era. Inventory commonly sits in the single digits, which is why setting up a saved search and getting alerts the day something hits the MLS matters here more than in larger Weber County cities.