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West Haven, Utah real estate market report.
Monthly sold prices, days on market, sale-to-list ratio, and absorption rate. Updated nightly from UtahRealEstate.com and the Washington County Board of Realtors.
Updated · Sources: UtahRealEstate.com & Washington County Board of Realtors
July 2026 · Market Analysis
West Haven closings drop by a third in July as rate hikes sideline buyers
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Just 18 homes closed in West Haven in July 2026, down from 26 in June and 27 in May — a 31% drop that's the headline story this month. Active listings climbed to 116, the highest of the past six months, while new listings hit 50, so the gap between what's for sale and what's actually selling widened fast. Compared to July 2025's 30 closings, this July's pace has thinned by 40%, even with warm, prime selling weather typical for northern Utah in midsummer.
Market pulse
Sold counts have slid three straight months from April's 41 to May's 27, June's 26, and now July's 18. Active inventory reversed course too, falling from 102 in February to 82 in May before climbing back to 90 in June and 116 in July as new listings kept arriving faster than buyers could absorb them. Days on market actually tightened to a median of 30, with a quarter of homes selling in 7 days or less, but sale-to-list slipped to 98.66% — the softest ratio of the past six months — as only 4 of 18 July sales went above asking.
Mortgage context
The 30-year rate has climbed steadily since February's 6.19% average, reaching 6.79% in July and 6.875% today — up 0.25 percentage points in the past 30 days alone. That climb is a real driver of July's thin closing count: buyers who could stretch to a payment in February are increasingly priced out at today's rate.
Payment math
A median West Haven home now runs $575,000, and financing it with 20% down at today's 6.875% rate puts the monthly principal and interest payment at $3,021 — $76 more than the $2,944 payment buyers faced just 30 days ago at 6.625%, and $208 above the $2,813 payment from February's 6.19% low.
If you're buying
With only 18 closings and 116 active listings, you have far more room to negotiate than buyers had in April or June. Focus on the under-$400K band, where the median sale dropped to $325,000 and days on market ran to 60 — sellers there are the most likely to talk price. Child Farms and homes lingering past 60 days on market are your best openings this month.
If you're selling
Closings fell to 18 in July from 26 in June, so don't expect June's pace to repeat — price against what's actually closing, not the $603,490 median list price sitting well above the $574,795 median sale. Homes in Westwood Estates that show well are still moving in about 7 days, so lean on condition and staging if you're in that price band. Below $600K, expect a buyer to negotiate; only 4 of July's 18 sales closed above list.
Outlook
Expect the listings-to-closings gap to keep widening into August unless rates ease back toward the 6.5% range; MORTGAGE_6MO shows no relief in sight, with August already averaging 6.88%. Sellers should plan for softer sale-to-list ratios through Labor Day, while buyers who can still qualify at today's rates will find more room to negotiate than at any point since January.
Watch for
If new listings keep landing near July's 50 while closings stay near 18, the current 6-plus-month backlog of unsold inventory could stretch toward 8 or 9 months by early fall.
"West Haven's July stall: fewer buyers, more shelf space"
Number of Listings
Active inventory · new listings · sold per month
Listing Prices
Active median list · new median list · sold median sale
Absorption Rate
Months of supply — active inventory ÷ monthly sold rate
Sale-to-List Ratio
Close price ÷ list price — buyer/seller leverage
Days on Market
Median days from listing to under contract
Price Volume
Total dollar volume — active · new · sold per month
July 2026 cohort breakdown
Distribution of what closed last month — by price band, sale-vs-list outcome, and top subdivisions.
How sales priced vs asking
18 sold homes that had a list price recorded
Days on market spread
Quartile distribution
Median 30 · 25th percentile 7 · 75th percentile 72
Needed a price change
Sold listings that had a recorded price change before close
5 of 18 sold homes had at least one price change while listed. Lower = sellers are pricing right the first time.
Sales by price band
Closed-price bucket → sold count and median days to contract
Top subdivisions this month
Ranked by closed count
- 1. Westwood Estates 3 sold · $644K · 7d
- 2. Child Farms 2 sold · $304K
- 3. Cobblecreek 1 sold · $780K
- 4. West Ridge Estates 1 sold · $757K
- 5. Parker Estates 1 sold · $613K · 49d
July 2026 by property type
How each housing type performed last month — 18 closings total across subtypes.
Summary Statistics
| Metric | Jul-26 | Jul-25 | % Chg | 2026 YTD | 2025 YTD | % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold Count | 18 | 30 | -40.00% | 200 | 245 | -18.37% |
| Median Sale Price | $574,795 | $517,383 | +11.10% | $532,057 | $480,655 | +10.69% |
| Median DOM | 30 | 27 | +11.11% | 40 | 30 | +33.33% |
| Sale-to-List Ratio | 98.66% | 99.48% | -0.82% | 99.38% | 99.42% | -0.04% |
Past months
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Sources: UtahRealEstate.com and the Washington County Board of Realtors, aggregated by Best Utah Real Estate. Sale-to-list ratio compares closing price to the final list price (post-reduction). Absorption rate = active inventory ÷ monthly sold rate.