The Town Files

The 21 Best Small Towns for First-Time Home Buyers in Utah

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 52 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Utah. #1 is Hyrum, UT.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 21 Best Small Towns for First-Time Home Buyers in Utah1. Hyrum96th pct2. Moab96th pct3. Monroe95th pct4. White City92nd pct5. Richmond90th pct6. Gunnison89th pct7. Mount Pleasant88th pct8. Garland86th pct9. La Verkin84th pct10. Delta83rd pct11. Manti82nd pct12. Riverdale79th pct13. Washington Terrace76th pct14. Price75th pct15. Harrisville75th pct16. Fillmore71st pct17. Parowan68th pct18. Nephi66th pct19. Ivins64th pct20. Blanding64th pct21. Tremonton61st pct
  1. 21Tremonton, Utah

    Better for first-time buyers than 61% of Utah towns

    9,894 people · Box Elder County · median home $364,900 · income $74,741 · Jan low 19°F · 40 in snow

  2. 20Blanding, Utah

    Better for first-time buyers than 64% of Utah towns

    3,394 people · San Juan County · median home $305,800 · income $71,797 · Jan low 22°F · 40 in snow

  3. 19Ivins, Utah

    Better for first-time buyers than 64% of Utah towns

    8,978 people · Washington County · median home $594,000 · income $78,089 · Jan low 28°F · 1 in snow

  4. 18Nephi, Utah

    Better for first-time buyers than 66% of Utah towns

    6,443 people · Juab County · median home $416,000 · income $106,108 · Jan low 20°F · 45 in snow

  5. 17Parowan, Utah

    Better for first-time buyers than 68% of Utah towns

    2,996 people · Iron County · median home $343,400 · income $53,145 · Jan low 20°F · 50 in snow

  6. 16Fillmore, Utah

    Better for first-time buyers than 71% of Utah towns

    2,592 people · Millard County · median home $320,500 · income $66,442 · Jan low 21°F · 62 in snow

  7. 15Harrisville, Utah

    Better for first-time buyers than 75% of Utah towns

    7,036 people · Weber County · median home $397,600 · income $88,750 · Jan low 22°F · 108 in snow

  8. 14Price, Utah

    Better for first-time buyers than 75% of Utah towns

    8,216 people · Carbon County · median home $225,600 · income $53,203 · Jan low 16°F · 9 in snow

  9. 13Washington Terrace, Utah

    Better for first-time buyers than 76% of Utah towns

    9,267 people · Weber County · median home $353,900 · income $80,119 · Jan low 21°F · 23 in snow

  10. 12Riverdale, Utah

    Better for first-time buyers than 79% of Utah towns

    9,343 people · Weber County · median home $395,200 · income $67,323 · Jan low 21°F · 23 in snow

  11. 11Manti, Utah

    Better for first-time buyers than 82% of Utah towns

    3,429 people · Sanpete County · median home $310,700 · income $62,614 · Jan low 19°F · 53 in snow

  12. 10Delta, Utah

    Better for first-time buyers than 83% of Utah towns

    3,622 people · Millard County · median home $271,400 · income $78,506 · Jan low 16°F · 25 in snow

  13. 9La Verkin, Utah

    Better for first-time buyers than 84% of Utah towns

    4,354 people · Washington County · median home $393,300 · income $68,269 · Jan low 29°F · 1 in snow

  14. 8Garland, Utah

    Better for first-time buyers than 86% of Utah towns

    2,589 people · Box Elder County · median home $360,400 · income $74,375 · Jan low 19°F · 40 in snow

  15. 7Mount Pleasant, Utah

    Better for first-time buyers than 88% of Utah towns

    3,655 people · Sanpete County · median home $315,600 · income $68,920 · Jan low 13°F · 101 in snow

  16. 6Gunnison, Utah

    Better for first-time buyers than 89% of Utah towns

    3,509 people · Sanpete County · median home $290,900 · income $70,833 · Jan low 14°F · 39 in snow

  17. 5Richmond, Utah

    Better for first-time buyers than 90% of Utah towns

    2,914 people · Cache County · median home $395,200 · income $110,428 · Jan low 17°F · 62 in snow

  18. 4White City, Utah

    Better for first-time buyers than 92% of Utah towns

    5,522 people · Salt Lake County · median home $466,600 · income $106,357 · Jan low 23°F · 82 in snow

  19. 3Monroe, Utah

    Better for first-time buyers than 95% of Utah towns

    2,515 people · Sevier County · median home $318,300 · income $66,172 · Jan low 17°F · 35 in snow

  20. 2Moab, Utah

    Better for first-time buyers than 96% of Utah towns

    5,366 people · Grand County · median home $518,900 · income $61,667 · Jan low 21°F · 9 in snow

  21. 1Hyrum, Utah

    Better for first-time buyers than 96% of Utah towns

    9,362 people · Cache County · median home $422,600 · income $88,725 · Jan low 13°F · 52 in snow

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Utah towns0255075100$226K$456K$686K$917K$1147KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 21 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Utah.

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Methodology. We ranked 52 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Utah (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: