Alta, UT housing market
The typical Alta home is worth about $2,115,000, up 15.1% in a year, 296% above the Utah typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Alta compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Alta at a glance
Typical home value, 2023–2026
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| January | Alta | Utah |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,703,000 | $516,000 |
| 2025 | $1,829,000 | $528,000 |
| 2026 | $1,896,000 | $538,000 |
| August 2026 | $2,115,000 | $535,000 |
12 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 12 new homes in Alta in 2025, all in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $3.6 million to build. Over the past 10 years, Alta has permitted 23 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Alta's population fell by 155 even though 3 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. 59% of Alta's homes are seasonal or vacation homes, which adds housing without adding residents. Across Utah: 2.7 new residents per new home.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 12 | $3.6 million |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $4 million |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $6.6 million |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $871,000 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $884,000 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $712,000 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 4 | $2.1 million |
| 2006 | 9 | 3 | 6 | $3.8 million |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $160,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $812,000 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Alta and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alta | $2.11M | +15.1% | $2,480 | 12 | — |
| Brighton | — | +2.6%† | $2,020 | — | $148,139 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,480
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Alta is $2,480 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $1,790 · 4 bedrooms $3,780
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (84092; Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Recent listings in Alta
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.