Elmo, UT housing market
The typical Elmo home is worth about $349,000, up 6.7% in a year, 35% below the Utah typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Elmo compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Elmo at a glance
Typical home value, 2024–2026
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| January | Elmo | Utah |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $285,000 | $516,000 |
| 2025 | $311,000 | $528,000 |
| 2026 | $344,000 | $538,000 |
| August 2026 | $349,000 | $535,000 |
No new homes permitted in 2021
No permits for new homes were issued in Elmo in 2021. The last year with any was 2012 (4 new homes).
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Elmo's population fell by 13 even though 7 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $700,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $422,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $170,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $470,000 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $450,000 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $197,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $89,000 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $211,000 |
Elmo's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2021, so the 2021 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
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 $970
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Elmo is $970 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Elmo pay a median of $714, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $710 · 4 bedrooms $1,640
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (84521; Emery County, UT), 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.
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.