Park City Real Estate Market Continues to Grow

Condos in Wasatch and Summit Counties were just one of the many hot real estate products last year

Maybe it’s the fact that Park City is home to the largest ski resort in the United States, and you can literally ride a lift from the slopes to town. Or the epic singletrack lined with wildflowers, traversing our mountains from Deer Valley to Canyons. And a little indie film festival called Sundance. And the amazing restaurants. And—before we get carried away, we’ll just agree to agree that there are many good reasons why the Park City real estate market is in growing faster than the piles of snow in our driveways this winter.

Exactly how big is this growth spurt?

The Park City MLS just released the numbers for 2016, and they are big. The past four years has seen an average median price increase of 7.5% annually, in what PCMLS President Sara Werbelow describes as a “sustainable growth trend.”

Total number of sales by month in Heber in 2016 (PCMLS)

In 2016, that average median price increase was twice as high as that of the past four years. And the Park City market’s dollar volume was up 18%. It’s clear people are vying for homes in Summit and Wasatch Counties. While the Park City market is hot, more affordable prices, larger lots, and new construction opportunities are attracting people to neighboring areas like Heber and the Jordanelle.

Hungry for more stats about this fast-moving market? Here’s a deeper look at 2016 by the numbers:

• $1.69 million: Median price for single-family homes in Park City city limits
• $1.48 million: Median price for Old Town homes
• Highest 2016 dollar volume: The Snyderville Basin, with a total of 366 homes sold
• 1 sale per week: Average market rate for Jeremy Ranch
• 22%: Rate of increase for the cost of a single-family home in Kamas
• 318: Condos sold in 2016, most of which were in the Snyderville Basin at a median price of $685,000
• 7-11 months: Average time homes spent on market—properties at or below the area’s median price flew four times as fast

Get it while it’s hot, folks—and before it gets hotter. With more and more people attracted to the local Park City lifestyle, we might just see demand (and prices) continue to rise in 2017 and beyond.