A Cedar City community
Living in Chelsey
Chelsey is a community of custom lots along Chelsey Parkway on Cedar City's northwest side. That is the Lund Highway side of town, past the airport and away from the south interchange (the freeway exit). It is a bring-your-own-builder community, so you buy a lot, roughly a third of an acre to nearly an acre, and pick your own builder to build on it. Or you buy a home someone has finished since 2025.
New to the area? Start with the Cedar City guide, then come back for Chelsey.
Current listings
Homes and lots for sale in Chelsey
These listings come straight from the MLS. They show only homes and lots inside the community. New Chelsey listings appear here the day they list, and sold ones drop off. Chelsey is still being built, so expect vacant lots next to finished homes. Read each kind of listing on its own terms.
No homes available? Be sure to check out all Cedar City listings.
Want the map view? Open the full Chelsey search. Selling instead? Start with what your home is worth.
Listing information comes from the local MLS and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
On this page
Life in a new community
Start with the dirt, then the house
Chelsey is not one of Cedar City's old, settled subdivisions, where every street already tells you what the market is. It is a young community of custom lots on the northwest side. Dragonfly Development is the developer, and it uses a bring-your-own-builder model, so buying starts with the lot itself. Look at the side of the lot that faces the street, its utilities, which way it faces, and what phase it sits in.
The community runs along Chelsey Parkway. Addresses are in the roughly 2552 to 2764 North range, near 2900 West. That puts you on the Lund Highway side of Cedar City, past the airport and away from the south interchange, and closer to the west-valley roads than to downtown. Lots run larger than in a typical Cedar City subdivision, and the homes going in are new, built in 2025 and after.
That is a real fit if you want a newer home, or a lot with room to build the way you want. The homework is different from buying a resale (a home someone has lived in) on an established street, though. A bare lot and a finished home that a builder put up before it had a buyer answer different questions, and I will not let you price them off the same checklist.
Neighborhood highlights
The details worth checking first
Six things set this end of town apart. The main road through the community is Chelsey Parkway. The lots are bring-your-own-builder and larger than the Cedar City norm. An airport is a few minutes away, and a park is planned but not yet built. The school picture is still settling as the district changes which schools serve which streets.
Chelsey Parkway
The community runs along Chelsey Parkway on Cedar City's northwest side. Addresses are in the roughly 2552 to 2764 North range, near 2900 West. It is the Lund Highway side of town, not the south interchange.
Bring-your-own-builder lots
The developer, Dragonfly Development, markets Chelsey as a custom-lot community. You buy the lot and choose your own builder, rather than picking from one big builder's book of plans.
Bigger lots than usual
Recorded lots have generally run about a third of an acre up to nearly an acre, which is larger than a typical Cedar City subdivision. A bigger lot changes the setbacks (how far a building must sit from the lot lines), the parking, how you can use the yard, and what you can add later.
Cedar City Regional Airport, ~5 min
The city airport at 2560 Aviation Way sits a few minutes away, roughly two miles from downtown by the city's own account. It gives this side of town its everyday landmark.
A park on the plan
The developer describes a future park with open green space, walking trails, and a playground. Treat it as planned, not built, until its location and timing are on a recorded plat (the official map filed with the county).
Schools still settling
Recent enrollment leans heavily toward Canyon View Middle and Canyon View High. Elementary assignment (which elementary school a home goes to) has been mixed. The district is changing which schools serve which streets over the next two school years.
Homes & lots
When most listings are lots, look closely
Here is the thing I will repeat until it sticks. In Chelsey, an average list price will lie to you if you do not separate the lots from the finished houses. Right now the listings lean toward building lots, and a blended number gets dragged down by land that has not been built on yet.
Sort it out and the picture gets honest. Recorded lot sales and listings have generally run from the high five figures into the low six figures. Finished homes built since 2025 have recently sold and listed in the mid to high $500,000s, and they average close to 2,800 square feet. Neither number is the whole market, and both change as new phases are released, so treat them as starting points and check the live listings.
For a lot, I look at the recorded size, the width along the street, which utilities are in, and what is already built around it. For a finished home, I compare it with recent sales of similar homes. I look at size, how nice the finishes are, garage and storage, how the lot is used, and the most recent northwest-side sales. These are different things, priced in different ways, and I will not let one set of comparisons do double duty.
A bare lot and a finished home will never be priced the same way. Price the thing you are actually buying.
Trails & outdoors
No trailhead at the door, but not far either
I will not invent a trail that starts on Chelsey Parkway, because there is not one. What Chelsey has instead is open ground on the edge of town and a short drive to Cedar City's real trail system. Here is the honest list, from the closest paved path to the day trip.
Coal Creek Trail, ~12 min
The city's paved multi-use path (walkers and bikers share it) follows Coal Creek roughly 3.5 miles across town, from Ann J. Gardner Canyon Park up through Bicentennial and Veterans parks. It is a drive from Chelsey, not a walk, but it is Cedar City's main everyday trail.
Three Peaks Recreation Area, ~15 min
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which runs public land, manages the Three Peaks area northwest of town, off Lund Highway. It is closer to Chelsey than to almost any other Cedar City neighborhood. It offers mountain-bike singletrack (narrow one-bike trails), OHV trails (for off-highway vehicles), and bouldering (climbing big rocks without ropes) out on the open desert.
Iron Hills Trail System, ~15 min
On the opposite side of town, the hilly south side, the Iron Hills network and the climb to the white "C" add dirt singletrack. It is a real drive across town from Chelsey, so know that rather than assuming it is close.
Cedar Breaks and Brian Head, seasonal
The high country up State Route 14 and toward Brian Head is a real day trip from anywhere in Cedar City, Chelsey included. It runs about 35 to 40 minutes, and parts of it close for the season up high.
Maybe a trail you can walk to matters more to your daily routine than a big lot does. That is a fair thing to weigh against Chelsey's other strengths. The wider outdoor picture for the whole city is in the Cedar City guide.
Trail details come from Cedar City's official trail pages and the BLM. Drive times are estimated from the Chelsey Parkway area.
Errands & drive times
Errands from the northwest side
Chelsey is convenient by Cedar City standards, but errands work differently here than near the south interchange. You are past the airport on the Lund Highway side, so most daily stops mean a short drive back through the west-valley roads into town. Times are measured from near Chelsey Parkway. Check the drive from your exact lot.
| The errand | Where it happens | From Chelsey |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | Cedar City Regional Airport, 2560 Aviation Way | ~5 min |
| Full grocery run | Lin's Fresh Market, 150 N Main Street | ~12 min |
| Second grocery option | Smith's Food & Drug, 633 S Main Street | ~14 min |
| Hardware and home improvement | The Home Depot, Providence Center | ~16 min |
| Healthcare | Cedar City Hospital, 1303 N Main Street | ~11 min |
| Freeway on-ramp | Interstate 15 at Exit 59, SR-56 / 200 North | ~13 min |
| Downtown and dinner | Historic Main Street | ~12 min |
| Campus and games | Southern Utah University | ~14 min |
| Mountain biking and OHV | Three Peaks Recreation Area (BLM) | ~15 min |
Farther out, the freeway helps once you reach I-15: the Kolob Canyons gate of Zion is roughly 25 minutes south, and St. George is about 50 to 55 minutes. Brian Head's ski runs are about 45 minutes north via Parowan. The full day-trip map is in the Cedar City guide.
Times are estimated, measured from near Chelsey Parkway. Check the drive from the exact address, at the time of day you will actually drive.
Schools & education
Schools, by the facts
Chelsey is in the Iron County School District. Recent enrollment from the community has run heavily toward Canyon View Middle School (grades 6-8) and Canyon View High School (grades 9-12). Both are on the north side of town, which fits how the district generally splits the Canyon View zone from the Cedar zone on this side of Cedar City. Elementary assignment (which elementary school a home goes to) has been mixed and has not been concentrated at one school.
Take the mix as a starting point, not a guarantee. Iron County is changing six elementary school boundaries for the 2026-27 school year and both the middle and high school boundaries for 2027-28. Ask the district which school a specific address goes to before you count on a particular school. For outside school data, GreatSchools and Niche both publish numbers you can weigh yourself. Southern Utah University is a normal drive across town.
I cover the bigger education picture, including SUU, in the Cedar City guide.
Building your own
What I would walk before you commit
Chelsey markets itself around a range of lot types, from smaller parcels up to sprawling lots suited to animal use. You choose your own builder instead of picking from one company's plan book. That freedom is real, and it is also why a Chelsey purchase asks for more legwork than buying a finished resale on an established street.
None of this is meant to scare you off. It is the short list I run with clients, so the lot they fall for is the lot they actually want to build on. Lots are released in phases, so the answer to "what is finished here" changes street to street and sometimes month to month.
The developer also mentions a future community park with green space, walking trails, and a playground. I treat it like any feature that is planned but not built: it is real if it happens, and it is worth nothing in a buying decision until it is recorded and under construction.
What I check before you write an offer on a Chelsey lot
- Which work is actually done for that specific lot. I look at the road surface, curb and gutter, power, water, and sewer. I also look for any utility stubs (short pipe or line ends left ready to hook up) already at the property line.
- The recorded plat and any building requirements, before you write an offer. They set the setbacks, the exterior standards, and the animal-use rules where they apply.
- Grade (how much the ground slopes), drainage, and soils. A bigger lot can hide cost in the dirt before a single wall goes up.
- Build timing and the neighbors. Chelsey is still being built, so expect construction next door for a while yet.
I will pull the recorded documents and the current phase status with you for any lot you are serious about. That is where a local set of eyes is worth having.
What locals know
Notes from the northwest side
No listing photo tells you this part. Chelsey is newer, more spread out, and more about lots than it looks at first glance, so here is what I would slow down and check.
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You are buying the phase. In a new community, the street and the phase you choose matter as much as the community name. Check what is finished, what is bonded, and what is still only planned. (A bond is money the developer puts up to guarantee the work gets finished.)
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Dirt and houses are not priced the same way. A lot listing and a finished home answer different questions. Look at recent sales of the same kind of thing you are actually buying, not the neighborhood average.
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The Lund Highway route is real. Chelsey sits past the airport on the west side of town, so the daily routine runs through the west-valley roads. Drive to groceries, SUU, work, and the freeway before you decide.
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Big lots add real homework. A larger lot can raise questions about outbuildings (separate buildings like a shed or shop), parking, and animal use. Check city rules and the recorded plat before you build plans around any of them.
Buy or sell here
The buyer side and the seller side
Buying in Chelsey
Chelsey is a community of custom lots on Cedar City's northwest side, along Chelsey Parkway, roughly between 2552 and 2764 North, near 2900 West. That puts it on the Lund Highway side of town, past the airport and away from the south interchange, and closer to the west-valley roads than to downtown.
Chelsey is a bring-your-own-builder, custom-lot community. The developer markets a range of lot types, from smaller parcels up to sprawling lots suited to animal use. You buy the lot and build, or you buy a home someone else already finished. A good share of what is for sale now is still vacant lots, so the same search can show raw dirt next to move-in-ready houses.
Recorded lots have generally run from about a third of an acre up to nearly an acre. That is larger than a typical Cedar City subdivision from big builders who build homes from a few repeated plans. Always check the exact recorded lot size, the setbacks (how far a building must sit from the lot lines), and any building requirements for the specific parcel you are considering.
It splits in two. Building lots have generally listed in the high five figures to the low six figures. Finished homes built since 2025 have recently sold and listed in the mid to high $500,000s. Those are starting points, not quotes. Sort the listings by property type, and check the live MLS before you lean on a number.
Ready to look? See what's on the market or tell me what you are after.
Selling in Chelsey
The neighborhood is in the Iron County School District. Recent enrollment has run heavily toward Canyon View Middle School and Canyon View High School, both on the north side of town. Elementary assignment has been mixed and has not been tied to one school. The district is also changing elementary boundaries for the 2026-27 year and middle and high school boundaries for 2027-28, so ask the district which school any address goes to.
It depends on whether you are pricing land, a finished home, or a build package (a lot sold together with a builder's plan). Lot size, which utilities are in, the phase, how nice the finishes are, and the most recent northwest-side sales all matter. Start with the home valuation page and I will run a real comparison, no obligation.
When you list with me, your home or lot is featured on MovingUtah where it fits best. It shows first on the Cedar City listings and on this Chelsey page, where buyers are already looking. The get featured page explains how it works. If you are thinking about selling, I would be glad to talk it through with you.
Yes, and it is common in a new community like this. Timing the two is mostly a matter of order. I cover the steps in the buy and sell at once guide. I am licensed in both real estate and lending. On any one purchase I take one role. If I am your lender, I can tell you early if a home could be hard to get a loan on.
Thinking about it? Start with your number or see how featuring works.
Keep exploring Cedar City
Want a closer look at Chelsey?
Buying? I can help you tell a good lot from one that comes with a lot of extra work. I can also pull the current phase map before you fall for a listing photo. Selling? I will compare the property with the right slice of the northwest side, not the whole city average.
Selling in Chelsey
Want to sell your home in Chelsey? List it with Scott Buehler and get featured on MovingUtah
You may be selling a finished home, a partly built property, or a vacant lot. Either way, I will price it against the right recent sales for what it actually is. I will not use a blended neighborhood average.