A Cedar City community
Living in Old Sorrel Ranch.
A D.R. Horton master-planned community on Cedar City's west-side hillside, reached off Highway 56 and Westview Drive. Rambler and two-story plans, finished homes, active phases, and lots all share these streets, and Old Sorrel Heights is the phase built highest on the slope.
I am Scott Buehler, a Southern Utah resident of 20-plus years and a licensed REALTOR and lender. Here I will be straight with you up front: I hold an ownership interest in Old Sorrel Heights, so out here the disclosure matters as much as the pitch.
New to the area? Start with the Cedar City guide, then come back for the west side.
Current listings
Homes and lots for sale in Old Sorrel Ranch.
Fed straight from the MLS and limited to homes inside the community: new Old Sorrel Ranch listings appear here the day they list, and sold homes drop off. Because the area mixes finished D.R. Horton homes, Old Sorrel Heights inventory, and vacant lots, read each listing type on its own terms.
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Listing information comes from the local MLS and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
On this page
Life on the hill
A west-side hillside address with town still close.
Old Sorrel Ranch sits on the west side of Cedar City, a secluded hillside pocket you reach from I-15 Exit 59 by heading west on Highway 56, then south toward Westview Drive. Streets inside the community include Bladen Street, Foundation Trail, and May Drive, and the builder is still releasing new phases on the slope above.
The hill changes the rhythm of the day. D.R. Horton markets the community on its sunset views and its distance to town, and the numbers back that up: roughly 2.5 miles to I-15, about 2.5 miles to Cedar City Regional Airport, around 3 miles to Southern Utah University, and about 1.5 miles to the Cedar City Utah Temple. It is a newer-construction pocket that trades the older neighborhoods' mature trees for elevation and a fresh build.
I treat the whole community as active construction. D.R. Horton phases, the Old Sorrel Heights phase where I hold an interest, finished homes, and vacant lots all turn up in the same conversation, and each one calls for a different pricing and due-diligence lens.
Hillside highlights
The west side has its own logic.
Six things make this end of town its own place, and each one is specific: a working D.R. Horton master plan, standard smart-home builds, a short list to SUU and the temple, a freeway on-ramp built for the west side, a still-releasing phase map, and the Old Sorrel Heights phase where my disclosure applies.
A working D.R. Horton master plan
Old Sorrel Ranch is a 2020s D.R. Horton community still releasing phases, with rambler and two-story plans on the same streets.
Mud rooms and smart-home wiring, standard
Every plan in the community ships with a mud room, smart-home systems, and an unfinished basement as a standard feature, not an upgrade.
SUU and the temple, minutes away
Southern Utah University is about 3 miles out and the Cedar City Utah Temple about 1.5 miles, both a short hop down the hill from the community.
A west-side freeway on-ramp, ~7 min
I-15 Exit 59 at Highway 56 sits about 2.5 miles out, the on-ramp built for this side of town rather than the north or south interchanges.
A phase map still being written
New sections release in limited batches, so which streets are finished, under construction, or still platted keeps shifting month to month.
Old Sorrel Heights, my disclosed interest
Old Sorrel Heights is the phase built highest on the hill. It is also the phase where I hold an ownership interest, disclosed in full below.
Homes & lots
Finished homes and lots need separate math.
Old Sorrel Ranch is 2020s new construction, so most of what you tour is active D.R. Horton inventory. The builder's plans here run to roughly 3,146 square feet or more, with 3 to 5 bedrooms, 2 to 2.5 baths, and 2- to 3-car garages, and every plan comes standard with a mud room, smart-home wiring, and an unfinished basement. Single-family lots start around a quarter acre, and a separate line of Old Sorrel Townhomes sits at a lower price point in the same master plan.
Builder-released pricing for the single-family side has run from roughly the high $400,000s into the low $600,000s depending on plan, size, and lot, while the townhome line has generally started in the $300,000s. Old Sorrel Heights is a later phase on the same hillside, and it is the phase where I hold an ownership interest. Because new sections release on their own schedule, a single blended number mixes a starter plan with a large two-story and a piece of raw ground, so I never lead with one figure; I pull live MLS and current builder pricing before quoting anything.
For buyers, I compare plan, lot, elevation, unfinished basement status, completion stage, included features, and any builder incentive listing by listing. For sellers, I split finished homes from lots and weigh them against the current phase inventory before we set a price.
Out here the phase and the lot move the price as much as the floor plan does.
Trails & outdoors
From the hillside to the high country.
Old Sorrel Ranch does not have a dedicated trailhead the way some Cedar City neighborhoods do, but the west side sits within a short drive of the city's trail network and the wider outdoor map. Here is the honest tiering, from close by to day trip.
Coal Creek Trail, in town
Cedar City's paved Coal Creek Trail follows the creek across town and is the easiest paved walk or ride to reach once you are off the hill, a short drive east from the community.
Three Peaks Recreation Area, ~15 min
The BLM's Three Peaks area is the closest big-terrain option from the west side: more than twenty-five miles of mountain-bike singletrack, OHV trails, and desert bouldering.
Iron Hills and the white "C," ~10 min
The Iron Hills Trail System on the south bench, including the hike to the white "C" above town, is a short drive across the valley from the hillside.
Cedar Breaks and Brian Head, seasonal day trip
State Route 14 and the Parowan route to Brian Head both start on the far side of town from here, so this hillside trades an in-neighborhood trail for a quieter street and a longer drive to the high country.
Trail details come from Cedar City's trail pages and the BLM. The wider outdoor picture, including Cedar Breaks and Brian Head, is in the Cedar City guide.
Errands & drive times
Errands, measured in minutes.
This is the practical answer to "how far is everything from up here." Times are measured from near Bladen Street and Westview Drive at the heart of the community; from the higher Old Sorrel Heights streets, add a couple of minutes.
| The errand | Where it happens | From the hillside |
|---|---|---|
| Freeway on-ramp | Interstate 15 at Exit 59, Highway 56 | ~7 min |
| Full grocery run | Walmart Supercenter, 1330 S Providence Center Dr | ~10 min |
| Second grocery option | Lin's Fresh Market, 150 N Main Street | ~9 min |
| Hardware and home improvement | The Home Depot, Providence Center | ~10 min |
| Healthcare | Cedar City Hospital, 1303 N Main Street | ~10 min |
| Campus and games | Southern Utah University | ~7 min |
| Worship | Cedar City Utah Temple | ~5 min |
| Flights | Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC) | ~7 min |
| Dinner downtown | Historic Main Street | ~9 min |
Farther out, the freeway puts Brian Head's ski runs about 45 minutes northeast via Parowan, the Kolob Canyons gate of Zion roughly 30 minutes south on I-15, and St. George about 50 minutes south. The full day-trip map lives in the Cedar City guide.
Schools & education
Schools, by the facts.
Old Sorrel Ranch is part of the Iron County School District. The builder's own listings for the community point to Iron Springs Elementary (grades K-5) on the west side of town as the elementary school. Cedar City splits secondary students between the Cedar and Canyon View zones, and different sources describe this stretch of the west side differently, so I do not name a specific middle or high school here without you confirming it first.
The district is also redrawing boundaries. Six elementary zones shift for the 2026-27 school year, and both middle and high school boundaries shift for 2027-28. Confirm the current elementary, middle, and high school assignment for the exact home directly with the district before anyone writes an offer. GreatSchools and Niche both publish data you can weigh for yourself, and Southern Utah University is about three miles back toward town.
I cover the bigger education picture, including SUU, in the Cedar City guide.
The Old Sorrel name
The horse behind the name.
The community's name is not a marketing invention. In January 1898, a group of Cedar City men set out for a sawmill on the mountain to cut lumber for the college that would become Southern Utah University. A record snowstorm buried the road in drifts up to fifteen feet deep, and an old sorrel horse, walked at the front of the party, pushed into the snow again and again until the drifts gave way and the men made it home alive. The college was finished that September, and SUU still honors the horse today with a bronze Old Sorrel statue near the America First Event Center, visible from the football field.
This hillside sits a few miles from that campus and its statue, which is why the builder borrowed the name for a community built on Cedar City's west side. It is a small piece of local history to know before you tell people where you live.
Because I hold an ownership interest in Old Sorrel Heights, the higher phase of this same community, that history is not just trivia to me. It is the reason I hold myself to the disclosure standard below rather than treating this page like any other listing writeup.
Owner-agent disclosure, in plain terms
- I am a licensed real estate agent, and I also hold an ownership interest in Old Sorrel Heights, a phase of this community. I am not a neutral third party writing about that phase.
- That interest is disclosed here, on every listing tied to Old Sorrel Heights, and again before any offer, per Utah R162-2f-401h(3) and NAR Standard of Practice 12-6.
- You are always free to use your own agent for any home in this community, including Old Sorrel Heights, and I will tell you that plainly if you ask.
- If OldSorrelHeights.com is ever referenced from this site, that same ownership disclosure applies there too. One interest, disclosed everywhere it shows up.
Old Sorrel history sourced from Southern Utah University's own account of its 1898 founding. This is general background, not a property disclosure for any specific listing; confirm current phase and ownership details for any Old Sorrel Heights home directly with me.
What locals know
The details I would slow down and check.
No listing photo tells you this part. After more than 20 years in Southern Utah, here is what I would tell a friend looking at Old Sorrel Ranch.
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Separate homes from lots. A single community median mixes finished homes with vacant lots, so it is never a clean home-price number. I price the two separately every time.
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Phase position matters. A higher lot on the hill, the basement setup, and the completion stage can swing value between two homes on the same street.
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My disclosure is part of the deal. Old Sorrel Heights is the phase where I hold an ownership interest, and I put that on the table before you rely on anything I tell you about it.
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Standard features still vary by plan. Mud rooms, smart-home wiring, unfinished basements, and main-floor primary suites are common here, but check the exact spec sheet for the plan you like, not the model home.
Buy or sell here
Straight answers for Old Sorrel Ranch decisions.
Buying in Old Sorrel Ranch
Old Sorrel Ranch sits on Cedar City's west side, a secluded hillside pocket reached from I-15 Exit 59 by heading west on Highway 56 (200 North) and then south on Westview Drive. Streets inside the community include Bladen Street, Foundation Trail, and May Drive, and the whole area sits roughly 2.5 miles from I-15, 3 miles from Southern Utah University, and 1.5 miles from the Cedar City Utah Temple.
It is a 2020s D.R. Horton master-planned community of rambler and two-story homes, all built with mud rooms, smart-home wiring, and unfinished basements as standard. Old Sorrel Heights is a later phase of the community, and that is the phase where I hold an ownership interest.
D.R. Horton's own released pricing for the community has run from roughly the high $400,000s to the low $600,000s depending on plan, square footage, and lot, with quarter-acre-plus single-family lots and a separate line of Old Sorrel Townhomes priced lower. Because new phases release on their own schedule, I always pull live MLS and current builder pricing before quoting a number.
The phase and the exact lot drive almost everything out here. I confirm the phase, lot position, unfinished basement status, included features, completion timing, school assignment, active builder inventory, and whether a listing is a finished home or a vacant lot before we compare it to anything else.
Ready to look? See what is on the market or tell me what you are after.
Selling in Old Sorrel Ranch
Yes. I hold an ownership interest in Old Sorrel Heights, a phase of Old Sorrel Ranch. I disclose that interest here and on every page and listing where the development appears, so you always know where I stand before we talk.
Want to sell your home in Old Sorrel Ranch? List it with me and it gets featured across MovingUtah, on this community page, on the Cedar City guide, and in the featured listings buyers browse on this site. The get featured page walks through exactly how that works.
I start with live MLS, separate finished homes from lots, then adjust for phase, plan, lot position, basement setup, upgrades, completion stage, and how much builder inventory is competing at that moment. It is hands-on pricing, not an automated guess.
Yes, and timing the two is mostly a sequencing problem. I cover the playbook in the buy and sell at once guide, and because I am dual-licensed I can keep the sale, the search, and the financing on one desk, taking one role only on any single purchase.
Thinking about it? Start with your number or see how featuring works.
Owner-agent disclosure. I am a licensed real estate agent and I hold an ownership interest in Old Sorrel Heights, a phase of Old Sorrel Ranch. That interest is disclosed here and on every page and listing where the development appears, per Utah R162-2f-401h(3) and NAR Standard of Practice 12-6.
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Buying, I can help you separate Old Sorrel Ranch homes, lots, and Old Sorrel Heights inventory before you compare price. Selling, I will position your home against the right active phase and disclose my Old Sorrel Heights interest plainly.
Selling in Old Sorrel Ranch
Want to sell your home in Old Sorrel Ranch? List it with Scott Buehler and get featured on MovingUtah.
No best-agent claims and no guaranteed-price promises, just honest pricing that separates homes from lots before it ever names a number. If your home is in Old Sorrel Heights, my ownership interest there is disclosed in full above.