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Single-story homes in Bluffdale.

Every home listed as one story on the Bluffdale market, fed straight from the MLS and sorted newest first, with a clear read on what one level means in a city that is really two markets wearing one name.

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The newest single-story listings.

Fed straight from the local MLS and filtered to homes listed as one story: new Bluffdale listings appear here as they list, and sold homes drop off. The read on what one level really means here is just below.

If the grid looks thin today, that is the real Bluffdale market, not a glitch: the whole city runs maybe fifty to ninety active listings at a time across two markets that barely overlap, so true one-level listings can run lean some weeks. Tell me what you are after and I will have the Bluffdale-area agent I work with flag the next match the morning it lists.

Listing information comes from the local MLS and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

The local read


What single-story homes mean in Bluffdale.

On a Utah listing sheet the word for a single-story home is rambler, what the rest of the country calls a ranch. Bluffdale is unusual because that one word covers two very different homes. On the Old Bluffdale large-lot core, the original farm-and-ranch heart on the city's south and east, a rambler can be an estate-scale single level sitting on an acre or more of horse-zoned ground. Out in the newer master-planned subdivisions toward the Point, like Independence at the Point and the Day Ranch streets, a rambler is a tidier single-level plan on a standard lot. Same word, two budgets, two ways of living.

Here is the Salt Lake Valley catch, and it is the opposite of a warm-weather slab market. The valley frost line is deep, so foundations go down anyway and basements are the norm. That means a home listed as one story here almost always sits over a full basement, with the bedrooms and living on the main level and finished or unfinished space below. So one story usually means one main level with a staircase down, not the whole house on a slab. Read the stories field and the floor plan rather than assume from the front photo.

On the acreage side, the single-level estate ramblers are part of why people come to Old Bluffdale at all: one main floor, room to spread, and the kind of lot that lets you keep horses where the code allows it. If that is the search, the horses-allowed homes page and the luxury homes page are the two next stops, because the bigger ramblers overlap all three lists. Just know the supply is thin and the ground sets the price more than the house does.

In the master-planned subdivisions the building has leaned two-story and townhome to fit more homes on the land, so a true single-level plan there can take patience even though it is the newer construction. Whole-home prices cover the full Bluffdale spread, and sources genuinely conflict on the middle: roughly the mid-$500,000s into the mid-$700,000s depending on which side of the city you are shopping. Earlier in the process than show me listings? Start with the Bluffdale guide for the whole picture, and when a home below reads right, that is the moment to reach out.

What counts as single-story here

  • Estate rambler on acreage: the Old Bluffdale build. One main level on a large horse-zoned lot, often with outbuildings, and priced off the ground as much as the house. Thin supply and a real top end.

  • Master-plan rambler: the newer single-level plan in the Independence and Day Ranch area on a standard lot. More attainable, but less common than two-story out there, so it can take patience.

  • Rambler over a basement: the common build either way. One main level with the bedrooms and living up top and finished or unfinished space below grade. The staircase is real, so plan for it.

  • Read the listing, not the photo: the stories field and the floor plan tell the truth. Confirm whether the square footage is all on the main level or includes a lower floor before you fall for a front shot.

Typical single-story list range Spans the market, roughly $685,500 U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024, verify annually
The Salt Lake Valley difference One main level, usually over a full basement Deep valley frost line, basements are the norm
Where they cluster Estate ramblers in Old Bluffdale, smaller plans in the master plans Acreage core vs Independence at the Point
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The local map


Where the single-story homes actually are.

Single-level homes turn up across Bluffdale, but they split along the same line the whole city does: estate ramblers on the older acreage core, smaller single-level plans in the newer master plans, and a few patterns in between. Here is where to look.

Old Bluffdale, the large-lot core

The original farm-and-ranch heart on the south and east. Estate ramblers sit on acre-plus lots here, often horse-zoned with outbuildings, and this is where the single-level-on-acreage search lives. Supply is thin and the ground drives the price, so the bigger ramblers read as luxury listings too.

Independence at the Point and Day Ranch

The master plan in southeast Bluffdale, around 294 acres planned for well over a thousand homes with Porter Rockwell Boulevard running through it. The newer single-level plans here sit on standard lots near Day Ranch Park, though the mix leans two-story and townhome, so a true rambler takes patience.

The west reach toward Herriman

The Redwood Road corridor and the streets running west to the Herriman line, with Mountain View Corridor giving the west side a freeway-grade route. A mix of newer streets and remaining open ground, with larger parcels that can carry a single-level home with room around it.

The Jordan River corridor

The river spine and the 40-mile parkway trail thread the city north to south past Wardle Fields Regional Park and the 14400 South civic area. Older established streets near here hold some single-level stock; locate any parcel relative to the Union Pacific and FrontRunner rail line.

The Point-of-the-mountain edge

The higher south end where the valley pinches shut at the Jordan Narrows. Newer lots up here can carry point-of-the-mountain and Traverse Mountain views, and a single-level plan that catches the view is a premium combination worth confirming on the floor plan.

New construction in the master plans

Builders working the Independence area offer single-level floor plans alongside the two-story plans. On a new build you can often pick the one-story plan before the foundation is poured, if you are willing to wait for it. Custom land citywide is thin, so a from-scratch rambler means real homework on zone, water, and corridors.

Before you tour: what to actually check

Stories field vs. photos: an estate rambler and a master-plan rambler photograph very differently but read the same on the stories line. Check the listing's stories count and the floor plan, not just the front shot.

Basement or not: common here, so confirm whether the square footage is all on the main level or includes a finished or unfinished lower floor. It changes the price-per-foot math.

The lot and the zone: on the Old Bluffdale side the acre-plus lot and its zoning are most of the value. If keeping animals matters, confirm the parcel's zone and the city's animal schedule rather than assuming from the neighbors.

Which county of record: Bluffdale straddles the Salt Lake and Utah County line, and the county of record decides the tax bill. Confirm which county a specific parcel sits in before you pencil the carrying cost.

The southern soundscape: Camp Williams runs live-fire training directly south, so the south end can carry periodic small-arms or heavier training noise. Honest disclosure, worth hearing in person on a parcel near the post edge.

Entry and thresholds: if a level, no-step entry matters to you, look at the porch, the garage step, and the doorways in person rather than guessing from the listing, because a rambler over a basement still has the basement stairs.

Scott Buehler, Moving Utah

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Quick answers


Single-story shopping, answered.

On a Utah listing sheet the word you will see is rambler, the local name for a single-story home, what other markets call a ranch. It means the main living space sits on one level. The Bluffdale detail worth knowing is that the word covers two very different homes: an estate rambler on acreage in the Old Bluffdale core, and a smaller single-level plan in the newer master plans toward the Point. Tell me which one you are picturing and I am happy to read the listings with you.

Usually, yes. The Salt Lake Valley frost line is deep, so foundations go down anyway and basements are common across both sides of the city. That means a single-story here typically sits over a full basement, so one main level with a staircase down rather than the whole house on a slab. If you want a true one-level home with no stairs at all, tell me and I will have the local agent filter for it.

It splits along the same line the city does. Estate ramblers sit on the large lots of Old Bluffdale on the south and east, often horse-zoned. Smaller single-level plans turn up in the newer master plans like Independence at the Point and Day Ranch, though that mix leans two-story and townhome. The live listings above are the honest count on any given week.

They cover the full range, because the two kinds of rambler sit at very different price points. An estate rambler on acreage is priced off the ground and the zoning as much as the house and runs well up the scale, while a single-level plan in the master plans is more attainable. Sources conflict on the citywide middle, roughly the mid-$500,000s into the mid-$700,000s, so the live listings above are the real answer on any given week.

On parts of the Old Bluffdale core, where the lot size and zone allow it, the city code writes livestock rights into specific zones by lot size. Many single-level estate ramblers sit on exactly that kind of ground. The detail belongs on the horses-allowed homes page, and you have to confirm the parcel's zone and the animal schedule against the municipal code rather than assume from a neighbor.

Tell me the budget, whether you want an estate rambler or a master-plan plan, and whether you need a true zero-step entry or just one main level over a basement, and I will connect you with a Bluffdale-area partner agent and flag matching listings as they go live. Pair that with a pre-approval and you can tour the good ones before the weekend crowd does.