A Cedar City community
Living in The Canyon at Eagle Ridge.
A custom-home community set into the black rock on the south edge of Cedar City. Lots here look out toward Shurtz Canyon, Square Mountain, and Cedar Mountain, the foothills start close behind them, and you are still a short run from the I-15 interchange and the south-side shopping.
I am Scott Buehler. I have called Southern Utah home for 20+ years, and this page is the honest version of what this end of town offers, what it costs to build or buy here, and what I would walk before you choose a lot.
New to the area? Start with the Cedar City guide, then come back for the canyon.
South end of Cedar City
The Canyon at Eagle Ridge.
Current listings
Homes for sale in The Canyon at Eagle Ridge.
No active listings today. Owners in a custom-lot community cut into the black rock generally build to stay, which keeps resale volume close to zero in most seasons. The MLS feeds this page directly, so the next listing appears without any lag. Prefer to hunt on your own? Open the map search or start from the homepage.
Buying here
Be first in line when one lists.
I keep the Iron County MLS open every day, and a lot pool this specific, set against the black rock with views toward Shurtz Canyon and Square Mountain, is not hard for me to flag the second a filing appears. Let me know you are watching The Canyon at Eagle Ridge and I will pick up the phone before it reaches a public search.
Selling here
Own a home in The Canyon at Eagle Ridge?
Buyers check this exact page hoping to find your street. When you are ready, list it with me and get featured on MovingUtah. Start with an honest read on what your home is worth.
Listing information comes from the local MLS and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
On this page
Life in the canyon
Custom-home living with a black-rock edge.
The Canyon at Eagle Ridge does not try to look like the flat city grid. It sits in the black rock on Cedar City's south edge, along South Eagle Ridge Drive and South Canyon Circle, where lots are cut into the terrain rather than stamped out as the same rectangle over and over. Mornings up here are quiet, with the light coming off Cedar Mountain and the canyon walls before the rest of town wakes up.
That setting is the point. Lots look out toward Shurtz Canyon, Square Mountain, and Cedar Mountain, so the conversation on any given parcel is about slope, orientation, the driveway, and how the home sits in the rock. Two lots a short walk apart can frame different views entirely.
The practical side still holds up. The south interchange and the Providence Center side of town are a short drive for normal errands, and the Southview trail system is not far behind. I still map every drive from the actual driveway, because a custom street cut into the rock can turn a tidy guess into something longer.
The setting
Black rock, views, and a street-by-street read.
Black rock lots
Lots are cut into black rock formations with native desert vegetation, so how a home is oriented on its site matters as much as the floor plan. Some yards carry petroglyphs in the rock; confirm what a specific lot includes before you count on it.
Canyon and mountain views
Shurtz Canyon, Square Mountain, and Cedar Mountain are the view references here. I always confirm the actual sightline from the lot itself rather than trusting a listing headline.
Land and views, not a clubhouse
The draw here is the terrain and the views, not shared amenities. That keeps the buyer checklist focused on where the value actually is: the land, the orientation, and the access.
Room for RV parking or a shop
Some lots have the space for RV parking or a detached shop. What a given parcel actually allows comes down to its size, setbacks, and the recorded plat, so I check that lot by lot before you count on it.
A builder who knows the ground
Alex Meisner Construction developed the lots here and builds in the community. The firm was named Iron County Builder of the Year in 2018 and Best of Southern Utah Builder of the Year in 2019, and outside builders can also work a lot with the right approvals.
Later phases keep coming
The Canyon at Eagle Ridge has developed in phases, with newer phased lots added over time. Saddleback Ridge is a separate, newer Ironhorse subdivision, a different developer, just north of Eagle Ridge; I keep the two apart when I compare comps.
Homes & lots
Custom homes shaped by the lot.
The Canyon at Eagle Ridge is a custom-home community, not a tract subdivision. You buy a lot and build to your own plan, or you buy a home someone already finished, which is why no two houses on the hill look quite alike. Alex Meisner Construction carved out the lots here and builds in the community, and outside builders can also work a lot, so confirm the current queue and timeline if a new build is your plan.
The lot is the headline. These generally run about a quarter-acre to a half-acre, set among black rock, and the view, the orientation, the driveway, and the outdoor storage all do real work in what a home is worth. A house here should be compared against its lot, not just its square footage.
On price, this is custom, acreage-style product, so the range is wide. Recent activity has included finished custom homes pricing in the high $600,000s, with the lot, view, and finish level swinging it hard either way. Prices move, so treat that as a starting point and confirm against the live listings.
In a custom canyon community, the lot is not background. It is part of the house.
Trails & terrain
The Southview trail system is a short drive out.
The nearest named trail access is the Southview Trailhead, at the end of South Shurtz Canyon Drive. It is the main entry point into the Iron Hills Trail System, a BLM-managed network built for mountain biking, hiking, and trail running, with roughly 30 miles of built trail and more planned. From I-15 Exit 57 it is a short run east on Main Street, then onto Old Highway 191 and south on Shurtz Canyon Drive to the trailhead itself.
I would not call this walk-out trail access from every lot. It is a short drive, not a backyard gate, and the exact route from a specific address depends on which street and phase the lot sits in. I confirm that before I promise how close a lot is to the trailhead.
Southview Trailhead
Gravel parking, restrooms, a bike repair station, and a skills track sit at the trailhead itself, off South Shurtz Canyon Drive.
Iron Hills Trail System
Roughly 30 miles of built singletrack, with flow trails and a skills area, on BLM land south of town.
Terrain
Walk the driveway, slope, drainage, and snow-storage situation on any lot, not just the finished interior.
Source: BLM Southview Trailhead listing. The wider outdoor picture is in the Cedar City guide.
Errands & drive times
Errands, measured from the street.
These times are measured from near South Eagle Ridge Drive and are estimates, not a promise. Custom streets cut into the rock do not always drive like flat-grid distance, so confirm door-to-door from the specific lot you are looking at.
| The errand | Where it happens | From Eagle Ridge Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Full grocery run | Walmart Supercenter, Providence Center Drive | ~7 min |
| Big-box and hardware | Home Depot, Providence Center | ~7 min |
| Fuel and freeway | I-15 Exit 57 / south interchange | ~5 min |
| Grocery, north option | Smith's Food & Drug, S Main Street | ~8 min |
| Hospital | Cedar City Hospital, N Main Street | ~12 min |
| Campus and events | Southern Utah University | ~11 min |
| Trail day | Southview Trailhead, S Shurtz Canyon Drive | ~9 min |
| Airport | Cedar City Regional Airport | ~10 min |
| Regional day trip | Cedar Breaks National Monument, via SR-14 | ~40 min, seasonal |
Everything on this list sits inside a short window by Cedar City standards. The trade for that convenience is the custom street network itself, which is why I confirm door-to-door from the exact lot rather than quoting a flat citywide number.
Schools & education
Schools, checked by address.
The Canyon at Eagle Ridge falls in the Iron County School District (grades K-12). Sources on the exact elementary, middle, and high school assignment for this south-end pocket do not agree with each other, and the district is actively redrawing boundaries: all six Iron County elementary zones change for the 2026-27 school year, and the two middle and two high school zones change for 2027-28. Rather than guess, I would confirm the current assignment for any address here directly with the district before you count on a specific school.
For independent school information, GreatSchools and Niche both publish data you can weigh for yourself. Southern Utah University sits about eleven minutes north across town, in case a household here is connected to campus.
I cover the bigger education picture, including SUU, in the Cedar City guide.
Building here
What to check before you buy a lot.
Because this is a build-to-suit community, buying here is not always the same transaction as buying an existing house. You may be buying a bare lot with a plan to build, a lot with a pre-built spec home attached, or a finished custom home from a prior phase. Each of those needs a different kind of due diligence, and I walk through which one you are actually looking at before we talk price.
Alex Meisner Construction has built the majority of homes in the community and has been recognized locally for its work, including Iron County Builder of the Year in 2018. Outside builders can also work a lot with the right approvals, so if you already have a builder relationship, confirm what the recorded plat and any lot-specific requirements allow before you commit.
The subdivision has grown in phases over time. Just north of Eagle Ridge is Saddleback Ridge, a separate, newer Ironhorse subdivision with a different developer, so I treat the two as different products with different pricing histories rather than one big comp pool.
Before you commit to a lot
- Confirm which subdivision and street the lot sits in, and whether it is The Canyon at Eagle Ridge or the adjacent Saddleback Ridge (a separate Ironhorse subdivision).
- Walk the lot itself for slope, drainage, and the real sightline toward Shurtz Canyon or Cedar Mountain.
- Check the recorded plat and any covenants for RV parking, shop, and setback rules before you plan around them.
- Ask for the current build queue and realistic timeline if you are buying to build rather than buying finished.
What locals know
Notes from the south-end canyon lots.
No listing photo tells you this part. After more than 20 years in Southern Utah, here is what I would slow down and check on a custom lot up here.
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The rock is part of the value. A flat-lot comp will not tell the whole story here. The view, the slope, the driveway, and how a house uses the black rock all move the number.
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Eagle Ridge and Saddleback Ridge are not the same comp pool. Saddleback Ridge is a separate, newer Ironhorse subdivision, a different developer, just north of Eagle Ridge. I keep pricing for the two separate.
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The trailhead is a short drive, not a backyard gate. Southview Trailhead is close by Cedar City standards, but I confirm the actual route and distance from the specific lot before I call it trail access.
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Inventory runs thin. Only a handful of custom homes tend to be listed here at any one time, so a single listing is a signal, not a pricing range. I read it against recent south-side sales.
Buy or sell here
The buyer side and the seller side.
Buying in The Canyon at Eagle Ridge
The Canyon at Eagle Ridge sits on the south end of Cedar City, in the black rock above town off South Eagle Ridge Drive and South Canyon Circle. It looks toward Shurtz Canyon, Square Mountain, and Cedar Mountain, and it keeps a short run back to Interstate 15 at the south interchange.
Custom single-family homes on generous lots, generally about a quarter-acre to a half-acre, set into black rock formations. Alex Meisner Construction developed the lots and builds here, and you can also bring your own builder, so it is a build-to-suit kind of place rather than a tract subdivision. Some lots have room for RV parking or a shop. Confirm what a given lot allows before you count on it.
Yes. The Southview Trailhead, at the end of South Shurtz Canyon Drive, is the nearest named access point into the Iron Hills Trail System, and it sits a short drive from the neighborhood. I still confirm the exact route from a specific lot before promising how close a walk-out connection actually is.
Because most of what sells here is custom on an acreage-style lot, the range is wide. Recent activity has included pricing in the high $600,000s for a finished custom home, with the lot, view, and finish level swinging the number hard either way. Prices move, so treat that as a starting point and confirm against the live listings.
Ready to look? See what is on the market or tell me what you are after.
Selling in The Canyon at Eagle Ridge
Value here turns on the lot as much as the house: the view, the rock setting, the driveway, the outdoor storage, and what other custom homes are competing at the time. Start with the home valuation page and I will compare it against the right south Cedar City sales, no obligation.
List with me and your home is featured across MovingUtah, on this page, on the Cedar City hub, and in the featured listings buyers browse on this site. The get featured page walks through exactly how that works.
It depends on how many custom homes are listed on this side of town right now. Inventory here usually runs thin, and a home that explains its lot, view, and rock setting as clearly as its interior draws attention when little else is on the market. Tell me your timeline and I will give you a straight read, not a pitch.
Yes, and it is common with custom homes. The work is mostly sequencing: pricing the lot correctly, showing the land and view details well before launch, and timing the next purchase, and I cover the playbook in the buy and sell at once guide. Because I am dual-licensed, I can keep the sale, the search, and the financing on one desk.
Thinking about it? Start with your number or see how featuring works.
Keep exploring Cedar City
Want a closer look at The Canyon at Eagle Ridge?
Buying, I can pull the current listings and tell you honestly which lots and phases fit what you are after. Selling, I will give you a straight number and a plan to get your home featured in front of the buyers already on this site. Either way, we start with a conversation.
Selling in The Canyon at Eagle Ridge
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