A Cedar City community
Living in West Ridge Estates.
A southwest-side neighborhood along the 700 South corridor, sharing its pocket of town with Blackstone, Crescent Heights, and Three Fountains, all within about half a mile. The Cedar City Aquatic Center and Lake at the Hills are a few minutes south, and home sizes here run wide, from smaller starter homes up to larger family houses.
I am Scott Buehler. I have spent 20+ years as a Southern Utah resident, and this page is the honest version of where West Ridge Estates sits, what the homes look like, and what it actually costs to buy in.
New to the area? Start with the Cedar City guide, then come back for the southwest side.
Current listings
Homes for sale in West Ridge Estates.
No active listings today. Because West Ridge Estates is a modest slice of a much larger growth corridor, its own active count spends many months at zero even while construction hums nearby. The next listing inside the boundary posts here in step with the MLS. Prefer to hunt on your own? Open the map search or start from the homepage.
Buying here
Be first in line when one lists.
West Ridge Estates hides inside the bigger southwest growth corridor, and half the trick is confirming a listing truly sits in it, which I do on every candidate my Iron County MLS pass turns up. Starter three-bedroom or a six-bedroom pushing 4,000 square feet by Lake at the Hills, define it and the confirming call is mine to make.
Selling here
Own a home in West Ridge Estates?
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 out here
What a day over here looks like.
West Ridge Estates sits on the southwest side of Cedar City along the 700 South corridor, a pocket of town that has filled in steadily alongside neighbors like Blackstone Townhomes, Crescent Heights, and Three Fountains, all within about half a mile. You are out on the west valley floor with the mountains filling the view to the east, so the streets stay flat and the drive to anything on this side of town is short.
The pull here is proximity without crowding. The Cedar City Aquatic Center and Lake at the Hills sit a few minutes south, the Exit 57 shopping and freeway access are close behind them, and downtown and Southern Utah University are a straightforward drive across town. It is a practical, well-placed part of the city rather than a single architectural style, which is the honest way to describe it.
Because home sizes here run wide, from smaller three-bedroom houses to larger five- and six-bedroom homes over 3,700 square feet, this is not a neighborhood where one description fits every address. I treat each home on its own terms rather than assuming a single build era or footprint applies across the board.
Neighborhood highlights
What sits within a few minutes.
Lake at the Hills
A stocked urban fishing lake a few minutes south: rainbow trout plus bass and panfish, paddleboard and kayak water, and a sandy corner for wading. State rules and limits are posted.
Cedar City Aquatic Center
The city's year-round indoor swim facility on Royal Hunte Drive: lap pool, lazy river, water slide, hot tub, splash playground, and a full schedule of lessons and water classes.
A mixed-size housing pocket
Recent sales have ranged from a 1,638-square-foot three-bedroom to a 4,286-square-foot five-bedroom on the same handful of streets. That range is worth knowing before you compare list prices.
Iron Hills singletrack
The BLM Iron Hills trail system for bikes, boots, and trail runners is reached from the Southview Trailhead off Old Highway 91, a short drive from the neighborhood. The full story is in the trails section below.
Mountain-view backyards
Out on the west valley floor, a number of backyards here look east toward the mountains, with open sky and the kind of evening light the west side is known for.
Golf within reach
Cedar Ridge Golf Course, the city's 18-hole municipal course, sits on the north side of town, roughly a fifteen-minute drive across the city on a normal day.
Homes & lots
A wide range on the same few streets.
West Ridge Estates is not a single-builder, single-model subdivision. Recent sales on its streets near 700 South have included a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home around 1,638 square feet at the smaller end, and five- and six-bedroom homes from roughly 3,700 to 4,300 square feet at the larger end. Prices have generally landed between the low $400,000s and the mid $600,000s, though any specific figure should be checked against the live listings rather than treated as a fixed number.
Because the size range is this wide, the address matters more than the neighborhood name alone. A three-bedroom starter and a 4,000-square-foot family home can sit blocks apart here, so I always confirm square footage, lot size, and layout against the specific listing and county parcel record before comparing prices.
The neighborhood name tells you the location. The address tells you the home.
If a specific feature matters to you, a particular street, a certain square footage, or a layout that fits how you live, tell me early. I watch this pocket of the southwest side and can flag a home the day it fits what you are after.
Trails & outdoors
Singletrack a short drive away.
The Iron Hills Trail System is the outdoor draw for this end of town. It is about 30 miles of purpose-built BLM singletrack in the hills south of the city, open to mountain bikes, hikers, trail runners, and in winter, fat bikes and snowshoes. The main door is the Southview Trailhead off Old Highway 91 near Shurtz Canyon Drive, reached from Exit 57 and Cross Hollow Road, a short drive from West Ridge Estates.
Southview Trailhead
Gravel lot, flush toilets, seasonal water, a bike pump and repair station, and a skills track with wooden ramps and a wall ride. Donation box, day use.
The flow trails
Lava Flow, Bone Yard, Iron Giant, Green Hollow, and Highlands run as downhill flow lines through pinyon-juniper, red rock, and old lava fields.
Year-round terrain
Beginner to advanced routes and a winter season that locals ride on fat bikes between storms, all within the same trail system.
Trail facts: BLM, Iron Hills Trail System pages. The wider outdoor picture, Cedar Breaks and Brian Head included, is in the Cedar City guide.
Errands & drive times
Errands, measured in minutes.
The short version: the big-box shopping and a full grocery store sit south at the Exit 57 interchange, and the rest of town is a short drive across the west side. Times are measured from near 700 South and 1850 West, close to the middle of the neighborhood; confirm door-to-door for a specific address.
| The errand | Where it happens | From the neighborhood |
|---|---|---|
| Full grocery run | Walmart Supercenter, 1330 S Providence Center Dr | ~6 min |
| Second grocery option | Smith's Food & Drug, 633 S Main Street | ~7 min |
| Hardware and home improvement | The Home Depot, Providence Center | ~7 min |
| Freeway on-ramp | Interstate 15 at Exit 57, Cross Hollow Road | ~5 min |
| Campus and games | Southern Utah University | ~9 min |
| Dinner downtown | Historic Main Street | ~10 min |
| Healthcare | Cedar City Hospital, 1303 N Main Street | ~12 min |
| Flights | Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC) | ~10 min |
| Mountain biking | Southview Trailhead, Iron Hills Trail System | ~9 min |
Farther out, being close to Exit 57 means the drive south starts on the freeway instead of in traffic: Zion's Kolob Canyons gate is about 25 minutes, St. George is about 50 to 55 minutes, and Brian Head's ski runs are roughly 35 to 40 minutes north via Parowan and Exit 75. The full day-trip map lives in the Cedar City guide.
Schools & education
Schools, by the facts.
West Ridge Estates is served by the Iron County School District. South Elementary, on 400 South, is the closest elementary school to this part of the southwest side. Cedar City splits between the Cedar and Canyon View zones for middle and high school, and this side of town has generally fed toward Cedar Middle School and Cedar High School. The district is redrawing elementary boundaries for the 2026-27 school year and middle and high boundaries for 2027-28, so confirm the current assignment for any home you are serious about directly with the district by address rather than assuming it from this page.
For independent school information, GreatSchools and Niche both publish data you can weigh for yourself. Southern Utah University is about nine minutes across town.
I cover the bigger education picture, including SUU, in the Cedar City guide.
Sizing it up
Why the address matters more than the name.
It is worth saying plainly, because it changes how you should shop here: West Ridge Estates is not a single builder's subdivision with one floor plan repeated block after block. On its streets near 700 South, recent sales have ranged from a modest three-bedroom, two-bathroom home around 1,638 square feet up to a five-bedroom, three-bathroom home over 4,000 square feet, sometimes within a few blocks of each other.
That spread means the neighborhood name alone will not tell you what a specific listing looks like or what it should cost. Two homes both marketed as "West Ridge Estates" can differ by thousands of square feet and hundreds of thousands of dollars. I treat every address here as its own case, and I pull the parcel and permit history before I compare it to anything else on the street.
This is not unusual for a pocket of Cedar City that sits between several distinct developments (Blackstone, Crescent Heights, Three Fountains) rather than inside one master-planned community. It simply means due diligence matters a little more here than in a subdivision built by a single builder in a single phase.
What I check before I compare two West Ridge Estates homes
- The actual square footage and bed/bath count from the listing and county record, not an assumption based on the street.
- The build year and any additions or remodels on file with Iron County.
- Which of the nearby developments the specific parcel actually belongs to, since the boundary lines between them are not always obvious from the street.
- Recent comparable sales matched by size and condition, not just by neighborhood name.
This is general guidance based on public listing data, not an appraisal. Confirm any specific property's size, year built, and boundaries with the county and a licensed inspector before you rely on them.
What locals know
Notes from the southwest side.
No listing photo tells you this part. After more than 20 years as a Southern Utah resident, here is what I would tell a friend about West Ridge Estates.
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Do not judge the price by the street name. A smaller starter home and a large family home can both sit under the West Ridge Estates name. Ask for the square footage before you form an opinion on value.
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The Aquatic Center and Lake at the Hills are the real amenity. Both sit a few minutes south, and in summer that stretch is where a lot of this side of town ends up on a weekend.
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Exit 57 is close for a reason. Groceries, big-box shopping, and the freeway on-ramp all sit within a few minutes, which is a real convenience for this side of the city.
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Confirm the exact boundaries. Because West Ridge Estates sits close to Blackstone, Crescent Heights, and Three Fountains, I confirm which development a specific parcel belongs to before pricing it.
Buy or sell here
The buyer side and the seller side.
Buying in West Ridge Estates
West Ridge Estates sits on the southwest side of Cedar City, along the 700 South corridor near 1750 to 2060 West, a few minutes from the Cedar City Aquatic Center and Lake at the Hills. It shares the neighborhood pocket with Blackstone Townhomes, Crescent Heights, and Three Fountains, all within about half a mile.
It is a mixed-size, built-out neighborhood rather than a single-model subdivision. Recent sales here have ranged from smaller three-bedroom homes up to larger five- and six-bedroom houses over 3,700 square feet. Because the size range is wide, I confirm square footage, layout, and lot size against the live listing rather than assuming one style fits the whole neighborhood.
Yes, both are a short drive south of the neighborhood. The Cedar City Aquatic Center on Royal Hunte Drive is the city's year-round indoor pool, and Lake at the Hills next door is a stocked urban fishing lake with paddleboard and kayak water.
Check the live listings above for anything currently on the market. It is a smaller pocket within a bigger southwest-side growth area, so inventory can be thin some months and active in others. I can set you an alert so you hear the day a West Ridge Estates home lists.
Ready to look? See what is on the market or tell me what you are after.
Selling in West Ridge Estates
Because home sizes here vary so much, from starter three-bedrooms to large family homes, an automated online estimate can miss badly if it leans on the wrong comp. Start with the home valuation page and I will run a real comparison against recent West Ridge Estates and nearby southwest 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.
The southwest side has kept steady buyer interest thanks to its distance from the Aquatic Center, Lake at the Hills, and the Exit 57 shopping. Tell me your timeline and your home's specifics and I will give you a straight read on where it fits in the current market, not a pitch.
Yes, and it is common here. Timing the two is mostly a sequencing problem, 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 West Ridge Estates?
Buying, I can pull the current mix of sizes and prices here and match you to the address that actually fits, not just the neighborhood name. Selling, I will position your home against the right comps instead of the whole southwest side. Either way, we start with a conversation.
Selling in West Ridge Estates
Want to sell your home in West Ridge Estates? List it with Scott Buehler and get featured on MovingUtah.
No best-agent claims and no guaranteed-price promises, just honest pricing that accounts for how much home sizes vary on these streets.