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Homes with an ADU or casita in Clearfield.
Clearfield listings with an accessory dwelling unit, whether that is a basement apartment, a detached casita, or an attached mother-in-law suite, fed straight from the MLS and sorted newest first, with a clear read on what makes one legal here and what to verify before you write an offer.
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The newest ADU and casita listings.
Fed straight from the local MLS and filtered to homes that note an accessory dwelling unit, whether that is a basement apartment, a detached casita, or an attached mother-in-law suite: new Clearfield listings appear here as they list, and sold homes drop off. The read on what makes one legal is just below.
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If the grid looks thin today, that is the real Clearfield market, not a glitch: a full basement is the norm on the post-war and mid-century stock here, but one finished and listed as a separate unit with its own entrance is a narrower slice, a detached casita is narrower still, and the legal-versus-existing question (below) narrows it further. Tell me what you are after and I will have the Clearfield-area agent I work with flag the next match the morning it lists.
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The local read
What an accessory dwelling really means in Clearfield.
An accessory dwelling is a property feature, not a promise. On a Clearfield listing it means a secondary living space that can function on its own: a second kitchen, its own bathroom, a separate exterior entrance, and sometimes a separate utility meter. The words move around. A basement apartment is a lower level built out that way, a casita is usually a detached unit set apart from the house, and a mother-in-law suite is usually an attached apartment on the main or upper floor. This is a real Wasatch Front search, and it turns up here for two honest reasons, multigenerational living under one roof and a rentable suite where the unit is legal, and both rest on the same piece of homework, which is whether the space is actually permitted.
Clearfield is good ground for the search, and the form it takes here is mostly the basement apartment. This is a nearly built-out flat-lakebed grid, and full basements are the norm on the stock that fills it: the 1940s-to-1960s post-war brick ramblers and cottages along the State Street core, and the deep run of 1960s-to-1980s ramblers and split-entry homes in East Clearfield along the SR-193 corridor, around Fisher Park, and through the Steed Park blocks. That older full-basement stock is exactly the kind of space a second kitchen and a private entrance get added to, so when a separate suite shows up in Clearfield it is usually one of those homes. An attached mother-in-law suite turns up in the larger and split-entry floor plans, while a fully detached casita is the rarest shape on a grid this built out, since it takes a lot with room for a second structure, so treat one as a find rather than an expectation. The newer attached and townhome product near Clearfield Station is a different animal and rarely carries this feature.
Here is the part that matters more than the photos. A finished basement is not the same as a legal apartment, and neither is a converted room over the garage or a guest building out back. A second kitchen and an outside door do not make a unit conforming on their own, and a great many existing accessory units in older Utah homes were finished over the years without permits, or were built before today's rules and never brought up to them. That is not a reason to walk away, but it is the reason to verify rather than assume. The two questions that decide everything are whether the unit is permitted with Clearfield City for the parcel's zoning, and whether it has its own legal egress, meaning a code-sized window well or a door out of every below-grade sleeping room.
Treat any income angle with the same caution. I will not put a rent figure or a payment figure on a page like this, because what a unit could do depends on its legal status, the specific space, and rules that change, and a non-conforming unit cannot be counted on at all. What I can do is point you at the right stock. If a true separate suite is the goal, the older full-basement homes are the natural hunting ground, so the single-story page is the useful next stop, and the larger lots on the no-HOA page are where the room to do this without a committee in the way tends to sit. Want the widest view of the market? The full Clearfield listings are the place to start. Earlier in the process than show me listings? Start with the Clearfield guide, and when a home below reads right, that is the moment to reach out.
What counts as an accessory dwelling
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The form it takes: in Clearfield most of these are basement apartments, since full basements are the norm on this older stock. Attached mother-in-law suites turn up too, and a detached casita is rare on a built-out lakebed grid, so read the listing for where the space actually sits.
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Second kitchen: a full or kitchenette setup downstairs is the core marker. A finished basement with no kitchen is just finished space, not a separate unit, so read the listing for the actual lower-level layout.
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Separate entrance: the second front door this search is really about. A private exterior entry, often a walk-down or a side door, is what makes the space usable on its own rather than a through-the-house extension.
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Separate egress: every below-grade sleeping room needs a code-sized window well or a door to the outside. This is a safety item and a legality item at once, and it is the first thing to confirm in person.
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Separate utilities: some units have their own gas or electric meter, or at least split HVAC. It is a convenience, not proof of legality, so note it but do not read it as a permit.
The local map
Where the accessory units actually are.
Homes with a second living space turn up across Clearfield, but the forms concentrate in a few patterns, and the basement apartment is by far the dominant one. Here is where to look, and the due-diligence note attached to each.
The State Street historic core
The 1940s-to-1960s post-war brick ramblers and cottages along the SR-126 diagonal sit over the city's oldest full basements, near City Hall and Wasatch Elementary. This is a likely place to find a real separate suite, and also a likely place to find one finished decades ago without a permit, so it is the area where verification matters most. Date the bones, the panel, and the sewer lateral while you are at it.
East Clearfield and the SR-193 corridor
The big residential quadrant around Fisher Park, full of 1960s-to-1980s ramblers and split-entries along the base road, carries a deep run of finished basements. The split-entry layout in particular can put a grade-level side door a half-flight down, which is part of why so many conversions started here. Confirm the egress windows on every bedroom below grade.
The Steed Park blocks
The established mid-century neighborhoods around Charles E. Steed Memorial Park, near Antelope Elementary on the southern flank, are full-basement homes of the same era. A lower level here may well be finished as separate space. A newer-feeling remodel is no guarantee it was permitted, so ask for the permit history rather than reading the finish.
Split-entry floor plans citywide
Split-entry and split-level homes are a genuine Clearfield signature, and the design lends itself to a lower level with its own door. The split puts a private entrance just a half-flight down off the landing, which is the natural setup for a separate suite. The trade-off is that a split lower level can be only partly below grade, so check the ceiling height and the window wells in person.
Walkout and daylight lots
On the lots where the flat grid catches a little grade or a daylight opening, a lower level can open to the outside with full windows and a real door, which is the cleaner setup for a suite that lives like its own floor rather than a dark basement. These are less common on a lakebed grid, but worth watching for when they list.
Larger lots on the quieter blocks
Away from the Freeport Center perimeter and the busiest SR-193 stretches, the deeper flat parcels give a lower-level suite a separate-entrance side yard and a little buffer, and a deeper parcel is also the rare Clearfield lot with the room a detached casita needs to sit. A home set up this way pairs a flexible floor plan with room to use it, which is part of why these move when they list.
Before you tour: what to actually check
Is it permitted: ask the listing agent for the permit history and confirm the unit's status and the parcel's zoning with Clearfield City. A second kitchen and a side door do not make a unit legal on their own.
Egress on every bedroom: each below-grade sleeping room needs a code-sized egress window and well, or a door to the outside. Look at the actual window wells, not just the listing photos.
Conforming vs. existing: many older accessory units are non-conforming, finished before today's rules or without permits. Understand exactly what you are buying and what can and cannot be relied on.
Separate systems: check whether the kitchen, HVAC, and any meter are genuinely separate, and whether the wiring and gas work for the second kitchen were done to code and inspected.
Flight path and perimeter: Hill Air Force Base borders the city on the east and F-35 noise varies block by block, and the Freeport Center perimeter carries truck and rail traffic. Visit at different times of day and review the base noise-contour material for the address.
Secondary water and the rest: secondary irrigation water varies neighborhood by neighborhood here and changes the summer bill, so confirm it per address, and on any older-core home date the roof, furnace, electrical panel, and sewer lateral.
Want a real accessory dwelling without the guesswork?
Tell me your budget, the part of Clearfield you like, whether you want a basement apartment, an attached suite, or a detached casita, and whether you need a fully permitted, conforming unit or are open to an existing space you would verify and possibly bring up to code. I will connect you with a trusted Clearfield-area partner agent for the on-the-ground work and stay on the file for the homework and the financing, with straight answers about which spaces are legal units and which are just finished basements with a door.
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Quick answers
ADU and casita shopping, answered.
It is a secondary living space that can function on its own, and the listings use several words for it. In Clearfield the most common form by far is a basement apartment, a lower level built out with a second kitchen, its own bathroom, and a separate exterior entrance. A casita usually means a detached unit set apart from the main house, and a mother-in-law suite usually means an attached accessory apartment on the main or upper level. All of them are property features describing the space, nothing more. The big thing to know is that a second kitchen and an outside door do not make a unit legal on their own, so the real work is confirming whether it is permitted and conforming with Clearfield City and what the specific parcel's zoning allows.
Some are and some are not, which is exactly why you verify rather than assume. An accessory dwelling has to be permitted with Clearfield City to be treated as a separate dwelling, what is allowed depends on the parcel's zoning, and many existing basement apartments and converted suites in older homes were finished over the years without permits or were built before today's rules, so they are non-conforming. That is not a dealbreaker by itself, but you need to know which one you are buying. Confirm the zoning, the permit history, the unit's status, and the egress independently before you rely on it, and I will help line up those checks.
Most often on the older full-basement stock: the post-war ramblers and cottages along the State Street core, and the 1960s-to-1980s ramblers and split-entries in East Clearfield along SR-193, around Fisher Park, and through the Steed Park blocks, which sit over the deepest full basements and carry most of the basement apartments. Attached suites turn up in the larger and split-entry homes, and on a lot that catches a little grade a daylight or walkout lower level can make the space live like its own floor. A fully detached casita is the rarest form here, because this is a built-out lakebed grid and it takes a lot with room for a second structure. The live listings above are the honest count on any given week.
Only where the unit is legal, and that is the whole point of the verification. A permitted, conforming accessory dwelling is a different thing from a non-conforming space that happens to have a kitchen, the rules around accessory dwellings and rentals can change, and what is allowed depends on the parcel's zoning, so this is a question to confirm with Clearfield City for the specific property, not to assume from the listing. I will not put a rent figure on a page like this, because it depends entirely on the unit's legal status and the specifics, but I can connect you with a local agent who will get you straight answers on what the city allows.
Egress is a legal, code-sized way out of every below-grade sleeping room, usually an egress window with a window well sized for a person to climb out, or a door to the outside. It is both a safety requirement and a piece of what makes a basement bedroom or apartment count as legal living space. It matters most on the basement units that make up most of this search, and it is the first thing to confirm in person, because a room marketed as a bedroom downstairs is not really one without it. We check the actual window wells, not just the photos.
Tell me the budget, the part of town, and whether you need a fully permitted suite or are open to an existing space to verify, and I will connect you with a Clearfield-area partner agent and flag matching listings as they go live. Pair that with a quick conversation about your financing so you can move when the right separate-suite home lists, since these are a narrow slice and they do not sit long.