The typical Clinton home sells right around $500,000, so under $500K is the median bracket, the middle of the market, the broadest mix, and the most listings. This is the 1990s-2000s belt of ramblers and two-stories that defines the city, fed live from the MLS and priced high to low.
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The local read
Under $500K is the middle of the Clinton market.
Here is the frame: the typical Clinton home sells right around $449,100 (U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024), which means under $500K is the median bracket, the broadest mix in town and the most active tier. More listings, more turnover, and the most choice. This is not the thin entry end or the quieter upper market; it is where Clinton trades.
What the money buys here is the backbone of the city: ramblers and two-stories from the 1990s-2000s buildout, on flat lots that commonly run 0.18 to 0.30 acre, with mature landscaping and an established street pattern. The broad middle of the city, roughly 1500 West to 3000 West between 1300 North and 2300 North, is where this stock concentrates, and it is the tier where condition and updates separate the comps more than the address does.
Competition is real at the median, but not frantic. A pre-approval keeps buyers positioned to act when a sound home lists, without being rushed by the same pressure as the entry tier.
Comparing brackets? The under $400K page covers the entry end, and the under $600K page reaches where newer and larger starts to show up. The Clinton guide sets the full city context. When a listing reads right, reach out.
Stretch math
One rung up:under $600K is one step above the median, where the later phases of the 1990s-2000s belt and the newer northwest corner start to open up: more square footage, more updates, and a little more room to evaluate.
One rung down:under $400K is the entry end: thinner inventory, faster pace, and the attached and older stock that trades below the citywide median.
Either way: The bracket is a search filter, not a verdict. Share the must-haves and the local partner agent can identify which rung actually delivers them.
Typical home value (all of Clinton)~$449,100U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024, verify annually
What this page coversThe median bracket, the broadest mixLocal MLS, verify quarterly
Busiest competitionSpring through early summerLocal MLS pattern
How this works. Scott Buehler is licensed in both real estate and mortgage lending and may assist with financing across Utah; local representation in Clinton comes through a partner agent. Every role is disclosed, and you are always free to choose your own agent and your own lender. More on How I Work.
What the money buys
Under $500K comes in three shapes.
Almost everything in this bracket is one of three kinds of home, and the balance here is genuinely broad: more options, more variety, more comparables than any other tier. Knowing which of the three fits the search narrows it fast.
01
1990s-2000s ramblers
The signature of this bracket. Single-story homes on the flat grid of the broad mid-city belt, often 1,600 to 2,200 square feet on lots of 0.18 to 0.25 acre. Some have finished basements that add significant square footage below the main level. Condition and update level set the price within the tier.
The trade: an older finish decade in exchange for the most listings, the most comparables, and the widest choice in the city.
02
Two-story homes from the same era
Two-story and split-level plans built through the 1990s and 2000s boom, often with more above-grade square footage than a comparable rambler. Three-car garages appear in the later phases, and the suburban grid of the mid-city belt is the primary setting.
The trade: stairs and an older build year in exchange for more above-grade living space at the median price.
03
Updated entry homes crossing into range
Older ramblers or smaller two-stories from the southeast core that have been updated enough to trade near the median, plus the top end of the attached market. Condition bridges the gap between the entry tier and this one.
The trade: a more mixed setting or a smaller original floor plan in exchange for a more updated home at the median number.
Any single week leans heavier in one shape than another. The live grid below settles which is real right now.
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How the rungs trade.
The bracket below and the bracket above buy a different kind of home, not a smaller or bigger version of this one. Here is the honest, list-price read on what changes when you cross a line. The middle column is this page.
How Clinton homes compare across the under $400k, under $500k, and under $600k price brackets.
Townhomes, older ramblers, and smaller detached homes
1990s-2000s ramblers and two-stories on mid-city lots
Later-phase builds, larger lots, more updates, newer northwest corner
What you usually give up
Finish year, size, and often a private yard
Some update level or square footage as you near the cap
More budget for the newer and larger product
What you usually gain
The lowest entry price in town
The most listings and the widest choice in Clinton
Newer build years, more space, and better finishes
Where it tends to land you
The older southeast core and the corridor pockets
The 1990s-2000s belt across the mid-city grid
The later 1990s-2000s phases and the newer northwest corner
How the competition feels
Thin and fast: the sound ones move within days
The busiest bracket in Clinton
Steady, with a little more room to evaluate
The rung is a starting filter, not a verdict. The right one comes down to the must-haves driving the search. Share what those are and the local partner agent can point to which bracket actually delivers them.
Priced high to low
The listings under $500K.
Fed straight from the local MLS and capped at $500,000: new Clinton listings at the median bracket appear here as they list, and sold homes drop off. Use the on-grid filters to set your own floor and narrow by beds, baths, or type.
If the grid looks thin today, that is the real market, not a glitch: inventory in this bracket moves in waves and some weeks it genuinely runs lean. Tell us what you are after and the team will flag the next match as soon as it lists.
Listing information comes from the local MLS and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
A four-step play
How to move in the median bracket.
The median is the busiest bracket in Clinton, but it is not frantic. Readiness and a clear set of priorities wins it more often than speed does.
1
Get pre-approved first
A pre-approval letter is still the entry ticket at the median. Have it ready before the search gets serious, so the offer can follow a good showing rather than wait on paperwork.
2
Decide on your one or two must-haves
At the median in Clinton the variables are condition, update level, and location within the grid. Naming the one or two things that actually matter, a three-car garage, a finished basement, a specific school zone, keeps the search from running in circles.
3
Get on first-look alerts
Well-priced homes at the median move in roughly a month citywide, but the sharp ones go faster. Seeing a fit the day it lists keeps evaluation time ahead of competing interest.
4
Tour with a current read on the comps
Condition separates the tiers in Clinton more than the address does. Knowing which updates are worth the ask and which are cosmetic is where a current comp read earns its keep. Walk the buying process and the art of the offer whenever the detail is useful.
Shopping the middle of the Clinton market, where most of it trades?
The median bracket is the broadest, most active tier in Clinton. Share the range and the must-haves and the local partner agent will flag the homes that actually deliver them.
Selling a Clinton home under $500K? The buyers reading this page are searching for exactly what you have. List it with the local partner agent featured for Clinton and it gets featured across MovingUtah, on the pages they are already reading. Referrals to a partner agent may involve a referral fee, always disclosed up front.
The middle of the market: 1990s-2000s ramblers and two-stories on mid-city lots, the backbone of the Clinton housing stock. Condition and update level set the comps within the tier more than the address does. The mix shifts week to week, so let the live listings above settle which is real right now.
I set Clinton's price brackets from the inventory actually listed here, so they track how buyers in Clinton really search. Under $500K is the core bracket, the broadest mix, the most listings, and roughly the lower half of all Clinton inventory.
Yes, though the supply is thinner and faster. The under $400K page covers the entry tier: townhomes, older ramblers, and smaller detached homes that trade below the citywide median.
A well-priced, move-in ready home can go under contract quickly in spring, while anything needing work tends to sit. Pace shifts week to week, so the live listings on this page are the honest read, and a pre-approval in hand is what lets you act instead of watch.
Often. Ramblers, the Utah word for single-story homes, are the signature of the Clinton median bracket. Many sit over a full basement, so the staircase is real even on a one-story listing. The single-story homes page filters for them.
A pre-approval letter and a short list of actual priorities. At the median in Clinton the variables are condition and update level, so knowing what matters up front keeps the search focused and the offer ready when a good one lists.