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What does a home in Gunnison cost?
Short answerThe Census puts the typical Gunnison home value at about $290,900. That is what owners say their homes are worth, not a sale price. About nine in ten homes here are single-family houses.
My market reports cover Southern Utah. For Gunnison, these numbers come from public records: the U.S. Census and the Utah State Tax Commission. They move slower than sale prices, but anyone can check them.
The Census counts about 660 homes in Gunnison. About seven in ten are owned by the people in them, and almost none are seasonal, so nearly every home is lived in all year. About nine in ten are single-family houses. A few are duplexes or small apartment buildings, and about 4 in 100 are manufactured homes. The median home was built in 1975, and about four in ten went up before 1950, on the old grid. The 1990s were the biggest later decade, and little has been built since 2010. The original 1862 blocks were laid out at about eight acres each. Only a handful of homes are for sale at a time, so one sale can move the median. Two traps for online numbers: about half the Census count is the state prison, and Gunnison, Colorado fills the search results. These are Census estimates for a small town, so read them as shares.
Prices
- Typical home valueU.S. Census ACS 2020 to 2024, what owners say their homes are worth
- ~$290,900
- Property tax (primary home)Gunnison tax area at 2025 rates; the county average is about 0.50%, Utah State Tax Commission
- ~0.58%
The homes
- Owned by the people in themOf occupied homes, U.S. Census ACS 2020 to 2024
- About 7 in 10
- Median year builtAbout 4 in 10 went up before 1950, U.S. Census ACS 2020 to 2024
- 1975
The place
- PopulationU.S. Census, 2025 estimate; about half the count is the state prison
- ~3,690
- ElevationAt City Hall; about 5,090 to 5,400 ft across town
- About 5,130 ft
Getting around
- Drive to SalinaAbout 14 miles south; I-70 is about 20 minutes
- About 18 min
- Drive to ProvoAbout 83 miles
- About 1 hr 30 min
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020 to 2024 (typical home value, owner share, year built) and 2025 population estimate; Utah State Tax Commission, 2025 property tax rates. Numbers checked October 15, 2026. Prices move, so ask me for current numbers.
If you are buying
Look at a whole year of sales, then price each home against recent sales of similar homes nearby, not against the Census figure. Be pre-approved. In a small market, being ready the day the right home appears matters. An older home on the grid, a manufactured home, acreage on a well and septic, and a parcel where water shares carry value each finance in their own way. On low ground along the San Pitch River, check the FEMA flood map. Test every home for radon. On a rural lot, get the water right named in the contract. Outside the city line, city water is not a given. On USDA's map, Gunnison is not ruled out. The program's other rules decide the rest, so check the address and ask a lender.
If you are selling
Start with what similar homes sold for, over a whole year of sales. With few recent sales nearby, the appraisal can matter more. That is the lender's check on what the home is worth. What a buyer checks depends on the home. On a home from before 1950, it is the structure, the foundation, the wiring and the plumbing. On a manufactured home, it is the land under it and how it finances. On farm ground, it is the flood map and the water shares. On Main Street, it is the highway noise. Have the water story in writing before you list acreage.
What is my home worth?I am licensed in both real estate and lending. On any one purchase I take one role. If I am your lender, I can tell you early if a home could be hard to get a loan on. You are always free to choose your own agent and your own lender. The full explanation is on How I Work.
Only in Gunnison
What makes the Gunnison market different?
Short answerIt is a small farm town where the San Pitch River, the water rights and US-89 decide what you check, and where the Census count includes the state prison.
By the Census measure, a Gunnison home is worth about the same as one in Salina, a little less than one in Manti or Richfield, and well below one in Ephraim. The median Gunnison home was built in 1975, newer than in Salina, Manti or Richfield, and older than in Ephraim.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020 to 2024: what owners say their homes are worth, not sale prices. Compare Sanpete and Sevier counties
The Census number is not the town
The 2025 estimate is about 3,690, and about half the count is the state prison, the Central Utah Correctional Facility. About 1,900 to 2,000 people live outside it. That is Census arithmetic, not a count. It bends per-person numbers online. Check that a number is for Gunnison, Utah, not the bigger Gunnison, Colorado.
The flood line along the San Pitch
FEMA's map shows a flood zone along the San Pitch River through the south part of town and on the river bottoms to the west. The rest of town is mapped as minimal risk. City Hall, the hospital, the schools and the prison sit outside the zone. The city warned of possible flooding in the 2023 runoff. The settlers left the wet river ground for higher ground in 1862. Check the parcel and ask the lender about flood insurance.
Water rights are closed
The Sanpitch drainage has been closed to new surface water rights since 1946 and to new groundwater rights since 1997. A well or irrigation on a rural lot needs an existing right, so get the shares named in the contract. Inside town, city water comes with pressurized irrigation for yards, turned on each spring. In August 2026 the city held lawn watering to two days a week.
City water stops at the city line
Outside the line, city water is not a given. In August 2026 the council tabled a request to serve 10 acres north of town. On edge lots, ask about septic, which goes through Central Utah Public Health in Manti.
Main Street is a highway
US-89 is Main Street, with through traffic and trucks. Homes on Main or a block off it hear it, so drive by at different hours. UDOT lists a new signal at Main and 100 South as planned.
Test for radon
In Gunnison's ZIP code, 19 of 31 home tests (61.3%) came in at or above the EPA action level of 4 pCi/L. Countywide it was about 55%. These are 2019 numbers. Test every home you want to buy.
Shop by part of town
Which parts of Gunnison should I look at first?
Short answerNo recorded subdivision names were available, so think in five places, from the old grid around Main and Center out to the river bottoms. The age of the homes and the ground change as you go.
Downtown, the original grid
This is the area around Main Street (US-89) and Center. City Hall is at 38 West Center, the Casino Star Theatre at 78 South Main, and Gunnison City Park at 258 North Main. These are the oldest homes, on the 1862 blocks laid out at about eight acres each. Pioneer-era and early-1900s homes need a look at the structure and the updates, not just the charm. Homes on Main or a block off it hear US-89.
The northeast
Gunnison Valley Hospital is at 64 East 100 North, near downtown. The prison campus is at 255 East 300 North, at the north-northeast edge of the grid, about 1 road mile from City Hall. Locate it on a map before you tour.
The north edge and the hill
US-89 comes over a rise from the north, and the city line climbs to about 5,400 feet at the northwest corner. Christensen Arms has a plant at the northeast edge. Past the line, city water is not a given.
The south end
The San Pitch River and the riverwalk run under the US-89 bridge, where the Sanpitch Dragon sits. FEMA maps a flood zone along that line. Gunnison Valley High is on 600 South, with the elementary school nearby. A mixed-use project at 700 South Main was approved in June 2026, with no size or date. Check the exact parcel on the flood map.
The river bottoms, west and southwest
This is low farm ground toward where the San Pitch meets the Sevier, the ground the 1859 camps left for higher ground in 1862. Soils are wet about 15 inches down. Water shares, wells and the flood map set the value. Ask about groundwater before you plan a basement.
Every part of town, in the Gunnison guide
The guide walks the town from the old grid out to the north hill, the river crossing and the farm ground, with the checks for each lot.
Read about the neighborhoodsLooking at the towns nearby? See homes for sale in Manti, Salina and Ephraim.
Selling in Gunnison
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The U.S. Census puts the typical Gunnison home value at about $290,900 (ACS 2020 to 2024). That is what owners say their homes are worth, averaged over five years, not a sale price. About nine in ten homes are single-family houses, from pioneer-era homes on the old grid to farm parcels toward the river bottoms, with a few manufactured homes. Only a handful are for sale at a time, so check recent sales of similar homes over a whole year.
My base is Southern Utah. For a Gunnison move, I connect you with a partner agent I trust in the Sanpete Valley for the showings, the offer and the closing. I stay on your file for the homework and the loan side. If you work with an agent I refer, that agent's brokerage pays my brokerage a referral fee out of the agent's pay. It is not an added cost to you, and you are always free to choose any agent.
Not to look, and not to talk with me. You will want one before you write an offer. A pre-approval is a lender's letter that says how much you can borrow. Sellers take it seriously, and it settles your real budget. On USDA's map, Gunnison is not ruled out. The program's other rules decide the rest, so check the address and ask a lender. The pre-approval guide shows how it works, and the USDA loan guide covers that program.
List it with the partner agent I connect you with in the Sanpete Valley, and your home gets featured on MovingUtah. The get featured page shows how that works. A home valuation is a good first step.
The Sanpitch drainage is closed to new water rights, to surface water since 1946 and to groundwater since 1997, so the parcel needs an existing right. Get the shares, the well and what goes with the sale named in the contract. Check the FEMA flood map, since a flood zone runs along the San Pitch and on the bottoms to the west. Ask whether city water and sewer reach the lot, or whether it runs on a well and septic. Soils on the bottoms are wet about 15 inches down. The water rights guide and the Gunnison home checks explain more.
The 2025 Census estimate is about 3,690, and the 2020 count was 3,509. About half of that count is the state prison, the Central Utah Correctional Facility. The Census counts the people housed there as Gunnison residents. About 1,900 to 2,000 people live outside it. That is Census arithmetic, not a count. It bends per-person numbers, so check that a number is for Gunnison, Utah, not Gunnison, Colorado. The Gunnison guide has more.
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