Live Hurricane listings, filtered
Homes with a basement in Hurricane.
The Hurricane homes listed with a basement, fed straight from the MLS and sorted newest first, with an honest local read on why this set runs lean and where the few basement homes are.
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The newest basement listings.
Fed straight from the local MLS and filtered to homes listed with a basement: new Hurricane listings appear here as they list, and sold homes drop off. Fair warning before you scroll, the honest local read on why this set runs lean is just below.
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Every Hurricane listing on one map, from the old grid downtown out to the Sand Hollow corridor, with filters you can widen the week this one runs empty.
Hear about new matches first
Tell me what you are after and I will flag new listings that fit, usually the morning they go live.
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Browse every Hurricane listing, or slide sideways: single story, two story, mountain view.
If the grid looks thin today, that is not a glitch, it is the real market: basements are genuinely uncommon in Hurricane, so this set runs lean most weeks. Tell me what you are after and I will flag the next match as soon as it lists.
Listing information comes from the local MLS and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The local read
What a basement means in Hurricane.
Let me be straight with you up front, because it is the whole point of this page: basements are rare in Hurricane. This is a warm desert market built mostly on slab, so the great majority of homes here have no below-grade space at all. Buyers coming from the north end of the state, where a full basement is almost standard, are often surprised by that. So a basement home in Hurricane is the exception, and that is exactly why people search for it.
Why so few? Part of it is the building culture down here, and part is the ground. Slab-on-grade is faster and cheaper to build in this climate, the mild winters mean nobody needs a basement to get below a frost line, and a lot of the valley sits on rock and soils that make digging a full basement an expensive choice rather than a default one. So where a basement does exist, it is usually a deliberate decision by a custom builder, not a tract-home standard.
Where do the few turn up? Mostly in custom homes, and on lots where the land does the work for you. A sloped or hillside lot, common up on the benches and ridges, can give a walkout or daylight basement, where the lower level opens to grade on the downhill side and takes in real windows and light instead of being fully buried. That is the version most worth having here, because it adds genuinely usable, cooler space rather than a dark box. If a basement is non-negotiable for you, tell me and I will watch for it, but I will also be honest about how thin the set is.
It is worth asking what you actually want the basement for, because in this market a single-level home often answers the same need. People want a basement for cooler summer space away from the heat, for extra bedrooms or storage, or for a separate zone in the house. A well-built rambler can deliver most of that on one floor, which is why I usually point basement searchers at the single-story homes too. Earlier in the process than "show me listings"? Start with the Hurricane guide or the communities index. When a home below reads right, that is the moment to call.
What counts as a basement here
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Full finished basement: finished rooms sitting entirely below grade. On a valley floor near 3,250 feet where almost every house is poured on slab, this is the rarest shape in Hurricane, so confirm it in the listing detail before you get attached to the idea.
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Walkout or daylight: on a sloped lot the lower level opens to grade on the downhill side, with full windows and light. This is the version most worth having here, and where most Hurricane basements actually are.
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Unfinished basement: the below-grade space exists but is not finished out. Confirm whether you are buying finished square footage or a future project, since the two are priced very differently.
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Read the listing: the stories and basement fields plus the floor plan tell you more than a hero photo. Confirm finished status, egress windows, and whether it is true walkout or fully buried.
The local map
Where the basement homes actually are.
Basements follow the land and the custom builders more than any one subdivision. Because the set is small, the question is less which neighborhood and more which kind of lot. Here is where a basement turns up most often in Hurricane, and where you should not expect one.
The benches and ridges
The elevated communities ringing the valley sit on sloped ground, which is the single best place for a walkout or daylight basement. The same hillside that buys you a red-rock and Pine Valley Mountain view can buy you a usable lower level.
Custom homes anywhere
Where a basement exists in Hurricane it is usually a deliberate custom-builder choice rather than a tract standard. That means a one-off custom home, on any side of town, is more likely to carry one than a production subdivision.
Sloped and hillside lots
A daylight basement needs grade to open to, so the lots that fall away on one side are where it pencils out. On flat valley-floor ground a full basement is a much more expensive, and much rarer, build.
The single-level alternative
Across most of Hurricane, including the newer Sand Hollow corridor subdivisions, homes are built on slab with no basement. If the goal is more space and a cooler retreat from the heat, a single-level home often answers it here.
Old Town
The original pioneer grid holds the oldest and most varied housing, where an older home occasionally has a cellar or partial basement. Treat it as a verify-it item, not an expectation, and read the listing for what is finished.
New construction
Hurricane puts up more new housing than almost anywhere its size in this county, and nearly all of it is poured on slab along the Sand Hollow Road corridor. A lower level on a new build is something you design in with a custom builder on a lot that falls away, not an option box on a production plan.
Before you tour: what to actually check
Finished or unfinished: confirm whether the basement square footage is finished living space or a future project. The two are priced very differently, so do not read finished from the listing photos alone.
Walkout vs fully buried: ask whether the lower level opens to grade on a downhill side or is fully below ground. A daylight walkout lives very differently from a dark, fully buried room.
Egress and windows: a below-grade sleeping room still needs a legal way out. Ask to see the window opened and the well cleared, then stand in the room at midday and judge how much light reaches it under this sun.
Moisture and drainage: even in a dry climate, monsoon storms drop hard, fast rain. Ask about drainage, any past water intrusion, and how the lot sheds runoff away from the foundation.
How the square footage is counted: confirm whether the listed square footage includes the basement or is above-grade only, so you are comparing homes on the same basis.
What you actually need it for: most people asking me for a Hurricane basement are after shade from a July afternoon in the high 90s. If that is the goal, walk a single-level plan with deep eaves and a covered patio before you hold out for below-grade square footage.
Want the basement shortlist, with an honest read on how thin it really is?
Tell me the budget, the side of town, and whether a basement is a hard requirement or just a preference. I read the Hurricane sheets every week, so I can send you the handful that do have one, point out which cliff-side and ridge lots have the fall for a walkout, and say plainly when a shaded single-level plan out toward Sand Hollow would answer the same need without the wait.
Selling a Hurricane home with a basement? You have something most homes here do not, and the buyers reading this page are searching for exactly that. List it with me, Scott Buehler, and it gets featured across MovingUtah, on the pages they are already reading.
Quick answers
Basement shopping, answered.
Most do not. Hurricane is a warm desert market built mostly on slab, so the great majority of homes have no below-grade space at all. Basements are the exception here, which is exactly why buyers who want one search for it. A basement home does turn up, usually a custom build or a home on a sloped lot, so verify it on the listing rather than assuming, and I am happy to read it with you.
A mix of climate, cost, and ground. Slab-on-grade is faster and cheaper to build in this climate, the mild winters mean no one needs a basement to get below a frost line, and much of the valley sits on rock and soils that make digging a full basement an expensive choice rather than a default. So where a basement exists, it is usually a deliberate custom decision.
On the benches and ridges, where sloped lots allow a walkout or daylight basement, and in custom homes generally rather than production subdivisions. Flat valley-floor ground rarely has one. Because the set is small, the live listings above are the honest count on any given week.
On a sloped lot the lower level opens to grade on the downhill side, so it has a real door or full windows and natural light instead of being fully buried. It is the version most worth having in Hurricane, because it adds genuinely usable, cooler space rather than a dark box. The benches and ridges are where these turn up most.
Often, yes. People usually want a basement for cooler summer space, extra rooms, or storage, and a well-built rambler can deliver most of that on one floor. Since basements run lean here, I point a lot of searchers at the single-story homes too, then we compare. Tell me what the space is for and we will find the right answer.
Give me the budget, the side of Hurricane you want, and whether the lower level has to be finished, and I will flag matches the morning they hit the sheets. In a market this heavily built on slab, a standing alert is the only realistic way to catch one before it is gone. Have a pre-approval in hand and you can act the same day.