A La Verkin community
La Verkin Estates Real Estate & Homes.
One of La Verkin's earlier subdivisions, built from the 1970s through the 1990s when the town was quieter and the lots were larger. Central location, mature trees, and a pace that has not changed much in forty years.
I am Scott Buehler. I have spent 20+ years in Southern Utah, and this page is the honest version of what La Verkin Estates offers, what it costs, and what those larger lots are worth today.
New to the area? Start with the La Verkin guide, then come back for the estates.
Current listings
Homes for sale in La Verkin Estates.
No active listings today. This is one of La Verkin's older subdivisions, and families on these larger established lots tend to stay put for a long time, so turnover is naturally slow. Expect a new listing to appear here the same day it lands in 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.
I keep a close eye on the Washington County MLS, and when one of these 1970s or 1980s homes on a third-to-half-acre lot comes up, you will hear from me before it ever reaches the public search sites. La Verkin Estates sits close to Confluence Park and the Sheep Bridge trailhead, and buyers who want that mature-tree, larger-lot feel ask me about this neighborhood by name. Tell me what you are after and I will watch for it.
Selling here
Own a home in La Verkin 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 in the estates
What a day here feels like.
Morning in La Verkin Estates starts with birdsong and shade trees. This is one of the older neighborhoods in town, built when lots were bigger and nobody was in a hurry to squeeze two homes onto one parcel. The trees that were planted in the 1980s are full-grown now, and the streets feel settled in a way that the newer subdivisions up the bench do not yet.
Coffee at River Rock Roasting Company is two minutes from the driveway. Confluence Park is three minutes south, with 344 acres of trail winding along three waterways. The Hurricane bridge is three minutes east, carrying every service La Verkin does not have on its own. And the Sheep Bridge trailhead is about seven minutes up SR-9, where 40 miles of BLM singletrack start at the edge of the cliffs.
Evening is quiet. The neighborhood sits on streets that do not connect through to anywhere useful as a shortcut, so the only cars you see after dark belong to the people who live here. On a clear night, the Hurricane Cliffs catch the last light, and the Virgin River gorge cools the air as the sun drops behind the western bench.
Neighborhood highlights
The highlight reel, all within minutes.
Confluence Park
Three minutes from the neighborhood. Three waterways converge in a 344-acre county park with trails threading past a 1929 hydro plant ruin and through cottonwood groves. It is the kind of public land that makes a small town feel bigger than it is.
River Rock Roasting Co.
La Verkin's own coffee roaster since 2012, perched on the Virgin River gorge rim. Fresh-roasted beans, pastries, live music on weekends, and a canyon-view patio. Two minutes from La Verkin Estates and worth every morning you use it.
Zion Canyon Hot Springs
Reopened July 2025 at the historic Pah Tempe mineral springs, five minutes south. Tiered soaking pools in the Virgin River gorge walls, fed by natural geothermal water. A five-minute drive to a resort amenity is the kind of thing that changes how a neighborhood feels.
Sheep Bridge trail access
Seven minutes east on SR-9. The gateway to the Hurricane Cliffs trail system: JEM, Gould's Rim, Hurricane Rim. About 40 miles of purpose-built BLM singletrack for bikes, boots, and runners, with views of the Virgin River valley.
Central location
La Verkin Estates sits near the intersection of SR-9 and Main Street, the functional center of town. Everything inside La Verkin is within about three minutes, and everything in Hurricane is across the bridge in four. You are not on the edge of town looking in.
Established feel
Full-grown shade trees, mature landscaping, and a streetscape that has had forty years to settle. You cannot plant that. It only comes with time, and La Verkin Estates put in the time before most of the newer subdivisions were even platted.
Homes & lots
Larger lots, older bones.
La Verkin Estates is one of the town's earlier subdivisions, with homes going in from the 1970s through the 1990s. The neighborhood runs about 50 homes, all single-family, with a higher share of ramblers than you see in the post-2000 developments. Finished square footage generally runs from about 1,200 to 2,000, with some homes expanded over the years.
The defining feature here is the lot size. Most parcels run a third to half an acre, noticeably larger than the quarter-acre norm in the newer subdivisions. That means more space between houses, larger backyards, and mature trees that have had decades to grow. It also means that some homes have been updated and some have not, and the price spread between an original-condition home and a fully renovated one can be wide.
The lot is the asset in an older La Verkin neighborhood. Everything else can be updated.
One practical note from showing homes in the older part of town: these homes were built under different codes than today's new construction. That is not a bad thing, it just means you should pay attention to things like electrical panels, insulation, and window age when you walk a property. A good home inspection here is not optional.
Trails & outdoors
The JEM starts nearby.
The Hurricane Cliffs trail system is one of the best mountain biking networks in the state, and the Sheep Bridge trailhead, its main access point, sits about seven minutes east of La Verkin Estates on SR-9. The JEM Trail is the headliner: fast, flowy, with big views of the Virgin River valley. Gould's Rim and Hurricane Rim branch off the same network, and the full system adds up to about 40 miles of BLM-managed singletrack.
Closer to home, Confluence Park is three minutes south with its own trail network along three waterways. And Zion Canyon Hot Springs is five minutes south at the bottom of the gorge, a different kind of outdoor recovery. For the larger picture, Sand Hollow Reservoir is about 15 minutes west, Quail Creek about 12. The full outdoor map lives in the La Verkin guide.
Trail facts: BLM, Hurricane Cliffs Trail System pages. The wider outdoor picture is in the La Verkin guide.
Errands & drive times
Errands, measured in minutes.
The practical answer to "how far is everything." La Verkin Estates sits in the center of town, so everything in La Verkin is within about three minutes, and everything in Hurricane is across the bridge in four.
| The errand | Where it happens | From the estates |
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| Full grocery run | Davis Food and Drug, Hurricane | ~4 min, across the bridge |
| Second grocery option | Lin's Marketplace, Hurricane | ~5 min |
| Big-box and shopping | Walmart Supercenter, Hurricane | ~10 min |
| Coffee and bakery | River Rock Roasting Company | ~2 min, in town |
| Fuel | Maverik, 460 N State Street, La Verkin | ~4 min |
| Healthcare | Intermountain Hurricane Valley InstaCare, Hurricane | ~7 min |
| High school sports and events | Hurricane High School | ~5 min |
| Dinner and a movie | Main Street Cafe, Hurricane | ~7 min |
| Flights | St. George Regional (SGU) | ~35 min |
Further out: Sand Hollow Reservoir is about 15 minutes west, Quail Creek about 12, St. George about 30 minutes south on I-15, and Zion's south entrance about 25 minutes east. The full day-trip map lives in the La Verkin guide.
Schools & education
Schools, by the facts.
La Verkin Estates is served by the Washington County School District. LaVerkin Elementary is in town for preschool through grade 5. Hurricane Intermediate handles grades 6-7, Hurricane Middle serves 8-9, and Hurricane High covers 10-12, all within about five minutes across the bridge. Valley Academy, a K-8 public charter, is also in Hurricane. School assignments can shift as the district adjusts boundaries, so confirm the current feeder pattern for any home directly with the district. GreatSchools and Niche both publish independent data you can evaluate for yourself.
I cover the bigger education picture in the La Verkin guide.
What locals know
Notes from the estates.
No listing photo tells you this part. After more than 20 years in Southern Utah, here is what I would tell a friend about La Verkin Estates.
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The trees are the amenity. Mature shade trees in a Washington County summer are not a luxury, they are air conditioning that does not come with a power bill. The neighborhoods built in the 1970s and 80s planted trees forty years ago. The newer subdivisions did not.
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The lot buys the future. On a third or half acre, you have room for an addition, an ADU, a shop, or just a garden. The newer subdivisions on quarter-acre lots do not give you that option. Land inside city limits is the thing that does not get cheaper over time.
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An original-condition home here is a renovation canvas. Buyers who want turnkey will pay more. Buyers who can swing a renovation can buy the lot and the bones at a discount and build equity with the updates.
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The hot springs are a new variable. Zion Canyon Hot Springs reopened in July 2025 five minutes from the neighborhood. Proximity to a resort amenity at the bottom of the gorge is not something that factored into La Verkin Estates home values five years ago. It is starting to now.
Buy or sell here
The buyer side and the seller side.
Buying in La Verkin Estates
La Verkin Estates sits in the central part of town, near the intersection of SR-9 and Main Street, roughly three minutes from the Hurricane bridge. It is one of the more established La Verkin neighborhoods, with older trees, larger lots, and a location that puts Confluence Park and River Rock Roasting Company within a few minutes.
Mostly single-family homes built from the 1970s through the 1990s, with a higher share of ramblers than you see in the newer subdivisions. Lot sizes tend to run larger than the post-2000 developments, often a third to half an acre, and mature landscaping is the norm rather than the exception.
Confluence Park is about three minutes south. River Rock Roasting Company is about two minutes away on the canyon rim. The Hurricane bridge and all the services on the other side are about three minutes east. The Sheep Bridge trailhead and the Hurricane Cliffs trail system are about seven minutes east on SR-9. Zion Canyon Hot Springs is about five minutes south.
Prices in an established neighborhood like this depend heavily on updates and condition. Recent activity has generally ranged from the low $300,000s for an original-condition home into the mid $400,000s for a well-updated one, with larger lots sometimes pushing into the $500,000s. Prices move, so confirm against the live listings.
Ready to look? See what is on the market or tell me what you are after.
Selling in La Verkin Estates
Values here depend heavily on lot size, condition, and whether the home has been updated. Start with the home valuation page and I will run a real comparison against recent La Verkin Estates sales, no obligation.
List with me and your home is featured across MovingUtah, on this page, on the La Verkin hub, and in the featured listings buyers browse on this site. The get featured page walks through exactly how that works.
It depends on how your home compares to what else is active. An updated home on a larger lot in this neighborhood often draws attention when newer-build inventory is thin. Tell me your timeline and I will give you a straight read, not a pitch.
Yes, and I handle this regularly. 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 La Verkin
Want a closer look at La Verkin Estates?
Buying, I can pull the current listings and tell you honestly which homes have been updated and which have not. Selling, I will give you a straight number and a plan to get your home featured in front of the buyers already on this site. Either way, we start with a conversation.
Selling in La Verkin Estates
Want to sell your home in La Verkin Estates? List it with Scott Buehler and get featured on MovingUtah.
No best-agent claims and no guaranteed-price promises, just honest pricing that weighs the larger lot, the mature landscaping, and the home's updates before it ever names a number.