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Moab homes under $1M

Every Moab home for sale under $1M is listed here, whichever brokerage holds it, straight from the MLS. Further down: what a budget near the top of the usual range reaches, and how to approach buying at this price.

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Part 1 of 3

Where Under $1M sits

The local read, the median line and the pricing tiers

The local read

Under $1M is the last stretch of the usual Moab range

In shortUnder $1M sits near the top of the usual Moab price range, far above the town's typical home value of $518,900 (U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024). Think large new builds, well-kept in-town houses, and land in the La Sal foothills and at Pack Creek. Listings are live from the MLS and sorted high to low.

At $1M you are buying what the typical Moab home does not offer: outlook, land, or a high level of finish. That typical home is valued at $518,900 (U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024). Homes at this price start to feel custom rather than builder-standard.

Expect three kinds of home at this price. One is the large, well-finished new build in Spanish Valley. One is the updated house on a good in-town street. The third is larger rural land at Pack Creek, across the line in San Juan County, and in the La Sal foothills, where the view across the canyon country and the La Sal peaks is the point. None is a bigger version of a mid-priced home. Each is bought for one strength.

Recent sales set the price here, and not many similar homes have sold. Fewer buyers compete, so the work is reading each home on its own merits. Keep a pre-approval in place for when the right one appears. Also check the nightly-rental rules in the city and the county for each parcel before a home gets serious attention.

Want to see the ranges on each side? Up from here is the over $1M page, the top of Moab, where custom homes live. Down from here is the under $800K page, the upper middle. The Moab relocation guide gives the town as a whole, and reaching out to me gets a local partner agent watching for you.

Stretch math

One step up

over $1M is the top of the Moab market: custom builds, large parcels, and homes with wide views. Sales there come slowly.

One step down

under $800K is upper-middle, with larger new builds and updated in-town houses.

Either way

A range is only a first cut. Send your must-haves and a local partner agent will tell you where they land.

Typical home value (town-wide)~$518,900U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024
What this page coversThe last step before the top tierWasatch Front Regional MLS listings
Busiest competitionLate spring into early summerWasatch Front Regional MLS activity

How this works. Scott Buehler is licensed in both real estate and mortgage lending and may assist with financing across Utah; local representation in Moab 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.

The median line

Placing under $1M on Moab's price scale

Five pages, lowest to highest

Under $1M reaches well past Moab's typical home value, ~$518,900. Every Moab price page sits along the bar, and gold shows where this page falls. A pin sits at the typical home value.

The pricing tiers

Which Moab price range fits your budget?

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Learn the day a Moab home goes live under $1M

Homes at this price list now and then, and checking by hand is slow. Keep the search and its price cap in a free account. The site emails you when something fits.

  • An email when one lists. Homes at this price appear now and then, so an email tells you the day a Moab match is listed.
  • Price changes follow you. If a home you are watching changes its price, you will be told.
  • A list of favorites. Keep the homes you like together where you can find them again.
  • The search stays saved. Set your cap, beds, and area once and rerun it whenever you like.

Joining costs nothing, browsing never needs an account, and the emails can be switched off.

Part 2 of 3

What the money buys

What the money buys, hold, stretch, or step down and the towns next door

What the money buys

Under $1M comes in three shapes

Each kind of home at this price is bought for one feature: finish, location, or land. It is not a compromise. Knowing which feature matters most is most of the work.

Large, well-finished new builds

Large newer homes in Spanish Valley, with bigger floor plans, high-end finishes, and current layouts.

The catch: a newer street south of town, a bit apart from the older blocks. The upside: big floor plans and fresh finishes in a new home.

Updated in-town homes on good streets

Large detached houses on the older in-town streets with the most recent updates. Location and condition together push the price toward the top of the usual range.

What you pay: the highest price of the usual ranges. What you get: a central address and a finished home you can move into.

Larger parcels at Pack Creek and in the foothills

Rural land southeast of town at Pack Creek, across the line in San Juan County, and in the lower La Sal foothills. The view back toward Moab and across the canyon country, and the land itself, carry the price.

The downside: about a 24-minute drive to town and its stores. The payoff: space, privacy, and a setting no lower price range can match.

Only a handful of homes may be for sale in any one week across all three kinds. The Moab Homes for Sale page lists what is on the market now.

Hold, stretch, or step down

What each price range buys

The ranges on either side buy a different kind of home, not a scaled copy of this one. The table lays out what changes with list price, and the middle column is the one you are on.

Moab homes under $800K, under $1M, and over $1M, compared on five points.
Comparison pointUnder $800KUnder $1M This pageOver $1M
Typical home shapeBig new builds, remodeled in-town houses, and early foothill viewsLarge new builds with high-end finishes, in-town houses on good streets, and Pack Creek landCustom-designed homes, large parcels, and homes with big views
What you usually give upTop finishes, large parcels, and big viewsA budget at the top of the usual rangesTime, since sales at the high end come slowly
What you usually gainLarger builds, updated in-town houses, and a way into the foothillsOutlook, land, and fine finishes in the usual rangeFull custom design, real land, and views across the canyon country
Where you look firstHigher Spanish Valley, remodeled in-town blocks, and lower Pack CreekLarge Spanish Valley builds, good in-town streets, and Pack CreekThe foothills and rural edges around Moab
How the competition feelsQuieter, with few rival buyersUnhurried, with prices set by what sold nearbySelective, found by watching

Let your must-haves choose the column. Share them and a local partner agent can go over recent sales and say which range makes sense.

The towns next door

What does under $1M buy in the towns next door?

Monticello is the single nearby town with its own price pages. The card shows where under $1M falls there and which page to open.

Typical home value, U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024

The gold line is drawn at the Under $1M cap.

Each figure is copied from that town's own price page, which names its source. Drive times come from the Utah drive times tool.

Selling in this range

Selling a Moab home under $1M?

Buyers who browse this page are comparing homes like yours. List with the local partner agent featured for Moab, and your home is featured across MovingUtah. Referrals to a partner agent may involve a referral fee, always disclosed up front.

Part 3 of 3

Buying near the top

A four-step play

A four-step play

How to buy near the top of the usual Moab range

Up here, patience and a close look at recent sales matter more than speed. Few homes are for sale and few similar homes have sold, so the work is knowing value when you see it.

  1. Get pre-approved first

    A pre-approval letter still shows you are serious at this price. Keep it up to date so you can move the day the right property lists.

  2. Pick your single non-negotiable

    High-end finish, a Pack Creek foothill setting, or a top in-town spot. At this price they rarely come in one house. Knowing the one you will not trade keeps a long search honest.

  3. Get on first-look alerts

    Few homes sell at this price, and a good one is worth catching early. A local partner agent flags it the day it appears, not after word has spread.

  4. Look at recent sales and the nightly-rental rules

    Not many similar homes have sold at this price, so judging value takes real work. If a rental plan is part of your thinking, check the nightly rental zoning for each parcel. The buying process and the art of the offer guides cover the rest.

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Quick answers

Under $1M in Moab, answered

The upper end of the usual range. That means large, well-finished new builds in Spanish Valley, updated houses on good in-town streets, and rural or foothill land at Pack Creek and in the La Sal foothills, where views and land set the price. The mix shifts as homes list, so the live grid above shows today's picture.

Far above. The U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024 puts a typical Moab home near $518,900, so under $1M sits near the top of the usual price range.

Yes. The under $800K page covers the upper-middle range, with larger new builds and updated in-town houses. It has a quicker pace than this page.

Often months. That is common for a small, slow price range and not a warning sign.

Yes. Single-story plans appear among the large Spanish Valley builds and the updated in-town houses, and some Pack Creek foothill homes are single-level on larger lots. The single-story homes page filters for them.

A current pre-approval letter, and the one feature you will not trade: high-end finish, a view setting, or a top in-town spot. A close look at recent sales matters more than speed.

Talk to Scott

Shopping near the top of the usual price range, where finish, land, and views set the price?

Under $1M is where Moab's large new builds, good in-town houses, and Pack Creek foothill land meet. Settle on your one deal-breaker first. A local partner agent will watch the market with you and go over recent sales before you offer.

How it works in Moab

  • Questions about a listing? Send itA listing caught your eye? Pass it along. I give it to the partner agent and report back on what to check before you offer.
  • Showings through a local agentA Grand County partner agent I trust runs showings, the offer, and the closing. I connect the two of you.
  • Financing questions asked earlyI am licensed in both real estate and lending. On any one purchase I take one role. When I lend, I can warn you early if a Moab home would be hard to finance.
  • Back to you within a business dayCall or text about any listing here, and I reply within one business day.

Or call me: (435) 357-4345I reply within one business day.

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Referral disclosure. Outside Southern Utah, I connect home sellers and buyers with partner agents I trust in their area. If you choose to work with an agent I refer, that agent's brokerage pays my brokerage (Real Broker, LLC) a referral fee. The fee comes out of the agent's compensation; it is not an added cost to you. You are always free to choose any agent you wish, and using a referred agent is never required.

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