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Single-story homes in Price.

Every home listed as one story on the Price market, fed straight from the MLS and sorted newest first, with a clear read on what one level really means here in the Price River valley.

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The newest single-story listings.

Fed straight from the local MLS and filtered to homes listed as one story: new Price listings appear here as they list, and sold homes drop off. The read on what one level really means here is just below.

Buying here

Read the floor plan, not just the front photo.

A single-story Price home usually means main-level living with a staircase down to finished or unfinished basement space below, so the real living area can run well past the main floor. Tell me your must-haves and I will have the Price-area partner agent I work with flag the next rambler that fits.

Selling here

Selling a Price rambler?

The single-story format is common across this city, and buyers on this page are searching for it specifically. List with the Price-area partner agent I connect you with and get featured here.

Listing information comes from the local MLS and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

The local read


What single-story homes mean in Price.

On a Utah listing sheet the word for a single-story home is rambler, what the rest of the country calls a ranch. In Price the rambler is the everyday form, and it shows up in two settings: the older established city-lot homes on the historic mining-era grid near Main Street and the US-6 corridor, and the newer subdivisions filling in toward the edges of the city limits and out into the valley. In an exceptionally affordable eastern-Utah market, the one-level home is simply the default a lot of people picture.

Here is the Price detail, and it is the opposite of a warm-weather slab market. The valley floor sits above 5,600 feet below the Book Cliffs and the winters are genuinely cold and snowy, so foundations go down deep and basements are the norm. That means a home listed as one story here almost always sits over a full basement, with the bedrooms and living on the main level and finished or unfinished space below. So one story usually means one main level with a staircase down, not the whole house on a slab. Read the stories field and the floor plan rather than assume from the front photo.

The two settings buy you different things. An in-town rambler on a city lot gives you walkable-ish blocks near the core, county offices, USU Eastern and the hospital, city water and sewer, and older bones that reward a hard look at the systems. A rambler in a newer edge subdivision gives you standard suburban product at a Carbon County price, with younger mechanicals, on a lot that may sit closer to the valley than the grid. If a bigger lot is the real goal, the acreage page is the next stop, and the two-story page is where the newer-subdivision form concentrates.

Prices here are among the lowest of any built city on this site, and they are worth understanding honestly: Carbon County was named for coal, but the county has produced none since 2020, so the local economy now leans on county government, USU Eastern, Castleview Hospital, and a real tourism and recreation push rather than the mines. Different sources land in different places, so I keep them separate rather than blend them into one number. Earlier in the process than show me listings? Start with the Price guide for the whole picture, and when a home below reads right, that is the moment to reach out.

What counts as single-story here

  • Rambler over a basement: the common build at this elevation. One main level with the bedrooms and living up top and finished or unfinished space below grade. The staircase is real, so plan for it.

  • True single-level: the whole house on one floor with no stairs down. It exists here, but above 5,600 feet with cold winters it is less common than the rambler-over-basement, so verify it on the listing.

  • Grid vs. edge subdivision: an older grid rambler trades younger systems for a walkable-ish location and city utilities. A newer edge rambler trades that location for younger mechanicals and a fresher lot.

  • Read the listing, not the photo: the stories field and the floor plan tell the truth. Confirm the lower level is counted in the square footage before you compare two homes on price.

Typical value (sources kept separate) Low-$225,600s, with a long affordable tail U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024, verify annually
The high-desert difference One main level, usually over a full basement Price River valley above 5,600 ft, cold winters
Where they cluster The historic grid plus newer edge subdivisions Older mining-era city-lot core + valley-edge builds
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The local map


Where the single-story homes actually are.

Ramblers turn up across Price, but they concentrate in a few patterns: the established city-lot core on the historic grid, the newer subdivisions toward the edges of the city limits, and the larger lots out in the Price River valley. Here is where to look.

The historic mining-era grid

The older established city-lot homes sit here, on the walkable-ish blocks around Main Street and the US-6 and US-191 corridor, near the county offices, USU Eastern, the Prehistoric Museum, and Castleview Hospital. Many are one main level over a basement, on city water and sewer, and this is the most established single-level stock in town. Condition varies widely with age, so inspect the bones.

The newer edge subdivisions

Standard suburban ramblers fill in toward the edges of the city limits and into the valley. Systems here are generally younger than the grid stock. Building in the post-coal years has been modest, so the count of fresh one-level product is smaller than in a fast-growing Wasatch Front town.

The Price River valley and larger lots

Moving out from the core, single-level homes sit on larger suburban lots and small-farm parcels. Value here turns on water, wells, and what serves the lot. Irrigation canals and agricultural ground are part of the fabric, and irrigation shares do not always convey, so read the listing closely.

The valley acreage edges

Farther out, ramblers come with acreage and open-valley sightlines toward the Book Cliffs or the Wasatch Plateau. Well, septic, and irrigation diligence carries more weight the farther you get from the city, and in historic energy country surface and mineral ownership can be severed, so title work matters.

Toward Wellington

Wellington is its own incorporated city about six miles southeast, not a Price neighborhood, but the valley fabric runs together. Single-level homes out this way trade the Price grid for a more open setting. Confirm which jurisdiction a home sits in, since city services and addresses differ.

Toward Carbonville and Spring Glen

Carbonville and Spring Glen are unincorporated areas just north and northwest, more rural and large-lot. Ramblers here lean toward wells, septic, and canal shares rather than city utilities, so confirm exactly what serves the specific parcel before you fall for the setting.

Before you tour: what to actually check

Stories field vs. photos: confirm the listing's stories count and the floor plan, not just the front shot, so you know whether you are looking at a true one-level or a rambler over a basement.

Basement included or not: common at this elevation, so confirm whether the square footage is all on the main level or includes a finished or unfinished lower floor before you compare two homes on price.

Era and systems: an older grid rambler is worth a hard look at the roof, furnace, electrical panel, and sewer lateral age, and whether a renovation was documented or just cosmetic. A lot of the affordable stock here is genuinely old.

Water and what serves the lot: in-city homes run on City of Price culinary water and sewer, but valley and edge parcels can be on wells, septic, and irrigation shares. Check the listing and the bill, not the assumption.

Entry and thresholds: if a level, no-step entry matters to you, look at the porch, the garage step, and the doorways in person rather than guessing from the listing.

The local economy on resale: Carbon County is rebuilding off coal around government, education, healthcare, and tourism, so ask how long the home has been listed and how the surrounding street has traded. It is an honest, fair-paced buyer's market right now.

Scott Buehler, Moving Utah

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Quick answers


Single-story shopping, answered.

On a Utah listing sheet the word you will see is rambler, the local name for a single-story home, what other markets call a ranch. It means the main living space sits on one level. The Price detail worth knowing is that the Price River valley sits above 5,600 feet with cold, snowy winters, so basements are the norm and a single-story here usually sits over a full basement. That means one main level with a staircase down rather than the whole house on a slab. Read the listing for the lower level and I am happy to read it with you.

Usually, yes. Above 5,600 feet the winters are cold and foundations go down deep, so basements are common, especially in the older mining-era grid stock where a finished basement can double the living space. If you want a true one-level home with no stairs at all, tell me and I will have the Carbon County agent filter for it, because at this elevation it is the less common build.

In two main settings. The older established city-lot ramblers sit on the historic grid near Main Street and the US-6 corridor, on city utilities. Newer ramblers fill in toward the edges of the city limits and out into the Price River valley, where the lots get larger and value starts to turn on water and what serves the parcel. The live listings above are the honest count on any given week.

Yes, and the difference is real. An in-town grid rambler gives you a walkable-ish location, City of Price water and sewer, and older bones worth inspecting. A rambler in a newer edge subdivision gives you younger systems and a fresher lot, often closer to the valley than the core. If a bigger parcel with wells or irrigation is the goal, the acreage page is the better starting point.

Price is among the most affordable markets of any built city on this site. Different sources land in different places: one tracks recent average sales near the low-$300,000s while asking prices on active listings have run a bit higher, and there is a long affordable tail of older homes below that. I keep those sources separate rather than average them, because this is a small, volatile market. One honest note: Carbon County has produced no coal since 2020 and is rebuilding its economy around government, USU Eastern, Castleview Hospital, and tourism, so demand and resale are at a fair, steady buyer's pace right now. The live listings above are the real answer on any given week, and I will pull recent comps for the specific street you are looking at.

Tell me the budget, the part of town, and whether you want a true zero-step entry or just one main level over a basement, and I will connect you with a Carbon County partner agent and flag matching listings as they go live. Pair that with a conversation about financing and you can move on the right one without scrambling, even in a small market where the good listings do not last forever.