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Homes with a basement in South Jordan.
South Jordan listings with a basement, fed straight from the MLS and sorted newest first, with a clear read on which parts of the city carry a full basement as standard, where a rare walkout turns up, and how to tell a finished lower level from a canvas.
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The newest basement listings.
Fed straight from the local MLS and filtered to South Jordan homes with a basement: new listings appear here as they list, and sold homes drop off. The read on which kind of lower level you are actually looking at is just below.
No basement listings to show right now. A basement is common across South Jordan's established central subdivisions and the standard single-family product across Daybreak, though the historic east side, Old South Jordan and the Welby core, is more of a mix, so the useful question is often what condition the lower level is in rather than whether the home has one. Open the map search to run this filter live, or browse every South Jordan listing. Prefer a shortlist? Tell me what you are after.
Buying here
Sort finished from a canvas before you tour.
Basements vary far more than the listing lets on here: finished or a canvas, walkout or fully below grade, tall or low. Tell me what setup you need and I will have the South Jordan-area partner agent I work with pull the details on the lower level of any home you flag.
Selling here
Own a South Jordan home with a finished basement or a rare walkout lower level?
Buyers on this page are searching specifically for extra finished square footage downstairs. List it with the South Jordan-area partner agent I connect you with and it goes in front of that exact search.
Listing information comes from the local MLS and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The local read
What a basement means in South Jordan.
South Jordan's basement story is a story about geography and era, not one simple rule. Salt Lake County's frost line runs deep, so foundations go below it regardless of the decade, and once a builder is already digging that deep, a basement under the house is often the natural move. The 1990s and 2000s subdivisions between Redwood Road and Bangerter, and the standard single-family villages across Daybreak, were built with full basements as the two-story norm. The historic east side, Old South Jordan and the Welby core along Redwood Road and the Jordan River, mixes in older ranch and equestrian-style homes where a basement is more of a mix, so confirming one at the parcel matters more there than in the newer bands.
The city's geography sorts the rest of the answer. South Jordan is mostly flat valley floor, with the Jordan River running along the east side and a gentle rise westward toward Daybreak and the Oquirrh foothills. That mild rise is where a lot occasionally steps enough for a lower level to open toward grade, but it is a modest slope compared to a true hillside city, so a genuine walkout is the exception here rather than something to expect. Across most of the city, the common shape is a full basement below grade on all sides, leaning on egress windows for light and a safe way out. The low ground along the Jordan River on the east is exactly where to read the water table and drainage most closely, the way you would on any river-bottom parcel.
When you find one, read it closely, because basements vary far more than the listing lets on. Is the lower level finished living space, or is it framed and unfinished, a canvas you complete on your own terms and your own budget? Is it a walkout, or fully below grade? Does every sleeping room down there have a code-sized egress window and well, because without one the room does not really count as a bedroom no matter how it is marketed. How tall is the ceiling, since an older east-side basement can be low enough that the space reads as storage rather than a floor of the house. In Daybreak specifically, attached product and the smaller-lot villages do not always carry a basement at all, so confirm it plan by plan rather than assume from the neighborhood.
On the older east-side stock, inspect the decades, not just the house: electrical panels and original wiring, sewer laterals, older supply lines, and the age of the roof and furnace. In a basement specifically, walk the perimeter for staining, efflorescence, or settling, and ask how water moves away from the foundation, which matters most on the low ground near the Jordan River. If a separate second kitchen and a private entrance are what you are actually after rather than plain square footage, the ADU and casita page is the narrower search, a different intent than this one, and it is where the zoning and permit questions live, not here. Earlier in the process than show me listings? Start with the South Jordan guide, and when a home below reads right, that is the moment to reach out.
Reading a basement here
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Finished or a canvas: some lower levels are fully finished living space, some are left framed or unfinished for you to complete. An unfinished one buys the square footage at a lower cost. The listing does not always say, so read the finished square footage and the photos together.
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Walkout or full: a walkout opens to grade on the downhill side and gets a real door, while a full basement sits below grade on all sides. South Jordan's rise toward Daybreak and the Oquirrh foothills is gentle, so a true walkout is the exception, more likely there than on the flatter east side or the Jordan River bottoms.
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Proper egress: any below-grade sleeping room needs a code-sized egress window and well, or a door to the outside. Confirm it is there in person before you count the room as a bedroom.
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Ceiling height and era: stand in it. A full-height basement lives like the rest of the house, while a low one from the older east-side stock can read as storage. On homes this age, note the panel, the wiring, and the furnace while you are down there.
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Water, always: walk the perimeter inside and out for staining or settling, and see where the grade, the downspouts, and any window wells send water. This matters most on the east side near the Jordan River, where the water table sits closer to the surface.
The local map
Where the basements actually are.
Basements turn up across most of South Jordan, so this map is less about hunting and more about which kind each part of the city tends to have. The rule of thumb is simple: the closer to the Jordan River or the flatter central band, the more likely it is fully below grade, and the closer to Daybreak and the west side, the better the still modest odds of a walkout.
Old South Jordan and the Welby core
The historic east side along Redwood Road and the Jordan River carries the city's larger and lower-density lots, some of them equestrian-style. A basement here is less of a given than in the newer bands, so confirm it at the parcel rather than assume it. This is also the lowest ground in the city, close to the Jordan River, so where a basement does exist, read the water table and drainage closely, the way you would on any river-bottom parcel.
The central subdivisions around The District
The established 2000s subdivisions near 11400 South and Bangerter, built around the Costco-and-Harmons retail core, sit on lots that are generally larger than Daybreak's compact ones. Full basements are standard and some are finished as separate living space. A newer build is more likely to have been permitted with the current code, but you still verify the finish.
The 1990s and 2000s middle
Between Redwood Road and Bangerter, the conventional single-family that filled in during the population surge has younger systems and plenty of full basements. Many are finished, some are left as a canvas, so read the finished-square-footage line and the photos together.
Larger two-story plans
The bigger two-story floor plans across the east and central side often have the deepest and tallest basements. A full-height ceiling down there lives much more like another floor of the house than a low, older basement does.
Daybreak's single-family villages
A full basement is common under Daybreak's standard single-family plans, with the youngest systems in the city. Attached product and the smaller-lot villages closer to the village centers do not always carry a basement at all, so confirm it plan by plan rather than assume from the neighborhood.
Walkout and daylight lots
South Jordan rises gently from the Jordan River bottoms on the east toward Daybreak and the Oquirrh foothills on the west, so a small number of lots on the higher ground step enough for a lower level to open to grade with full windows and a real door. It is a modest slope compared to a true hillside city, so treat a walkout as a genuine find rather than something to expect, and look for it toward the west rather than the flatter central band or the river-bottom east side.
Before you tour: what to actually check
Finished or a canvas: confirm whether the lower level is finished living space or framed and unfinished. The square-footage line does not always separate the two, and the difference is a real budget.
Walkout or full: note whether it opens to grade on the downhill side and gets a real door, or sits below grade on all sides. South Jordan's rise toward Daybreak and the Oquirrh foothills is gentle, so a full basement is the default expectation almost everywhere in the city.
Egress on every bedroom: each below-grade sleeping room needs a code-sized egress window and well, or a door to the outside. Look at the actual window wells, not just the listing photos.
Moisture and drainage: walk the perimeter inside and out for staining, efflorescence, or settling, and see where the grade, the downspouts, and the window wells send water. This is most important on the east side near the Jordan River, where the water table sits closest to the surface.
Ceiling height and comfort: measure the clearance and check whether the lower level has its own zone or vents. A basement that stays cool in summer still has to be comfortable through a Salt Lake Valley winter.
South Jordan systems and water: the city runs culinary water plus secondary irrigation on roughly a quarter of parcels, and Daybreak has its own pressurized-irrigation arrangement around Oquirrh Lake, so confirm the parcel's hookups and bills. On reclaimed west-side land, also review the standard residential disclosures and the EPA and Utah DEQ site records for the parcel's Kennecott history, and on any older east-side home date the roof, furnace, electrical panel, and sewer lateral.
Want the basement shortlist without the homework?
Tell me your budget, the part of South Jordan you like, and whether you want a rare walkout toward Daybreak and the west side or a full basement elsewhere in the city, finished or a canvas to make your own. I will connect you with a trusted South Jordan-area partner agent for the on-the-ground work and stay on the file for the homework and the financing, with straight answers about egress, drainage, and what really counts as finished space.
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Quick answers
Basement-home shopping, answered.
It comes down to the valley's winters and how deep the footings have to go. Salt Lake County's frost line runs deep, so foundations go below it regardless of the era, and once a builder is already digging that deep, a basement under the house is the natural result. The established 1990s and 2000s subdivisions between Redwood Road and Bangerter and the standard single-family villages across Daybreak typically carry a full basement, while the historic east side, Old South Jordan and the Welby core, mixes in older homes where a basement is less of a given. That makes the useful question here which kind of basement a home has, and what condition it is in, rather than whether it has one at all.
A walkout opens to grade on the downhill side, so it gets a real door to the yard and full windows. A daylight level sits mostly below grade but gets tall windows above the grade line on one side. A full basement sits below grade on all sides and leans on egress windows for light and a safe way out. South Jordan's ground is mostly flat valley floor with only a gentle rise from the Jordan River on the east toward Daybreak and the Oquirrh foothills, so a true walkout is the exception here, more likely on a higher west-side lot than on the flatter east side or the river bottoms.
Across most of the city, but the kind varies by area. The 1990s and 2000s subdivisions between Redwood Road and Bangerter, and the standard single-family villages across Daybreak, carry full basements as part of typical two-story construction. The historic east side, Old South Jordan and the Welby core along Redwood Road and the Jordan River, mixes older ranch and equestrian-style homes where a basement is less of a given and worth confirming at the parcel. The live listings above are the honest count on any given week.
It runs both ways here. Some lower levels are fully finished living space, and some are left as a canvas, framed or unfinished, for a buyer to complete later. An unfinished basement can be a real opportunity, since you buy the square footage at a lower cost and finish it on your own terms. Listings do not always separate finished from unfinished square footage clearly, so read the numbers and the photos together, and I am happy to read a specific one with you before you tour.
Confirm a code-sized egress window and well in every below-grade sleeping room, note whether the space is finished or a canvas, and measure the ceiling height, since an older east-side basement can be low enough to read as storage. Then walk the perimeter inside and out for staining, efflorescence, or settling, and see where the grade, the downspouts, and the window wells send water, especially close to the Jordan River on the east side. On any older home, the basement is also where you check the furnace, the electrical panel, the supply lines, and whether the sewer lateral has been scoped.
Finished lower-level space generally gives you more square footage for the money than the same space built above grade, and it stays cooler through summer while adding storage and shelter. Whole-home prices span a wide range across the east side, the central subdivisions, and Daybreak, and the live listings above are the honest answer on any given week.