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Homes with a basement in Taylorsville.
Taylorsville listings with a basement, fed straight from the MLS and sorted newest first, with a clear read on why full basements are the norm in this 1970s-through-1990s stock 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 Taylorsville 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 standard across Taylorsville's 1970s-through-1990s stock, especially the ramblers and split-entries near the historic Taylorsville and Bennion cores, while the newer townhome infill near Redwood Road and the SLCC campus often has none at all, so the useful question is usually 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 Taylorsville 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, full height or low, dry or in need of attention. Tell me what setup you need and I will have the Taylorsville-area partner agent I work with pull the details on the lower level of any home you flag.
Selling here
Own a Taylorsville home with a finished basement?
Buyers on this page are searching for exactly that extra finished square footage downstairs. List it with the Taylorsville-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 Taylorsville.
Taylorsville's basement story is mostly a story about age and the ground it sits on. The city filled in almost entirely during the 1970s through the 1990s suburban boom, and on this stretch of the Salt Lake Valley the footings had to go below the frost line regardless of the decade. Once a builder is already digging that deep, a basement under the house is the natural result, so full basements are the norm across this stock rather than the exception. The signature Taylorsville product is the rambler or split-entry over a finished basement, and the later two-story plats through the buildout carry a lower level too, often the tallest in the city.
The city's geography keeps the answer simple. Taylorsville sits on flat valley floor on the west bank of the Jordan River, without the bench or foothill relief that produces a true walkout or daylight lower level elsewhere in the Salt Lake Valley. That means the common shape here is a full basement below grade on all sides, leaning on egress windows for light and a safe way out, rather than a door that opens to a sloped yard. The low ground along the Jordan River on the city's east edge, the original 1848 settlement geography, is exactly where to read the water table and current flood maps most closely before you count on a dry basement.
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? 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 basement in this stock can be low enough that the space reads as storage rather than a floor of the house. The split-entry floor plans mixed into the grid carry a lower level too, often with its own grade-level door a half-flight down, which can make the space feel less buried than a true full basement.
On stock this age, 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 Taylorsville 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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Full below grade, almost always: this is flat valley floor with no bench or foothill relief, so a true walkout is not a realistic expectation here. Plan on egress windows for light and a safe way out rather than a door to the yard.
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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 1970s 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 near the Jordan River on the city's east edge, where the water table sits closer to the surface.
The local map
Where the basements actually are.
Basements turn up across most of Taylorsville's 1970s-through-1990s stock, so this map is less about hunting and more about which part of the city carries the deepest, best-kept lower levels, and where the water table deserves a closer look. Here is where to look, and the due-diligence note attached to each.
The east, along the Jordan River
The original 1848 settlement geography on the river side holds some of the city's oldest stock, the ramblers and split-entries that sit over the deepest full basements. The Jordan River Parkway runs the full east edge here, and the low ground closest to the river is exactly where to weigh the water table and current flood maps before you count on a dry lower level.
Bennion country in the southwest
The soft footprint of the historic Bennion settlement, around Bennion Junior High off 2700 West, carries mature mid-century and 1970s lots, most of them over a full basement. Older homes here come with the full older-home homework list on systems and age.
Split-entry floor plans
Taylorsville's defining stock pairs ramblers, split-entries, and two-story homes, and the split-entry layout puts the lower level a half-flight down with its own grade-level door, which can make the space feel less buried than a true full basement. Confirm the egress windows on the bedrooms below regardless.
The 2700 West corridor and the west edge
The west blocks toward Bangerter and the Kearns line, along the 2700 West state-office spine, mix 1970s-90s tract homes on full basements. Check the ramps and sound walls on the newest interchanges nearby.
Later two-story plats
The late-80s and 90s two-story plats scattered through the later buildout are generally the youngest detached stock in the city, often with the deepest and tallest basements, which makes the lower level live more like a genuine extra floor than a low, older one.
Townhome infill: a different product
The newer attached townhomes rising near Redwood Road and the SLCC campus are the main form new construction takes in a built-out city, and they do not reliably carry a basement at all, sometimes trading it for a tuck-under garage. If a basement is a requirement, read those listings carefully rather than assuming.
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.
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 matters most near the Jordan River on the city's east edge, 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.
Inspect the decades, not just the house: on this 1970s-through-1990s stock, date the furnace, open the electrical panel, look at the supply lines, and scope the sewer lateral. Water and sewer here run through the Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement District, so check the bill.
Split-entries, read the levels: a split-entry can photograph like a single-level rambler from the curb even though the lower level sits only a half-flight down. Confirm which floor plan you are actually touring, and check the egress windows on the bedrooms below regardless.
Want the basement shortlist without the homework?
Tell me your budget, the part of Taylorsville you like, and whether you want a full basement finished as living space or a canvas to make your own. I will connect you with a trusted Taylorsville-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 age of the city and the ground it sits on. Taylorsville filled in almost entirely during the 1970s through the 1990s suburban boom, and on this stretch of the Salt Lake Valley the footings had to go below the frost line regardless of the decade. Once a builder is already digging that deep, a basement under the house is the natural result, so full basements are the norm across this stock rather than the exception. That makes the useful question here which kind of basement a home has, finished or unfinished, and what condition it is in, rather than whether it has one at all.
Nearly always fully below grade. Taylorsville sits on flat valley floor on the west bank of the Jordan River, without the bench or foothill relief that produces a true walkout or daylight level elsewhere in the Salt Lake Valley, so plan on egress windows for light and a safe way out rather than a door that opens to a sloped yard. The low ground along the Jordan River on the city's east edge is exactly where to read the water table and current flood maps most closely before you count on a dry basement.
Across the 1970s-through-1990s stock that makes up most of the city, most concentrated in the ramblers and split-entries near the historic Taylorsville and Bennion cores and along the Jordan River, where the deepest and oldest basements sit. The later two-story plats scattered through the buildout carry a lower level too, often the tallest in the city. The newer townhome infill near Redwood Road and the SLCC campus is a different product, often built without a basement at all, so read those listings carefully rather than assuming. 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 basement in this stock 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, which matters most on the low ground near the Jordan River. On any home from the 1970s or 1980s, 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. But because a basement is standard on this stock rather than a rarity, having one is not the differentiator. What separates the listings is whether the lower level is finished, dry, full-height, and properly egressed. Whole-home prices span a wide range across the city, and the live listings above are the honest answer on any given week.