A Washington community
Living in Old Farm Estates.
An acreage estate subdivision in Washington Fields, south of the Virgin River, where lots run close to an acre and the homes are large custom builds with room for shops, pools, and RV parking. It sits right against the Staheli Family Farm, so the corn maze and pumpkin patch are out the back fence, and Sand Hollow is a short drive east when you want the water.
I am Scott Buehler, a Southern Utah resident of 20-plus years and a licensed REALTOR and lender. This is the honest version of what Old Farm Estates offers, what it costs, and what I would check on an acre lot before you buy or sell out here.
New to the area? Start with the Washington guide, then come back for the Fields.
Current listings
Homes for sale in Old Farm Estates.
No active listings today. Acre-lot homes and the Reserve phase's build ready ground both move deliberately here, since custom plans unfold over months rather than weekends. The next listing of either kind posts to this page as the MLS receives it. 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 track the Washington County MLS for both finished homes and open ground along Old Farm Road, next to the working farm that gives this corner its name. Tell me whether you want a finished acre-lot house or raw ground in the Reserve, and I will flag it for you the day it lists.
Selling here
Own a home in Old Farm Estates?
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On this page
Life in the Fields
Room to spread out, with town still close by.
Old Farm Estates is one of the Washington Fields acreage neighborhoods, the band of land south of the Virgin River where the old agricultural lots got platted into roughly one-acre homesites. You reach it along Old Farm Road near 2950 South, and the moment you turn in, the scale changes: bigger setbacks, longer driveways, shops and pools behind the houses, and the open sky the Fields are known for.
It feels different from the production subdivisions a mile north. The homes are mostly large custom and semi-custom builds, many of them from the 2010s, and the lots give you the kind of space that has gotten hard to find this close to St. George. The Staheli Family Farm sits right next door, so in October you have a corn maze and a pumpkin patch out the back fence, and the rest of the year you have a working farm for a neighbor.
I tour it as an estate market, because that is what it is. An acre lot with a 4,000-plus square foot custom home does not price, inspect, or maintain like a 0.18-acre home in the tract subdivisions, and the buyers who do well out here understand that going in. Getting the product type right is the single most useful thing you can do before you fall for any one listing.
Estate highlights
Why the Fields draw a certain buyer.
Six things make this corner of Washington Fields its own place, and each one is specific: acre lots, custom homes, a working farm next door, an elementary in the Fields, the Reserve at Old Farm building lots, and quick water access at Sand Hollow.
Acre lots, not tract lots
Homesites here run around an acre, several times the size of a typical Washington Fields production lot. That is room for a shop, RV parking, a pool, and real separation from the neighbors.
Large custom homes
The houses are mostly 2010s custom and semi-custom builds, many well over 4,000 square feet, the largest pushing 7,000-plus. This is a finish-and-feature market, not a square-foot-count market.
Staheli Family Farm next door
Southern Utah's pioneering agritourism farm sits at 3400 South Washington Fields Road, a couple of minutes away, with the fall corn maze, pumpkin patch, and farm animals essentially in the backyard.
An elementary in the Fields
Majestic Fields Elementary, grades K-5, serves this part of Washington Fields, so the youngest school run stays inside the area rather than crossing the river into town.
The Reserve at Old Farm
A newer phase along the same corridor releases building lots for buyers who want to design their own custom home rather than buy an existing estate. Land is its own market here, priced separately from finished homes.
Sand Hollow, ~15 min east
The Fields point you straight at the recreation. Sand Hollow State Park, with its red-rock reservoir and dunes, is about fifteen minutes east, and Quail Creek is right beside it.
Homes & lots
An estate search, not a tract search.
Old Farm Estates reads as two products under one name, and that is the part most online searches get wrong. You have finished custom estates on roughly one-acre lots, most of them built in the 2010s, and you have building lots in the newer Reserve at Old Farm phase for buyers who want to design from scratch. Those are different markets, and lumping them together makes the numbers lie to you.
So I read it in two lanes. The finished estates are large, frequently north of 4,000 square feet, with the biggest customs climbing well past 7,000, and they trade well above the Washington median: generally from the high six figures into the low seven figures, with the most elaborate builds higher still. The bare Reserve lots are priced on their own terms, on size, utilities, and what you intend to build. In a market this thin, the right three comparable sales matter far more than any neighborhood average.
The acre lot is the quiet detail behind all of it. It is the reason these homes carry shops, casitas, pools, and RV pads, and it is also the reason I look hard at the water situation, the irrigation rights, and the grading on every specific parcel before I get excited about a floor plan.
For buyers, decide first whether you want a finished estate or a lot to build on, because they are different transactions. For sellers, comp against other acre-lot customs, never against the smaller-lot subdivisions nearby. Confirm everything against the live listings.
On an acre, you are buying the land and the build as two separate things that happen to share an address.
Trails & outdoors
Water, river, and red rock close at hand.
Washington Fields sits between the Virgin River and the open desert, so the outdoor menu runs from a riverside walk to a full day on the water. Here is the honest tiering, from a few minutes north to a short drive east.
Virgin River Trail (easy)
The paved Virgin River corridor trail runs along the river just north of the Fields, a flat, shaded out-and-back you can reach in a few minutes. It ties into the wider St. George trail network downstream.
Red Cliffs Desert Reserve (moderate)
North across the river, the Reserve's Grapevine and Cottonwood trails climb into the red rock and slickrock. A short drive gets you from an acre lot to a desert singletrack trailhead.
Sand Hollow & Quail Creek, ~15 min
Sand Hollow State Park's reservoir, sand dunes, and OHV trails are about fifteen minutes east, with Quail Creek Reservoir right beside it for cooler, calmer water.
Warner Valley dinosaur tracks
Out the back side of the Fields, the Warner Valley track site preserves dinosaur footprints in stone. It is a dirt-road destination, the kind of quiet local outing that rewards a high-clearance vehicle.
Farther out, Zion National Park's south entrance is roughly forty minutes northeast through Hurricane and La Verkin, and Snow Canyon State Park is on the far side of St. George. The full day-trip map lives in the Washington guide.
Trail and park details come from Utah State Parks, the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, and Washington City. The wider outdoor picture is in the Washington guide.
Errands & drive times
Errands, measured in minutes.
This is the practical answer to "how far is everything from out here." The Fields trade a little extra driving for the acre lot, but the run north on Washington Fields Road puts the freeway, the grocery, and the hospital all within a quick reach. Times are measured from Old Farm Road near 2950 South; from the back lots, add a couple of minutes.
| The errand | Where it happens | From Old Farm Rd |
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| The farm out back | Staheli Family Farm, 3400 S Washington Fields Rd | ~2 min |
| Full grocery run | Walmart Supercenter, 625 W Telegraph St | ~9 min |
| Second grocery option | Albertsons, 915 Redcliffs Dr | ~10 min |
| Freeway on-ramp | Interstate 15 at Exit 13, Washington Pkwy | ~8 min |
| Healthcare | St. George Regional Hospital, 1380 E Medical Center Dr | ~13 min |
| Neighborhood school | Majestic Fields Elementary | ~4 min |
| High school | Crimson Cliffs High | ~6 min |
| A day on the water | Sand Hollow State Park | ~15 min |
| Errands and dining | Red Cliffs Mall area, St. George | ~12 min |
Farther out, the weekend map opens up fast: Zion's south gate is roughly 40 minutes northeast, Snow Canyon State Park is about 25 minutes across St. George, and the St. George Regional Airport is around 20 minutes south. The full day-trip map lives in the Washington guide.
Schools & education
Schools, by the facts.
Old Farm Estates is part of the Washington County School District, on the Crimson Cliffs cone. The area is generally served by Majestic Fields Elementary (grades K-5) in the Fields, then Washington Fields Intermediate (grades 6-7), Crimson Cliffs Middle (grades 8-9), and Crimson Cliffs High (grades 10-12). The district uses a cone structure with a separate intermediate and middle school, so the grade splits work a little differently than a traditional elementary-junior-high setup.
Boundaries shift as Washington Fields keeps growing, so confirm the current assignment for any home you are serious about directly with the district rather than guessing from a map. For independent school information, GreatSchools and Niche both publish data you can weigh for yourself.
I cover the bigger education picture in the Washington guide.
Next to the farm
What it means to live by a working farm.
It is worth saying plainly, because it is the thing that makes Old Farm Estates different from every other acreage pocket in the Fields: you are right next to the Staheli Family Farm. For a quarter century it has been Southern Utah's pioneering agritourism farm, with farm animals, a pumpkin patch, and the big fall corn maze on Washington Fields Road. For most of the year that means a quiet farm for a neighbor and open views off the back of the lot.
Then there is October. The farm's fall season brings real crowds and seasonal traffic to Washington Fields Road, and the homes closest to it feel that for a few weeks. I am not telling you that to scare you off, I am telling you because it is real and worth knowing before you buy: for some people the farm is the whole charm of the place, and for others the busy month matters. Walk the streets near the entrance on a fall weekend before you decide.
The acre lot carries its own homework, too. Out here water is not a given the way it is on a city lot. Some properties run on culinary plus secondary irrigation, some have shares or rights tied to the old farm ground, and the landscaping load on an acre is a real cost. So I treat water, irrigation, and grading as line items, not afterthoughts, on every home I walk in Old Farm Estates.
What I check before I call an acre lot out here a clean buy
- The water setup: culinary, secondary irrigation, and any shares or rights tied to the parcel.
- How close the specific home sits to the farm entrance, and what that means in the busy fall weeks.
- The grading and drainage across an acre, including how the lot handles a hard summer storm.
- The shop, casita, or pool: whether it is permitted and finished or a project the next owner inherits.
This is general guidance, not a water-rights determination or a legal opinion. Confirm any specific property's water, irrigation, and permits with Washington City, the irrigation provider, and a qualified inspector before you rely on it. Sources: the Staheli Family Farm, Washington City, and county records.
What locals know
The details I would slow down and check.
Old Farm Estates rewards a buyer who reads the small print: the water, the proximity to the farm, the comp set, and the difference between a finished home and a lot. These are the four things I would walk a friend through before they get attached to any one address out here.
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Ask about water before you fall for the floor plan. Acre lots in the Fields can carry culinary plus secondary irrigation, and the setup varies parcel to parcel. It is the first thing I run down, not the last.
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The farm is a feature and a fall traffic pattern. Staheli's October corn maze draws crowds to Washington Fields Road. Homes near the entrance feel it for a few weeks, so visit on a fall weekend before you commit.
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Comp against acre estates, not tract homes. The smaller-lot subdivisions a mile north sell on volume and price per square foot. An acre custom in Old Farm Estates needs its own, much shorter comp set.
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A lot and a finished home are different deals. The Reserve at Old Farm sells building lots; the older phase sells finished estates. Decide which transaction you want before you start touring.
Buy or sell here
The buyer side and the seller side.
Buying in Old Farm Estates
Old Farm Estates sits in Washington Fields, the band of land south of the Virgin River, with homes along Old Farm Road near 2950 South. It backs up to the Staheli Family Farm at 3400 South Washington Fields Road, and the run north on Washington Fields Road and Washington Parkway puts I-15 Exit 13 within a short drive.
This is an acreage estate subdivision, not a starter-home tract. Lots run around an acre, and the homes are larger custom and semi-custom builds, many of them dating to the 2010s, with room for shops, RV parking, pools, and the kind of outdoor space the Fields is known for. The newer Reserve at Old Farm phase adds building lots to the same corridor.
Old Farm Estates is in the Washington County School District, on the Crimson Cliffs cone. The area is generally served by Majestic Fields Elementary, then Washington Fields Intermediate for grades 6 and 7, Crimson Cliffs Middle for grades 8 and 9, and Crimson Cliffs High for grades 10 through 12. Boundaries shift as the Fields grow, so confirm the current assignment for any specific address with the district.
The Virgin River corridor and its riverside trail sit just north of the subdivision, and the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, with the Grapevine and Cottonwood trails, is a short drive past the river. Sand Hollow State Park and Quail Creek are roughly fifteen minutes east, and Warner Valley with its dinosaur tracks is out the back side of the Fields.
Because these are acre lots with large custom homes, Old Farm Estates trades well above the Washington median. Finished estates here have generally run from the high six figures into the low seven figures, with the largest custom homes higher still, and bare lots in the Reserve phase are their own market. Treat that as a starting frame and confirm against the live listings, because each acre and each build is different.
An acre buys you space and quiet, but it also comes with responsibilities: more landscaping and water, well or culinary and secondary irrigation questions, and the realities of being next to a working agritourism farm with seasonal traffic in the fall. I walk the lot lines, the irrigation setup, and the drainage before I call any home here a clean buy.
Ready to look? See what is on the market or tell me what you are after.
Selling in Old Farm Estates
Price it as an acreage estate, not as a Washington Fields production home. The right comps are other acre-lot custom homes, and the wrong ones are the smaller-lot subdivisions nearby that sell on volume. Get that comp set right and the pricing conversation gets honest fast.
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Buying, I can pull the current Old Farm Estates mix and separate finished estates from the Reserve building lots before you compare prices, and I will run down the water and the proximity to the farm on any home you like. Selling, I will position your acre estate against the right comps instead of the tract subdivisions a mile north.
Selling in Old Farm Estates
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