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Single Story Homes for Sale in Central Valley, Utah
Central Valley is a quiet farming community in Sevier County, tucked between Richfield and Koosharem along Highway 24 at roughly 5,900 feet elevation. The town has fewer than 1,000 residents, and the housing stock reflects that — wide lots, agricultural zoning, and a long tradition of building out rather than up. Single story homes dominate here for practical reasons: land has been affordable for generations, snow loads on simple roof lines are easier to manage through Sevier County winters, and the buyer pool skews toward retirees, ranchers, and families who want a shop or barn on the same parcel as the house. Expect ramblers from the 1970s and 80s, older farmhouses with updated interiors, and a handful of newer custom builds on one to five acres.
For buyers coming from the Wasatch Front, the trade-off is clear. You give up immediate access to big-box retail and the SLC airport (about 2.5 hours north), but you gain dark skies, irrigation water, and a price per square foot that's a fraction of Utah County. Richfield's hospital, schools, and grocery stores sit 15 minutes north, and Fish Lake, Capitol Reef, and the Tushar Mountains are all inside an hour. Most single-level listings here include attached garages, mature trees, and outbuildings that would cost six figures to replicate. Browse the active listings below to see what's currently on the market in Central Valley and the surrounding Sevier Valley.
June 2026 · Central Valley market
Live from the Utah MLS — what's actually happening in Central Valley right now.
Median sale
$346,162
1 closed in June 2026
Median DOM
28 days
listing → contract
Sale-to-list
96.4%
of final list price
Unsold inventory
13
active + pending
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Active listings
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Common questions
About single story homes in Central Valley.
Why are single story homes so common in Central Valley? ▾
Central Valley is a small agricultural town in Sevier County with a lot of older farmhouses and ranch-style builds on larger lots. Land has historically been affordable and plentiful here, so builders spread out rather than up. The result is a housing stock dominated by ramblers, ranchers, and modular homes on flat parcels.
What price range should I expect for a single-level home here? ▾
Sevier County single story homes typically run from the low $300Ks for older ramblers on smaller lots up to the $600Ks+ for newer builds on an acre or more. Prices in Central Valley itself tend to sit below the Richfield average because the town is smaller and further from the I-70 corridor. Acreage, outbuildings, and water shares move prices more than square footage does.
Are these homes a good fit for retirees or buyers with mobility concerns? ▾
Yes — single-level living is one of the main reasons buyers from the Wasatch Front relocate to Sevier County. No stairs, attached garages, and wide rural lots make daily life easier as people age. Many homes also sit close to the Sevier Valley Medical Center in Richfield, about 15 minutes north.
Do single story homes here usually have basements? ▾
A fair number do. Full or partial basements are common on the older farmhouses and on ramblers built from the 1970s onward, which effectively doubles usable square footage. If a true single-level layout with no basement matters to you, filter carefully — listings will specify.
What kind of lot sizes come with these properties? ▾
Lots in Central Valley are noticeably larger than what you'd see in Provo or St. George. Quarter-acre to full-acre parcels are typical, and properties with 2–10 acres, irrigation rights, and barns or shops show up regularly. Zoning is rural-residential or agricultural in most of the area.
How's the climate and what does that mean for a single-level home? ▾
Central Valley sits at about 5,900 feet, so winters are cold with real snow and summers are warm but dry. Single story homes here almost always have forced-air furnaces (propane or natural gas), and many use swamp coolers rather than full AC because of the low humidity. Roof pitch and snow load matter — ask about roof age on any rambler built before 1990.