Adjacent county comparison
Summit and Wasatch County Market Split, August 2026
Research question
How did Summit and Wasatch County listing conditions differ in August 2026?
Summit and Wasatch Counties carried similar median asking prices in August 2026, $1,596,750 and $1,562,500, but almost every supporting indicator diverged, per Realtor.com Economic Research county data retrieved September 29, 2026. Summit’s median was down 3.2% year over year while Wasatch’s was up 15.7%. Summit carried 891 active listings against 741, sold in a median 75 days against 81, and recorded 188 new listings against 124, a 27.9% drop in Wasatch. Pending listings fell 0.7% in Summit and 10.8% in Wasatch, and the price-reduced share reached 15.26% in Wasatch against 14.17% in Summit. Median list price per square foot tells the clearest story: $826 in Summit against $534 in Wasatch. Two counties with nearly identical headline medians are not selling the same product, and this report separates them measure by measure.
Research by Kamee Shrope
Geography: COUNTY: Summit County and Wasatch County, Utah
Period: August 2026
$1.60M
Summit median list price
Down 3.2% year over year
$1.56M
Wasatch median list price
Up 15.7% year over year
891 vs. 741
Active listings
Summit compared with Wasatch
Do similar asking medians mean the markets are the same?
Summit County’s median listing price was $1,596,750, while Wasatch County’s was $1,562,500. Those headline figures were close, but Summit had 891 active listings and a 75-day median listing age; Wasatch had 741 and 81 days.
New listings were down 2.1% year over year in Summit and 27.9% in Wasatch. Pending listings were down 0.7% in Summit and 10.8% in Wasatch. These county totals describe the listing pool, not the value or demand for any one Midway, Heber, Park City, or resort-area property.
Realtor.com county listing indicators, August 2026
| Measure | Summit County | Wasatch County |
|---|---|---|
| Median list price | $1,596,750 (-3.2%) | $1,562,500 (+15.7%) |
| Active listings | 891 (+7.5%) | 741 (+2.4%) |
| Median days on market | 75 (-3.9%) | 81 (-5.3%) |
| New listings | 188 (-2.1%) | 124 (-27.9%) |
| Pending listings | 423 (-0.7%) | 404 (-10.8%) |
| Price-reduced share | 14.17% (+0.27 pp) | 15.26% (+1.94 pp) |
| Median list price per sq. ft. | $826 (+2.9%) | $534 (+9.7%) |
Sources: Realtor.com Economic Research, county inventory data, retrieved September 29, 2026; monthly data through August 2026. Realtor.com Economic Research, county hotness data, retrieved September 29, 2026; August 2026 release.
- Measure
- Median list price
- Summit County
- $1,596,750 (-3.2%)
- Wasatch County
- $1,562,500 (+15.7%)
- Measure
- Active listings
- Summit County
- 891 (+7.5%)
- Wasatch County
- 741 (+2.4%)
- Measure
- Median days on market
- Summit County
- 75 (-3.9%)
- Wasatch County
- 81 (-5.3%)
- Measure
- New listings
- Summit County
- 188 (-2.1%)
- Wasatch County
- 124 (-27.9%)
- Measure
- Pending listings
- Summit County
- 423 (-0.7%)
- Wasatch County
- 404 (-10.8%)
- Measure
- Price-reduced share
- Summit County
- 14.17% (+0.27 pp)
- Wasatch County
- 15.26% (+1.94 pp)
- Measure
- Median list price per sq. ft.
- Summit County
- $826 (+2.9%)
- Wasatch County
- $534 (+9.7%)
Sources: Realtor.com Economic Research, county inventory data, retrieved September 29, 2026; monthly data through August 2026. Realtor.com Economic Research, county hotness data, retrieved September 29, 2026; August 2026 release.
What does the listing-engagement data add, and where does it stop?
Realtor.com assigned Summit a hotness score of 12.00 and Wasatch 6.62 for August. Summit’s page views per property were 0.562 times the U.S. level, compared with 0.407 in Wasatch. Both scores should be treated as relative listing-engagement measures, not forecasts.
For buyers comparing Park City with the Heber Valley, the practical work remains address-specific: current options, property form, rights, access, condition, association obligations, intended use, and a dated comparable set.
How were these figures produced?
- 1.Downloaded Realtor.com’s current county inventory file and county hotness history on September 29, 2026.
- 2.Selected August 2026 rows for Summit and Wasatch Counties. Both inventory rows carried quality_flag 0.
- 3.Retained Realtor.com’s county boundaries and did not relabel the figures as Park City or Midway city statistics.
What are the limits of this data?
- County housing mixes differ. A similar county median listing price does not mean similar properties are priced alike.
- Hotness scores are relative platform indicators and are not measures of appreciation, resale probability, or investment quality.
- Listing metrics can be revised and do not replace closed comparable sales or property-level diligence.
What else does this report answer?
Are Summit and Wasatch County the same market?
No. Their August 2026 median list prices were close, $1,596,750 and $1,562,500, but median list price per square foot was $826 in Summit against $534 in Wasatch, per Realtor.com. The headline similarity hides different product.
Which county has more homes for sale?
Summit, with 891 active listings in August 2026 against 741 in Wasatch. Summit’s count rose 7.5% year over year, Wasatch’s 2.4%.
Where are prices rising faster, Summit or Wasatch?
On asking prices, Wasatch: up 15.7% year over year against a 3.2% decline in Summit. On price per square foot, Wasatch rose 9.7% against Summit’s 2.9%.
Which county has more price reductions?
Wasatch, at 15.26% of listings in August 2026 against 14.17% in Summit. Wasatch’s share rose 1.94 percentage points year over year against Summit’s 0.27.
What does falling new-listing volume in Wasatch mean?
New listings fell 27.9% year over year and pending listings 10.8%, so both supply and committed demand thinned at once. That is a narrower market rather than a clear move toward buyers or sellers, and it makes any single month’s median less reliable.
Where do these numbers come from?
Retrieved: September 29, 2026; monthly data through August 2026
County-level residential for-sale listing metrics. Realtor.com history is reissued and may be revised. August 2026 rows used here have quality_flag 0.
Retrieved: September 29, 2026; August 2026 release
County-level supply and listing-engagement indicators. The score is a relative listing-market measure, not a forecast or measure of investment quality.
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