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, but the supporting indicators diverged. Summit had more active listings and faster market time; Wasatch had fewer new and pending listings and a higher price-reduced share.
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
Similar asking medians did not mean identical markets
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%) |
- 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%)
The hotness data reinforces the difference, with limits
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.
Methodology
- 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.
Limits
- 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.
Sources and provenance
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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