Davis County Housing Market Report — April 2026
Davis County Housing Market Report — April 2026
What is the Davis County housing market doing in April 2026?
Davis County’s median sale price reached $535,000 in April 2026, up 1.9% year-over-year, while sellers received a median of 98.2% of original list price. New listings surged 16.7% over April 2025 to 567, and homes sold in a median of 45 days — eight days faster than a year ago. Active inventory grew 10.8% YoY to 772 homes at month-end, giving buyers more selection without unwinding pricing. The headline tension this month: rising supply against still-tight mortgage rates that are keeping the buyer pool narrower than the listing count suggests.
By Jared B. Bryson | Updated May 28, 2026
Davis County at a Glance — April 2026
April was the month where Davis County’s spring market arrived in volume without breaking pricing. New listings climbed double digits, closed sales softened slightly, and the absorption rate cooled enough that months of supply ticked up to 2.4 — still firmly seller territory by historical Wasatch Front norms, but the loosest April reading in three years.
Davis County — April 2026 Headline Metrics
| Metric | April 2025 | April 2026 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Listings | 486 | 567 | +16.7% |
| Closed Sales | 333 | 327 | -1.8% |
| Median Sale Price | $525,000 | $535,000 | +1.9% |
| % of Original List Price Received | 97.8% | 98.2% | +0.4 pts |
| Days on Market (median) | 51 | 45 | -11.8% |
| Inventory (active, end of April) | 697 | 772 | +10.8% |
| Months Supply of Inventory | 2.2 | 2.4 | +12.9% |
Three things stand out in those numbers. First, price held. A 1.9% YoY median lift in a high-rate environment is modest but it is positive — and it ran alongside meaningfully more supply. Second, homes sold faster despite more competition for buyers — 45 days vs. 51 last April suggests that the homes that did attract serious buyers cleared quickly, while the rest stretched out the inventory tail. Third, the seller’s share of price held the line. Sellers still netted 98.2% of original asking, slightly better than April 2025.
City-by-City Breakdown — April 2026
Davis County’s 15 cities ran very different races in April. The cleanest read of the local market is the per-city sales activity, paired with the active inventory profile (broken out by dwelling type) coming into May.
Davis County Sales Activity by City — April 2026
| City | New Listings | YoY | Closed Sales | YoY | Median Sale Price | YoY | % of OLP | DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bountiful | 74 | +27.6% | 34 | -19.1% | $567,250 | -2.1% | 98.2% | 61 |
| Centerville | 22 | -8.3% | 16 | +33.3% | $610,573 | +34.9% | 98.7% | 33 |
| Clearfield | 34 | +47.8% | 27 | -3.6% | $411,000 | -3.2% | 99.1% | 40 |
| Clinton | 29 | -14.7% | 20 | -25.9% | $515,000 | +12.2% | 97.6% | 46 |
| Farmington | 42 | +31.3% | 23 | +4.6% | $717,690 | +9.7% | 97.2% | 34 |
| Fruit Heights | 9 | +80.0% | 4 | -20.0% | $824,000 | +40.9% | 98.6% | 17 |
| Kaysville | 41 | -12.8% | 24 | +60.0% | $731,000 | +32.9% | 97.2% | 32 |
| Layton | 140 | +14.8% | 74 | -1.3% | $517,500 | -4.2% | 98.3% | 51 |
| North Salt Lake | 46 | +64.3% | 27 | +22.7% | $551,000 | +11.9% | 97.6% | 49 |
| South Weber | 17 | +70.0% | 3 | -75.0% | $844,200 | +50.3% | 97.9% | 40 |
| Sunset | 13 | +44.4% | 9 | +125.0% | $399,900 | +1.4% | 98.8% | 23 |
| Syracuse | 52 | +15.6% | 36 | -10.0% | $557,000 | -6.8% | 99.2% | 31 |
| West Bountiful | 2 | -66.7% | 0 | -100.0% | — | — | — | — |
| West Point | 21 | -12.5% | 14 | -22.2% | $575,000 | +5.5% | 98.6% | 57 |
| Woods Cross | 19 | +18.8% | 15 | +150.0% | $529,900 | +7.6% | 96.7% | 82 |
A few interpretive notes from the city-level data:
- Layton remains the county’s volume center. 140 new listings and 74 closed sales — by far the largest pool in either direction. Median fell 4.2% YoY to $517,500, which puts it as the closest mid-sized Davis city to the county-wide median.
- Fruit Heights, Kaysville, and Farmington are the price-strength stories. All three posted big YoY median gains (+40.9%, +32.9%, +9.7% respectively), reflecting the upper-tier flight to quality that has been the dominant Wasatch Front story for two years. Fruit Heights now carries the highest median in the county at $824,000.
- South Weber posted the largest median YoY swing (+50.3% to $844,200) on just three closed sales — almost certainly mix-driven (a small number of high-end closings skewing the median rather than a true 50% market lift). Treat with caution; the small-sample caveat applies.
- Sunset, Centerville, Kaysville, North Salt Lake, and Woods Cross all saw closed-sale counts rise YoY — the cities where actual transactions accelerated despite the broader county softening on closings.
- West Bountiful had only 2 new listings and 0 closes — the thinnest market in the county in April. Worth watching whether May produces any meaningful activity or whether this is structurally short on listed product.
- Bountiful ran the largest closed-sales decline in raw terms (-19.1%) while new listings climbed +27.6%. Buyers there have meaningfully more selection coming into May than they did entering April.
Active inventory by dwelling type (as of 2026-05-27)
The current active-listing picture (Single Family / Townhouse / Condo) for each Davis city, captured at the end of May:
| City | Single Family | Townhouse | Condo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bountiful | 60 | 18 | 13 |
| Centerville | 33 | 10 | 4 |
| Clearfield | 37 | 9 | 12 |
| Clinton | 35 | 3 | 0 |
| Farmington | 43 | 14 | 1 |
| Fruit Heights | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaysville | 64 | 4 | 0 |
| Layton | 124 | 51 | 12 |
| North Salt Lake | 31 | 22 | 2 |
| South Weber | 23 | 5 | 0 |
| Sunset | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| Syracuse | 80 | 6 | 0 |
| West Bountiful | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| West Point | 24 | 9 | 1 |
| Woods Cross | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| Davis County (all) | 603 | 161 | 60 |
The local quirk worth flagging: Sunset is the only Davis city where active condos outnumber active single-family homes (17 vs. 4) — a structural artifact of how its housing stock was built out, and a useful tell for anyone shopping the lower price tier. The rest of the county is dominantly single-family on the supply side, with townhomes a meaningful secondary product in Layton, Bountiful, North Salt Lake, and Farmington.
Price Tier Movement
A formal price-tier breakdown is not in this month’s data pull. As a directional read from the city medians: the strongest YoY price action is concentrated in the upper-mid tier ($600K–$900K) — Farmington, Kaysville, Centerville, and South Weber are all sitting there with healthy median gains. The lower tier ($400K–$500K) — Clearfield, Sunset, Clinton, and the entry-level Layton segments — is flat-to-soft on price, consistent with rate-driven affordability pressure on the first-time buyer side. A formal tier table is on the build list for May’s report.
New Construction Watch
A subdivision-level tally is not in this month’s data. The directional context heading into May: the West Davis Corridor continues to draw the bulk of new-construction activity in the county, with active product concentrated in Syracuse, West Point, Clinton, and the Layton/Kaysville build-out zones. Builder incentive structures (rate buydowns and design-center credits) have remained a meaningful piece of new-construction transactions through Q1 2026 and into April, especially in the $500K–$700K product. The new-construction-watch quarterly report will carry the full subdivision detail.
What I’m Seeing in the Field
The dominant pattern on my showings this spring is buyers going under contract and then backing out — usually on payment math that re-pencils as rates hold, sometimes on cold feet at the inspection deadline. At the same time, developers continue to push for smaller-lot product across the county while cities and residents push back just as hard. Utah’s SB284 (cities of 5,000+ residents must allow detached ADUs on qualifying lots) is the most concrete state-level lever on density right now, but the broader 2025 statewide mandate (HB88) didn’t pass — so the local-control fight isn’t over. And the sentiment I keep hearing from people I’d otherwise expect to be buying or listing is some version of: “I’m just staying out of the market right now.” That hesitation doesn’t show up in closed-sale prices yet — but it’s why the buyer pool feels thinner than the listing count suggests.
— Jared B. Bryson, Bryson Real Estate
The Bigger Picture
The Federal Reserve held the federal funds rate steady at 3.5%–3.75% at its April 2026 meeting — the third consecutive hold — but did so on an 8-4 vote, the most divided FOMC decision since 1992. Mortgage rates moved with that signal: the 30-year fixed sat around 6.09%–6.37% through the month, and Fannie Mae’s April forecast calls for the 30-year to stay in a 6.1%–6.3% band through the rest of 2026. Locally that produces the two-track market Davis County is showing on paper — sellers with sub-2022 mortgages still don’t want to give them up (constraining resale supply), while buyers absorbing today’s payments have meaningfully more inventory to choose from than they did a year ago. The big regional employer story is unchanged: Hill Air Force Base continues to anchor north-Davis demand, and BAH adjustments for 2026 trended up, which keeps the rental-vs-buy math live for E-5-and-above military households shopping Layton, Clearfield, Roy (Weber), and Clinton.
What This Means for Buyers
- You have more to choose from than at any point in 2025. 772 active homes at April month-end is a 10.8% expansion YoY, and the May snapshot is already higher — start your search by sorting on days on market over 45 and asking why.
- Negotiation room exists in the $600K–$900K tier and in Bountiful specifically. Sellers there are absorbing the largest supply lift; that’s where price discussions and closing-cost concessions are most likely to land — but pay attention to terms as much as price, because in a softening market, three offer terms that matter more than price (earnest money, appraisal language, and your deadlines) are often what wins the house.
- Watch the West Davis Corridor for builder incentives. Rate buydowns and design-center credits are the most efficient form of price discount when standing inventory exists at a builder.
- First-time buyer tier is structurally tight on payment, not on choice. Sub-$500K inventory exists (Clearfield, Sunset, Clinton, entry-level Layton); the constraint is monthly payment at 6.0%–6.4% rates. Utah Housing Corp programs (FirstHome, Score, NoMI) are worth a conversation with a UHC-fluent lender before you start.
- Saved searches are doing the heavy lifting right now. With listings turning over fast on the homes that do clear, an alerts-on saved IDX feed is the difference between seeing a property in the first 24 hours and missing it.
What This Means for Sellers
- You are still selling at 98.2% of original list — that’s slightly better than April 2025. Pricing discipline at list works. If you’re trying to back into a realistic net at today’s prices, the seller net sheet, explained line by line walks through every cost between gross sale price and what actually hits your account.
- Days on market matters more than it did six months ago. 45 days median is the county-wide story, but the homes that don’t clear in the first 30 are stretching the tail. Pre-list prep, staging, and a sharp first-week price are not optional in this market.
- Buyer pool is real but qualified differently. More buyers are payment-constrained at 6.0%–6.4% than at any point in the last decade. Listings priced to a payment find buyers faster than listings priced to a recent comp.
- Inventory growing through May means more competition than you had in March. Coming-soon strategies, sharp photography, and front-loaded marketing weeks are the differentiators.
- If your home is in Bountiful in the $500K–$700K tier, expect a longer absorption arc. That’s the corridor of the county absorbing the most supply lift right now.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Davis County, Utah in April 2026?
Davis County’s median sale price was $535,000 in April 2026, up 1.9% from $525,000 in April 2025. The county-wide median has now posted modest YoY gains for three consecutive months despite a Federal Reserve that has held rates steady since the start of the year.
Is Davis County a buyer’s or seller’s market right now?
Davis County is still a seller’s market by historical Wasatch Front norms — months of supply is 2.4 as of April month-end, and sellers received 98.2% of original list price. But it is the loosest April reading in three years, and buyers have meaningfully more selection than they did entering 2025. The fairest description is “a seller’s market that is moving toward balanced.”
Which Davis County city had the most home sales in April 2026?
Layton led the county with 74 closed sales and 140 new listings in April 2026 — by a wide margin, the most active city for both buyers and sellers. Bountiful was second at 34 closed sales, followed by Syracuse at 36 and Kaysville at 24.
How long are Davis County homes sitting on the market?
The county-wide median days on market in April 2026 was 45 days, down from 51 in April 2025. By city, the fastest movers were Fruit Heights (17 days), Sunset (23 days), Syracuse (31 days), Kaysville (32 days), and Centerville (33 days). The slowest were Woods Cross (82), Bountiful (61), West Point (57), and Layton (51).
Where is new construction happening in Davis County right now?
The West Davis Corridor continues to anchor new-construction activity, with builder concentration in Syracuse, West Point, Clinton, and the Layton/Kaysville build-out zones. Builder incentives — particularly rate buydowns and design-center credits — remained part of most new-construction transactions through April. A subdivision-level tally is in the quarterly New Construction Watch report.
What’s the highest-priced Davis County city in 2026?
By April 2026 median sale price, Fruit Heights leads at $824,000, followed by South Weber at $844,200 (with the caveat that South Weber’s median is on only three closed sales and likely mix-driven). The most established high-median cities are Kaysville ($731,000) and Farmington ($717,690), both with meaningful YoY gains.
Coming Back Next Month?
Davis County’s headline finding for April: prices held, sellers kept the price-realization edge, and buyers got meaningfully more inventory to work with than they had a year ago. The watch-list for May is whether the supply expansion accelerates into the summer listing season and whether the Fed’s June meeting moves the rate environment that has been the silent ceiling on this market. The early-May read is already up — see the May Davis County inventory follow-up for whether the supply trend kept accelerating into mid-month.
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About Jared B. Bryson
Jared B. Bryson is a real estate broker, developer, and founder of Bryson Real Estate, serving buyers and sellers across Davis County and the greater Utah market. With a background in land acquisition, construction, and large-scale development, he brings a strategic, full-market perspective to every transaction. Davis County Homes is published by Bryson Real Estate, LLC. | Davis County Homes — blog.brysonrealestate.com/daviscountyhomes
