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What's my home
worth in Santa Clara?

A real number from a local agent, not a Zestimate guess. Real MLS comps from Entrada at Snow Canyon, the Vineyards, Santa Clara Heights, the Hills, Arcadia, Paradise Village at Zion, and the Old Town corridor. About 4 minutes to fill out. Free, no obligation, no signup wall.

Scott Buehler, dual-licensed REALTOR and mortgage lender
Trailing 12 months
$617,500
Median Santa Clara single-family sale price
The Utah problem

Why Zillow and Redfin miss in Santa Clara specifically.

Utah is one of twelve non-disclosure states. When a home closes in Santa Clara, the sale price is not filed with the county recorder and not entered into any public record. Buyers and sellers can even pay a fee to keep the price off the MLS itself.

National automated valuation models pull from public sale records first. In a non-disclosure state, that input simply does not exist. The algorithm is left guessing from tax assessments, square footage, and outdated comps. That is why the Zestimate on your phone can swing by tens of thousands month to month with no real change in the market.

In Santa Clara, that gap widens further. The market is small. 86 single-family homes closed in the last twelve months, compared to over 1,500 in St. George. With fewer comps to feed the algorithm, the off-market error rate gets even less reliable than the nationwide median.

Zillow's published Zestimate accuracy
Zillow's own data, nationwide medians. Off-market is what every Santa Clara homeowner sees.
Homes actively listed
1.74%
Median error. The algorithm has the live list price to anchor to.
Off-market homes
7.20%
Median error. This is what you see today. On a $617,500 Santa Clara single-family home, that is a possible $44,000 swing.

Source: Zillow's published Zestimate accuracy page. Non-disclosure states like Utah generally see error rates higher than the national median because the public sale-price input is missing. Boutique markets like Santa Clara, with fewer than 100 single-family closings per year, see even wider variance. A real comparative market analysis pulled from the Washington County MLS closes that gap.

What actually moves the number

What drives Santa Clara home values right now.

Santa Clara is small but split. A gated Entrada custom and a Heights rambler with a basement both live inside city limits, but they share almost nothing in pricing logic. The six forces below move different subdivisions in different directions. Your specific pocket matters more than any citywide average.

Driver 01

Entrada and the Vineyards

The two luxury anchors of the city. Entrada at Snow Canyon (Chaco West, Kachina Cliffs, Split Rock) sells gated red rock estates with golf, often to cash buyers. The Vineyards adds French-inspired custom builds in a smaller, more boutique package. These two pockets pull the average sale price about $129,000 above the median. They trade on a national buyer pool and on the Snow Canyon backdrop, not on local comps.

Driver 02

Snow Canyon school feeder

Santa Clara Elementary and Arrowhead run a Chinese dual-immersion program that pulls relocating families specifically into this zip code. Add Lava Ridge Intermediate, Snow Canyon Middle, and Snow Canyon High and you have one of the most desirable feeder paths in Washington County. Santa Clara Heights, the Hills, and Village on the Heights price reflect this directly. Family buyers will pay a premium to stay inside this boundary.

Driver 03

Short-term rental zoning

Most of Santa Clara prohibits rentals under 30 days. Santa Clara Heights, the Hills, and Old Town are all long-term only. Paradise Village at Zion and select pockets of Arcadia Resort are zoned and HOA-approved for nightly rentals, which carries a real, measurable price premium per square foot. Entrada and the Vineyards generally prohibit them. The specific CC&Rs and city zoning code for your address are non-negotiable to confirm before pricing.

Driver 04

California, Vegas, Wasatch cash

Santa Clara's buyer pool skews national, not local. California equity sales, Las Vegas relocators, Wasatch Front move-downs, and Pacific Northwest snowbirds. Cash share trends high here, particularly above the $700,000 mark and inside Entrada, the Vineyards, and the active-adult pockets. That changes negotiation dynamics, financing contingencies, and how listings need to be photographed for buyers shopping remotely.

Driver 05

Old Town heritage corridor

The sycamore-lined Santa Clara Drive, the Jacob Hamblin Home, and the Swiss Days celebration grounds create a heritage premium you cannot replicate in newer subdivisions. Pioneer-era cottages, brick bungalows, and walkable street character draw a smaller but passionate buyer pool. They are buying history, lot character, and lamp-lit walks at Christmas, not finishes or square footage.

Driver 06

Boutique market scarcity

Santa Clara closed 104 residential homes in the last twelve months. St. George closed over 2,000. With limited buildable land, an aggressive water conservancy plan, and topography that constrains expansion, the supply ceiling is real. Scarcity supports prices in established pockets and explains why Santa Clara's median ($617,500 single-family) trails only Ivins among Washington County cities, despite being one of the smallest by volume.

Santa Clara price band

Most Santa Clara homes trade between $420K and $1.5M.

Luxury custom in Entrada at Snow Canyon and the Vineyards runs well above that, often into the $2M to $4M range for view estates. Townhomes and condo-style units in resort pockets sit below. Where your specific home sits inside that band depends on subdivision, view, lot, STR zoning, school feeder, and the six drivers above.

Townhome
$487K
median
Single Family
$617K
median
Santa Clara city, trailing 12 months ending 5/1/2026. Source: Washington County MLS via FlexMLS. Santa Clara has effectively no condominium market.
What actually sold

Santa Clara recent sold range, trailing 12 months.

Real numbers from real closings inside Santa Clara city limits. Pulled from the Washington County MLS via FlexMLS on 5/14/2026, covering the trailing twelve months ending 5/1/2026.

Single Family
86 sold
$617,500
Median sale price
Average sale price $746,610
Days on market 64 days
Percent of list 97%
YoY price change -2% avg, -6% median
Townhome / Twin
18 sold
$487,400
Median sale price
Average sale price $639,244
Days on market 67 days
Percent of list 98%
YoY price change -2% avg, -10% median

Source: Washington County MLS via FlexMLS, sold market analysis 5/1/2025 to 5/1/2026, pulled 5/14/2026. Santa Clara had no closed condominium sales in this window. Brokered by Real Broker LLC. Mortgage services through Guild Mortgage, NMLS 1794818.

Hyperlocal Valuation

Most online estimates are off by 8 to 12 percent in this market.

The questionnaire takes about 4 minutes and combines real MLS data with on-the-ground knowledge of your specific Santa Clara subdivision. I read every submission personally, pull the comps myself, and send back a written pricing band, usually within one business day.

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Real MLS comps from your subdivision
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Questions, answered honestly

Santa Clara home value FAQ.

Why does Zillow show a different number for my Santa Clara home?

Utah is a non-disclosure state. Sale prices are not recorded in public records, and Utah property owners can even pay a fee to remove their sale price from the MLS itself. Zillow and Redfin build their estimates from a much thinner dataset in Utah than they do in California or Texas.

Zillow publishes a 7.20 percent median error rate for off-market homes nationwide, and the error runs higher in non-disclosure states. On a $617,500 Santa Clara single-family home, that is a possible $44,000 swing in either direction. The Zestimate is a starting point, not a number to price a listing against.

How accurate is the Scott Buehler valuation?

The questionnaire feeds a real comparative market analysis. It combines current MLS sold data from the Washington County board, active and pending comps inside your specific Santa Clara subdivision, condition and upgrade notes you provide, and on-the-ground context (HOA, view, lot quality, school feeder, STR eligibility).

Across the trailing twelve months, the average Santa Clara single-family seller closed at 97 percent of original list price, and townhomes closed at 98 percent. That is what real pricing looks like when the number is built from comps, not an algorithm. The valuation gives you a pricing band, not a single number, because no honest agent should pretend a home will close at exactly one price.

Do I have to list my home to get a valuation?

No. The valuation is free, no listing agreement, no obligation, no pressure. Plenty of Santa Clara homeowners use it to plan a refinance, contest a property tax assessment, settle an estate, plan a 1031 exchange, or just sanity check the Zestimate they keep seeing on their phone.

If you do decide to sell down the road, you already have a baseline number and you already know who I am. That works for both of us.

How long does the questionnaire take?

About 4 minutes. Address, basic specs, any recent upgrades, condition notes, and where you are in your timeline.

From there I pull the comps myself. Most people get a written pricing band back within one business day, faster if you flag it as time-sensitive.

Is there a cost?

No cost. No signup wall. No marketing list. The valuation is how I introduce myself to Santa Clara homeowners, and it is genuinely free whether or not you ever decide to sell.

What is the median home price in Santa Clara right now?

Across the trailing twelve months ending 5/1/2026, single-family homes inside Santa Clara city limits sold at a median of $617,500 with an average of $746,610 across 86 closed sales. Townhomes sold at a median of $487,400 with an average of $639,244 across 18 closed sales. Santa Clara has effectively no condominium market.

Single-family closed at 97 percent of original list, townhomes at 98 percent. Days on market improved slightly year over year for both property types. Santa Clara's median trails only Ivins among Washington County cities, a boutique price profile driven by Entrada at Snow Canyon, the Vineyards, and view homes scattered through the Heights and the Hills. Source: Washington County MLS via FlexMLS.

Does my subdivision matter more than the city average?

Yes, more than almost any other factor. Santa Clara is not one market. Entrada at Snow Canyon (Chaco West, Kachina Cliffs, Split Rock) trades on a completely different curve than Santa Clara Heights or the Hills. The Vineyards luxury custom band lives in its own world. Old Town heritage cottages on Santa Clara Drive pull a smaller but passionate buyer pool that pays for character, not square footage.

Snow Canyon view premiums, short-term rental zoning in Paradise Village at Zion and parts of Arcadia, the Snow Canyon school feeder, and HOA structure all move the number meaningfully. A citywide $617,500 single-family median tells you nothing about a specific home in Kachina Cliffs or a heritage cottage near the Jacob Hamblin Home. Your specific subdivision is what the questionnaire focuses on.

Keep reading

More on selling and buying in Santa Clara.

Selling guide

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The full Santa Clara listing playbook: cinematic media with the Snow Canyon backdrop, Coming Soon window, agent network activation, and a strategy built around the boutique buyer pool that actually shops here.

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Market report

Santa Clara market report

Quarterly snapshot of inventory, absorption rate, price changes by property type, and what is happening in each major subdivision from Entrada to the Heights to Old Town.

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Neighborhood

Entrada at Snow Canyon

Gated luxury on the Snow Canyon side of Santa Clara. Chaco West, Kachina Cliffs, and Split Rock custom estates with red rock frontage and the Johnny Miller signature golf course. The luxury benchmark of the city.

Explore Entrada
Neighborhood

Santa Clara Heights

Hilltop ramblers and family homes with red rock and Pine Valley Mountain views. Walking distance to Canyon View Park and Swiss Pioneer Memorial Park, Snow Canyon school feeder, and the least congested established pocket in the city.

Explore the Heights
Neighborhood

The Vineyards

French-inspired luxury custom builds in a boutique gated package. Smaller than Entrada but with a tight, well-defined architectural character. Often the second stop for Santa Clara luxury buyers shopping inside the city.

Explore the Vineyards
Neighborhood

Paradise Village at Zion

One of the few Santa Clara pockets zoned for nightly rentals. Resort amenities (lazy river, pools, clubhouse, pickleball, fitness center) and a strong investor buyer pool. STR-eligible parcels carry a real per-square-foot premium.

Explore Paradise Village
Scott Buehler, REALTOR and mortgage lender
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