Sandy

As of August 2026, Redfin puts Sandy's median sale price at $691,542, up 6.4% year-over-year. Homes span a wide range, from starter condos to luxury foothill properties with mountain views well over $2 million.

Historic Sandy anchors the city's original townsite near the TRAX line, while Crescent and Willow Creek offer more established, larger-lot living. The biggest change underway is The Cairns, a 1,100-acre redevelopment planned through 2039 that's reshaping Sandy's city center into three walkable village centers with shops, offices, and transit-oriented housing.

Sandy is served by the Canyons School District, with most students zoned to Alta High or Jordan High depending on neighborhood, and elementary options including Crescent, East Sandy, and Sandy Elementary.

Families spend weekends at Dimple Dell Regional Park's extensive canyon trail system, Willow Creek Park, or Flat Iron Mesa Park. Sports fans head to America First Field, home to Real Salt Lake (MLS) and Utah Royals FC (NWSL), with a Utah Jazz practice facility set to open in 2027.

Sandy sits about 13 miles south of downtown Salt Lake City, with I-15 and State Street (US-89) as the main commuter routes and four TRAX Blue Line stations — Historic Sandy, Sandy Expo, Sandy Civic Center, and Crescent View — for a car-free ride into the city. Heading the other direction, Wasatch Boulevard climbs east into the mountains toward the Alta and Snowbird ski resorts.

The Cairns is Sandy's 1,100-acre redevelopment of its city center, planned through 2039 and organized into three village centers: Central Village for office and retail, South Village as a shopping-and-entertainment downtown core, and East Village for transit-oriented residential. It's the most significant change coming to Sandy's housing and lifestyle options in decades, and buyers interested in new construction or walkable urban living should have it on their radar.

Redfin rates Sandy "very competitive" (70 out of 100) as of August 2026, with homes going pending in about 36 days and nearly 20% selling above list price. It's a strong market for sellers, though buyers have a bit more breathing room than they did a year ago, when homes were moving in about 28 days. I'm happy to walk through what that means for your specific situation.