What are American Fork homes worth in 2026?
Zillow put the typical American Fork home at $523,873 at the end of August 2026, up 2.1% in a year, and listings took a median 32 days to go pending. That single figure mixes 1950s houses of about 650 square feet in Columbia Village with 2023 builds in AF Crossings and condos at Rockwell Ranch.
MLS figures for May 2026 show the spread. Nineteen single family homes closed at a $579,000 median, from $395,000 to $1.438 million, while 15 townhomes closed at $457,000 (Ashby Realtor, Utah County update). In American Fork the first comp filter is product type; the plat comes second.
A $122,000 gap between the May townhome and house medians means a townhome valued off house sales is wrong from the first line.
How does American Fork housing divide up?
American Fork housing falls into three bands: small 1940s and 1950s homes, a wide ring of 1970s to 1990s subdivisions on quarter acre lots, and denser builds since 2015, most of them in the south half of the address grid. County records list more than 90 subdivisions with 25 or more homes.
Stonecreek
South of the center around 700 South and 250 West. County records count 465 homes built 2018 to 2024, the largest subdivision in the city's records, on 0.17 acre lots near 2,360 square feet. With that many similar plans, close comps exist; the question becomes which plan and which upgrades.
AF Crossings
Southwest side, around 850 to 1100 West near 1000 South. Its 199 homes went up 2022 to 2024 on 0.19 acre lots and average about 2,690 square feet in county records. Owners selling now compete with the builder's own recent sales, so Weston reads the concessions in those sales closely.
Rockwell Ranch
West side near 1000 West, between about 360 and 500 South. County records show 103 units from 2021 to 2023 on parcels averaging 0.04 acre, filed as condo plats and townhome blocks. A unit here is appraised against condo or townhome sales of the same type before anything else.
South Point
East of center around 780 East and 350 South. County records list 146 homes built 2016 to 2018 on 0.08 acre lots, close to 1,900 square feet. Lots this small mean yard size rarely separates two sales; floor plan, finish and condition do.
Nob Hill
North of center, along 100 East from roughly 840 to 1050 North. County records list 225 homes averaging a 1973 build year on 0.27 acre lots, about 1,400 square feet. After 50 years, updates vary house to house, so remodel dates and condition carry much of the adjustment.
Columbia Village
An older plat on Roosevelt and Wilson avenues. Its 130 homes average a 1954 build year and about 650 square feet in county records, on 0.16 acre lots. Few newer homes match that size, so Weston looks for sales from the same era, and any addition gets measured on site.
Hansen Ranch
East side, along 1250 and 1290 East near 400 North. Built 2018 to 2022, its 91 homes average about 2,800 square feet on 0.26 acre lots. Large recent houses have few resales in their own plat, so the comp search may reach into newer subdivisions nearby.
Every other American Fork subdivision in county records
- Hill Crest Acres: Three sections (main, East and North), about 330 homes in all, mostly early 1990s on quarter acre lots.
- Mountain Meadows: Two plats under nearly one name: about 236 homes from the 1980s and 1990s, many under 1,000 square feet.
- Virginia Ridge: 175 homes, largely 2000 to 2005 construction, on lots just under a quarter acre.
- Kimberly Estates: Mid 1990s homes, 156 of them, recorded near 1,290 square feet.
- Shalimar Acres: A 1970s plat of 133 homes; recorded size averages only 777 square feet, so measured area gets checked.
- Chalet Village: 123 homes from the early 1970s with lots close to a quarter acre.
- Orchard Hills Acres: Mostly late 1990s: 110 houses on 0.25 acre, about 1,540 square feet.
- Richland Park: A mid 1950s plat with 110 small homes, where era matched sales come first.
- Valley View: Early 1960s construction across 109 homes on 0.24 acre lots.
- Northridge Village: 99 homes built 1995 to 2004, a tight window that keeps comps inside the plat.
- Briarwood Estates: Lots average 0.27 acre for 94 homes with an average build year of 1993.
- North Park Estates: Around 2001 for most of its 93 homes, about 1,410 square feet each.
- Rustic Hills: 92 homes from the late 1970s and 1980s, small on paper at about 800 square feet.
- Autumn Crest North: Older than its namesake: 82 homes averaging 1997 on 0.23 acre.
- Autumn Crest: A newer plat of 58 homes, mostly around 2020, near 2,880 square feet.
- Gaybrooke Terrace: 82 homes centered on the late 1960s, with one 1906 parcel inside the plat.
- Val Vista Park: Built 1996 to 2008, 79 roomy homes near 2,500 square feet on 0.30 acre lots.
- Evergreen Acres: Mid 1970s homes, 76 of them, each on roughly a quarter acre.
- Timp Hollow: 2017 to 2024 builds on lots near a third of an acre, 73 homes.
- Dixie Farms: Recorded as built in 2022 and 2023: 71 homes on 0.12 acre lots.
- The Estates at Fenn Farms: 69 homes averaging 2022 on 0.15 acre lots, plus a 1996 parcel inside.
- Cottonwood Acres: Big lots, 0.40 acre on average, under 67 homes; land carries much of the value.
- Harbor Village: 2013 to 2024 construction, 67 homes averaging about 1,860 square feet.
- Quail Hollow North: 64 homes from 2000 to 2010 averaging about 2,400 square feet.
- Afton Meadows: Build years run from 1961 to 2022 across 63 homes, so age adjustments do real work.
- Thornwood: One of the oldest plats on record, averaging 1953, with 58 small homes.
- Makin Estates: 57 homes from around 1983 recorded near 900 square feet.
- Woodstock Estates: Late 1980s, 53 homes, lots around 0.24 acre.
- Loefler Park Twin Homes: Twin homes built 2017 to 2019; attached sales make the best comps for its 52 units.
- Searle Meadows: 52 homes spanning 2000 to 2024 on 0.32 acre lots.
- Country View: Built mostly in the late 1980s, 51 homes on 0.18 acre lots.
- Valley West: A 1988 average build year and 0.29 acre lots for its 51 homes.
- Hilltop Estates: 50 homes averaging 1993, about 1,030 square feet in county records.
- Temple Meadows: Early 2000s plat of 50 homes running about 2,200 square feet.
- CK Farms: 49 units built 2020 to 2022 on very small parcels, a sign of attached townhome product.
- Granite Mountain Estates: Two plat spellings in county records, about 81 homes from the late 1980s and 1990s.
- Martin Meadows: 45 homes, early 1980s, on lots a bit over a quarter acre.
- Northbrook: Late 1970s homes, 45 in all, near 1,080 square feet.
- Marcy's Orchard: Mostly 2010s houses near 2,500 square feet; 41 on record.
- Rose Crest Estates: A mid 1990s plat whose 41 homes sit on lots averaging 0.25 acre.
- Garden Spire: 40 homes from around 1999 with nearly 2,000 square feet each.
- Lakeview Farms: Built 2018 to 2020, 40 homes of about 2,650 square feet.
- Sunset Hills: Early 1980s homes on 0.30 acre lots, 40 of them.
- Edgefield: 39 homes averaging 1964, though one parcel dates to 1906.
- Lakeview Hills: 39 homes, nearly all from 1992 to 2010.
- Mit-Del Estates: Late 1970s plat with 39 homes around 890 square feet on record.
- Pebble Creek Estates: Most of its 39 homes went up in the early 1970s; recorded size averages under 800 square feet.
- Mitchell Farms: A 2018 to 2024 plat: 38 homes near 2,770 square feet on 0.30 acre.
- East Lane: Average build year 1949 for 37 homes, some dating to the 1920s.
- Spring Hollow Estates: All 36 homes went up between 1996 and 2000.
- Swain Acres: Built 1922 to 1970, mostly around 1959, on 0.28 acre lots.
- Ashley Meadows: 35 homes from 2015 to 2019 on lots near 0.30 acre.
- Sparks Place: 35 homes around 1996, though a 1947 house sits inside the plat.
- Temple Ridge Estates: Mostly mid 2000s on 0.30 acre lots, 35 homes.
- Vintaro: 35 homes from 2018 and 2019 on 0.10 acre lots.
- Brigham Circle: 33 homes from about 1981, near 1,000 square feet in county records.
- Carrington Estates: Early 2000s, 33 homes, close to 1,780 square feet.
- Chipman Farms: 32 homes, early 1990s, 0.24 acre lots.
- Greenwood Creek: The biggest houses on this list, about 3,430 square feet, mostly built around 2022.
- Greenwood: A separate, older plat: 28 homes averaging 1995 near 960 square feet.
- Joshua Court: 31 homes averaging 2008 on 0.16 acre lots.
- Netherfield: Mid 1990s, 31 homes around 1,180 square feet.
- River Edge: 31 homes on lots averaging 0.34 acre; build years run from 1904 to 2000.
- Harrington Hollow: 30 homes built in 2016 and 2017 on 0.10 acre lots.
- Mitchell Meadows: Nearly half acre lots under 30 homes, mostly built in the 2010s.
- Carlisle: 29 homes averaging 2007 at about 2,400 square feet.
- Garden Park Acres: Late 1970s, 29 homes, small on record but sitting on 0.30 acre lots.
- Skyline Heights: 1940s to 1960s homes, 29 of them, averaging under 700 square feet on record.
- Valley East: 29 homes from 1988 to 2014, most around 1991.
- Eddington Estates: Built in 2015 and 2016: 28 homes near 2,860 square feet.
- Hill Valley: Late 1990s plat, 28 homes on 0.29 acre lots.
- Mitchell Springs: 28 homes from 2007 to 2019, close to 3,000 square feet each.
- Chapel Acres: All 26 homes date from 1963 to 1969.
- Lakeview Estates: 26 homes averaging 1989 on 0.30 acre lots.
- Robinson Ranch: 26 homes built 2007 to 2015 at about 2,250 square feet.
- The West Meadows: Build years spread from 1972 to 2025 across 26 homes.
- Appleblossom: 25 homes, a 1989 average, around 900 square feet.
- Mary's View: 25 homes, mostly mid 1970s, on 0.23 acre lots.
What drives American Fork home values?
Age and size, once product type is settled. County records put Columbia Village homes near 650 square feet and Greenwood Creek near 3,430, so a 1975 house and a 2023 two story can share a ZIP code and never work as comps for each other. The city's 2026 general plan draft proposed an entertainment district at the transit center south of I-15 Exit 278 (Daily Herald).
Alpine School District serves American Fork today, including American Fork High. After voters approved a split in 2024, the city moves in July 2027 to the new Aspen Peaks School District with Lehi, Highland, Cedar Hills and Alpine (KUTV). Weston treats a school boundary as a price factor only when closed sales show one.
Which appraisals does Weston do in American Fork?
Purchase and refinance, FHA, estate and date of death, divorce and settlement, tax assessment appeals, PMI removal, and pre listing or consulting work (see services). On an FHA file Weston also checks HUD's minimum property standards, including the lead paint rule for homes built before 1978. Reports are UAD 3.6 ready. The record is 100 percent on time in 2025 and an under five day average turn time in 2026: about a week from order to delivered report, and usually less. Call (801) 403-7723 to order.
American Fork appraisal questions
What is my house worth in American Fork?
Zillow's typical American Fork value was $523,873 at the end of August 2026, but May 2026 house sales ranged from $395,000 to $1.438 million. An appraisal places your home in that spread using nearby closed sales.
How much does a home appraisal cost in American Fork?
FairPriceCheck puts a typical Utah single family appraisal fee at $400 to $800. A 1920s home or a large lot takes more research than a recent house in a big plat. Give Weston the address and loan type at (801) 403-7723 for a quote.
Do I need an appraisal to refinance?
Usually. Most lenders want a current appraisal before approving a refinance, though some loans qualify for a waiver. To cancel PMI, the CFPB lists evidence, such as an appraisal, that the home has not dropped below its original value.
How long does an American Fork appraisal take?
Weston measures and photographs the home on site, then compares it with closed American Fork sales and writes the report. The services section above gives the 2025 and 2026 turn time record.