What is a house worth in Kamas right now?
The average Kamas home value is $1,182,149, up 5.8% over the past year through December 2025, according to Zillow, and Movoto reports a $1,250,000 median sold price for the greater Kamas market in June 2026.
Those figures span very different properties: older homes on the town grid, newer builds at High Star Ranch, cabins up SR-150 toward Samak, and ranches across the valley floor. Summit County's 2026 FHA loan limit of $1,163,800 for a one unit home shows how far this market has climbed. When the average home is a seven figure asset, a certified appraisal is cheap insurance on any decision about house value.
“Kamas comps do not come off an assembly line. Every valuation here starts with knowing which side of the valley the sale came from.”
What drives property value in Kamas?
Location at the mouth of the Uinta Mountains drives Kamas property value. Kamas is the gateway to the Uintas: the Mirror Lake Highway, SR-150, starts at the east edge of town and pulls year round recreation traffic past local homes. Fifteen minutes west sits Park City, and that commute has turned a quiet ag town into a mixed market of legacy farmsteads, in town bungalows, and the High Star Ranch development with its trail network and event venues. Buyers pay premiums for acreage, water, mountain views, and shop space, and they discount for highway exposure and older systems. Comparable sales are thin and irregular, so an appraiser has to know which sales are true comps and which carry Park City resort pricing that does not transfer. Weston appraises across the whole Kamas Valley, from Oakley and Marion to Francis and Woodland, and documents every adjustment so the value holds up with lenders and courts.
When do you need a home appraisal in Kamas?
You need an appraisal in Kamas for a purchase mortgage, a refinance, or an FHA loan, where an FHA approved appraiser also confirms property standards on wells, septic, and outbuildings. Private assignments are just as common here: estate and date of death appraisals when a family ranch passes to heirs, divorce appraisals, pre listing appraisals before pricing a unique property, PMI removal once equity reaches 20%, and Summit County tax appeals. Apex handles all of them, UAD 3.6 ready ahead of the November 2026 mandate.
Questions people ask us in Summit County
What is my house worth in Kamas?
The average Kamas home value is $1,182,149 per Zillow through December 2025, and the greater Kamas market posted a $1,250,000 median sold price in June 2026 per Movoto. Your house could sit well off those marks depending on land, water, views, and condition. A certified appraisal replaces the average with an inspected, documented value. Call Apex at (801) 403-7723.
How much does a home appraisal cost in Summit County?
Most Utah single family appraisals run roughly $400 to $800. Kamas assignments with significant acreage, outbuildings, or very few comparable sales can price toward or above the top of that range because the research takes longer. Apex quotes the fee up front before you commit, and delivered 100% of its 2025 assignments on time.
What is a date of death appraisal?
A date of death appraisal is a retrospective valuation of a property as of the day its owner died, used to establish basis for estate settlement and taxes. In Kamas, where family land often spans decades of ownership, an accurate retrospective value can save heirs real money. It requires historical comparable sales, which is standard work for a certified residential appraiser.
How should I prepare for my Kamas appraisal?
Make every structure accessible, including barns, shops, and cabins, and gather documents the appraiser cannot see: water rights or shares, septic and well records, survey or acreage details, and a list of improvements with dates. Tidy matters less than access and information. Good records shorten research time in a thin comp market and support the strongest defensible value.