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Buying a home in Brian Head, Utah

The typical owner-occupied home in Brian Head is worth about $468,200, 4% below the Utah median of $489,400 and 41% above the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $75,125 a year, so the median home costs 6.2 times the median income (5.1 times for Utah). 100% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 35% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Brian Head at a glance

Brian Head Utah U.S.
Median home value $468,200 $489,400 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $2,525 $3,119
Median household income $75,125 $95,166 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 100% 70% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 35% 69% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $1,589 $2,009 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 30.4% 20.5% 21.0%
Median rent – $1,496 $1,413
Median year homes were built 1988 1992 1980
Vacant homes 96.7% 8.1% 10.1%
Population 74 3,392,331 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Brian Head

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Brian Head home of $468,200 with 20% down costs about $3,144 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $3,924, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.

Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $134,741 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 50% of the median Brian Head household income of $75,125; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $261,000.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$93,640
Loan amount$374,560
Principal and interest$2,520
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$429
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$195
PMI$0
Total per month$3,144

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$16,387
Loan amount$459,720
Principal and interest$3,093
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$429
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$195
FHA mortgage insurance$207
Total per month$3,924

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Questions about home buying in Brian Head

What is the median home value in Brian Head?

About $468,200 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

What income do you need to buy a home in Brian Head?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $3,144 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $134,741 a year.

More about Brian Head

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data