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Downsizing in Farmington
The equity is usually larger than people expect and the inventory is thinner. Both worth knowing before you list.
The number is usually bigger than people expect
Most of the conversations I have about moving to less house in Farmington start with somebody underestimating their own equity, often by a lot.
Over the twelve months to September 2026, 166 single-family homes sold here at a median of $749,950, and 45 of them cleared $1 million, better than one in four. If you have been in a larger Farmington home for a while, particularly west of I-15 around Chestnut Farms, the gap between what you paid and what it is worth now is likely the largest single financial fact in your life and nobody has put it in front of you.
That changes what this decision is. It stops being about maintenance and starts being about what the difference funds.
Source: Wasatch Front Regional MLS, single-family sold listings, Davis County, pulled 28 September 2026.
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The awkward part: where do you go
Here is the honest problem, and it is specific to this town.
Farmington has been building large homes. It has not been building much of the other thing. If you want to release equity and stay in Farmington, your options are narrower than your equity is, and a lot of people discover that three weeks into looking rather than before they list.
The options worth knowing about before you decide anything: something smaller east of I-15 around Cave Hollow, which runs roughly $550,000 to $1M; the newer construction going in south of Cave Hollow, where a smaller floor plan on a new-build lot is genuinely available; or leaving Farmington, which is not a failure and sometimes buys considerably more.
What I will not do is tell you the inventory is there when it is not. Finding that out in September is better than finding it out in January with a closing date.
What you keep by staying
If you do stay, Farmington has more to offer on this particular move than either town next door.
Station Park sits in the middle of town: 62 acres of shopping, restaurants, a Cinemark theatre, a Hyatt Place hotel and the fountain, with ice skating in winter and concerts through the year. Next to it, Farmington Station is a UTA FrontRunner stop, which means getting into Salt Lake without driving it.
Farmington Canyon runs up behind the town with trails and a road you can drive up, Farmington Pond and a waterfall above it. Out the other way, the Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area comes in off the Great Salt Lake with an aviary running out into it. Lagoon is here.
Kaysville has none of that concentrated in one place, and Centerville has no rail stop. If being able to walk to things matters more to you now than acreage does, Farmington is the strongest of the three on that count.
Sequencing, which is the real difficulty
Sell first and you know exactly what you have, but you may be moving twice. Buy first and you have somewhere to go, carrying two payments until the first sells. Neither is right in the abstract.
Farmington’s median time on market was 31 days, the fastest of the three towns I work. That cuts both ways: your home may sell faster than you have planned for, which is an argument for knowing where you are going before you list rather than after.
We work the sequence out on paper, with your actual numbers, including what happens if they land out of order. Start with what your Farmington home is worth. Then selling your home in Farmington covers the listing side, and the selling process has the full sequence.
Getting it out of the house
Everybody warns you about the emotional part and nobody warns you about the logistics, which is usually what actually stalls the move.
Decades in one house produces more than fits in a smaller one, and the sorting takes longer than anyone budgets. I can put you in touch with people who do this work, and I will build the timeline around it rather than pretending it takes a weekend.
The Guaranteed Sale Program puts price and timeline in writing, and if the conditions are not met I buy the home myself or sell it for free. Conditions apply. The Listing Cancellation Agreement means you can cancel any time before you accept an offer. That matters more on this move than most, because it removes the pressure to rush a decision you have been putting off for good reasons.
Tell me what you are thinking and I will give you the number and an honest read on what is available. More on the town is on the Farmington page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is my larger Farmington home worth?
Farmington's single-family median was $749,950 over the last twelve months and 45 of 166 sales cleared $1 million. Homes west of I-15 around Chestnut Farms sit well above the median. A real valuation prices against the right side of the freeway.
Can I stay in Farmington and buy something smaller?
Sometimes, and it is narrower than your equity is. The realistic options are something smaller east of I-15 around Cave Hollow at roughly $550,000 to $1M, a smaller floor plan in the new construction south of there, or leaving the town. I would rather tell you that before you list.
Should I sell first or buy first?
It depends on your equity, your timeline and how much uncertainty you can live with. One Farmington-specific factor: the median sale took 31 days last year, the fastest of the three towns I work, so your home may go faster than you expect.
How long does the whole move take?
Longer than the sale does. The sorting and clearing is what actually sets the timeline after decades in one house, and I build the plan around that rather than around the listing date.
What if I change my mind halfway through?
The Listing Cancellation Agreement lets you cancel any time before you accept an offer. On a decision like this one that matters, because it removes the pressure to rush.
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