Living in Springville, Utah: The 2026 Guide

Is Springville, Utah a good place to live?

For a lot of families, yes. Springville is a settled, small-city town between Provo and Spanish Fork, with a historic Main Street, a canyon and golf course on the east side, and new neighborhoods going in on the west side.

• Established, not a boomtown: Springville's population was 35,274 in 2020 and an estimated 35,670 in 2025, nearly flat while Utah County as a whole grew about 15%. That means mature trees, finished neighborhoods, and less construction traffic on the east side.
• About average on crime, and well below its neighbors to the north: Springville reported 31.31 offenses per 1,000 residents in 2024, close to the Utah County rate of 30.81 and well below Provo (42.11), Orem (44.24), and the state (49.44).
• Close to Provo: about 13 minutes to downtown Provo, 17 to BYU, and 32 to Lehi without traffic.
• A real downtown and real traditions: the Springville Museum of Art, Art City Days every June, and the World Folkfest at the Arts Park.

The tradeoffs: there is no hospital in Springville itself (Spanish Fork Hospital and Utah Valley Hospital in Provo are each about 15 minutes away), and on the established east side most homes water their yards with metered drinking water rather than cheaper secondary water.

Who is the power company in Springville, Utah?

Springville City Power. Springville is one of the Utah towns that owns its own electric utility, so homes here are not served by Rocky Mountain Power. The city built hydroelectric plants in Hobble Creek Canyon and started its own power company in 1904, and it has run it ever since.

Power is billed on one city utility bill along with water, sewer, storm water, and garbage. To start service, pay a bill, or report an outage, call Springville Utility Services at (801) 489-2706, weekdays from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Springville residential electric rates

A fuel adjustment, reset twice a year, is added on top. Homes with rooftop solar get 4 cents per kilowatt-hour for power sent back to the grid. Source: Springville fiscal year 2027 fee schedule.

What the other city utilities cost

• Drinking water: $20.62 a month, including the first 5,000 gallons, then billed by use.
• Sewer: $29.08 a month plus $1.73 per 1,000 gallons, based on your average winter water use.
• Garbage: $16.82 a month for the first can, $10.82 for a recycling can.
• Storm water: $8.35 a month per unit of hard surface.

Does Springville have secondary water?

Only on the west side. Springville's pressurized irrigation system went into service in 2016 and now serves more than 1,500 connections on the west side of the city. Most established homes on the east side water their lawns and gardens with metered city drinking water instead.

This matters when you compare homes. Two similar houses can have very different summer water bills depending on which side of town they are on, so ask for a year of utility bills before you buy. Secondary water itself is metered: the first 5,000 gallons are included, then it starts at 98 cents per 1,000 gallons.

The city's drinking water comes from seven wells and four springs, and the city holds more culinary water rights than it currently needs.

How much do homes cost in Springville?

Springville home prices rose from a median of $334,700 in 2019 to $525,000 in 2022, dipped to $494,900 in 2023, and have climbed back to $548,000 so far in 2026. Over the last 12 months (October 2025 through September 2026), the median single-family home sold for $549,450, or $240 per square foot, and only 5.8% of sales were $1 million or more.

Median sold price of single-family homes in Springville by year. *2026 is January through September. Based on UtahRealEstate.com sales data, pulled October 15, 2026.

What your budget buys in Springville

Springville is almost entirely a resale market: only 6 of the 208 single-family homes sold in the last 12 months were built in 2025 or later. Older resale homes sold for a median of $548,500, took a median of 36 days to sell, and closed at about 100% of their list price. As of October 15, 2026, 78 single-family homes were for sale in Springville, with a median list price of about $596,500. Building lots sold for a median of $315,000 (about four-tenths of an acre) over the last two years, and only four lots over an acre sold in that time.

What are property taxes in Springville, Utah?

Most of Springville is in Utah County tax district 130, with a 2026 total property tax rate of 0.009626, down from 0.009725 in 2025. About 74% of it goes to the Nebo School District. The city's own share is small, which is a big reason Springville's rate is lower than neighboring Mapleton's (0.010044).

Utah taxes a primary home on only 55% of its market value, because of the state's 45% residential exemption, which covers the home and up to one acre of land.

Some parts of the city are in district 131, which adds the Springville Drainage District levy for a 2026 total of 0.009883, or about $3,261 a year on the same home. Second homes and rentals are taxed on full value.

Can you build an ADU or basement apartment in Springville?

Yes. Springville allows accessory dwelling units under city code section 11-6-134, and a September 2025 update made the rules broader:

• Three kinds are allowed: an apartment inside the house (like a basement apartment or an addition), a detached unit in an accessory building, and, since 2025, an apartment inside a townhome or twin home.
• The owner has to live there, in either the main home or the apartment.
• No short-term rentals: an accessory apartment cannot be rented for less than 30 days.
• Detached units are limited to 20 feet tall and are not allowed in a floodplain.
• Parking: one extra space for an apartment inside the home. A detached unit needs two extra spaces in the R1-10 and R1-15 zones and one elsewhere.
• Only one accessory apartment per lot, and it cannot be sold separately.

The city's 2023 accessory apartment FAQ says twin homes cannot have one. That changed in 2025, so go by the current code.

What are the zoning and lot size rules in Springville?

The main single-family zones and their minimum lot sizes, from Springville City Code Title 11:

Want animals? Springville allows them on lots of at least 20,000 square feet in the A-1 and R1-15 zones.

What does it cost to build a new home in Springville?

Beyond the lot and construction, plan for the city's impact and meter fees, which took effect July 1, 2026. For a typical new home on an 8,000 to 10,889 square foot lot, they total about $22,370, covering parks, power, public safety, roads, sewer, storm water, culinary water, and secondary water, before the building permit. New subdivisions also have to transfer water shares from the local irrigation companies to the city.

Where is Springville growing?

Almost all of Springville's new growth is on the west side, where large open parcels remain. If you want a newer home, this is where to look:

• Westfields: the city's planned new-neighborhood area on the west side, with its own neighborhood plan in the city code.
• Lakeside Landing: a 120-acre master-planned area west of I-15, adopted in 2021.
• A future FrontRunner station: the city adopted a station area plan in 2026 around a proposed stop near I-15 and 400 South. The commuter rail extension south of Provo is planned but not yet funded or scheduled, so treat it as a long-term possibility, not a sure thing.
• Buc-ee's: the city approved an agreement in September 2025 for Utah's first Buc-ee's, planned near I-15 Exit 261 at about 1400 North. No opening date has been announced.

Downtown is changing too. The historic Allen's Block at 4th and Main was bought by Clyde Companies in January 2026, and the city is gathering community input on what it becomes.

Why is Springville called "Art City"?

Springville's art story goes back to 1903, when artists Cyrus Dallin and John Hafen gave two original works to Springville High School. The collection kept growing, and in 1937 the community built the Springville Museum of Art to house it, with help from the federal Works Progress Administration. Today it is one of Utah's oldest arts institutions, with more than 2,700 works, and it still hosts the Spring Salon, one of the region's most important art competitions.

When is Art City Days?

Art City Days starts on the first Saturday of June and runs through the first full week of June. In 2026 it ran June 6 to 13, with the Grand Parade on Saturday morning, a children's parade, a carnival, a rodeo, a balloon festival and balloon glow, concerts, and fireworks.

Other things to do in Springville

• Hobble Creek Canyon, the city's backyard for picnics, hikes, and camping.
• Hobble Creek Golf Course, a city-run 18-hole, par 71 course in the canyon. Eighteen holes run $42 Monday through Thursday and $46 Friday through Sunday.
• The World Folkfest, an international folk dance festival at the Arts Park each summer.
• The Clyde Recreation Center, the city's recreation center on the west side.

What schools serve Springville?

Springville is in the Nebo School District. Schools in Springville include:

• Elementary: Art City, Brookside, Cherry Creek, Meadow Brook, Sage Creek, and Westside Elementary
• Middle and junior high: Spring Canyon Middle School and Springville Junior High
• High school: Springville High School

School boundaries depend on the address, so confirm a specific home with Nebo School District at (801) 354-7400 before you buy.