South Jordan · Salt Lake County
Harvest Crossing Villas
by Peterson Homes
$535,000 to $620,000
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Harvest Crossing Villas is an age-qualified 55+ community in South Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah, built by Peterson Homes, with about 72 homes. Homes are townhomes running 1,452 to 2,240 square feet, priced $535,000 to $620,000. HOA dues run about $309 per month. The community is built out, so homes sell as resale.
It is a residential community, not assisted living or senior care. There is no staff, no nursing, and no meal service. Residents own their homes.
Verified July 2026 by Kris Bowen, Utah real estate broker and senior move specialist. 801-999-8005
Harvest Crossing Villas is a gated 55+ community of 72 townhomes in South Jordan, built 2014 to 2018, with a clubhouse, gym, and outdoor pool for $309 a month.
The adjacent Harvest Crossing is all-ages family housing with its own association. It is also gated, which is why the two get confused.
See how Harvest Crossing Villas compares on price, monthly dues, and legal age status against the other 19 in the best 55+ communities in Salt Lake County, or browse the other South Jordan options there.
Broker's note
Get the address right before you tour, because there are two Harvest Crossings and only one is 55+. The age-qualified portion is the Villas plats: Harvest Glory Drive, Harvest Chase Drive, Harvest Walk Lane, Harvest Run Drive, and Fall Harvest Drive. The adjacent Harvest Crossing subdivision, on the streets named after moons, is all-ages family housing with its own separate association. It is also gated, which is exactly why people mix them up. Its own HOA newsletter runs Easter egg hunts sorted by age group.
This is one of the better amenity packages in southwest Salt Lake County for the price. Gated entry, a clubhouse, a gym, an outdoor pool, a fire pit, and a picnic area, for 72 homes and $309 a month. The clubhouse parcel alone is assessed above $1.3 million. Compare that to communities spreading similar amenities across several hundred homes.
Do not assume every home has no stairs. The county records all 72 as single-story, but at least one plan has a 395 square foot second floor with a bedroom and a full bath on it. County data misses that. Ask for the floor plan on the specific home, not the community brochure.
Two things to verify at the table. The transfer fee is quoted as $600 on one listing and $900 on another, so get it from the resale certificate. And I could not confirm the theater or media room that gets repeated on aggregator sites; it does not appear in any MLS amenity field.
Kris Bowen, Real Estate Broker · 23 years in Utah
Is this the right fit?
A good fit if you want
- A gated community with a real pool, gym, and clubhouse
- Newer construction, 2014 to 2018, with no basement
- Being seven minutes from a full-service emergency room
- Walking distance to a full grocery store
- A smaller community of 72 homes rather than several hundred
Look elsewhere if
- You want a detached house. These are attached townhomes
- You assume no stairs. At least one plan has a bedroom upstairs
- You want pickleball. It does not appear in any listing data
- You want the all-ages Harvest Crossing next door. That is a different community
The homes
Where this stands, July 2026: Resale only. Three recent listings ran $535,000 to $620,000 at 23 to 63 days on market. County assessed values run $509,600 to $612,100 with a median of $552,400.
On the MLS as of September 14, 2026: 1 active, listed at $620,000, median 108 days on market. See current listings.
What "single-level" actually means here
Plenty of 55+ homes advertise main-floor living and still put the laundry in the basement or the second bedroom upstairs. Here is what actually sits on the entry level at Harvest Crossing Villas.
- Primary suite on the entry level
- Laundry on the entry level
- All daily essentials on one floor
No basements anywhere, slab or crawl space throughout, and the county records all 72 homes as single-story. But at least one floor plan carries a 395 square foot second floor holding a bedroom and a full bath, which the county data misses. Verify the specific home rather than the community.
What to check when you walk a home here
- Measure the interior doorways. 32 inches of clear width is the minimum that stays workable with a walker; 36 is better. This is expensive to change and easy to check with a tape measure.
- Look for a step-free way in. Often the garage door is the flattest entry in the house, and no listing ever mentions it.
- Push on the bathroom walls where a grab bar would go. If there is no blocking behind the drywall, adding one properly means opening the wall.
- Check whether the shower could go curbless without moving the drain, and whether there is turning room in the bathroom.
- Ask the age of the roof, furnace, and water heater. On resale homes in an established community, this is where the real money hides.
Amenities
- Gated entry with controlled access
- Clubhouse, 5,850 square feet
- Fitness room
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Fire pit
- Barbecue and picnic area
The HOA
$309 per month
What the dues cover:
- Gated entry and controlled access
- Clubhouse, gym, and pool
- Exterior maintenance and insurance
- Snow removal
- Barbecue, fire pit, and picnic area
$309 a month, consistent across every current listing. The transfer fee is quoted as $600 on one listing and $900 on another, so get the figure from the resale certificate rather than the MLS.
Who actually runs this HOA
Registered with the Utah Department of Commerce as Harvest Crossing Villas Owners Association Inc. (registration 14255157-HOA1). Managed by Desert Edge Property Management, Sandy.
This is the entity to ask for the budget, the reserve study, and the recorded CC&Rs. I request those for clients as a matter of course.
Two cautions I give every client buying into a newer association
Developer-set dues are introductory. While a builder still controls the association, dues are commonly set low and reserves underfunded, because low dues sell houses. After homeowners take over, boards routinely raise dues and levy assessments to catch up. Ask for the projected turnover date.
Ask for the reserve study, and check its date. Utah law requires a reserve analysis at least every six years, reviewed at least every three, with an annual summary to owners. Under 70 percent funded is a yellow flag. Under 50 percent is a real problem, and the bill arrives as a special assessment after you close.
What I have not been able to confirm at Harvest Crossing Villas
Builders and associations do not publish everything, and some of what they do publish disagrees with the MLS. Rather than pick whichever number reads better, here is what is still open on this community as of July 2026. Ask for each of these in writing before you write an offer, or ask me and I will chase them down.
- The recorded declaration. The one governing all 76 lots is Salt Lake County entry 12840752, recorded 8/31/2018, and it would settle whether the age rule is 80 percent or stricter
- The real transfer fee, quoted as both $600 and $900
- Whether the theater or media room repeated on aggregator sites actually exists
Who is actually allowed to live here
Harvest Crossing Villas is age-qualified, which is the looser of the two legal standards and the one families most often misread.
Under the federal Housing for Older Persons Act the association keeps its senior exemption as long as at least 80 percent of occupied homes have a resident 55 or older. The other 20 percent is real, usable room, and it is what lets a younger spouse, an early-50s buyer, or a surviving partner hold a home here. How much of that room is left is a question about this specific association, not about the law.
The thing almost nobody knows: HOPA does not, by itself, protect an under-55 surviving spouse. Whether your husband or wife can stay after you are gone depends entirely on the recorded CC&Rs. Some communities include an explicit survivor clause. Some leave it to the board. Some are silent, which is the worst version.
Get these answered in writing before you write an offer
- Can a surviving spouse under 55 remain, and is it written down or left to the board?
- Can an heir under 55 inherit and live in the home, or only rent or sell it?
- How much of the 20 percent cushion is already in use? If the community sits at 19 percent, there is no room left for your spouse. This is obtainable from the association and virtually nobody asks.
- Can a live-in caregiver under 55 stay if one of you needs help?
- How many days per year may a younger guest stay, and does that constrain a summer with the grandchildren?
Location and getting to services
Typical-traffic drive times from Harvest Crossing Villas to the places you will actually go.
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The question adult children ask that nobody answers
How does an ambulance get in? If a community is gated or has controlled access, ask whether the fire district has a Knox box or gate code on file, and whether the first-due unit carries a paramedic. That detail matters more than the drive time does.
A useful benchmark: Medicare Advantage network adequacy rules set maximum time and distance standards by county type. In large metro counties the primary care standard is 10 minutes or 5 miles.
If you stop driving
The least-discussed risk in active adult housing. Losing the ability to drive roughly doubles the risk of depression symptoms and social isolation, and where a home sits determines how hard that transition is.
- Is there a continuous sidewalk to anything useful, or does every errand require a car?
- What is the walk to a grocery store or pharmacy on the actual sidewalk route?
- Is the address inside a UTA paratransit service area? ADA paratransit generally covers within three quarters of a mile of a fixed route.
- Does a county senior transport or volunteer ride program serve this address?
Safety in South Jordan
Based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting data, South Jordan reports roughly 1.8 violent crimes and 10 property crimes per 1,000 residents per year, both below the national average. As in most of the valley, property crime makes up the large majority of incidents.
These are citywide figures from FBI Uniform Crime Reporting for 2024, the latest full year available. They describe South Jordan as a whole rather than this community, and reported totals shift year to year. Treat them as general background on the area, not as a rating of this neighborhood.
What it really costs each month
The sticker price is the least interesting number. What matters is the monthly nut, and how it compares to what you are paying now.
Starting here, roughly
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Based on this community's entry price of $535,000 and dues of $309, with (July 30, 2026 average), plus a typical Utah effective property tax rate and insurance. Utilities are not included.
Run your own numbers (opens in a new tab)These payment figures are an estimate for budgeting and planning only. They are not a mortgage quote, a loan offer, or a commitment to lend. Your actual rate and payment depend on your credit, loan program, and current market rates. Talk to a licensed mortgage professional for real numbers. Connect with our preferred Utah lender.
* Based on what the community and builder publish about the dues, which I have looked up rather than assumed. It is not confirmed against the association's own budget and governing documents, and exactly what is covered can differ by phase, by home type, and over time. I pull the current budget and CC&Rs for clients before they write an offer.
This is the honest case for a 55+ community, and it is the one most people get wrong. The HOA fee is not purely an added cost. It replaces line items you already pay on a larger home, in cash or in your own labor. When someone tells me downsizing does not pencil, we usually find they compared the mortgage and the dues and left out the lawn service, the snow, and the roof they will need in six years.
Typical utilities
Rough monthly ranges for a home this size in South Jordan. Utilities are the line item people most often forget to compare, and they are usually where a smaller home wins.
Estimates only, and they vary a lot. A townhome, a condo, and a detached single-family home of the same square footage can run very differently, and so can two neighbors in identical homes depending on thermostat habits, occupancy, and whether the yard is irrigated. Treat these as a starting point, then ask for the actual bills on a specific address.
For the son or daughter reading this
If you are researching Harvest Crossing Villas on behalf of a parent, you are asking different questions than they are, and both sets are legitimate.
What to check at Harvest Crossing Villas specifically
- How far South Jordan is from you. Hands-on help from an adult child falls off sharply with distance, so treat that drive as a real factor rather than a detail.
- Access here is controlled, so ask whether the fire district holds a gate code or a Knox box, and whether the first-due unit can get in without waiting on a call back.
- Whether a live-in caregiver under 55 is permitted. The recorded CC&Rs decide that, not the sales office.
- Whether the architectural committee permits a ramp or grab bars, and what the overnight guest limit is. That last rule is the one that quietly stops you staying a week to help.
Harvest Crossing Villas is real estate, not care. There is no staff, no nurses, no meals, and no call system. If your parent needs help with bathing, dressing, or medication, that is assisted living, which is a different product entirely. Buying here because it sounds like a safer version of a house is the most expensive mistake families make.
The rest of it, coordinating with siblings, the paperwork worth locating now, the Medicare gap that catches families out, and how to raise the subject without a fight, is written out once in the family guide rather than repeated on every community page.
Other 55+ communities to compare
Worth a look before you decide. I would rather you tour two or three than fall for the first one you see.
Information on this page is gathered from the builder, the association, public records, and other sources believed reliable, but it is not guaranteed and is subject to change without notice. Pricing, availability, HOA dues, amenities, and recorded community rules change often. Cost and utility figures are estimates only and vary widely by home type, size, and household. Verify all details for a specific address, and read the recorded documents, before you make an offer. Kris Bowen is a licensed real estate broker, not a tax, legal, insurance, or medical advisor. Last reviewed July 2026.
The South Jordan market around Harvest Crossing Villas
These are current figures for South Jordan as a whole, not for Harvest Crossing Villas. They tell you what the surrounding market is doing. As of August 2026.
- $625,000Median sale price, 2026 to date
- 3.4 moMonths of supply, currently a balanced market
- 42Median days on market
- 100.0%Received against final asking price
See the full South Jordan market report, including the 12-month price trend.
These payment figures are an estimate for budgeting and planning only. They are not a mortgage quote, a loan offer, or a commitment to lend. Your actual rate and payment depend on your credit, loan program, and current market rates. Talk to a licensed mortgage professional for real numbers. Connect with our preferred Utah lender.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
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Is all of Harvest Crossing a 55+ community?
No, and the two are easy to confuse because both are gated. The 55+ portion is the Villas plats, on Harvest Glory Drive, Harvest Chase Drive, Harvest Walk Lane, Harvest Run Drive, and Fall Harvest Drive. The adjacent Harvest Crossing subdivision, on the streets named after moons, is all-ages family housing with a separate self-managed association. Its newsletter posts about playgrounds, trampolines, and age-group Easter egg hunts, which tells you plainly what it is.
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Are all the homes at Harvest Crossing Villas single-level?
Almost, but not quite, and the public data will mislead you here. There are no basements anywhere and the county records all 72 homes as single-story, but at least one floor plan carries a 395 square foot second floor with a bedroom and a full bathroom on it. The county record misses that entirely. If stairs are the reason you are moving, ask for the floor plan on the specific home.
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What amenities does Harvest Crossing Villas have?
A gated entry with controlled access, a clubhouse, a fitness room, an outdoor pool, a fire pit, and a barbecue and picnic area, all confirmed in MLS amenity fields. For 72 homes that is a strong package, and the clubhouse parcel alone is assessed above $1.3 million. There is no pickleball in any listing data, and the theater or media room that circulates on aggregator sites is unverified.
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What are the HOA dues at Harvest Crossing Villas?
$309 a month, consistent across every current listing, covering the gated entry, clubhouse, gym, pool, exterior maintenance, insurance, snow removal, and the barbecue and picnic areas. The transfer fee is where it gets murky: one listing says $600 and another says $900. Get that number from the resale certificate rather than the MLS.
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How many homes are at Harvest Crossing Villas?
72 built, on 12.5 acres, across 80 parcels once you count the eight common parcels. Marketing has referenced 76 at completion. They were built between 2014 and 2018, with most finished in 2015 through 2017, by Peterson Homes. They are attached townhomes held fee simple in a planned unit development rather than condominiums, which matters for financing.
Talk to a real person
Thinking about Harvest Crossing Villas?
I will send the CC&Rs, the HOA budget and reserve study, current pricing, and my honest read. Or just call and ask one question. Both are free.
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