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Cities in Utah by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

Salt Lake City, UT had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 63 cities in 2025, at 3,217. South Ogden, UT had the lowest, at 3. The median was 174 and the figure for Utah was 26,775. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest3,217Salt Lake City, UT
Lowest3South Ogden, UT
Median17463 cities
Utah26,775History

Top 40 cities, 2025

Salt Lake City, UT: 3,217 countSalt Lake City, UT3,217Saratoga Springs, UT: 1,582 countSaratoga Springs, UT1,582Eagle Mountain, UT: 1,168 countEagle Mountain, UT1,168Lehi, UT: 1,133 countLehi, UT1,133Washington, UT: 979 countWashington, UT979St. George, UT: 936 countSt. George, UT936West Jordan, UT: 760 countWest Jordan, UT760South Jordan, UT: 754 countSouth Jordan, UT754Salem, UT: 702 countSalem, UT702Farmington, UT: 628 countFarmington, UT628Herriman, UT: 621 countHerriman, UT621Heber, UT: 602 countHeber, UT602Hurricane, UT: 558 countHurricane, UT558Mapleton, UT: 532 countMapleton, UT532Layton, UT: 488 countLayton, UT488Ogden, UT: 463 countOgden, UT463Logan, UT: 430 countLogan, UT430Cedar City, UT: 381 countCedar City, UT381Riverton, UT: 364 countRiverton, UT364Provo, UT: 351 countProvo, UT351Vineyard, UT: 324 countVineyard, UT324South Salt Lake, UT: 292 countSouth Salt Lake, UT292Tooele, UT: 292 countTooele, UT292Draper, UT: 280 countDraper, UT280Pleasant Grove, UT: 267 countPleasant Grove, UT267Syracuse, UT: 234 countSyracuse, UT234Santaquin, UT: 231 countSantaquin, UT231West Haven, UT: 215 countWest Haven, UT215Payson, UT: 194 countPayson, UT194American Fork, UT: 190 countAmerican Fork, UT190Spanish Fork, UT: 177 countSpanish Fork, UT177Roy, UT: 174 countRoy, UT174Brigham City, UT: 143 countBrigham City, UT143Taylorsville, UT: 141 countTaylorsville, UT141West Point, UT: 136 countWest Point, UT136West Valley City, UT: 133 countWest Valley City, UT133Grantsville, UT: 118 countGrantsville, UT118Tremonton, UT: 107 countTremonton, UT107North Ogden, UT: 105 countNorth Ogden, UT105Ivins, UT: 100 countIvins, UT100
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2025
count		Change on 2024
1Salt Lake City, UT Estimated3,217+150.7%
2Saratoga Springs, UT Estimated1,582+16.6%
3Eagle Mountain, UT Estimated1,168+2.8%
4Lehi, UT Estimated1,133+10.3%
5Washington, UT Estimated979+16.5%
6St. George, UT Estimated936-26.9%
7West Jordan, UT Estimated760+156.8%
8South Jordan, UT Estimated754+6.8%
9Salem, UT Estimated702+105.9%
10Farmington, UT Estimated628+521.8%
11Herriman, UT Estimated621+40.8%
12Heber, UT Estimated602+35.9%
13Hurricane, UT Estimated558+1.8%
14Mapleton, UT Estimated532+6.8%
15Layton, UT Estimated488+12.2%
16Ogden, UT Estimated463+11%
17Logan, UT Estimated430+50.3%
18Cedar City, UT Estimated381+3.3%
19Riverton, UT Estimated364+12.7%
20Provo, UT Estimated351+22.7%
21Vineyard, UT Estimated324+256%
22South Salt Lake, UT Estimated292+133.6%
22Tooele, UT Estimated292-32.6%
24Draper, UT Estimated280-6.7%
25Pleasant Grove, UT Estimated267+221.7%
26Syracuse, UT Estimated234-26.6%
27Santaquin, UT Estimated231-13.8%
28West Haven, UT Estimated215-44.3%
29Payson, UT Estimated194+61.7%
30American Fork, UT Estimated190+26.7%
31Spanish Fork, UT Estimated177-64%
32Roy, UT Estimated174+234.6%
33Brigham City, UT Estimated143+4.4%
34Taylorsville, UT Estimated141+729.4%
35West Point, UT Estimated136+22.5%
36West Valley City, UT Estimated133+95.6%
37Grantsville, UT Estimated118-50%
38Tremonton, UT Estimated107+8.1%
39North Ogden, UT Estimated105-52.3%
40Ivins, UT Estimated100-62.3%
40Vernal, UT Estimated100+300%
42Midvale, UT Estimated92+70.4%
43North Salt Lake, UT Estimated90+309.1%
44Lindon, UT Estimated88+49.2%
45Murray, UT Estimated80-74.7%
46Highland, UT Estimated76-61.8%
47Kaysville, UT Estimated75+38.9%
48Springville, UT Estimated63-22.2%
49Clinton, UT Estimated62+19.2%
50Millcreek, UT Estimated61-34.4%
51Cottonwood Heights, UT Estimated45+136.8%
52Bountiful, UT Estimated41-24.1%
53Woods Cross, UT Estimated40+344.4%
54Clearfield, UT Estimated33-81.8%
55Pleasant View, UT Estimated30+11.1%
56Centerville, UT Estimated26+52.9%
56Orem, UT Estimated26-35%
58Sandy, UT Estimated250%
59Holladay, UT Estimated24-14.3%
60Alpine, UT Estimated21-4.5%
61North Logan, UT Estimated17-39.3%
62Bluffdale, UT Estimated13-82.9%
63South Ogden, UT Estimated30%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.

Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2025 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Utah by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt

MLA 9

Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Utah by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/utah-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Utah by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/utah-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Utah by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/utah-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

Salt Lake City, UT, with 3,217 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?

South Ogden, UT, with 3 in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 cities have no value for 2025 and are not ranked.

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