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Cities in Utah by housing units authorized by building permits

Herriman, UT had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 64 cities in 2017, at 1,641. Woods Cross, UT had the lowest, at 1. The median was 182 and the figure for Utah was 24,679. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,641Herriman, UT
Lowest1Woods Cross, UT
Median18264 cities
Utah24,679History

Top 40 cities, 2017

Herriman, UT: 1,641 countHerriman, UT1,641St. George, UT: 1,595 countSt. George, UT1,595Vineyard, UT: 1,403 countVineyard, UT1,403South Jordan, UT: 1,055 countSouth Jordan, UT1,055Eagle Mountain, UT: 1,052 countEagle Mountain, UT1,052American Fork, UT: 1,037 countAmerican Fork, UT1,037Lehi, UT: 934 countLehi, UT934West Jordan, UT: 799 countWest Jordan, UT799Salt Lake City, UT: 630 countSalt Lake City, UT630Saratoga Springs, UT: 620 countSaratoga Springs, UT620Washington, UT: 619 countWashington, UT619West Haven, UT: 546 countWest Haven, UT546Hurricane, UT: 509 countHurricane, UT509Bluffdale, UT: 463 countBluffdale, UT463Orem, UT: 414 countOrem, UT414Sandy, UT: 385 countSandy, UT385Riverton, UT: 355 countRiverton, UT355Spanish Fork, UT: 341 countSpanish Fork, UT341Logan, UT: 328 countLogan, UT328Smithfield, UT: 303 countSmithfield, UT303Layton, UT: 302 countLayton, UT302Syracuse, UT: 270 countSyracuse, UT270Cedar City, UT: 269 countCedar City, UT269Clearfield, UT: 245 countClearfield, UT245Provo, UT: 240 countProvo, UT240Santaquin, UT: 228 countSantaquin, UT228West Valley City, UT: 224 countWest Valley City, UT224Pleasant View, UT: 220 countPleasant View, UT220South Salt Lake, UT: 214 countSouth Salt Lake, UT214Draper, UT: 210 countDraper, UT210North Logan, UT: 198 countNorth Logan, UT198Heber, UT: 193 countHeber, UT193North Ogden, UT: 171 countNorth Ogden, UT171Taylorsville, UT: 154 countTaylorsville, UT154Mapleton, UT: 153 countMapleton, UT153Grantsville, UT: 147 countGrantsville, UT147North Salt Lake, UT: 141 countNorth Salt Lake, UT141Farmington, UT: 137 countFarmington, UT137Highland, UT: 133 countHighland, UT133Clinton, UT: 128 countClinton, UT128Herriman, UT: 1,641 countHerriman, UT1,641St. George, UT: 1,595 countSt. George, UT1,595Vineyard, UT: 1,403 countVineyard, UT1,403South Jordan, UT: 1,055 countSouth Jordan, UT1,055Eagle Mountain, UT: 1,052 countEagle Mountain, UT1,052American Fork, UT: 1,037 countAmerican Fork, UT1,037Lehi, UT: 934 countLehi, UT934West Jordan, UT: 799 countWest Jordan, UT799Salt Lake City, UT: 630 countSalt Lake City, UT630Saratoga Springs, UT: 620 countSaratoga Springs, UT620Washington, UT: 619 countWashington, UT619West Haven, UT: 546 countWest Haven, UT546Hurricane, UT: 509 countHurricane, UT509Bluffdale, UT: 463 countBluffdale, UT463Orem, UT: 414 countOrem, UT414Sandy, UT: 385 countSandy, UT385Riverton, UT: 355 countRiverton, UT355Spanish Fork, UT: 341 countSpanish Fork, UT341Logan, UT: 328 countLogan, UT328Smithfield, UT: 303 countSmithfield, UT303Layton, UT: 302 countLayton, UT302Syracuse, UT: 270 countSyracuse, UT270Cedar City, UT: 269 countCedar City, UT269Clearfield, UT: 245 countClearfield, UT245Provo, UT: 240 countProvo, UT240Santaquin, UT: 228 countSantaquin, UT228West Valley City, UT: 224 countWest Valley City, UT224Pleasant View, UT: 220 countPleasant View, UT220South Salt Lake, UT: 214 countSouth Salt Lake, UT214Draper, UT: 210 countDraper, UT210North Logan, UT: 198 countNorth Logan, UT198Heber, UT: 193 countHeber, UT193North Ogden, UT: 171 countNorth Ogden, UT171Taylorsville, UT: 154 countTaylorsville, UT154Mapleton, UT: 153 countMapleton, UT153Grantsville, UT: 147 countGrantsville, UT147North Salt Lake, UT: 141 countNorth Salt Lake, UT141Farmington, UT: 137 countFarmington, UT137Highland, UT: 133 countHighland, UT133Clinton, UT: 128 countClinton, UT128
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2017
count		Change on 2016
1Herriman, UT Estimated1,641+33.6%
2St. George, UT Estimated1,595+76.8%
3Vineyard, UT Estimated1,403+95.7%
4South Jordan, UT Estimated1,055+21.4%
5Eagle Mountain, UT Estimated1,052+20%
6American Fork, UT Estimated1,037+275.7%
7Lehi, UT Estimated934+51.6%
8West Jordan, UT Estimated799+79.6%
9Salt Lake City, UT Estimated630-80.7%
10Saratoga Springs, UT Estimated620-23.6%
11Washington, UT Estimated619+58.7%
12West Haven, UT Estimated546+37.9%
13Hurricane, UT Estimated509+39.1%
14Bluffdale, UT Estimated463-9%
15Orem, UT Estimated414+16.9%
16Sandy, UT Estimated385+66.7%
17Riverton, UT Estimated355+19.1%
18Spanish Fork, UT Estimated341+17.2%
19Logan, UT Estimated328+164.5%
20Smithfield, UT Estimated303+28.4%
21Layton, UT Estimated302-4.7%
22Syracuse, UT Estimated270-16.7%
23Cedar City, UT Estimated269+22.3%
24Clearfield, UT Estimated245+42.4%
25Provo, UT Estimated240-7.3%
26Santaquin, UT Estimated228+34.1%
27West Valley City, UT Estimated224+31%
28Pleasant View, UT Estimated220+38.4%
29South Salt Lake, UT Estimated214+205.7%
30Draper, UT Estimated210-30.2%
31North Logan, UT Estimated198+266.7%
32Heber, UT Estimated193-15%
33North Ogden, UT Estimated171-37.1%
34Taylorsville, UT Estimated154+366.7%
35Mapleton, UT Estimated153+68.1%
36Grantsville, UT Estimated147+19.5%
37North Salt Lake, UT Estimated141+69.9%
38Farmington, UT Estimated137-54.9%
39Highland, UT Estimated133+6.4%
40Clinton, UT Estimated128+9.4%
41Kaysville, UT Estimated123-27.6%
42Salem, UT Estimated117-8.6%
43Ivins, UT Estimated116-57%
44Millcreek, UT Estimated114n/a
45Springville, UT Estimated113-1.7%
46Cottonwood Heights, UT Estimated103+212.1%
47Ogden, UT Estimated96-22%
48Tooele, UT Estimated90-31.3%
49Murray, UT Estimated88-61.2%
50Tremonton, UT Estimated87+85.1%
51Brigham City, UT Estimated83+144.1%
52Payson, UT Estimated78+73.3%
53Pleasant Grove, UT Estimated71-42.7%
54Midvale, UT Estimated55-73.4%
55West Point, UT Estimated54+107.7%
56Bountiful, UT Estimated51+50%
57Lindon, UT Estimated49+40%
58Holladay, UT Estimated45-29.7%
59Centerville, UT Estimated34-72.8%
60Alpine, UT Estimated32+28%
60Roy, UT Estimated32-81.8%
62South Ogden, UT Estimated11-72.5%
63Vernal, UT Estimated8+100%
64Woods Cross, UT Estimated1-50%

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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. 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/we2017a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). 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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2017a.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, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2018, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2017a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/utah-cities?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2018. 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, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2017a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/utah-cities?period=2017.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2018) 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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2017a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/utah-cities?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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, 2017}},
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  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2017a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which city has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

Herriman, UT, with 1,641 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Woods Cross, UT, with 1 in 2017.

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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.

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