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Cities in Utah by housing units authorized by building permits

Salt Lake City, UT had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 63 cities in 2022, at 3,633. Vernal, UT had the lowest, at 13. The median was 251 and the figure for Utah was 31,749. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,633Salt Lake City, UT
Lowest13Vernal, UT
Median25163 cities
Utah31,749History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Salt Lake City, UT: 3,633 countSalt Lake City, UT3,633Lehi, UT: 2,144 countLehi, UT2,144St. George, UT: 1,506 countSt. George, UT1,506Saratoga Springs, UT: 1,091 countSaratoga Springs, UT1,091Eagle Mountain, UT: 955 countEagle Mountain, UT955South Jordan, UT: 922 countSouth Jordan, UT922Draper, UT: 718 countDraper, UT718West Haven, UT: 714 countWest Haven, UT714Cedar City, UT: 689 countCedar City, UT689Washington, UT: 688 countWashington, UT688Ogden, UT: 658 countOgden, UT658Herriman, UT: 648 countHerriman, UT648American Fork, UT: 637 countAmerican Fork, UT637Spanish Fork, UT: 614 countSpanish Fork, UT614Payson, UT: 607 countPayson, UT607Layton, UT: 588 countLayton, UT588Heber, UT: 539 countHeber, UT539Syracuse, UT: 526 countSyracuse, UT526Hurricane, UT: 517 countHurricane, UT517Murray, UT: 490 countMurray, UT490Provo, UT: 461 countProvo, UT461Orem, UT: 375 countOrem, UT375Logan, UT: 321 countLogan, UT321Grantsville, UT: 275 countGrantsville, UT275Mapleton, UT: 275 countMapleton, UT275Midvale, UT: 272 countMidvale, UT272Sandy, UT: 272 countSandy, UT272Clearfield, UT: 270 countClearfield, UT270Santaquin, UT: 263 countSantaquin, UT263Tooele, UT: 256 countTooele, UT256West Jordan, UT: 255 countWest Jordan, UT255Riverton, UT: 251 countRiverton, UT251North Ogden, UT: 238 countNorth Ogden, UT238West Point, UT: 216 countWest Point, UT216Tremonton, UT: 207 countTremonton, UT207South Salt Lake, UT: 206 countSouth Salt Lake, UT206Millcreek, UT: 176 countMillcreek, UT176Highland, UT: 166 countHighland, UT166Cottonwood Heights, UT: 148 countCottonwood Heights, UT148Salem, UT: 143 countSalem, UT143Salt Lake City, UT: 3,633 countSalt Lake City, UT3,633Lehi, UT: 2,144 countLehi, UT2,144St. George, UT: 1,506 countSt. George, UT1,506Saratoga Springs, UT: 1,091 countSaratoga Springs, UT1,091Eagle Mountain, UT: 955 countEagle Mountain, UT955South Jordan, UT: 922 countSouth Jordan, UT922Draper, UT: 718 countDraper, UT718West Haven, UT: 714 countWest Haven, UT714Cedar City, UT: 689 countCedar City, UT689Washington, UT: 688 countWashington, UT688Ogden, UT: 658 countOgden, UT658Herriman, UT: 648 countHerriman, UT648American Fork, UT: 637 countAmerican Fork, UT637Spanish Fork, UT: 614 countSpanish Fork, UT614Payson, UT: 607 countPayson, UT607Layton, UT: 588 countLayton, UT588Heber, UT: 539 countHeber, UT539Syracuse, UT: 526 countSyracuse, UT526Hurricane, UT: 517 countHurricane, UT517Murray, UT: 490 countMurray, UT490Provo, UT: 461 countProvo, UT461Orem, UT: 375 countOrem, UT375Logan, UT: 321 countLogan, UT321Grantsville, UT: 275 countGrantsville, UT275Mapleton, UT: 275 countMapleton, UT275Midvale, UT: 272 countMidvale, UT272Sandy, UT: 272 countSandy, UT272Clearfield, UT: 270 countClearfield, UT270Santaquin, UT: 263 countSantaquin, UT263Tooele, UT: 256 countTooele, UT256West Jordan, UT: 255 countWest Jordan, UT255Riverton, UT: 251 countRiverton, UT251North Ogden, UT: 238 countNorth Ogden, UT238West Point, UT: 216 countWest Point, UT216Tremonton, UT: 207 countTremonton, UT207South Salt Lake, UT: 206 countSouth Salt Lake, UT206Millcreek, UT: 176 countMillcreek, UT176Highland, UT: 166 countHighland, UT166Cottonwood Heights, UT: 148 countCottonwood Heights, UT148Salem, UT: 143 countSalem, UT143
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Salt Lake City, UT Estimated3,633-1.6%
2Lehi, UT Estimated2,144+5.6%
3St. George, UT Estimated1,506+0.4%
4Saratoga Springs, UT Estimated1,091-38.1%
5Eagle Mountain, UT Estimated955-37.9%
6South Jordan, UT Estimated922-48.6%
7Draper, UT Estimated718+168.9%
8West Haven, UT Estimated714-30.9%
9Cedar City, UT Estimated689+14.5%
10Washington, UT Estimated688-26.3%
11Ogden, UT Estimated658+30.3%
12Herriman, UT Estimated648-13.5%
13American Fork, UT Estimated637-50.9%
14Spanish Fork, UT Estimated614+27.7%
15Payson, UT Estimated607+82.8%
16Layton, UT Estimated588+30.7%
17Heber, UT Estimated539-3.1%
18Syracuse, UT Estimated526-39.3%
19Hurricane, UT Estimated517+20.8%
20Murray, UT Estimated490+18.1%
21Provo, UT Estimated461-35.5%
22Orem, UT Estimated375+39.4%
23Logan, UT Estimated321+83.4%
24Grantsville, UT Estimated275+5.4%
24Mapleton, UT Estimated275-1.1%
26Midvale, UT Estimated272+11%
26Sandy, UT Estimated272+253.2%
28Clearfield, UT Estimated270-71.9%
29Santaquin, UT Estimated263-53.5%
30Tooele, UT Estimated256-42.9%
31West Jordan, UT Estimated255-73%
32Riverton, UT Estimated251-11.3%
33North Ogden, UT Estimated238-5.2%
34West Point, UT Estimated216-2.7%
35Tremonton, UT Estimated207-58.1%
36South Salt Lake, UT Estimated206-17.6%
37Millcreek, UT Estimated176+21.4%
38Highland, UT Estimated166-28.8%
39Cottonwood Heights, UT Estimated148+2.8%
40Salem, UT Estimated143-44.1%
41Kaysville, UT Estimated142-10.7%
42Ivins, UT Estimated136-50.7%
43West Valley City, UT Estimated131-50.9%
44Bluffdale, UT Estimated122-44.8%
44Roy, UT Estimated122+114%
46Taylorsville, UT Estimated121+1,110%
47Farmington, UT Estimated115-76.9%
48South Ogden, UT Estimated91-52.8%
49Clinton, UT Estimated85-43.7%
50Pleasant Grove, UT Estimated82-70.9%
51Vineyard, UT Estimated73-78.8%
52Lindon, UT Estimated67-39.6%
53North Logan, UT Estimated65-67%
54Springville, UT Estimated64-75.7%
55Centerville, UT Estimated61+52.5%
56North Salt Lake, UT Estimated59-78%
57Pleasant View, UT Estimated51-45.2%
58Alpine, UT Estimated45-43%
59Woods Cross, UT Estimated32-15.8%
60Holladay, UT Estimated31-56.3%
61Bountiful, UT Estimated28-61.1%
62Brigham City, UT Estimated26-69.8%
63Vernal, UT Estimated13-27.8%

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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 2022 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/we2022a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2022a.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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 2 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2022a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/utah-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2022a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/utah-cities?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2022a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/utah-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Salt Lake City, UT, with 3,633 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Vernal, UT, with 13 in 2022.

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 2022 and are not ranked.

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