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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 2023, at 3,172. Woods Cross, UT had the lowest, at 2. The median was 201 and the figure for Utah was 25,361. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,172Salt Lake City, UT
Lowest2Woods Cross, UT
Median20163 cities
Utah25,361History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Salt Lake City, UT: 3,172 countSalt Lake City, UT3,172Saratoga Springs, UT: 1,181 countSaratoga Springs, UT1,181St. George, UT: 989 countSt. George, UT989Eagle Mountain, UT: 797 countEagle Mountain, UT797American Fork, UT: 785 countAmerican Fork, UT785Washington, UT: 773 countWashington, UT773Millcreek, UT: 729 countMillcreek, UT729Lehi, UT: 687 countLehi, UT687Tooele, UT: 617 countTooele, UT617Herriman, UT: 608 countHerriman, UT608Syracuse, UT: 566 countSyracuse, UT566Ogden, UT: 526 countOgden, UT526Spanish Fork, UT: 526 countSpanish Fork, UT526Vineyard, UT: 512 countVineyard, UT512Riverton, UT: 472 countRiverton, UT472Ivins, UT: 469 countIvins, UT469Murray, UT: 424 countMurray, UT424Logan, UT: 416 countLogan, UT416Hurricane, UT: 373 countHurricane, UT373South Jordan, UT: 372 countSouth Jordan, UT372West Valley City, UT: 356 countWest Valley City, UT356West Jordan, UT: 327 countWest Jordan, UT327Heber, UT: 308 countHeber, UT308Bountiful, UT: 307 countBountiful, UT307Mapleton, UT: 272 countMapleton, UT272Layton, UT: 248 countLayton, UT248Cedar City, UT: 241 countCedar City, UT241Midvale, UT: 227 countMidvale, UT227Provo, UT: 227 countProvo, UT227West Haven, UT: 225 countWest Haven, UT225North Ogden, UT: 219 countNorth Ogden, UT219Santaquin, UT: 201 countSantaquin, UT201South Salt Lake, UT: 197 countSouth Salt Lake, UT197Highland, UT: 191 countHighland, UT191Grantsville, UT: 155 countGrantsville, UT155Pleasant Grove, UT: 146 countPleasant Grove, UT146Salem, UT: 143 countSalem, UT143Taylorsville, UT: 115 countTaylorsville, UT115Payson, UT: 108 countPayson, UT108Clearfield, UT: 99 countClearfield, UT99Salt Lake City, UT: 3,172 countSalt Lake City, UT3,172Saratoga Springs, UT: 1,181 countSaratoga Springs, UT1,181St. George, UT: 989 countSt. George, UT989Eagle Mountain, UT: 797 countEagle Mountain, UT797American Fork, UT: 785 countAmerican Fork, UT785Washington, UT: 773 countWashington, UT773Millcreek, UT: 729 countMillcreek, UT729Lehi, UT: 687 countLehi, UT687Tooele, UT: 617 countTooele, UT617Herriman, UT: 608 countHerriman, UT608Syracuse, UT: 566 countSyracuse, UT566Ogden, UT: 526 countOgden, UT526Spanish Fork, UT: 526 countSpanish Fork, UT526Vineyard, UT: 512 countVineyard, UT512Riverton, UT: 472 countRiverton, UT472Ivins, UT: 469 countIvins, UT469Murray, UT: 424 countMurray, UT424Logan, UT: 416 countLogan, UT416Hurricane, UT: 373 countHurricane, UT373South Jordan, UT: 372 countSouth Jordan, UT372West Valley City, UT: 356 countWest Valley City, UT356West Jordan, UT: 327 countWest Jordan, UT327Heber, UT: 308 countHeber, UT308Bountiful, UT: 307 countBountiful, UT307Mapleton, UT: 272 countMapleton, UT272Layton, UT: 248 countLayton, UT248Cedar City, UT: 241 countCedar City, UT241Midvale, UT: 227 countMidvale, UT227Provo, UT: 227 countProvo, UT227West Haven, UT: 225 countWest Haven, UT225North Ogden, UT: 219 countNorth Ogden, UT219Santaquin, UT: 201 countSantaquin, UT201South Salt Lake, UT: 197 countSouth Salt Lake, UT197Highland, UT: 191 countHighland, UT191Grantsville, UT: 155 countGrantsville, UT155Pleasant Grove, UT: 146 countPleasant Grove, UT146Salem, UT: 143 countSalem, UT143Taylorsville, UT: 115 countTaylorsville, UT115Payson, UT: 108 countPayson, UT108Clearfield, UT: 99 countClearfield, UT99
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023
count		Change on 2022
1Salt Lake City, UT Estimated3,172-12.7%
2Saratoga Springs, UT Estimated1,181+8.2%
3St. George, UT Estimated989-34.3%
4Eagle Mountain, UT Estimated797-16.5%
5American Fork, UT Estimated785+23.2%
6Washington, UT Estimated773+12.4%
7Millcreek, UT Estimated729+314.2%
8Lehi, UT Estimated687-68%
9Tooele, UT Estimated617+141%
10Herriman, UT Estimated608-6.2%
11Syracuse, UT Estimated566+7.6%
12Ogden, UT Estimated526-20.1%
12Spanish Fork, UT Estimated526-14.3%
14Vineyard, UT Estimated512+601.4%
15Riverton, UT Estimated472+88%
16Ivins, UT Estimated469+244.9%
17Murray, UT Estimated424-13.5%
18Logan, UT Estimated416+29.6%
19Hurricane, UT Estimated373-27.9%
20South Jordan, UT Estimated372-59.7%
21West Valley City, UT Estimated356+171.8%
22West Jordan, UT Estimated327+28.2%
23Heber, UT Estimated308-42.9%
24Bountiful, UT Estimated307+996.4%
25Mapleton, UT Estimated272-1.1%
26Layton, UT Estimated248-57.8%
27Cedar City, UT Estimated241-65%
28Midvale, UT Estimated227-16.5%
28Provo, UT Estimated227-50.8%
30West Haven, UT Estimated225-68.5%
31North Ogden, UT Estimated219-8%
32Santaquin, UT Estimated201-23.6%
33South Salt Lake, UT Estimated197-4.4%
34Highland, UT Estimated191+15.1%
35Grantsville, UT Estimated155-43.6%
36Pleasant Grove, UT Estimated146+78%
37Salem, UT Estimated1430%
38Taylorsville, UT Estimated115-5%
39Payson, UT Estimated108-82.2%
40Clearfield, UT Estimated99-63.3%
41Farmington, UT Estimated91-20.9%
42Sandy, UT Estimated80-70.6%
43Draper, UT Estimated77-89.3%
44Kaysville, UT Estimated76-46.5%
45West Point, UT Estimated74-65.7%
46Bluffdale, UT Estimated57-53.3%
47Brigham City, UT Estimated56+115.4%
48Springville, UT Estimated55-14.1%
49Lindon, UT Estimated49-26.9%
49Orem, UT Estimated49-86.9%
51Tremonton, UT Estimated46-77.8%
52Alpine, UT Estimated41-8.9%
53Clinton, UT Estimated38-55.3%
54Holladay, UT Estimated34+9.7%
55North Logan, UT Estimated28-56.9%
56South Ogden, UT Estimated20-78%
57Vernal, UT Estimated19+46.2%
58Pleasant View, UT Estimated18-64.7%
59Roy, UT Estimated14-88.5%
60Centerville, UT Estimated9-85.2%
61North Salt Lake, UT Estimated8-86.4%
62Cottonwood Heights, UT Estimated5-96.6%
63Woods Cross, UT Estimated2-93.8%

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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. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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/we2023a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2023a.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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 24 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2023a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/utah-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2023a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/utah-cities?period=2023.

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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2023a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/utah-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Salt Lake City, UT, with 3,172 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Woods Cross, UT, with 2 in 2023.

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 2023 and are not ranked.

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