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Cities in Utah by housing units authorized by building permits

Saratoga Springs, UT had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 63 cities in 2024, at 1,357. South Ogden, UT had the lowest, at 3. The median was 150 and the figure for Utah was 23,902. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,357Saratoga Springs, UT
Lowest3South Ogden, UT
Median15063 cities
Utah23,902History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Saratoga Springs, UT: 1,357 countSaratoga Springs, UT1,357Salt Lake City, UT: 1,283 countSalt Lake City, UT1,283St. George, UT: 1,281 countSt. George, UT1,281Eagle Mountain, UT: 1,136 countEagle Mountain, UT1,136Lehi, UT: 1,027 countLehi, UT1,027Washington, UT: 840 countWashington, UT840South Jordan, UT: 706 countSouth Jordan, UT706Hurricane, UT: 548 countHurricane, UT548Mapleton, UT: 498 countMapleton, UT498Spanish Fork, UT: 492 countSpanish Fork, UT492Heber, UT: 443 countHeber, UT443Herriman, UT: 441 countHerriman, UT441Layton, UT: 435 countLayton, UT435Tooele, UT: 433 countTooele, UT433Ogden, UT: 417 countOgden, UT417West Haven, UT: 386 countWest Haven, UT386Cedar City, UT: 369 countCedar City, UT369Salem, UT: 341 countSalem, UT341Riverton, UT: 323 countRiverton, UT323Syracuse, UT: 319 countSyracuse, UT319Murray, UT: 316 countMurray, UT316Draper, UT: 300 countDraper, UT300West Jordan, UT: 296 countWest Jordan, UT296Logan, UT: 286 countLogan, UT286Provo, UT: 286 countProvo, UT286Santaquin, UT: 268 countSantaquin, UT268Ivins, UT: 265 countIvins, UT265Grantsville, UT: 236 countGrantsville, UT236North Ogden, UT: 220 countNorth Ogden, UT220Highland, UT: 199 countHighland, UT199Clearfield, UT: 181 countClearfield, UT181American Fork, UT: 150 countAmerican Fork, UT150Brigham City, UT: 137 countBrigham City, UT137South Salt Lake, UT: 125 countSouth Salt Lake, UT125Payson, UT: 120 countPayson, UT120West Point, UT: 111 countWest Point, UT111Farmington, UT: 101 countFarmington, UT101Tremonton, UT: 99 countTremonton, UT99Millcreek, UT: 93 countMillcreek, UT93Vineyard, UT: 91 countVineyard, UT91Saratoga Springs, UT: 1,357 countSaratoga Springs, UT1,357Salt Lake City, UT: 1,283 countSalt Lake City, UT1,283St. George, UT: 1,281 countSt. George, UT1,281Eagle Mountain, UT: 1,136 countEagle Mountain, UT1,136Lehi, UT: 1,027 countLehi, UT1,027Washington, UT: 840 countWashington, UT840South Jordan, UT: 706 countSouth Jordan, UT706Hurricane, UT: 548 countHurricane, UT548Mapleton, UT: 498 countMapleton, UT498Spanish Fork, UT: 492 countSpanish Fork, UT492Heber, UT: 443 countHeber, UT443Herriman, UT: 441 countHerriman, UT441Layton, UT: 435 countLayton, UT435Tooele, UT: 433 countTooele, UT433Ogden, UT: 417 countOgden, UT417West Haven, UT: 386 countWest Haven, UT386Cedar City, UT: 369 countCedar City, UT369Salem, UT: 341 countSalem, UT341Riverton, UT: 323 countRiverton, UT323Syracuse, UT: 319 countSyracuse, UT319Murray, UT: 316 countMurray, UT316Draper, UT: 300 countDraper, UT300West Jordan, UT: 296 countWest Jordan, UT296Logan, UT: 286 countLogan, UT286Provo, UT: 286 countProvo, UT286Santaquin, UT: 268 countSantaquin, UT268Ivins, UT: 265 countIvins, UT265Grantsville, UT: 236 countGrantsville, UT236North Ogden, UT: 220 countNorth Ogden, UT220Highland, UT: 199 countHighland, UT199Clearfield, UT: 181 countClearfield, UT181American Fork, UT: 150 countAmerican Fork, UT150Brigham City, UT: 137 countBrigham City, UT137South Salt Lake, UT: 125 countSouth Salt Lake, UT125Payson, UT: 120 countPayson, UT120West Point, UT: 111 countWest Point, UT111Farmington, UT: 101 countFarmington, UT101Tremonton, UT: 99 countTremonton, UT99Millcreek, UT: 93 countMillcreek, UT93Vineyard, UT: 91 countVineyard, UT91
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Saratoga Springs, UT Estimated1,357+14.9%
2Salt Lake City, UT Estimated1,283-59.6%
3St. George, UT Estimated1,281+29.5%
4Eagle Mountain, UT Estimated1,136+42.5%
5Lehi, UT Estimated1,027+49.5%
6Washington, UT Estimated840+8.7%
7South Jordan, UT Estimated706+89.8%
8Hurricane, UT Estimated548+46.9%
9Mapleton, UT Estimated498+83.1%
10Spanish Fork, UT Estimated492-6.5%
11Heber, UT Estimated443+43.8%
12Herriman, UT Estimated441-27.5%
13Layton, UT Estimated435+75.4%
14Tooele, UT Estimated433-29.8%
15Ogden, UT Estimated417-20.7%
16West Haven, UT Estimated386+71.6%
17Cedar City, UT Estimated369+53.1%
18Salem, UT Estimated341+138.5%
19Riverton, UT Estimated323-31.6%
20Syracuse, UT Estimated319-43.6%
21Murray, UT Estimated316-25.5%
22Draper, UT Estimated300+289.6%
23West Jordan, UT Estimated296-9.5%
24Logan, UT Estimated286-31.3%
24Provo, UT Estimated286+26%
26Santaquin, UT Estimated268+33.3%
27Ivins, UT Estimated265-43.5%
28Grantsville, UT Estimated236+52.3%
29North Ogden, UT Estimated220+0.5%
30Highland, UT Estimated199+4.2%
31Clearfield, UT Estimated181+82.8%
32American Fork, UT Estimated150-80.9%
33Brigham City, UT Estimated137+144.6%
34South Salt Lake, UT Estimated125-36.5%
35Payson, UT Estimated120+11.1%
36West Point, UT Estimated111+50%
37Farmington, UT Estimated101+11%
38Tremonton, UT Estimated99+115.2%
39Millcreek, UT Estimated93-87.2%
40Vineyard, UT Estimated91-82.2%
41Pleasant Grove, UT Estimated83-43.2%
42Springville, UT Estimated81+47.3%
43Bluffdale, UT Estimated76+33.3%
44West Valley City, UT Estimated68-80.9%
45Lindon, UT Estimated59+20.4%
46Bountiful, UT Estimated54-82.4%
46Kaysville, UT Estimated54-28.9%
46Midvale, UT Estimated54-76.2%
49Clinton, UT Estimated52+36.8%
49Roy, UT Estimated52+271.4%
51Orem, UT Estimated40-18.4%
52Holladay, UT Estimated28-17.6%
52North Logan, UT Estimated280%
54Pleasant View, UT Estimated27+50%
55Sandy, UT Estimated25-68.8%
55Vernal, UT Estimated25+31.6%
57Alpine, UT Estimated22-46.3%
57North Salt Lake, UT Estimated22+175%
59Cottonwood Heights, UT Estimated19+280%
60Centerville, UT Estimated17+88.9%
60Taylorsville, UT Estimated17-85.2%
62Woods Cross, UT Estimated9+350%
63South Ogden, UT Estimated3-85%

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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 2024 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/we2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). 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, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2024a.txt

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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, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2025, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2024a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/utah-cities?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. 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, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2024a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/utah-cities?period=2024.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) 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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2024a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/utah-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Saratoga Springs, UT, with 1,357 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

South Ogden, UT, with 3 in 2024.

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 2024 and are not ranked.

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