Cities in Utah by single-family housing units authorized by building permits

Herriman, UT had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 64 cities in 2017, at 1,295. Woods Cross, UT had the lowest, at 1. The median was 120. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,295Herriman, UT

Lowest1Woods Cross, UT

Median12064 cities

Top 40 cities, 2017

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2017 count	Change on 2016
1	Herriman, UT Estimated	1,295	+40.3%
2	St. George, UT Estimated	943	+18.5%
3	Lehi, UT Estimated	934	+51.6%
4	South Jordan, UT Estimated	843	-1.4%
5	Vineyard, UT Estimated	768	+33.1%
6	Eagle Mountain, UT Estimated	706	+0.7%
7	Saratoga Springs, UT Estimated	620	-17.6%
8	Washington, UT Estimated	619	+58.7%
9	Bluffdale, UT Estimated	463	-9%
10	West Jordan, UT Estimated	452	+17.4%
11	Hurricane, UT Estimated	374	+2.2%
12	American Fork, UT Estimated	279	+63.2%
13	Spanish Fork, UT Estimated	278	+2.2%
14	Syracuse, UT Estimated	270	-16.7%
15	West Haven, UT Estimated	250	+79.9%
16	Riverton, UT Estimated	240	+22.4%
17	West Valley City, UT Estimated	224	+34.1%
18	Provo, UT Estimated	223	+19.9%
19	Layton, UT Estimated	220	-9.1%
20	Draper, UT Estimated	210	-12.5%
21	Santaquin, UT Estimated	208	+27.6%
22	Logan, UT Estimated	193	+109.8%
23	Orem, UT Estimated	186	+61.7%
24	Cedar City, UT Estimated	183	+16.6%
25	Heber, UT Estimated	169	0%
26	Mapleton, UT Estimated	153	+68.1%
27	Grantsville, UT Estimated	147	+19.5%
28	Farmington, UT Estimated	137	-32.2%
29	Highland, UT Estimated	133	+6.4%
30	North Ogden, UT Estimated	130	+34%
31	Clinton, UT Estimated	128	+9.4%
32	Kaysville, UT Estimated	123	-27.6%
33	Ivins, UT Estimated	116	-17.7%
34	Millcreek, UT Estimated	114	n/a
35	Springville, UT Estimated	113	+32.9%
36	North Salt Lake, UT Estimated	104	+85.7%
37	Tooele, UT Estimated	90	-30.2%
38	Murray, UT Estimated	88	+69.2%
38	Salt Lake City, UT Estimated	88	-2.2%
40	Ogden, UT Estimated	84	+37.7%
41	Tremonton, UT Estimated	79	+68.1%
42	Salem, UT Estimated	74	-33.3%
43	Pleasant Grove, UT Estimated	66	-42.1%
43	Pleasant View, UT Estimated	66	-25%
45	Midvale, UT Estimated	53	+211.8%
46	Payson, UT Estimated	50	+11.1%
47	Lindon, UT Estimated	47	+34.3%
48	Sandy, UT Estimated	45	-18.2%
49	Holladay, UT Estimated	40	+25%
50	Smithfield, UT Estimated	39	+5.4%
51	Cottonwood Heights, UT Estimated	37	+19.4%
52	North Logan, UT Estimated	35	-30%
53	Centerville, UT Estimated	34	-29.2%
54	Alpine, UT Estimated	32	+52.4%
55	Brigham City, UT Estimated	31	+55%
56	Clearfield, UT Estimated	29	-40.8%
56	West Point, UT Estimated	29	+11.5%
58	Roy, UT Estimated	21	-27.6%
59	Bountiful, UT Estimated	20	-25.9%
60	Taylorsville, UT Estimated	17	-45.2%
61	South Salt Lake, UT Estimated	14	-80%
62	South Ogden, UT Estimated	8	-50%
62	Vernal, UT Estimated	8	+100%
64	Woods Cross, UT Estimated	1	-50%

Other periods

About this ranking

Annual number of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures (detached and attached single-family homes) authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.

Part of building_permit_units, which also counts units in buildings with two or more units. Counts housing units, not starts, completions or sales.

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 in 1-unit structures 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Utah by single-family 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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Utah by single-family 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/single-family-building-permits/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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Utah by single-family 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/single-family-building-permits/utah-cities?period=2017.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2018) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Utah by single-family 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/single-family-building-permits/utah-cities?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation: Cities in Utah by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2017}},
  year = {2018},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2017a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/utah-cities?period=2017. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West\%20Region/we2017a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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

Herriman, UT, with 1,295 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Woods Cross, UT, with 1 in 2017.

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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.