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

Lehi, UT had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 64 cities in 2018, at 1,341. Clearfield, UT had the lowest, at 2. The median was 125. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,341Lehi, UT

Lowest2Clearfield, UT

Median12564 cities

Top 40 cities, 2018

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	2018 count	Change on 2017
1	Lehi, UT Estimated	1,341	+43.6%
2	Herriman, UT Estimated	1,313	+1.4%
3	St. George, UT Estimated	987	+4.7%
4	South Jordan, UT Estimated	955	+13.3%
5	Eagle Mountain, UT Estimated	859	+21.7%
6	Saratoga Springs, UT Estimated	653	+5.3%
6	Washington, UT Estimated	653	+5.5%
8	Bluffdale, UT Estimated	531	+14.7%
9	Layton, UT Estimated	427	+94.1%
10	Vineyard, UT Estimated	424	-44.8%
10	West Jordan, UT Estimated	424	-6.2%
12	Spanish Fork, UT Estimated	422	+51.8%
13	Syracuse, UT Estimated	365	+35.2%
14	Hurricane, UT Estimated	350	-6.4%
15	Orem, UT Estimated	290	+55.9%
16	West Haven, UT Estimated	244	-2.4%
17	American Fork, UT Estimated	241	-13.6%
18	Draper, UT Estimated	238	+13.3%
19	South Salt Lake, UT Estimated	220	+1,471.4%
20	West Valley City, UT Estimated	199	-11.2%
21	Cedar City, UT Estimated	194	+6%
22	Mapleton, UT Estimated	188	+22.9%
23	Santaquin, UT Estimated	183	-12%
24	Provo, UT Estimated	171	-23.3%
25	Kaysville, UT Estimated	170	+38.2%
26	Heber, UT Estimated	155	-8.3%
27	Logan, UT Estimated	152	-21.2%
28	Riverton, UT Estimated	148	-38.3%
29	Grantsville, UT Estimated	147	0%
30	Tooele, UT Estimated	146	+62.2%
31	North Ogden, UT Estimated	140	+7.7%
32	Murray, UT Estimated	132	+50%
33	Clinton, UT Estimated	118	-7.8%
34	Ivins, UT Estimated	112	-3.4%
35	Springville, UT Estimated	111	-1.8%
36	Salt Lake City, UT Estimated	109	+23.9%
37	Pleasant Grove, UT Estimated	104	+57.6%
38	Millcreek, UT Estimated	101	-11.4%
39	North Salt Lake, UT Estimated	96	-7.7%
40	Cottonwood Heights, UT Estimated	92	+148.6%
41	Midvale, UT Estimated	80	+50.9%
42	Farmington, UT Estimated	76	-44.5%
43	Payson, UT Estimated	74	+48%
44	Tremonton, UT Estimated	72	-8.9%
45	Lindon, UT Estimated	70	+48.9%
46	Salem, UT Estimated	67	-9.5%
47	Highland, UT Estimated	57	-57.1%
48	Sandy, UT Estimated	54	+20%
49	Taylorsville, UT Estimated	50	+194.1%
50	North Logan, UT Estimated	48	+37.1%
51	West Point, UT Estimated	45	+55.2%
52	Bountiful, UT Estimated	43	+115%
53	Smithfield, UT Estimated	41	+5.1%
54	Alpine, UT Estimated	39	+21.9%
55	Pleasant View, UT Estimated	37	-43.9%
56	Ogden, UT Estimated	36	-57.1%
57	Brigham City, UT Estimated	35	+12.9%
57	Roy, UT Estimated	35	+66.7%
59	Woods Cross, UT Estimated	25	+2,400%
60	Holladay, UT Estimated	24	-40%
61	Centerville, UT Estimated	14	-58.8%
62	Vernal, UT Estimated	9	+12.5%
63	South Ogden, UT Estimated	6	-25%
64	Clearfield, UT Estimated	2	-93.1%

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/we2018a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2019). 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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2018a.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, 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 20 June 2019, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2018a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/utah-cities?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. 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, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2018a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/utah-cities?period=2018.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2019) 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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2018a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/utah-cities?period=2018 (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, 2018}},
  year = {2019},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2018a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/utah-cities?period=2018. 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/we2018a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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RIS

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

Lehi, UT, with 1,341 in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Clearfield, UT, with 2 in 2018.

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.