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 2019, at 1,303. Smithfield, UT had the lowest, at 0. The median was 119. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,303Lehi, UT

Lowest0Smithfield, UT

Median11964 cities

Top 40 cities, 2019

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	2019 count	Change on 2018
1	Lehi, UT Estimated	1,303	-2.8%
2	Eagle Mountain, UT Estimated	1,105	+28.6%
3	St. George, UT Estimated	1,088	+10.2%
4	Herriman, UT Estimated	1,035	-21.2%
5	South Jordan, UT Estimated	765	-19.9%
6	Saratoga Springs, UT Estimated	727	+11.3%
7	Washington, UT Estimated	632	-3.2%
8	Bluffdale, UT Estimated	501	-5.6%
9	Layton, UT Estimated	446	+4.4%
10	Hurricane, UT Estimated	357	+2%
11	West Jordan, UT Estimated	335	-21%
12	Syracuse, UT Estimated	310	-15.1%
13	Spanish Fork, UT Estimated	280	-33.6%
14	West Haven, UT Estimated	245	+0.4%
15	American Fork, UT Estimated	243	+0.8%
16	Vineyard, UT Estimated	223	-47.4%
17	Draper, UT Estimated	193	-18.9%
17	Payson, UT Estimated	193	+160.8%
19	Cedar City, UT Estimated	191	-1.5%
20	Springville, UT Estimated	176	+58.6%
21	Provo, UT Estimated	174	+1.8%
21	West Valley City, UT Estimated	174	-12.6%
23	Tooele, UT Estimated	163	+11.6%
24	Murray, UT Estimated	161	+22%
25	Logan, UT Estimated	151	-0.7%
26	Riverton, UT Estimated	144	-2.7%
27	Santaquin, UT Estimated	143	-21.9%
28	Mapleton, UT Estimated	134	-28.7%
29	Grantsville, UT Estimated	129	-12.2%
29	Lindon, UT Estimated	129	+84.3%
31	Salt Lake City, UT Estimated	127	+16.5%
32	Ivins, UT Estimated	126	+12.5%
33	Orem, UT Estimated	112	-61.4%
34	Kaysville, UT Estimated	111	-34.7%
35	Clinton, UT Estimated	109	-7.6%
36	Ogden, UT Estimated	107	+197.2%
37	Salem, UT Estimated	105	+56.7%
38	North Ogden, UT Estimated	103	-26.4%
38	Pleasant Grove, UT Estimated	103	-1%
40	Heber, UT Estimated	95	-38.7%
41	North Salt Lake, UT Estimated	87	-9.4%
42	Farmington, UT Estimated	80	+5.3%
43	Highland, UT Estimated	76	+33.3%
44	West Point, UT Estimated	70	+55.6%
45	South Salt Lake, UT Estimated	66	-70%
45	Taylorsville, UT Estimated	66	+32%
47	Tremonton, UT Estimated	62	-13.9%
48	Roy, UT Estimated	60	+71.4%
49	Cottonwood Heights, UT Estimated	55	-40.2%
49	Millcreek, UT Estimated	55	-45.5%
51	Woods Cross, UT Estimated	49	+96%
52	Alpine, UT Estimated	37	-5.1%
52	Brigham City, UT Estimated	37	+5.7%
54	North Logan, UT Estimated	31	-35.4%
54	Sandy, UT Estimated	31	-42.6%
56	Bountiful, UT Estimated	25	-41.9%
57	Holladay, UT Estimated	24	0%
58	Pleasant View, UT Estimated	20	-45.9%
59	Centerville, UT Estimated	13	-7.1%
60	Vernal, UT Estimated	11	+22.2%
61	Midvale, UT Estimated	9	-88.8%
62	South Ogden, UT Estimated	3	-50%
63	Clearfield, UT Estimated	0	-100%
63	Smithfield, UT Estimated	0	-100%

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/we2019a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2020). 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, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2019a.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, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2020, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2019a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/utah-cities?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. 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, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2019a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/utah-cities?period=2019.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2020) 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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2019a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/utah-cities?period=2019 (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, 2019}},
  year = {2020},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2019a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/utah-cities?period=2019. 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/we2019a.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 1,303 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Smithfield, UT, with 0 in 2019.

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.