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

Saratoga Springs, UT had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 64 cities in 2020, at 1,450. Smithfield, UT had the lowest, at 0. The median was 138. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,450Saratoga Springs, UT

Lowest0Smithfield, UT

Median13864 cities

Top 40 cities, 2020

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	2020 count	Change on 2019
1	Saratoga Springs, UT Estimated	1,450	+99.4%
2	Eagle Mountain, UT Estimated	1,402	+26.9%
3	St. George, UT Estimated	1,381	+26.9%
4	South Jordan, UT Estimated	1,122	+46.7%
5	Lehi, UT Estimated	1,044	-19.9%
6	Washington, UT Estimated	811	+28.3%
7	West Haven, UT Estimated	781	+218.8%
8	Herriman, UT Estimated	720	-30.4%
9	Layton, UT Estimated	580	+30%
10	Bluffdale, UT Estimated	554	+10.6%
11	Hurricane, UT Estimated	390	+9.2%
12	Santaquin, UT Estimated	381	+166.4%
13	Spanish Fork, UT Estimated	379	+35.4%
14	Syracuse, UT Estimated	373	+20.3%
15	West Jordan, UT Estimated	353	+5.4%
16	Draper, UT Estimated	345	+78.8%
17	Tooele, UT Estimated	288	+76.7%
18	Springville, UT Estimated	282	+60.2%
19	Vineyard, UT Estimated	268	+20.2%
20	Logan, UT Estimated	247	+63.6%
21	Mapleton, UT Estimated	246	+83.6%
22	Cedar City, UT Estimated	224	+17.3%
23	Grantsville, UT Estimated	221	+71.3%
24	Provo, UT Estimated	219	+25.9%
25	American Fork, UT Estimated	200	-17.7%
26	North Salt Lake, UT Estimated	197	+126.4%
27	Salt Lake City, UT Estimated	168	+32.3%
28	Salem, UT Estimated	155	+47.6%
29	Ogden, UT Estimated	149	+39.3%
30	Ivins, UT Estimated	146	+15.9%
31	Riverton, UT Estimated	145	+0.7%
32	Orem, UT Estimated	143	+27.7%
33	North Ogden, UT Estimated	133	+29.1%
34	Murray, UT Estimated	132	-18%
35	Clinton, UT Estimated	130	+19.3%
36	Farmington, UT Estimated	128	+60%
37	West Valley City, UT Estimated	118	-32.2%
38	Pleasant Grove, UT Estimated	113	+9.7%
39	Heber, UT Estimated	107	+12.6%
40	Kaysville, UT Estimated	106	-4.5%
41	West Point, UT Estimated	102	+45.7%
42	Lindon, UT Estimated	93	-27.9%
43	Roy, UT Estimated	87	+45%
44	Highland, UT Estimated	85	+11.8%
44	South Salt Lake, UT Estimated	85	+28.8%
46	Millcreek, UT Estimated	82	+49.1%
47	Payson, UT Estimated	81	-58%
48	Woods Cross, UT Estimated	77	+57.1%
49	Tremonton, UT Estimated	70	+12.9%
50	Taylorsville, UT Estimated	60	-9.1%
51	Clearfield, UT Estimated	52	n/a
52	Pleasant View, UT Estimated	48	+140%
53	Brigham City, UT Estimated	47	+27%
54	Sandy, UT Estimated	46	+48.4%
55	Alpine, UT Estimated	41	+10.8%
56	Centerville, UT Estimated	38	+192.3%
57	Midvale, UT Estimated	36	+300%
57	North Logan, UT Estimated	36	+16.1%
59	Cottonwood Heights, UT Estimated	35	-36.4%
60	Bountiful, UT Estimated	29	+16%
61	Holladay, UT Estimated	17	-29.2%
62	South Ogden, UT Estimated	12	+300%
63	Vernal, UT Estimated	4	-63.6%
64	Smithfield, UT Estimated	0	n/a

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/we2020a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2021). 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, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2020a.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, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 3 May 2021, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2020a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/utah-cities?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2021. 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, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2020a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/utah-cities?period=2020.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2021) 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, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2020a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/utah-cities?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
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  urldate = {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?

Saratoga Springs, UT, with 1,450 in 2020, 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 2020.

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.