Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Wasatch County index 1986–2025
Wasatch County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Wasatch County's FHFA index, with the national index rebased to the same start.
Census Bureau notes: building permit figures cover new privately owned housing units authorised by permit-issuing places; permits do not mean the units were started or completed, and places that report less often than monthly are imputed in monthly totals. FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties.
Heber, Utah (Wasatch County), authorised 597 housing units through building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, +76.1% on the previous 12 months.
325 of those units were single-family houses (54%), 2 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 270 in buildings of five or more units. That is 30.4 units per 1,000 residents, close to the county's 27.2 and well above the state's 7.3.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 6,125 units, with the busiest year 2025 (602 units). Wasatch County's FHFA house price index rose +133.8% over the ten years to 2025.
597units permitted, 12 months to August 2026+76.1% on the previous 12 months
325single-family units54% of the total
270units in 5+ unit buildings45% of the total
30.4units per 1,000 residentsWasatch County 27.2 · Utah 7.3
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Heber by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Heber
Wasatch County
Utah
United States
All housing units
597
1,048
25,666
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
325 (54%)
776 (74%)
16,119 (63%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
2
2
194
34,814
3–4 units
0
0
521
17,298
5 or more units
270 (45%)
270 (26%)
8,832 (34%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
30.4
27.2
7.3
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
+76.1%
+27.5%
+3.4%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Heber by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
6,125 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2025. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Wasatch County
FHFA's index for Wasatch County rose +133.8% over the ten years to 2025 (+8.9% a year) and +3.4% in the latest year, against +120.6% and +2.4% for Utah. Full county page: decade table, peak-to-low declines, every ZIP code and every permit-issuing place in the county.
Questions and answers
How many homes are being built in Heber, UT?
597 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 339 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Heber?
325 single-family units, 2 in two-unit buildings, 0 in three- and four-unit buildings and 270 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Heber compare with its county and state?
30.4 units per 1,000 residents in Heber, 27.2 in Wasatch County and 7.3 in Utah.
How have home prices moved in Wasatch County?
FHFA's index for Wasatch County rose +133.8% over the ten years to 2025 and +3.4% in the latest year; the county page has the full series.
What does a permit count?
A housing unit authorised by a building permit for new privately owned residential construction, as reported to the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey by the permit-issuing office. Permits are not completions; some permitted units are never built, and places that report only annually are imputed in monthly figures.
Provenance
Permits: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place-level monthly and annual files through August 2026 (permit office 173000); county and state comparisons from the county and state files. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates for incorporated places, matched on FIPS place code where the permit office is one. House price index: Federal Housing Finance Agency. Public domain. Corrections · Building Permits Survey.