States › Utah › 1996
In 1996 the FHFA house price index for Utah changed +6.9%, against +3.2% for the United States and +14.3% in 1995.
23,481 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (16,663 single-family), +12.4% on 1995; the national total was 1,425,616.
+6.9% Utah index, 1995–1996 US +3.2%
23,481 housing units permitted in 1996 16,663 single-family
22 of 22 counties with a rising index median county +7.2%
1,425,616 units permitted nationally in 1996
Counties in 1996 Ranked by the county index change from 1995 to 1996 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1996; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1996 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Millard County +13.0% 33 33 2.3 Sanpete County +11.6% 160 160 5.1 Juab County +11.1% 65 65 4.8 Morgan County +10.8% 63 63 4.7 Grand County +10.1% 51 51 5.2 Carbon County +8.7% 36 36 1.7 Weber County +8.5% 1,500 1,500 5.4 Box Elder County +8.4% 338 338 5.2 Beaver County +8.3% 69 69 9.5 Tooele County +8.0% 574 574 6.6 Duchesne County +7.5% 42 42 2.0 Salt Lake County +7.2% 5,521 5,521 4.5 Sevier County +7.2% 89 89 3.9 Davis County +7.1% 2,140 2,140 5.6 Summit County +7.0% 490 490 11.4 Uintah County +6.1% 27 27 0.7 Wasatch County +6.0% 231 231 6.0 Utah County +5.9% 2,584 2,584 3.4 Cache County +5.5% 580 580 4.0 Kane County +5.5% 114 114 13.3 Iron County +4.7% 463 463 6.9 Washington County +4.2% 1,422 1,422 6.7 Emery County — 42 42 4.1 Garfield County — 57 57 10.8 Rich County — 30 30 11.2 San Juan County — 38 38 2.6 Wayne County — 0 0 0.0
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Utah by year 0 20,000 40,000 1995: 20,898 units (15,246 single-family, 5,652 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 23,481 units (16,663 single-family, 6,818 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 19,263 units (14,818 single-family, 4,445 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 20,862 units (16,287 single-family, 4,575 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 20,455 units (16,624 single-family, 3,831 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 17,638 units (14,712 single-family, 2,926 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 18,887 units (15,005 single-family, 3,882 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 19,327 units (15,731 single-family, 3,596 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 22,525 units (18,417 single-family, 4,108 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 24,267 units (20,236 single-family, 4,031 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 27,799 units (24,019 single-family, 3,780 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 25,873 units (22,595 single-family, 3,278 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 20,292 units (16,480 single-family, 3,812 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 10,905 units (7,084 single-family, 3,821 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 9,982 units (6,314 single-family, 3,668 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 9,171 units (6,883 single-family, 2,288 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 9,983 units (6,860 single-family, 3,123 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 13,007 units (9,969 single-family, 3,038 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 15,818 units (11,857 single-family, 3,961 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 17,510 units (11,282 single-family, 6,228 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 18,297 units (12,523 single-family, 5,774 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 22,662 units (15,210 single-family, 7,452 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 24,679 units (17,247 single-family, 7,432 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 25,574 units (18,545 single-family, 7,029 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 28,779 units (18,191 single-family, 10,588 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 31,775 units (22,301 single-family, 9,474 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 39,058 units (24,423 single-family, 14,635 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 31,749 units (19,132 single-family, 12,617 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 25,361 units (14,913 single-family, 10,448 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 23,902 units (17,674 single-family, 6,228 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 26,775 units (16,774 single-family, 10,001 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Utah by year
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology .