States › Utah › 1997
In 1997 the FHFA house price index for Utah changed +6.5%, against +3.8% for the United States and +6.9% in 1996.
19,263 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (14,818 single-family), −18.0% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.
+6.5% Utah index, 1996–1997 US +3.8%
19,263 housing units permitted in 1997 14,818 single-family
23 of 23 counties with a rising index median county +6.7%
1,441,136 units permitted nationally in 1997
Counties in 1997 Ranked by the county index change from 1996 to 1997 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1997; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1997 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Box Elder County +10.9% 339 339 5.2 Morgan County +10.6% 59 59 4.4 Sanpete County +10.0% 128 128 4.1 Juab County +9.7% 62 62 4.6 Carbon County +9.0% 34 34 1.6 Tooele County +9.0% 516 516 5.9 Wasatch County +9.0% 179 179 4.6 Weber County +8.4% 1,513 1,513 5.4 Uintah County +7.6% 58 58 1.5 Davis County +6.8% 2,193 2,193 5.8 Salt Lake County +6.7% 4,207 4,207 3.4 Sevier County +6.7% 84 84 3.7 Summit County +6.1% 452 452 10.5 Kane County +6.0% 102 102 11.9 Utah County +5.9% 2,386 2,386 3.1 Millard County +5.4% 24 24 1.7 Duchesne County +5.3% 47 47 2.3 Emery County +4.7% 42 42 4.1 Cache County +4.3% 603 603 4.2 Beaver County +4.2% 51 51 7.0 Grand County +3.6% 45 45 4.6 Washington County +3.3% 1,266 1,266 5.9 Iron County +3.2% 329 329 4.9 Garfield County — 57 57 10.8 Rich County — 38 38 14.1 San Juan County — 47 47 3.2 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 .