States › Utah › 1998
In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Utah changed +3.6%, against +3.7% for the United States and +6.5% in 1997.
20,862 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (16,287 single-family), +8.3% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.
+3.6% Utah index, 1997–1998 US +3.7%
20,862 housing units permitted in 1998 16,287 single-family
24 of 24 counties with a rising index median county +4.3%
1,612,260 units permitted nationally in 1998
Counties in 1998 Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1998 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 San Juan County +10.9% 76 76 5.2 Sevier County +7.6% 84 84 3.7 Millard County +7.5% 55 55 3.9 Carbon County +7.1% 48 48 2.3 Duchesne County +6.4% 67 67 3.2 Tooele County +5.7% 829 829 9.5 Uintah County +5.5% 89 89 2.3 Box Elder County +5.2% 310 310 4.7 Grand County +5.2% 56 56 5.7 Juab County +4.6% 82 82 6.0 Sanpete County +4.5% 141 141 4.5 Wasatch County +4.5% 219 219 5.7 Kane County +4.3% 100 100 11.6 Summit County +4.0% 522 522 12.1 Weber County +3.9% 1,523 1,523 5.5 Davis County +3.8% 2,053 2,053 5.4 Salt Lake County +3.7% 4,486 4,486 3.7 Cache County +3.6% 550 550 3.8 Morgan County +3.5% 66 66 4.9 Emery County +3.4% 69 69 6.8 Utah County +3.4% 3,008 3,008 4.0 Beaver County +2.4% 46 46 6.3 Washington County +1.9% 1,373 1,373 6.4 Iron County +1.4% 325 325 4.8 Garfield County — 60 60 11.4 Rich County — 45 45 16.7 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 .