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In 2016 the FHFA house price index for Utah changed +7.5%, against +5.3% for the United States and +4.8% in 2015.
22,662 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (15,210 single-family), +23.9% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.
+7.5% Utah index, 2015–2016 US +5.3%
22,662 housing units permitted in 2016 15,210 single-family
22 of 27 counties with a rising index median county +6.9%
1,206,642 units permitted nationally in 2016
Counties in 2016 Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2016 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Juab County +11.0% 78 70 5.7 Rich County +10.4% 42 42 15.6 Kane County +9.1% 49 49 5.7 Garfield County +8.9% 5 5 1.0 Weber County +8.9% 1,569 760 5.6 Wasatch County +8.2% 685 521 17.8 Salt Lake County +8.0% 8,161 3,783 6.7 Sevier County +8.0% 59 59 2.6 Davis County +7.7% 1,770 1,359 4.6 Utah County +7.6% 5,239 4,359 6.9 Grand County +7.5% 106 91 10.8 Summit County +7.3% 344 217 8.0 Wayne County +7.0% 12 12 4.6 Washington County +6.9% 2,196 1,889 10.3 Box Elder County +6.7% 186 172 2.8 Cache County +6.6% 837 602 5.8 Tooele County +6.5% 570 568 6.5 Iron County +6.2% 382 319 5.7 Beaver County +5.1% 19 19 2.6 Morgan County +4.8% 85 85 6.4 Sanpete County +2.2% 48 48 1.5 San Juan County +1.5% 32 32 2.2 Millard County 0.0% 37 33 2.6 Duchesne County −1.8% 74 39 3.5 Carbon County −2.9% 18 18 0.9 Uintah County −5.5% 25 25 0.7 Emery County −12.8% 10 10 1.0
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 .