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In 2017 the FHFA house price index for Utah changed +8.8%, against +5.4% for the United States and +7.5% in 2016.
24,679 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (17,247 single-family), +8.9% on 2016; the national total was 1,281,977.
+8.8% Utah index, 2016–2017 US +5.4%
24,679 housing units permitted in 2017 17,247 single-family
25 of 27 counties with a rising index median county +7.6%
1,281,977 units permitted nationally in 2017
Counties in 2017 Ranked by the county index change from 2016 to 2017 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2017; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2017 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Sanpete County +11.4% 53 53 1.7 Rich County +11.0% 51 51 19.0 Box Elder County +10.4% 303 243 4.6 Weber County +10.1% 1,551 982 5.6 Juab County +10.0% 60 60 4.4 Iron County +9.9% 423 337 6.3 Tooele County +9.5% 566 566 6.5 Salt Lake County +9.2% 6,801 4,352 5.6 Davis County +9.0% 1,613 1,222 4.2 Cache County +8.7% 1,298 736 9.0 Wasatch County +8.7% 547 507 14.2 Utah County +8.6% 7,185 5,030 9.5 Morgan County +8.0% 67 67 5.0 Kane County +7.6% 70 66 8.1 Summit County +7.6% 298 193 6.9 Washington County +6.9% 3,209 2,315 15.0 Beaver County +5.3% 31 31 4.2 Grand County +5.1% 153 146 15.6 Sevier County +5.1% 115 66 5.0 Millard County +4.3% 36 32 2.6 San Juan County +2.2% 32 32 2.2 Carbon County +1.5% 19 15 0.9 Garfield County +1.5% 0 0 0.0 Emery County +1.4% 10 10 1.0 Wayne County +0.4% 1 1 0.4 Duchesne County −0.6% 124 71 5.9 Uintah County −3.1% 32 32 0.8
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 .