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In 2018 the FHFA house price index for Utah changed +9.0%, against +5.7% for the United States and +8.8% in 2017.
25,574 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (18,545 single-family), +3.6% on 2017; the national total was 1,328,827.
+9.0% Utah index, 2017–2018 US +5.7%
25,574 housing units permitted in 2018 18,545 single-family
27 of 27 counties with a rising index median county +9.1%
1,328,827 units permitted nationally in 2018
Counties in 2018 Ranked by the county index change from 2017 to 2018 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2018; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2018 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Grand County +15.2% 158 145 16.1 Millard County +13.8% 33 27 2.3 Wayne County +13.5% 24 24 9.3 Rich County +13.1% 51 51 19.0 Juab County +11.9% 72 64 5.3 Tooele County +11.7% 720 632 8.2 Wasatch County +10.8% 525 389 13.6 San Juan County +10.6% 33 33 2.3 Weber County +10.6% 1,135 942 4.1 Kane County +10.4% 119 115 13.8 Emery County +9.9% 15 15 1.5 Iron County +9.9% 499 403 7.4 Washington County +9.5% 2,889 2,351 13.5 Box Elder County +9.1% 294 264 4.5 Salt Lake County +9.1% 8,030 4,759 6.6 Cache County +8.8% 1,163 664 8.0 Davis County +8.7% 2,169 1,536 5.7 Utah County +8.5% 6,769 5,452 8.9 Sevier County +7.2% 70 66 3.1 Beaver County +6.9% 15 13 2.1 Summit County +6.9% 388 255 9.0 Morgan County +6.6% 74 74 5.5 Sanpete County +4.7% 62 62 2.0 Uintah County +4.6% 53 53 1.4 Carbon County +4.4% 23 23 1.1 Garfield County +3.5% 3 3 0.6 Duchesne County +3.3% 147 89 7.0
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 .