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In 2019 the FHFA house price index for Utah changed +7.5%, against +4.2% for the United States and +9.0% in 2018.
28,779 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (18,191 single-family), +12.5% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.
+7.5% Utah index, 2018–2019 US +4.2%
28,779 housing units permitted in 2019 18,191 single-family
27 of 27 counties with a rising index median county +7.7%
1,386,048 units permitted nationally in 2019
Counties in 2019 Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2019 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Emery County +12.7% 17 17 1.7 Garfield County +12.5% 3 3 0.6 Kane County +12.3% 90 88 10.5 Box Elder County +9.9% 320 291 4.9 Wayne County +9.2% 21 21 8.1 Weber County +9.1% 1,754 1,006 6.3 Sanpete County +8.7% 49 49 1.6 Summit County +8.7% 386 228 8.9 Grand County +8.6% 133 71 13.6 Carbon County +8.5% 20 20 1.0 Tooele County +8.5% 825 597 9.4 Cache County +8.3% 1,594 979 11.0 Morgan County +8.3% 79 79 5.9 Davis County +7.7% 1,742 1,496 4.6 Sevier County +7.7% 74 67 3.2 Salt Lake County +7.3% 9,855 4,163 8.1 Washington County +7.3% 3,557 2,420 16.6 Utah County +7.1% 6,877 5,364 9.1 Wasatch County +7.0% 533 445 13.8 Juab County +6.7% 70 59 5.2 Iron County +6.2% 461 421 6.9 Millard County +4.9% 48 44 3.4 San Juan County +4.9% 36 36 2.5 Uintah County +4.9% 52 52 1.4 Beaver County +4.8% 18 18 2.5 Rich County +4.1% 47 47 17.5 Duchesne County +3.2% 85 81 4.1
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 .