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In 2020 the FHFA house price index for Utah changed +5.5%, against +3.0% for the United States and +7.5% in 2019.
31,775 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (22,301 single-family), +10.4% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.
+5.5% Utah index, 2019–2020 US +3.0%
31,775 housing units permitted in 2020 22,301 single-family
26 of 27 counties with a rising index median county +5.8%
1,471,141 units permitted nationally in 2020
Counties in 2020 Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2020 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Carbon County +8.5% 23 21 1.1 Juab County +8.1% 108 69 8.0 Rich County +8.1% 53 53 19.7 Wayne County +8.0% 31 31 12.0 Millard County +7.8% 63 55 4.5 Box Elder County +7.2% 533 381 8.2 San Juan County +7.2% 46 46 3.2 Beaver County +7.0% 42 38 5.8 Weber County +6.6% 2,407 1,817 8.7 Cache County +6.1% 1,610 987 11.1 Iron County +6.1% 514 473 7.7 Morgan County +5.9% 105 80 7.8 Davis County +5.8% 2,417 1,946 6.3 Sanpete County +5.8% 73 73 2.3 Tooele County +5.6% 932 881 10.7 Salt Lake County +5.5% 10,101 4,322 8.3 Washington County +5.5% 3,314 2,939 15.5 Wasatch County +5.4% 517 496 13.4 Utah County +5.1% 7,859 6,731 10.3 Sevier County +4.7% 105 101 4.6 Grand County +4.0% 107 71 10.9 Summit County +4.0% 315 199 7.3 Uintah County +2.6% 59 59 1.5 Emery County +2.3% 7 7 0.7 Kane County +2.0% 236 231 27.5 Duchesne County +0.7% 105 101 5.0 Garfield County −0.3% 58 58 11.0
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 .