HousingPermits

Metro area in Utah · part of the Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID combined area

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT

The Salt Lake City-Murray metro area authorized 7,702 new housing units in 2025, the largest total of the 5 metro areas based in Utah. Permits rose 41% between 2024 and 2025, the second-largest increase among the 56 metro areas with 1 million or more residents. Buildings with five or more units accounted for 54% of the units authorized in 2021–2025, the highest share among the 5 metro areas based in Utah.

04,0008,00012k16k2004: 6,960 units (5,618 single-family, 306 in 2–4 unit, 1,036 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 8,335 units (6,443 single-family, 332 in 2–4 unit, 1,560 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 6,874 units (5,948 single-family, 169 in 2–4 unit, 757 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 5,093 units (3,605 single-family, 153 in 2–4 unit, 1,335 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 3,836 units (1,603 single-family, 115 in 2–4 unit, 2,118 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 4,310 units (1,507 single-family, 66 in 2–4 unit, 2,737 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 2,746 units (1,795 single-family, 84 in 2–4 unit, 867 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 3,349 units (2,041 single-family, 77 in 2–4 unit, 1,231 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 3,764 units (2,711 single-family, 49 in 2–4 unit, 1,004 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 5,302 units (3,280 single-family, 223 in 2–4 unit, 1,799 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 5,318 units (3,159 single-family, 149 in 2–4 unit, 2,010 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 6,755 units (3,762 single-family, 186 in 2–4 unit, 2,807 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 8,731 units (4,351 single-family, 163 in 2–4 unit, 4,217 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 7,367 units (4,918 single-family, 224 in 2–4 unit, 2,225 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 8,750 units (5,391 single-family, 497 in 2–4 unit, 2,862 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 10,680 units (4,760 single-family, 348 in 2–4 unit, 5,572 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 11,033 units (5,203 single-family, 540 in 2–4 unit, 5,290 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 11,642 units (5,338 single-family, 453 in 2–4 unit, 5,851 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 10,102 units (3,992 single-family, 178 in 2–4 unit, 5,932 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 9,235 units (3,163 single-family, 390 in 2–4 unit, 5,682 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 5,447 units (3,525 single-family, 256 in 2–4 unit, 1,666 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 7,702 units (3,015 single-family, 216 in 2–4 unit, 4,471 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252021 high · 11,6422010 low · 2,74605,00010k15k2004: 6,960 units (5,618 single-family, 306 in 2–4 unit, 1,036 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 8,335 units (6,443 single-family, 332 in 2–4 unit, 1,560 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 6,874 units (5,948 single-family, 169 in 2–4 unit, 757 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 5,093 units (3,605 single-family, 153 in 2–4 unit, 1,335 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 3,836 units (1,603 single-family, 115 in 2–4 unit, 2,118 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 4,310 units (1,507 single-family, 66 in 2–4 unit, 2,737 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 2,746 units (1,795 single-family, 84 in 2–4 unit, 867 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 3,349 units (2,041 single-family, 77 in 2–4 unit, 1,231 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 3,764 units (2,711 single-family, 49 in 2–4 unit, 1,004 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 5,302 units (3,280 single-family, 223 in 2–4 unit, 1,799 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 5,318 units (3,159 single-family, 149 in 2–4 unit, 2,010 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 6,755 units (3,762 single-family, 186 in 2–4 unit, 2,807 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 8,731 units (4,351 single-family, 163 in 2–4 unit, 4,217 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 7,367 units (4,918 single-family, 224 in 2–4 unit, 2,225 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 8,750 units (5,391 single-family, 497 in 2–4 unit, 2,862 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 10,680 units (4,760 single-family, 348 in 2–4 unit, 5,572 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 11,033 units (5,203 single-family, 540 in 2–4 unit, 5,290 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 11,642 units (5,338 single-family, 453 in 2–4 unit, 5,851 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 10,102 units (3,992 single-family, 178 in 2–4 unit, 5,932 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 9,235 units (3,163 single-family, 390 in 2–4 unit, 5,682 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 5,447 units (3,525 single-family, 256 in 2–4 unit, 1,666 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 7,702 units (3,015 single-family, 216 in 2–4 unit, 4,471 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252021 high · 11,642

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Mount Vernon (54% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 15%. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2022 (5,932), single-family houses in 2005 (6,443).

2021–202543.1%43%3.4%53.5%54%2004–200681.2%81%3.6%15.1%15%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202543.1%43%3.4%53.5%54%2004–200681.2%81%3.6%15.1%15%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Relative to population

With 1,308,377 residents in July 2025, Salt Lake City authorized 6.9 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, 1.5 times the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Greenville, NC (6.9) and Fort Collins (6.8).

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 25 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Salt Lake City, with 14,996 units or 34% of the total, followed by South Jordan with 4,547. Among the three largest, Salt Lake City put 90% of its units in five-plus buildings, Salt Lake County (unincorporated) 15%.

  • Salt Lake City34% (14,996 units)
  • South Jordan10% (4,547 units)
  • Salt Lake County (unincorporated)8.5% (3,759 units)
  • Herriman7% (3,067 units)
  • West Jordan5.9% (2,584 units)
  • Tooele4.6% (2,046 units)
  • Murray3.9% (1,725 units)
  • Riverton3.8% (1,693 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

The wider Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem region

The Census Bureau groups Salt Lake City with 2 neighboring metro areas in the Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID combined area. Metro areas in it authorized 20,935 units a year in 2021–2025 (micropolitan parts not counted); Salt Lake City accounted for 42%. The others, with their yearly averages: Provo (7,875), Ogden (4,235).

Boom, bust and since

Salt Lake City authorized the most units in 2021 (11,642); 2025 reached 66% of that. Its peak year is shared by 27 other metro areas, among them Greenville, SC, Boise City, Colorado Springs. Annual permits fell from 8,335 during the mid-2000s boom to 2,746 in 2010, a drop of 67%. The nearest bust profile in the Mountain states was Helena's (68%). The 2021–2025 pace of 8,826 units a year is 19% above the 2004–2006 pace. Permits rose 6 years in a row up to 2016.

Where in the metro

Salt Lake County accounted for 91% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Tooele County for 9.2%.

  • Salt Lake County91% (7,179 in 2025)
  • Tooele County9.2% (523 in 2025)

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN6,1034.537%
Richmond, VA9,0917.046%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR3,2983.120%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT7,7026.954%
Fresno, CA3,5183.612%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Salt Lake City beside Memphis

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: Utah. Counting rules.