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Towns where housing hasn't kept up with growth in Utah

Ranked by how many new residents each town gained for every new home it permitted between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. 85 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Holladay 1 Holladay 15.3 per home Residents gained 5,493 Beaver 2 Beaver 6.1 per home Residents gained 480 Map of Riverdale 3 Riverdale 5.8 per home Residents gained 917
#TownNew residents per new homeResidents gainedHomes permitted
1 Holladay Holladay31,099 people 15.3 per home 5,493 359
2 Beaver Beaver3,681 people 6.1 per home 480 79
3 Map of Riverdale Riverdale9,279 people 5.8 per home 917 157
4 Map of Bountiful Bountiful45,023 people 5.4 per home 3,210 591
5 South Ogden South Ogden17,650 people 4.9 per home 956 194
6 Sunset Sunset5,587 people 4.3 per home 353 82
7 Clinton Clinton23,612 people 4.2 per home 2,960 714
8 Map of Elk Ridge Elk Ridge4,898 people 4.0 per home 2,251 563
9 Roy Roy38,993 people 4.0 per home 2,422 611
10 Eagle Mountain Eagle Mountain53,290 people 3.9 per home 22,208 5,647
11 Map of West Valley City West Valley City138,437 people 3.9 per home 10,750 2,745
12 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Springs48,425 people 3.9 per home 19,915 5,077
13 Map of Cedar City Cedar City38,524 people 3.9 per home 6,378 1,649
14 Kaysville Kaysville33,053 people 3.8 per home 5,645 1,471
15 Hyde Park Hyde Park5,540 people 3.8 per home 1,401 365
16 Perry Perry5,843 people 3.8 per home 1,043 273
17 North Salt Lake North Salt Lake23,474 people 3.8 per home 5,585 1,478
18 Lehi Lehi85,173 people 3.7 per home 28,500 7,631
19 Tremonton Tremonton11,477 people 3.7 per home 2,247 602
20 Map of Enoch Enoch8,144 people 3.7 per home 1,571 421
21 Layton Layton83,286 people 3.7 per home 14,462 3,917
22 Grantsville Grantsville14,341 people 3.7 per home 3,724 1,012
23 Nephi Nephi6,885 people 3.7 per home 1,054 287
24 Springville Springville35,849 people 3.6 per home 5,802 1,595
25 Santaquin Santaquin16,436 people 3.6 per home 4,597 1,265
26 Highland Highland20,119 people 3.6 per home 3,825 1,063
27 Mapleton Mapleton13,114 people 3.6 per home 3,386 945
28 Salem Salem10,324 people 3.6 per home 2,875 807
29 Map of Harrisville Harrisville6,935 people 3.6 per home 1,469 413
30 Syracuse Syracuse35,488 people 3.5 per home 7,810 2,240
31 Nibley Nibley7,952 people 3.5 per home 1,890 542
32 Spanish Fork Spanish Fork44,946 people 3.5 per home 7,911 2,294
33 Map of Farr West Farr West7,952 people 3.4 per home 1,763 512
34 Midway Midway6,171 people 3.4 per home 2,158 637
35 Herriman Herriman59,346 people 3.4 per home 33,359 9,894
36 Sandy Sandy94,291 people 3.4 per home 9,443 2,822
37 Map of Draper Draper50,278 people 3.3 per home 8,743 2,619
38 Plain City Plain City8,396 people 3.3 per home 2,357 706
39 Heber Heber18,015 people 3.3 per home 5,494 1,654
40 Naples Naples3,285 people 3.3 per home 525 159
41 Map of Riverton Riverton45,457 people 3.3 per home 6,532 1,997
42 Map of Pleasant View Pleasant View11,217 people 3.2 per home 3,104 962
43 Hooper Hooper9,338 people 3.2 per home 1,869 579
44 Richfield Richfield8,224 people 3.2 per home 650 204
45 Ogden Ogden87,413 people 3.1 per home 4,496 1,441
46 Map of North Ogden North Ogden21,947 people 3.1 per home 3,559 1,164
47 Fruit Heights Fruit Heights6,023 people 3.0 per home 1,114 366
48 Bluffdale Bluffdale18,797 people 3.0 per home 9,416 3,107
49 West Bountiful West Bountiful5,915 people 3.0 per home 652 215
50 South Jordan South Jordan82,686 people 3.0 per home 27,069 9,075
51 South Salt Lake South Salt Lake26,352 people 2.9 per home 3,160 1,084
52 Tooele Tooele38,405 people 2.9 per home 4,137 1,438
53 South Weber South Weber8,115 people 2.9 per home 1,816 630
54 Payson Payson23,039 people 2.9 per home 2,807 983
55 Map of Farmington Farmington25,389 people 2.8 per home 6,256 2,236
56 American Fork American Fork37,109 people 2.8 per home 7,074 2,564
57 Woods Cross Woods Cross11,531 people 2.7 per home 1,649 604
58 Brigham City Brigham City19,992 people 2.7 per home 1,751 644
59 Lindon Lindon11,765 people 2.7 per home 1,327 487
60 Map of Murray Murray50,188 people 2.7 per home 3,891 1,443
61 Map of Midvale Midvale35,989 people 2.7 per home 8,064 3,048
62 West Haven West Haven21,563 people 2.7 per home 6,467 2,444
63 West Jordan West Jordan116,692 people 2.6 per home 13,249 5,156
64 West Point West Point11,929 people 2.5 per home 1,452 575
65 St. George St. George101,995 people 2.5 per home 22,445 9,018
66 Hurricane Hurricane22,771 people 2.4 per home 6,288 2,583
67 Map of Pleasant Grove Pleasant Grove37,852 people 2.3 per home 4,217 1,836
68 Smithfield Smithfield14,408 people 2.3 per home 4,076 1,776
69 North Logan North Logan11,460 people 2.3 per home 2,717 1,184
70 Alpine Alpine10,392 people 2.3 per home 696 307
71 Map of Clearfield Clearfield33,523 people 2.2 per home 1,797 830
72 Orem Orem97,182 people 2.2 per home 9,801 4,560
73 Centerville Centerville16,679 people 2.0 per home 1,549 765
74 La Verkin La Verkin4,476 people 2.0 per home 294 150
75 Morgan Morgan4,409 people 1.9 per home 384 200
76 Santa Clara Santa Clara8,152 people 1.9 per home 1,550 818
77 Map of Taylorsville Taylorsville58,678 people 1.8 per home 1,796 1,004
78 Ivins Ivins9,998 people 1.7 per home 2,225 1,283
79 Washington Washington32,348 people 1.7 per home 9,232 5,376
80 Kanab Kanab5,081 people 1.5 per home 371 244
81 Map of Roosevelt Roosevelt7,078 people 1.3 per home 701 527
82 Vernal Vernal10,392 people 1.3 per home 990 778
83 Salt Lake City Salt Lake City208,007 people 1.2 per home 13,283 10,747
84 Park City Park City8,362 people 1.2 per home 838 675
85 Moab Moab5,312 people 0.6 per home 320 498

How this ranking works

We take each town’s population change between the 2010 and 2020 censuses and divide it by the new homes its building permits authorized over 2010–2019. The result is how many new residents arrived for every new home. A high number means people came faster than homes were built, so existing homes filled up: larger households, fewer vacancies and tighter supply. The highest ratio ranks #1. Across Utah it’s 2.7 per home.

Only towns that gained at least 250 residents and permitted at least 10 homes are ranked, because a ratio built on a handful of either is noise. College towns, where 20% or more of residents are enrolled in college, are left out: a growing college adds dorm students as residents, but dorms never show up as permitted homes.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Residents: 2010 and 2020 decennial censuses. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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