Local data

Building in Highland, UT

Highland, UT is in Utah County and has about 20,119 residents. 76 single-family homes were permitted in 2025, down from 182 in 2023.

Numbers come from public sources listed at the bottom of this page. Always confirm details with Highland before you spend money.

Homes and costs in Highland

Typical home value
$928,300 (give or take $32,668)
Typical monthly rent
$2,166 (give or take $298)
Typical household income
$186,075 (give or take $13,861)
Typical year homes were built
2004
Homes lived in by their owners
91.7%
Homes sitting empty
3%

U.S. Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024. These are survey estimates; the range shows how sure the Census is.

How much is being built in Highland

Single-family home permits issued per year
YearHomes permittedAll new housing unitsValue of all permits
2025
76
76$66.1 million
2024
110
199$84.3 million
2023
182
191$112.3 million
2022
144
166$114.2 million
2021
130
233$101.7 million

U.S. Census Building Permits Survey, 2021 to 2025. Counts permits issued by the city, not homes finished. Years the town did not report are left out.

Permits, meetings and bids: official Highland pages

Source links, not a list of current permits or open bids. Check dates and which city or county handles your property before using a notice or application.

Disaster history for Utah County

Utah County has had 11 federal disaster declarations (6 fire, 4 flood, 1 coastal storm).

  • 2026: Iron Fire (fire)
  • 2023: Flooding (flood)
  • 2020: Ether Hollow Fire (fire)
  • 2020: Knolls Fire (fire)
  • 2018: Bald Mountain Fire (fire)
  • 2012: Dump Fire (fire)

Federal disaster declarations from FEMA. Declarations cover a whole county. Pandemic declarations are left out.

Building supply stores near Highland

  • Ace Hardware
    5353 Parkway East Drive Highland
  • Lowe's
    242 North 1200 East Lehi
  • Harbor Freight Tools
    113 South Interstate Plaza Drive Lehi
  • The Home Depot
    885 West Grassland Drive American Fork
  • Sprinkler Supply Company
    178 North 850 East Lehi
  • Sherwin-Williams
    176 North West State Street American Fork
  • Sherwin-Williams
    657 Pacific Drive American Fork
  • Mountain States Kitchen and Bath
    1520 North State Street Lehi

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Hours and stock can change; call first.

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Where this information comes from

  • U.S. Census Gazetteer + Geocoder (retrieved 2026-10-04; U.S. government data, public domain)
  • Census Building Permits Survey (annual) (retrieved 2026-10-04; U.S. government data, public domain)
  • Census American Community Survey 5-year 2020-2024 (retrieved 2026-10-04; U.S. government data, public domain)
  • FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (retrieved 2026-10-04; U.S. government data, public domain)
  • OpenStreetMap via Overpass (retrieved 2026-10-04; ODbL 1.0: attribution required; review share-alike before merging into a SchoHome-owned database)
  • Official government websites (found via Wikidata, CC0) (retrieved 2026-10-04; Links and titles only; content stays on the official site)

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