Local data

Homes and building in Salem, UT

Salem, UT is in Utah County and has about 10,324 residents. 388 single-family homes were permitted in 2025, up from 143 in 2023.

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

Homes and costs in Salem

Typical home value

$605,700 (give or take $28,741)

Typical monthly rent

$1,592 (give or take $423)

Typical household income

$111,117 (give or take $5,739)

Typical year homes were built

2005

Homes lived in by their owners

93.7%

Homes sitting empty

0.7%

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 Salem

Single-family home permits issued per year
Year	Homes permitted	All new housing units	Value of all permits
2025	388	702	$229.4 million
2024	224	341	$136.4 million
2023	143	143	$60.5 million
2022	143	143	$63.9 million
2021	256	256	$117.1 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 Salem pages

Planning and zoning

Property Info Lists of property resources including paying taxes, land use, records & moreCounty · utahcounty.gov

Public notices

View All NoticesCounty · utahcounty.gov

Meeting agendas and minutes

October 7, 2026 Board of Equalization of Utah County, Utah Public Meeting Oct 06, 2026 ComCounty · utahcounty.gov
October 7, 2026 Board of Commissioners of Utah County, Utah Public Meeting Oct 05, 2026 CoCounty · utahcounty.gov
Commission Meeting Agenda Regular meetings of Utah County's Board of Commissioners to set County · agenda.utahcounty.gov

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 Salem

ACE Hardware
Stone Creek
Laura Kay's
Gordon's Ace Hardware
CAL Ranch
Ace Hardware
888 North 600 East Spanish Fork
Sherwin-Williams
1052 North Main Street Spanish Fork
Sherwin-Williams
1142 West 800 South Payson

Plan your Salem project

Build a budget The 7 steps to building a home Find your permit office

Nearby towns

All town guides

Where this information comes from

U.S. Census Gazetteer + Geocoder (retrieved 2026-10-07; U.S. government data, public domain)
Census Building Permits Survey (annual) (retrieved 2026-10-07; U.S. government data, public domain)
Census American Community Survey 5-year 2020-2024 (retrieved 2026-10-07; U.S. government data, public domain)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (retrieved 2026-10-07; U.S. government data, public domain)
OpenStreetMap via Overpass (retrieved 2026-10-07; ODbL 1.0: attribution required)
Official government websites (found via Wikidata, CC0) (retrieved 2026-10-07; Links and titles only)

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