Local data

Homes and building in Vernal, UT

Vernal, UT is in Uintah County and has about 10,392 residents. 32 single-family homes were permitted in 2025, up from 9 in 2023.

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

Homes and costs in Vernal

Typical home value

$252,700 (give or take $17,517)

Typical monthly rent

$934 (give or take $74)

Typical household income

$64,457 (give or take $4,817)

Typical year homes were built

1980

Homes lived in by their owners

54.6%

Homes sitting empty

17.3%

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 Vernal

Single-family home permits issued per year
Year	Homes permitted	All new housing units	Value of all permits
2025	32	100	$16.8 million
2024	15	25	$6.0 million
2023	9	19	$4.5 million
2022	11	13	$3.5 million
2021	18	18	$3.8 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 Vernal pages

Building permits

Building PermitCounty · uintah.gov

Planning and zoning

Zoning Non-ComplianceCounty · uintah.gov

Public notices

Open BidsCounty · uintah.gov
Budget, Audits & Public NoticesCounty · uintah.gov

Meeting agendas and minutes

Calendar, Agendas & MinutesCounty · uintah.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 Uintah County

Uintah County has had 6 federal disaster declarations (3 flood, 1 fire, 1 coastal storm, 1 drought).

2011: Flooding (flood)
2007: Neola North Fire (fire)
2005: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (coastal storm)
2005: Flooding and Landslides (flood)
1983: Severe Storms, Landslides & Flooding (flood)
1977: Drought (drought)

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

Building supply stores near Vernal

Basin Saw
Ace Hardware
690 West Main Street Vernal
Sherwin-Williams
Harbor Freight Tools
1149 West Highway 40 Vernal
Lowe's
2105 West Highway 40 Vernal
IFA

Plan your Vernal 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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