# Cities in Alabama by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

All 66 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `building_permit_units`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/alabama-cities

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Huntsville, AL | 1,942 |
| 2 | Hoover, AL | 724 |
| 3 | Auburn, AL | 689 |
| 4 | Madison, AL | 626 |
| 5 | Birmingham, AL | 579 |
| 6 | Opelika, AL | 568 |
| 7 | Montgomery, AL | 503 |
| 8 | Athens, AL | 449 |
| 9 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 427 |
| 10 | Foley, AL | 352 |
| 11 | Decatur, AL | 309 |
| 12 | Mobile, AL | 301 |
| 13 | Daphne, AL | 293 |
| 14 | Florence, AL | 287 |
| 15 | Dothan, AL | 252 |
| 16 | Calera, AL | 244 |
| 17 | Gulf Shores, AL | 242 |
| 18 | Fairhope, AL | 222 |
| 19 | Pike Road, AL | 209 |
| 20 | Prattville, AL | 200 |
| 21 | Enterprise, AL | 191 |
| 22 | Chelsea, AL | 155 |
| 23 | Gardendale, AL | 152 |
| 24 | Cullman, AL | 149 |
| 25 | Leeds, AL | 144 |
| 26 | Pelham, AL | 136 |
| 27 | Albertville, AL | 101 |
| 27 | Trussville, AL | 101 |
| 29 | Oxford, AL | 97 |
| 30 | Valley, AL | 92 |
| 31 | Alabaster, AL | 86 |
| 31 | Northport, AL | 86 |
| 33 | Vestavia Hills, AL | 79 |
| 34 | Millbrook, AL | 78 |
| 35 | Alexander City, AL | 66 |
| 35 | Bessemer, AL | 66 |
| 35 | Phenix City, AL | 66 |
| 38 | Pell City, AL | 63 |
| 39 | Helena, AL | 59 |
| 40 | Spanish Fort, AL | 57 |
| 41 | Moody, AL | 50 |
| 42 | Saraland, AL | 49 |
| 43 | Muscle Shoals, AL | 48 |
| 44 | Hartselle, AL | 42 |
| 44 | Scottsboro, AL | 42 |
| 46 | Boaz, AL | 31 |
| 46 | Jacksonville, AL | 31 |
| 48 | Homewood, AL | 28 |
| 49 | Hueytown, AL | 27 |
| 50 | Troy, AL | 26 |
| 51 | Fort Payne, AL | 23 |
| 52 | Gadsden, AL | 21 |
| 52 | Mountain Brook, AL | 21 |
| 52 | Russellville, AL | 21 |
| 55 | Rainbow City, AL | 20 |
| 56 | Eufaula, AL | 14 |
| 57 | Jasper, AL | 12 |
| 57 | Ozark, AL | 12 |
| 59 | Anniston, AL | 11 |
| 60 | Irondale, AL | 10 |
| 60 | Talladega, AL | 10 |
| 62 | Clay, AL | 8 |
| 63 | Prichard, AL | 4 |
| 64 | Center Point, AL | 2 |
| 65 | Selma, AL | 0 |
| 65 | Sylacauga, AL | 0 |