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

All 369 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2025, so the places are comparable. 3 cities have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- 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/West%20Region/we2025a.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/West%20Region/we2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/california-cities

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | 11,211 |
| 2 | San Diego, CA | 6,828 |
| 3 | San Jose, CA | 3,313 |
| 4 | Sacramento, CA | 2,297 |
| 5 | Ontario, CA | 1,789 |
| 6 | Irvine, CA | 1,746 |
| 7 | Murrieta, CA | 1,666 |
| 8 | Bakersfield, CA | 1,648 |
| 9 | Elk Grove, CA | 1,573 |
| 10 | Roseville, CA | 1,504 |
| 11 | San Francisco, CA | 1,444 |
| 12 | Fresno, CA | 1,300 |
| 13 | Menifee, CA | 1,147 |
| 14 | Fontana, CA | 930 |
| 15 | Oceanside, CA | 857 |
| 16 | Lathrop, CA | 835 |
| 17 | Manteca, CA | 798 |
| 18 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 764 |
| 19 | San Marcos, CA | 750 |
| 20 | Visalia, CA | 686 |
| 21 | Santa Rosa, CA | 652 |
| 22 | Indio, CA | 639 |
| 23 | Folsom, CA | 625 |
| 24 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 617 |
| 25 | Santa Maria, CA | 594 |
| 26 | Clovis, CA | 588 |
| 27 | South San Francisco, CA | 585 |
| 28 | Dublin, CA | 572 |
| 29 | Highland, CA | 569 |
| 30 | Hesperia, CA | 559 |
| 31 | Chula Vista, CA | 536 |
| 32 | Lancaster, CA | 520 |
| 33 | Long Beach, CA | 513 |
| 34 | Modesto, CA | 512 |
| 35 | Torrance, CA | 510 |
| 36 | Lincoln, CA | 498 |
| 37 | Santa Clara, CA | 490 |
| 38 | Paradise, CA | 483 |
| 39 | Arcadia, CA | 478 |
| 40 | Santa Monica, CA | 460 |
| 41 | Tulare, CA | 456 |
| 42 | Shafter, CA | 452 |
| 43 | Merced, CA | 450 |
| 44 | Perris, CA | 446 |
| 45 | Fremont, CA | 435 |
| 46 | Pasadena, CA | 428 |
| 47 | Pomona, CA | 426 |
| 48 | Hanford, CA | 409 |
| 49 | Camarillo, CA | 399 |
| 50 | Hemet, CA | 396 |
| 51 | Santa Clarita, CA | 395 |
| 52 | Oxnard, CA | 385 |
| 52 | Santa Paula, CA | 385 |
| 54 | Garden Grove, CA | 381 |
| 55 | Escondido, CA | 376 |
| 56 | Huntington Beach, CA | 372 |
| 57 | Banning, CA | 367 |
| 57 | Encinitas, CA | 367 |
| 59 | San Bruno, CA | 366 |
| 60 | Berkeley, CA | 364 |
| 61 | Oakland, CA | 362 |
| 62 | Fountain Valley, CA | 358 |
| 63 | Norco, CA | 356 |
| 64 | Carlsbad, CA | 350 |
| 65 | Yuba City, CA | 341 |
| 66 | Stockton, CA | 333 |
| 66 | Vacaville, CA | 333 |
| 68 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 316 |
| 69 | Palm Desert, CA | 313 |
| 70 | Moreno Valley, CA | 309 |
| 71 | Rocklin, CA | 301 |
| 72 | Morgan Hill, CA | 296 |
| 73 | Fullerton, CA | 293 |
| 74 | Santa Ana, CA | 291 |
| 75 | San Jacinto, CA | 281 |
| 76 | Petaluma, CA | 276 |
| 77 | Riverside, CA | 270 |
| 78 | Livermore, CA | 265 |
| 79 | Galt, CA | 263 |
| 80 | Rosemead, CA | 255 |
| 81 | Glendale, CA | 247 |
| 82 | Rohnert Park, CA | 245 |
| 83 | Daly City, CA | 244 |
| 84 | La Mesa, CA | 239 |
| 85 | Goleta, CA | 238 |
| 86 | Redwood City, CA | 236 |
| 87 | Milpitas, CA | 228 |
| 87 | Santa Cruz, CA | 228 |
| 89 | Corona, CA | 227 |
| 90 | Chico, CA | 225 |
| 91 | Salinas, CA | 220 |
| 92 | Albany, CA | 216 |
| 92 | Desert Hot Springs, CA | 216 |
| 94 | Chino, CA | 214 |
| 94 | Palo Alto, CA | 214 |
| 96 | Lake Elsinore, CA | 212 |
| 97 | Anaheim, CA | 210 |
| 98 | Eastvale, CA | 209 |
| 99 | Fairfield, CA | 208 |
| 100 | Redlands, CA | 203 |
| 101 | Delano, CA | 198 |
| 102 | San Mateo, CA | 197 |
| 103 | Redding, CA | 195 |
| 103 | Temecula, CA | 195 |
| 105 | Patterson, CA | 194 |
| 106 | West Sacramento, CA | 192 |
| 107 | El Monte, CA | 191 |
| 108 | Porterville, CA | 190 |
| 109 | Wildomar, CA | 188 |
| 110 | Vista, CA | 187 |
| 111 | Compton, CA | 184 |
| 111 | San Luis Obispo, CA | 184 |
| 113 | Los Banos, CA | 183 |
| 113 | Riverbank, CA | 183 |
| 115 | Inglewood, CA | 181 |
| 116 | Lodi, CA | 179 |
| 117 | Downey, CA | 178 |
| 118 | Vallejo, CA | 174 |
| 119 | Victorville, CA | 172 |
| 120 | El Cajon, CA | 168 |
| 121 | South Gate, CA | 159 |
| 122 | Newport Beach, CA | 156 |
| 123 | Hollister, CA | 155 |
| 124 | Pleasanton, CA | 151 |
| 125 | Millbrae, CA | 150 |
| 126 | Chowchilla, CA | 146 |
| 127 | Beaumont, CA | 144 |
| 127 | Marina, CA | 144 |
| 129 | Union City, CA | 142 |
| 130 | Covina, CA | 139 |
| 130 | Sunnyvale, CA | 139 |
| 132 | Scotts Valley, CA | 138 |
| 133 | American Canyon, CA | 137 |
| 133 | Pico Rivera, CA | 137 |
| 133 | Redondo Beach, CA | 137 |
| 136 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA | 135 |
| 136 | Montebello, CA | 135 |
| 136 | Napa, CA | 135 |
| 139 | Los Altos, CA | 133 |
| 140 | Eureka, CA | 132 |
| 140 | Windsor, CA | 132 |
| 142 | Palmdale, CA | 131 |
| 143 | California City, CA | 129 |
| 143 | Cathedral City, CA | 129 |
| 145 | Glendora, CA | 124 |
| 145 | Healdsburg, CA | 124 |
| 145 | Temple City, CA | 124 |
| 145 | Westminster, CA | 124 |
| 149 | Calexico, CA | 123 |
| 149 | Chino Hills, CA | 123 |
| 151 | West Hollywood, CA | 118 |
| 152 | Loma Linda, CA | 117 |
| 153 | Alhambra, CA | 116 |
| 154 | Brentwood, CA | 114 |
| 154 | Danville, CA | 114 |
| 156 | Montclair, CA | 112 |
| 157 | Placentia, CA | 111 |
| 158 | Antioch, CA | 109 |
| 159 | Newark, CA | 108 |
| 160 | Mountain View, CA | 107 |
| 161 | Palm Springs, CA | 105 |
| 162 | Culver City, CA | 103 |
| 163 | Sanger, CA | 102 |
| 164 | Oakley, CA | 101 |
| 164 | San Ramon, CA | 101 |
| 166 | Madera, CA | 99 |
| 167 | Turlock, CA | 97 |
| 168 | Apple Valley, CA | 96 |
| 168 | La Quinta, CA | 96 |
| 168 | Saratoga, CA | 96 |
| 171 | Buena Park, CA | 94 |
| 171 | Placerville, CA | 94 |
| 173 | San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 93 |
| 174 | Bellflower, CA | 92 |
| 174 | Lemon Grove, CA | 92 |
| 174 | Simi Valley, CA | 92 |
| 177 | Manhattan Beach, CA | 91 |
| 178 | West Covina, CA | 89 |
| 179 | Livingston, CA | 87 |
| 179 | San Bernardino, CA | 87 |
| 179 | Woodland, CA | 87 |
| 182 | El Cerrito, CA | 86 |
| 183 | Walnut, CA | 85 |
| 184 | Campbell, CA | 80 |
| 185 | Tracy, CA | 78 |
| 186 | La Mirada, CA | 77 |
| 186 | San Marino, CA | 77 |
| 188 | Burbank, CA | 76 |
| 189 | Poway, CA | 75 |
| 190 | South Lake Tahoe, CA | 71 |
| 191 | Azusa, CA | 70 |
| 191 | Concord, CA | 70 |
| 191 | Imperial Beach, CA | 70 |
| 191 | Lake Forest, CA | 70 |
| 191 | Orange, CA | 70 |
| 196 | Hawthorne, CA | 69 |
| 197 | Davis, CA | 68 |
| 197 | McFarland, CA | 68 |
| 199 | Seaside, CA | 67 |
| 199 | Yucaipa, CA | 67 |
| 201 | Cupertino, CA | 66 |
| 201 | Menlo Park, CA | 66 |
| 203 | Diamond Bar, CA | 65 |
| 203 | Lakewood, CA | 65 |
| 205 | Dixon, CA | 64 |
| 206 | Monrovia, CA | 63 |
| 206 | Oroville, CA | 63 |
| 208 | Lynwood, CA | 62 |
| 208 | San Leandro, CA | 62 |
| 210 | Richmond, CA | 61 |
| 210 | San Gabriel, CA | 61 |
| 212 | Corcoran, CA | 59 |
| 213 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 58 |
| 214 | Monterey Park, CA | 57 |
| 214 | Twentynine Palms, CA | 57 |
| 214 | Watsonville, CA | 57 |
| 217 | Baldwin Park, CA | 56 |
| 218 | Paramount, CA | 55 |
| 219 | Brawley, CA | 54 |
| 220 | Rancho Mirage, CA | 53 |
| 221 | Colton, CA | 52 |
| 221 | King City, CA | 52 |
| 223 | Grass Valley, CA | 51 |
| 223 | Tustin, CA | 51 |
| 225 | Laguna Beach, CA | 48 |
| 226 | Bell Gardens, CA | 47 |
| 226 | Greenfield, CA | 47 |
| 226 | Hayward, CA | 47 |
| 226 | South Pasadena, CA | 47 |
| 230 | La Habra, CA | 46 |
| 230 | Truckee, CA | 46 |
| 232 | Dinuba, CA | 43 |
| 232 | Hillsborough, CA | 43 |
| 234 | Pinole, CA | 42 |
| 235 | Rio Vista, CA | 41 |
| 236 | San Dimas, CA | 40 |
| 237 | Ridgecrest, CA | 39 |
| 237 | San Fernando, CA | 39 |
| 237 | Santee, CA | 39 |
| 240 | Carson, CA | 37 |
| 241 | Lompoc, CA | 36 |
| 241 | Soledad, CA | 36 |
| 243 | Citrus Heights, CA | 35 |
| 243 | Cypress, CA | 35 |
| 243 | El Centro, CA | 35 |
| 243 | Fortuna, CA | 35 |
| 243 | Moorpark, CA | 35 |
| 248 | El Segundo, CA | 34 |
| 248 | South El Monte, CA | 34 |
| 248 | Yucca Valley, CA | 34 |
| 251 | Coachella, CA | 33 |
| 251 | Fillmore, CA | 33 |
| 251 | Rialto, CA | 33 |
| 251 | San Carlos, CA | 33 |
| 255 | Alameda, CA | 31 |
| 255 | Grover Beach, CA | 31 |
| 257 | Arcata, CA | 30 |
| 257 | Santa Barbara, CA | 30 |
| 257 | Whittier, CA | 30 |
| 260 | Adelanto, CA | 29 |
| 260 | Atascadero, CA | 29 |
| 260 | Lemoore, CA | 29 |
| 260 | San Clemente, CA | 29 |
| 260 | Yorba Linda, CA | 29 |
| 265 | Stanton, CA | 28 |
| 266 | Hermosa Beach, CA | 25 |
| 267 | Lawndale, CA | 24 |
| 268 | Duarte, CA | 23 |
| 268 | Upland, CA | 23 |
| 270 | La Cañada Flintridge, CA | 22 |
| 271 | Beverly Hills, CA | 21 |
| 272 | Carpinteria, CA | 20 |
| 272 | Commerce, CA | 20 |
| 272 | Gardena, CA | 20 |
| 272 | Oakdale, CA | 20 |
| 272 | Palos Verdes Estates, CA | 20 |
| 277 | Lomita, CA | 19 |
| 277 | Morro Bay, CA | 19 |
| 277 | San Anselmo, CA | 19 |
| 277 | San Rafael, CA | 19 |
| 281 | Auburn, CA | 18 |
| 281 | Larkspur, CA | 18 |
| 281 | Solana Beach, CA | 18 |
| 284 | Artesia, CA | 17 |
| 284 | Kingsburg, CA | 17 |
| 284 | La Puente, CA | 17 |
| 284 | Ripon, CA | 17 |
| 288 | Claremont, CA | 16 |
| 288 | Dana Point, CA | 16 |
| 288 | Half Moon Bay, CA | 16 |
| 288 | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | 16 |
| 292 | Arroyo Grande, CA | 15 |
| 292 | Coronado, CA | 15 |
| 292 | Laguna Niguel, CA | 15 |
| 292 | Pittsburg, CA | 15 |
| 292 | Sierra Madre, CA | 15 |
| 292 | Walnut Creek, CA | 15 |
| 298 | Reedley, CA | 14 |
| 298 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 14 |
| 300 | Burlingame, CA | 13 |
| 300 | Hawaiian Gardens, CA | 13 |
| 300 | Santa Fe Springs, CA | 13 |
| 303 | Gilroy, CA | 12 |
| 303 | Martinez, CA | 12 |
| 303 | Pacific Grove, CA | 12 |
| 306 | Mission Viejo, CA | 11 |
| 307 | Mill Valley, CA | 10 |
| 308 | Shasta Lake, CA | 9 |
| 308 | Susanville, CA | 9 |
| 308 | Tehachapi, CA | 9 |
| 311 | Clearlake, CA | 8 |
| 311 | Maywood, CA | 8 |
| 311 | Mendota, CA | 8 |
| 311 | Pacifica, CA | 8 |
| 311 | Parlier, CA | 8 |
| 311 | San Pablo, CA | 8 |
| 317 | Benicia, CA | 7 |
| 317 | Foster City, CA | 7 |
| 317 | Sonoma, CA | 7 |
| 320 | Barstow, CA | 6 |
| 320 | Calabasas, CA | 6 |
| 320 | Huntington Park, CA | 6 |
| 320 | Red Bluff, CA | 6 |
| 320 | Seal Beach, CA | 6 |
| 320 | Signal Hill, CA | 6 |
| 326 | Anderson, CA | 5 |
| 326 | Bell, CA | 5 |
| 326 | East Palo Alto, CA | 5 |
| 326 | Emeryville, CA | 5 |
| 326 | Monterey, CA | 5 |
| 326 | Suisun City, CA | 5 |
| 332 | Agoura Hills, CA | 4 |
| 332 | Atwater, CA | 4 |
| 332 | Canyon Lake, CA | 4 |
| 332 | Ceres, CA | 4 |
| 332 | Imperial, CA | 4 |
| 332 | Laguna Hills, CA | 4 |
| 332 | Marysville, CA | 4 |
| 332 | Piedmont, CA | 4 |
| 340 | Arvin, CA | 3 |
| 340 | Belmont, CA | 3 |
| 340 | La Verne, CA | 3 |
| 340 | Newman, CA | 3 |
| 344 | Avenal, CA | 2 |
| 344 | Calimesa, CA | 2 |
| 344 | Cudahy, CA | 2 |
| 344 | Lindsay, CA | 2 |
| 344 | Novato, CA | 2 |
| 344 | Selma, CA | 2 |
| 344 | Ukiah, CA | 2 |
| 351 | Cerritos, CA | 1 |
| 351 | Coalinga, CA | 1 |
| 351 | Wasco, CA | 1 |
| 354 | Aliso Viejo, CA | 0 |
| 354 | Blythe, CA | 0 |
| 354 | Brea, CA | 0 |
| 354 | Costa Mesa, CA | 0 |
| 354 | Grand Terrace, CA | 0 |
| 354 | Kerman, CA | 0 |
| 354 | La Palma, CA | 0 |
| 354 | Laguna Woods, CA | 0 |
| 354 | Los Alamitos, CA | 0 |
| 354 | Los Gatos, CA | 0 |
| 354 | Mountain House, CA | 0 |
| 354 | National City, CA | 0 |
| 354 | Norwalk, CA | 0 |
| 354 | Pleasant Hill, CA | 0 |
| 354 | Port Hueneme, CA | 0 |
| 354 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | 0 |