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Cities in Georgia by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

Atlanta, GA had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 96 cities in 2025, at 5,622. Mulberry, GA had the lowest, at 0. The median was 141 and the figure for Georgia was 61,196. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest5,622Atlanta, GA
Lowest0Mulberry, GA
Median14196 cities
Georgia61,196History

Top 40 cities, 2025

Atlanta, GA: 5,622 countAtlanta, GA5,622Port Wentworth, GA: 1,562 countPort Wentworth, GA1,562Pooler, GA: 1,223 countPooler, GA1,223Sandy Springs, GA: 1,187 countSandy Springs, GA1,187Statesboro, GA: 766 countStatesboro, GA766Lawrenceville, GA: 697 countLawrenceville, GA697Union City, GA: 612 countUnion City, GA612Villa Rica, GA: 588 countVilla Rica, GA588LaGrange, GA: 581 countLaGrange, GA581Richmond Hill, GA: 557 countRichmond Hill, GA557Savannah, GA: 550 countSavannah, GA550South Fulton, GA: 540 countSouth Fulton, GA540Perry, GA: 539 countPerry, GA539Valdosta, GA: 507 countValdosta, GA507Johns Creek, GA: 483 countJohns Creek, GA483Braselton, GA: 443 countBraselton, GA443Gainesville, GA: 413 countGainesville, GA413Chamblee, GA: 401 countChamblee, GA401Douglasville, GA: 362 countDouglasville, GA362Powder Springs, GA: 353 countPowder Springs, GA353Warner Robins, GA: 342 countWarner Robins, GA342Alpharetta, GA: 340 countAlpharetta, GA340Winder, GA: 305 countWinder, GA305College Park, GA: 290 countCollege Park, GA290Canton, GA: 283 countCanton, GA283Columbus, GA: 260 countColumbus, GA260Covington, GA: 255 countCovington, GA255Lovejoy, GA: 248 countLovejoy, GA248Kingsland, GA: 244 countKingsland, GA244Locust Grove, GA: 222 countLocust Grove, GA222Woodstock, GA: 222 countWoodstock, GA222Auburn, GA: 215 countAuburn, GA215Stockbridge, GA: 205 countStockbridge, GA205Sugar Hill, GA: 201 countSugar Hill, GA201Grovetown, GA: 197 countGrovetown, GA197Cumming, GA: 182 countCumming, GA182Flowery Branch, GA: 179 countFlowery Branch, GA179Calhoun, GA: 171 countCalhoun, GA171Hinesville, GA: 170 countHinesville, GA170Dallas, GA: 165 countDallas, GA165Atlanta, GA: 5,622 countAtlanta, GA5,622Port Wentworth, GA: 1,562 countPort Wentworth, GA1,562Pooler, GA: 1,223 countPooler, GA1,223Sandy Springs, GA: 1,187 countSandy Springs, GA1,187Statesboro, GA: 766 countStatesboro, GA766Lawrenceville, GA: 697 countLawrenceville, GA697Union City, GA: 612 countUnion City, GA612Villa Rica, GA: 588 countVilla Rica, GA588LaGrange, GA: 581 countLaGrange, GA581Richmond Hill, GA: 557 countRichmond Hill, GA557Savannah, GA: 550 countSavannah, GA550South Fulton, GA: 540 countSouth Fulton, GA540Perry, GA: 539 countPerry, GA539Valdosta, GA: 507 countValdosta, GA507Johns Creek, GA: 483 countJohns Creek, GA483Braselton, GA: 443 countBraselton, GA443Gainesville, GA: 413 countGainesville, GA413Chamblee, GA: 401 countChamblee, GA401Douglasville, GA: 362 countDouglasville, GA362Powder Springs, GA: 353 countPowder Springs, GA353Warner Robins, GA: 342 countWarner Robins, GA342Alpharetta, GA: 340 countAlpharetta, GA340Winder, GA: 305 countWinder, GA305College Park, GA: 290 countCollege Park, GA290Canton, GA: 283 countCanton, GA283Columbus, GA: 260 countColumbus, GA260Covington, GA: 255 countCovington, GA255Lovejoy, GA: 248 countLovejoy, GA248Kingsland, GA: 244 countKingsland, GA244Locust Grove, GA: 222 countLocust Grove, GA222Woodstock, GA: 222 countWoodstock, GA222Auburn, GA: 215 countAuburn, GA215Stockbridge, GA: 205 countStockbridge, GA205Sugar Hill, GA: 201 countSugar Hill, GA201Grovetown, GA: 197 countGrovetown, GA197Cumming, GA: 182 countCumming, GA182Flowery Branch, GA: 179 countFlowery Branch, GA179Calhoun, GA: 171 countCalhoun, GA171Hinesville, GA: 170 countHinesville, GA170Dallas, GA: 165 countDallas, GA165
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2025
count		Change on 2024
1Atlanta, GA Estimated5,622-30.7%
2Port Wentworth, GA Estimated1,562+30.5%
3Pooler, GA Estimated1,223+48.4%
4Sandy Springs, GA Estimated1,187+241.1%
5Statesboro, GA Estimated766+356%
6Lawrenceville, GA Estimated697+90.4%
7Union City, GA Estimated612-33.6%
8Villa Rica, GA Estimated588+56%
9LaGrange, GA Estimated581+164.1%
10Richmond Hill, GA Estimated557+177.1%
11Savannah, GA Estimated550-5%
12South Fulton, GA Estimated540-31%
13Perry, GA Estimated539+37.2%
14Valdosta, GA Estimated507-7%
15Johns Creek, GA Estimated483+274.4%
16Braselton, GA Estimated443+6.7%
17Gainesville, GA Estimated413-47%
18Chamblee, GA Estimated401+1,905%
19Douglasville, GA Estimated362+3.4%
20Powder Springs, GA Estimated353-27.7%
21Warner Robins, GA Estimated342-54.7%
22Alpharetta, GA Estimated340+50.4%
23Winder, GA Estimated305-4.1%
24College Park, GA Estimated290+353.1%
25Canton, GA Estimated283-75.3%
26Columbus, GA Estimated260-10.7%
27Covington, GA Estimated255-75.6%
28Lovejoy, GA Estimated248+4.6%
29Kingsland, GA Estimated244+28.4%
30Locust Grove, GA Estimated222+3.3%
30Woodstock, GA Estimated222-25%
32Auburn, GA Estimated215+532.4%
33Stockbridge, GA Estimated205+10.8%
34Sugar Hill, GA Estimated201-23.6%
35Grovetown, GA Estimated197+77.5%
36Cumming, GA Estimated182-82.9%
37Flowery Branch, GA Estimated179-53.4%
38Calhoun, GA Estimated171-40.2%
39Hinesville, GA Estimated170+14.9%
40Dallas, GA Estimated165+22.2%
41Conyers, GA Estimated163-8.9%
42Holly Springs, GA Estimated162+72.3%
43East Point, GA Estimated159-10.7%
44Cartersville, GA Estimated149-15.3%
45Brookhaven, GA Estimated143+22.2%
45Macon, GA Estimated143-7.1%
45Milton, GA Estimated143+22.2%
48Fayetteville, GA Estimated141+161.1%
48Newnan, GA Estimated141-14.5%
50St. Marys, GA Estimated134-18.8%
51Carrollton, GA Estimated116+0.9%
52Marietta, GA Estimated112+14.3%
53Bainbridge, GA Estimated110-0.9%
54Cedartown, GA Estimated108+350%
54Smyrna, GA Estimated108+9.1%
56Duluth, GA Estimated101-47.1%
57Tifton, GA Estimated97+5.4%
58Dublin, GA Estimated95+97.9%
59Jefferson, GA Estimated92-57.2%
60Stonecrest, GA Estimated87+31.8%
61Fairburn, GA Estimated86+126.3%
62Peachtree City, GA Estimated85-47.9%
63Waycross, GA Estimated84+740%
64Doraville, GA Estimated82+1,540%
64Snellville, GA Estimated82+36.7%
66Monroe, GA Estimated78+225%
67Riverdale, GA Estimated700%
68Acworth, GA Estimated64-43.4%
69Moultrie, GA Estimated63+21.2%
70Suwanee, GA Estimated62+287.5%
71Buford, GA Estimated61+17.3%
72Lilburn, GA Estimated600%
73Loganville, GA Estimated52-28.8%
73McDonough, GA Estimated52-71.7%
73Rincon, GA Estimated52-29.7%
76Peachtree Corners, GA Estimated51+410%
77Kennesaw, GA Estimated48-40%
78Roswell, GA Estimated47-71.9%
79Thomasville, GA Estimated43-6.5%
80Vidalia, GA Estimated35+6.1%
81Albany, GA Estimated32-28.9%
81Douglas, GA Estimated32-13.5%
81Jesup, GA Estimated32-23.8%
84Decatur, GA Estimated30-92.3%
85Griffin, GA Estimated220%
86Dunwoody, GA Estimated14+16.7%
87Americus, GA Estimated12-20%
88Milledgeville, GA Estimated9+80%
89Forest Park, GA Estimated80%
90Tucker, GA Estimated7-82.1%
91Clarkston, GA Estimated6-53.8%
92Cairo, GA Estimated3-83.3%
92Norcross, GA Estimated3-96.1%
94Garden City, GA Estimated1-90.9%
95Fort Oglethorpe, GA Estimated0-100%
95Mulberry, GA Estimated0n/a

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About this ranking

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.

Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 3 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2025 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Georgia by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt

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Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Georgia by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Georgia by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Georgia by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

Atlanta, GA, with 5,622 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?

Mulberry, GA, with 0 in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 3 cities have no value for 2025 and are not ranked.

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