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Cities in Georgia by housing units authorized by building permits

Atlanta, GA had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 94 cities in 2018, at 6,496. Waycross, GA had the lowest, at 0. The median was 143 and the figure for Georgia was 59,315. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6,496Atlanta, GA
Lowest0Waycross, GA
Median14394 cities
Georgia59,315History

Top 40 cities, 2018

Atlanta, GA: 6,496 countAtlanta, GA6,496Holly Springs, GA: 1,093 countHolly Springs, GA1,093Gainesville, GA: 893 countGainesville, GA893Brookhaven, GA: 845 countBrookhaven, GA845Pooler, GA: 843 countPooler, GA843Newnan, GA: 793 countNewnan, GA793Canton, GA: 705 countCanton, GA705Warner Robins, GA: 703 countWarner Robins, GA703Woodstock, GA: 554 countWoodstock, GA554Sandy Springs, GA: 550 countSandy Springs, GA550Port Wentworth, GA: 523 countPort Wentworth, GA523Braselton, GA: 501 countBraselton, GA501Columbus, GA: 501 countColumbus, GA501Lawrenceville, GA: 476 countLawrenceville, GA476Alpharetta, GA: 475 countAlpharetta, GA475McDonough, GA: 436 countMcDonough, GA436Valdosta, GA: 417 countValdosta, GA417Fairburn, GA: 399 countFairburn, GA399Savannah, GA: 399 countSavannah, GA399Locust Grove, GA: 393 countLocust Grove, GA393Winder, GA: 364 countWinder, GA364Chamblee, GA: 356 countChamblee, GA356Cartersville, GA: 318 countCartersville, GA318Grovetown, GA: 317 countGrovetown, GA317Perry, GA: 316 countPerry, GA316Union City, GA: 288 countUnion City, GA288Lovejoy, GA: 254 countLovejoy, GA254Peachtree City, GA: 230 countPeachtree City, GA230Richmond Hill, GA: 229 countRichmond Hill, GA229Flowery Branch, GA: 228 countFlowery Branch, GA228Johns Creek, GA: 211 countJohns Creek, GA211Roswell, GA: 209 countRoswell, GA209Villa Rica, GA: 205 countVilla Rica, GA205Marietta, GA: 203 countMarietta, GA203Smyrna, GA: 198 countSmyrna, GA198Milton, GA: 191 countMilton, GA191Sugar Hill, GA: 190 countSugar Hill, GA190Powder Springs, GA: 187 countPowder Springs, GA187Hinesville, GA: 181 countHinesville, GA181Douglasville, GA: 172 countDouglasville, GA172Atlanta, GA: 6,496 countAtlanta, GA6,496Holly Springs, GA: 1,093 countHolly Springs, GA1,093Gainesville, GA: 893 countGainesville, GA893Brookhaven, GA: 845 countBrookhaven, GA845Pooler, GA: 843 countPooler, GA843Newnan, GA: 793 countNewnan, GA793Canton, GA: 705 countCanton, GA705Warner Robins, GA: 703 countWarner Robins, GA703Woodstock, GA: 554 countWoodstock, GA554Sandy Springs, GA: 550 countSandy Springs, GA550Port Wentworth, GA: 523 countPort Wentworth, GA523Braselton, GA: 501 countBraselton, GA501Columbus, GA: 501 countColumbus, GA501Lawrenceville, GA: 476 countLawrenceville, GA476Alpharetta, GA: 475 countAlpharetta, GA475McDonough, GA: 436 countMcDonough, GA436Valdosta, GA: 417 countValdosta, GA417Fairburn, GA: 399 countFairburn, GA399Savannah, GA: 399 countSavannah, GA399Locust Grove, GA: 393 countLocust Grove, GA393Winder, GA: 364 countWinder, GA364Chamblee, GA: 356 countChamblee, GA356Cartersville, GA: 318 countCartersville, GA318Grovetown, GA: 317 countGrovetown, GA317Perry, GA: 316 countPerry, GA316Union City, GA: 288 countUnion City, GA288Lovejoy, GA: 254 countLovejoy, GA254Peachtree City, GA: 230 countPeachtree City, GA230Richmond Hill, GA: 229 countRichmond Hill, GA229Flowery Branch, GA: 228 countFlowery Branch, GA228Johns Creek, GA: 211 countJohns Creek, GA211Roswell, GA: 209 countRoswell, GA209Villa Rica, GA: 205 countVilla Rica, GA205Marietta, GA: 203 countMarietta, GA203Smyrna, GA: 198 countSmyrna, GA198Milton, GA: 191 countMilton, GA191Sugar Hill, GA: 190 countSugar Hill, GA190Powder Springs, GA: 187 countPowder Springs, GA187Hinesville, GA: 181 countHinesville, GA181Douglasville, GA: 172 countDouglasville, GA172
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2018
count		Change on 2017
1Atlanta, GA Estimated6,496+27.3%
2Holly Springs, GA Estimated1,093+200.3%
3Gainesville, GA Estimated893+76.5%
4Brookhaven, GA Estimated845+181.7%
5Pooler, GA Estimated843+237.2%
6Newnan, GA Estimated793+156.6%
7Canton, GA Estimated705+86%
8Warner Robins, GA Estimated703+41.4%
9Woodstock, GA Estimated554+114.7%
10Sandy Springs, GA Estimated550-62%
11Port Wentworth, GA Estimated523+1,062.2%
12Braselton, GA Estimated501+100.4%
12Columbus, GA Estimated501+5.5%
14Lawrenceville, GA Estimated476+706.8%
15Alpharetta, GA Estimated475+33.1%
16McDonough, GA Estimated436+5.6%
17Valdosta, GA Estimated417+2.5%
18Fairburn, GA Estimated399+136.1%
18Savannah, GA Estimated399+3.9%
20Locust Grove, GA Estimated393+117.1%
21Winder, GA Estimated364-1.9%
22Chamblee, GA Estimated356+84.5%
23Cartersville, GA Estimated318+238.3%
24Grovetown, GA Estimated317+80.1%
25Perry, GA Estimated316-10.2%
26Union City, GA Estimated288-18.9%
27Lovejoy, GA Estimated254+8,366.7%
28Peachtree City, GA Estimated230-18.4%
29Richmond Hill, GA Estimated229-23.2%
30Flowery Branch, GA Estimated228+12.3%
31Johns Creek, GA Estimated211+12.2%
32Roswell, GA Estimated209-14.3%
33Villa Rica, GA Estimated205+210.6%
34Marietta, GA Estimated203+48.2%
35Smyrna, GA Estimated198-13.9%
36Milton, GA Estimated191-7.7%
37Sugar Hill, GA Estimated190-47.9%
38Powder Springs, GA Estimated187+15.4%
39Hinesville, GA Estimated181-6.7%
40Douglasville, GA Estimated172-2.8%
41Dallas, GA Estimated170+4.9%
41Loganville, GA Estimated170-7.6%
43Kingsland, GA Estimated169-27.8%
44Stonecrest, GA Estimated167n/a
45Carrollton, GA Estimated166+435.5%
46Buford, GA Estimated149+4.9%
47Macon, GA Estimated145+40.8%
48St. Marys, GA Estimated140+16.7%
48Tifton, GA Estimated140+1,300%
50Suwanee, GA Estimated139-65.3%
51Stockbridge, GA Estimated135n/a
52Decatur, GA Estimated121-86.4%
53Calhoun, GA Estimated120+51.9%
53Conyers, GA Estimated120+179.1%
55Acworth, GA Estimated107+269%
56East Point, GA Estimated106+45.2%
57Statesboro, GA Estimated100+117.4%
58Jefferson, GA Estimated99-29.3%
59Fayetteville, GA Estimated94+51.6%
60Tucker, GA Estimated86+514.3%
61LaGrange, GA Estimated70+45.8%
62Rincon, GA Estimated67+28.8%
63Snellville, GA Estimated66-42.6%
64Cumming, GA Estimated65+97%
65Duluth, GA Estimated63+14.5%
65Dunwoody, GA Estimated63-30%
67Lilburn, GA Estimated62+195.2%
68Covington, GA Estimated56+100%
69Monroe, GA Estimated55+139.1%
70Albany, GA Estimated48+14.3%
71Kennesaw, GA Estimated40+185.7%
71Milledgeville, GA Estimated40+207.7%
73Thomasville, GA Estimated38+40.7%
74Moultrie, GA Estimated35+16.7%
75Doraville, GA Estimated33+22.2%
76Fort Oglethorpe, GA Estimated27-20.6%
77Norcross, GA Estimated26+36.8%
78Peachtree Corners, GA Estimated25+525%
79Cairo, GA Estimated22-29%
80Vidalia, GA Estimated19+26.7%
81Garden City, GA Estimated13n/a
82Auburn, GA Estimated12n/a
83Bainbridge, GA Estimated11-70.3%
83Dublin, GA Estimated11-56%
85College Park, GA Estimated10-82.1%
86Jesup, GA Estimated60%
87Americus, GA Estimated3-25%
88Clarkston, GA Estimated1n/a
88Douglas, GA Estimated1-98.2%
88Forest Park, GA Estimated1n/a
88Griffin, GA Estimated1-66.7%
92Cedartown, GA Estimated0n/a
92Riverdale, GA Estimated0n/a
92Waycross, GA Estimated0n/a

Other periods

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. 5 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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/so2018a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2019). 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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2018a.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, 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 20 June 2019, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2018a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. 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, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2018a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities?period=2018.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2019) 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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2018a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Atlanta, GA, with 6,496 in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Waycross, GA, with 0 in 2018.

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. 5 cities have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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