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Cities in Indiana by housing units authorized by building permits

Westfield, IN had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 78 cities in 2016, at 845. Peru, IN had the lowest, at 0. The median was 48 and the figure for Indiana was 18,713. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest845Westfield, IN
Lowest0Peru, IN
Median4878 cities
Indiana18,713History

Top 40 cities, 2016

Westfield, IN: 845 countWestfield, IN845Noblesville, IN: 646 countNoblesville, IN646Fishers, IN: 599 countFishers, IN599Plainfield, IN: 581 countPlainfield, IN581Carmel, IN: 431 countCarmel, IN431Terre Haute, IN: 361 countTerre Haute, IN361Greenwood, IN: 325 countGreenwood, IN325Kokomo, IN: 310 countKokomo, IN310Crown Point, IN: 260 countCrown Point, IN260Valparaiso, IN: 256 countValparaiso, IN256Whitestown, IN: 245 countWhitestown, IN245Jeffersonville, IN: 233 countJeffersonville, IN233St. John, IN: 210 countSt. John, IN210Brownsburg, IN: 204 countBrownsburg, IN204Seymour, IN: 191 countSeymour, IN191Evansville, IN: 176 countEvansville, IN176Greenfield, IN: 161 countGreenfield, IN161Avon, IN: 152 countAvon, IN152Cedar Lake, IN: 148 countCedar Lake, IN148West Lafayette, IN: 131 countWest Lafayette, IN131Warsaw, IN: 124 countWarsaw, IN124Zionsville, IN: 124 countZionsville, IN124Lafayette, IN: 115 countLafayette, IN115McCordsville, IN: 115 countMcCordsville, IN115Mishawaka, IN: 104 countMishawaka, IN104Bargersville, IN: 95 countBargersville, IN95Lawrence, IN: 95 countLawrence, IN95Auburn, IN: 87 countAuburn, IN87Portage, IN: 83 countPortage, IN83Lowell, IN: 81 countLowell, IN81Richmond, IN: 80 countRichmond, IN80Columbia City, IN: 78 countColumbia City, IN78Chesterton, IN: 71 countChesterton, IN71Hobart, IN: 66 countHobart, IN66Danville, IN: 63 countDanville, IN63Franklin, IN: 63 countFranklin, IN63Schererville, IN: 60 countSchererville, IN60Merrillville, IN: 51 countMerrillville, IN51Jasper, IN: 49 countJasper, IN49New Albany, IN: 47 countNew Albany, IN47Westfield, IN: 845 countWestfield, IN845Noblesville, IN: 646 countNoblesville, IN646Fishers, IN: 599 countFishers, IN599Plainfield, IN: 581 countPlainfield, IN581Carmel, IN: 431 countCarmel, IN431Terre Haute, IN: 361 countTerre Haute, IN361Greenwood, IN: 325 countGreenwood, IN325Kokomo, IN: 310 countKokomo, IN310Crown Point, IN: 260 countCrown Point, IN260Valparaiso, IN: 256 countValparaiso, IN256Whitestown, IN: 245 countWhitestown, IN245Jeffersonville, IN: 233 countJeffersonville, IN233St. John, IN: 210 countSt. John, IN210Brownsburg, IN: 204 countBrownsburg, IN204Seymour, IN: 191 countSeymour, IN191Evansville, IN: 176 countEvansville, IN176Greenfield, IN: 161 countGreenfield, IN161Avon, IN: 152 countAvon, IN152Cedar Lake, IN: 148 countCedar Lake, IN148West Lafayette, IN: 131 countWest Lafayette, IN131Warsaw, IN: 124 countWarsaw, IN124Zionsville, IN: 124 countZionsville, IN124Lafayette, IN: 115 countLafayette, IN115McCordsville, IN: 115 countMcCordsville, IN115Mishawaka, IN: 104 countMishawaka, IN104Bargersville, IN: 95 countBargersville, IN95Lawrence, IN: 95 countLawrence, IN95Auburn, IN: 87 countAuburn, IN87Portage, IN: 83 countPortage, IN83Lowell, IN: 81 countLowell, IN81Richmond, IN: 80 countRichmond, IN80Columbia City, IN: 78 countColumbia City, IN78Chesterton, IN: 71 countChesterton, IN71Hobart, IN: 66 countHobart, IN66Danville, IN: 63 countDanville, IN63Franklin, IN: 63 countFranklin, IN63Schererville, IN: 60 countSchererville, IN60Merrillville, IN: 51 countMerrillville, IN51Jasper, IN: 49 countJasper, IN49New Albany, IN: 47 countNew Albany, IN47
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2016
count		Change on 2015
1Westfield, IN Estimated845+41.3%
2Noblesville, IN Estimated646-33.5%
3Fishers, IN Estimated599-21.6%
4Plainfield, IN Estimated581+38.7%
5Carmel, IN Estimated431-73.8%
6Terre Haute, IN Estimated361+240.6%
7Greenwood, IN Estimated325+15.7%
8Kokomo, IN Estimated310+28.6%
9Crown Point, IN Estimated260+6.1%
10Valparaiso, IN Estimated256-23.6%
11Whitestown, IN Estimated245+9.9%
12Jeffersonville, IN Estimated233+55.3%
13St. John, IN Estimated210+29.6%
14Brownsburg, IN Estimated204+29.9%
15Seymour, IN Estimated191+9.1%
16Evansville, IN Estimated176+175%
17Greenfield, IN Estimated161+182.5%
18Avon, IN Estimated152-19.1%
19Cedar Lake, IN Estimated148+17.5%
20West Lafayette, IN Estimated131+263.9%
21Warsaw, IN Estimated124+9.7%
21Zionsville, IN Estimated124-13.9%
23Lafayette, IN Estimated115+25%
23McCordsville, IN Estimated115-20.7%
25Mishawaka, IN Estimated104-56.1%
26Bargersville, IN Estimated95+1.1%
26Lawrence, IN Estimated95+39.7%
28Auburn, IN Estimated87+107.1%
29Portage, IN Estimated83+277.3%
30Lowell, IN Estimated81+26.6%
31Richmond, IN Estimated80+12.7%
32Columbia City, IN Estimated78+333.3%
33Chesterton, IN Estimated71+54.3%
34Hobart, IN Estimated66+106.3%
35Danville, IN Estimated63+173.9%
35Franklin, IN Estimated63+1.6%
37Schererville, IN Estimated60-9.1%
38Merrillville, IN Estimated51+54.5%
39Jasper, IN Estimated49+25.6%
40New Albany, IN Estimated47+34.3%
41Dyer, IN Estimated44+158.8%
42Goshen, IN Estimated420%
43Lebanon, IN Estimated40-45.2%
44Shelbyville, IN Estimated38-34.5%
45Yorktown, IN Estimated32+52.4%
46Mooresville, IN Estimated28+3.7%
47Crawfordsville, IN Estimated27+35%
47Muncie, IN Estimated27+285.7%
49Clarksville, IN Estimated25-47.9%
49Sellersburg, IN Estimated25-13.8%
51Kendallville, IN Estimated210%
52Greensburg, IN Estimated20-20%
52Huntington, IN Estimated20-25.9%
54Bedford, IN Estimated16+128.6%
55Marion, IN Estimated15-69.4%
55Munster, IN Estimated15-28.6%
57Griffith, IN Estimated13+44.4%
58Decatur, IN Estimated12-40%
58Elkhart, IN Estimated120%
60Madison, IN Estimated11-15.4%
61Anderson, IN Estimated10-63%
61La Porte, IN Estimated10+25%
63Frankfort, IN Estimated9+350%
63Michigan City, IN Estimated9-85.5%
63Plymouth, IN Estimated9+80%
63Wabash, IN Estimated9+50%
67Gary, IN Estimated8+60%
68Martinsville, IN Estimated7-12.5%
69Hammond, IN Estimated6-93.2%
70Highland, IN Estimated5+150%
71New Castle, IN Estimated4+100%
71Vincennes, IN Estimated4-50%
71Washington, IN Estimated4-33.3%
74Speedway, IN Estimated1-50%
75Beech Grove, IN Estimated0-100%
75East Chicago, IN Estimated0-100%
75Lake Station, IN Estimated0-100%
75Peru, IN Estimated0-100%

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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. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2016 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/Midwest%20Region/mw2016a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Indiana by housing units authorized by building permits, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2016a.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 Indiana by housing units authorized by building permits, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2017, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2016a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Indiana by housing units authorized by building permits, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2016a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2017) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Indiana by housing units authorized by building permits, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2016a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Westfield, IN, with 845 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Peru, IN, with 0 in 2016.

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. 1 cities have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.

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