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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 2017, at 863. Speedway, IN had the lowest, at 0. The median was 72 and the figure for Indiana was 21,664. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest863Westfield, IN
Lowest0Speedway, IN
Median7278 cities
Indiana21,664History

Top 40 cities, 2017

Westfield, IN: 863 countWestfield, IN863Carmel, IN: 757 countCarmel, IN757Fishers, IN: 725 countFishers, IN725Noblesville, IN: 677 countNoblesville, IN677Greenwood, IN: 634 countGreenwood, IN634Plainfield, IN: 611 countPlainfield, IN611Mishawaka, IN: 498 countMishawaka, IN498West Lafayette, IN: 398 countWest Lafayette, IN398St. John, IN: 357 countSt. John, IN357Avon, IN: 315 countAvon, IN315Crown Point, IN: 306 countCrown Point, IN306Goshen, IN: 247 countGoshen, IN247Brownsburg, IN: 233 countBrownsburg, IN233Valparaiso, IN: 216 countValparaiso, IN216Zionsville, IN: 204 countZionsville, IN204Terre Haute, IN: 202 countTerre Haute, IN202Greenfield, IN: 199 countGreenfield, IN199Jeffersonville, IN: 192 countJeffersonville, IN192Seymour, IN: 182 countSeymour, IN182Whitestown, IN: 177 countWhitestown, IN177Cedar Lake, IN: 169 countCedar Lake, IN169Chesterton, IN: 164 countChesterton, IN164Shelbyville, IN: 164 countShelbyville, IN164Franklin, IN: 131 countFranklin, IN131Warsaw, IN: 118 countWarsaw, IN118Bargersville, IN: 114 countBargersville, IN114Lebanon, IN: 103 countLebanon, IN103Lafayette, IN: 101 countLafayette, IN101Auburn, IN: 95 countAuburn, IN95McCordsville, IN: 93 countMcCordsville, IN93Merrillville, IN: 88 countMerrillville, IN88Anderson, IN: 87 countAnderson, IN87Portage, IN: 85 countPortage, IN85Kokomo, IN: 84 countKokomo, IN84Richmond, IN: 84 countRichmond, IN84Evansville, IN: 78 countEvansville, IN78Frankfort, IN: 77 countFrankfort, IN77Dyer, IN: 75 countDyer, IN75Lawrence, IN: 72 countLawrence, IN72Lowell, IN: 72 countLowell, IN72Westfield, IN: 863 countWestfield, IN863Carmel, IN: 757 countCarmel, IN757Fishers, IN: 725 countFishers, IN725Noblesville, IN: 677 countNoblesville, IN677Greenwood, IN: 634 countGreenwood, IN634Plainfield, IN: 611 countPlainfield, IN611Mishawaka, IN: 498 countMishawaka, IN498West Lafayette, IN: 398 countWest Lafayette, IN398St. John, IN: 357 countSt. John, IN357Avon, IN: 315 countAvon, IN315Crown Point, IN: 306 countCrown Point, IN306Goshen, IN: 247 countGoshen, IN247Brownsburg, IN: 233 countBrownsburg, IN233Valparaiso, IN: 216 countValparaiso, IN216Zionsville, IN: 204 countZionsville, IN204Terre Haute, IN: 202 countTerre Haute, IN202Greenfield, IN: 199 countGreenfield, IN199Jeffersonville, IN: 192 countJeffersonville, IN192Seymour, IN: 182 countSeymour, IN182Whitestown, IN: 177 countWhitestown, IN177Cedar Lake, IN: 169 countCedar Lake, IN169Chesterton, IN: 164 countChesterton, IN164Shelbyville, IN: 164 countShelbyville, IN164Franklin, IN: 131 countFranklin, IN131Warsaw, IN: 118 countWarsaw, IN118Bargersville, IN: 114 countBargersville, IN114Lebanon, IN: 103 countLebanon, IN103Lafayette, IN: 101 countLafayette, IN101Auburn, IN: 95 countAuburn, IN95McCordsville, IN: 93 countMcCordsville, IN93Merrillville, IN: 88 countMerrillville, IN88Anderson, IN: 87 countAnderson, IN87Portage, IN: 85 countPortage, IN85Kokomo, IN: 84 countKokomo, IN84Richmond, IN: 84 countRichmond, IN84Evansville, IN: 78 countEvansville, IN78Frankfort, IN: 77 countFrankfort, IN77Dyer, IN: 75 countDyer, IN75Lawrence, IN: 72 countLawrence, IN72Lowell, IN: 72 countLowell, IN72
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2017
count		Change on 2016
1Westfield, IN Estimated863+2.1%
2Carmel, IN Estimated757+75.6%
3Fishers, IN Estimated725+21%
4Noblesville, IN Estimated677+4.8%
5Greenwood, IN Estimated634+95.1%
6Plainfield, IN Estimated611+5.2%
7Mishawaka, IN Estimated498+378.8%
8West Lafayette, IN Estimated398+203.8%
9St. John, IN Estimated357+70%
10Avon, IN Estimated315+107.2%
11Crown Point, IN Estimated306+17.7%
12Goshen, IN Estimated247+488.1%
13Brownsburg, IN Estimated233+14.2%
14Valparaiso, IN Estimated216-15.6%
15Zionsville, IN Estimated204+64.5%
16Terre Haute, IN Estimated202-44%
17Greenfield, IN Estimated199+23.6%
18Jeffersonville, IN Estimated192-17.6%
19Seymour, IN Estimated182-4.7%
20Whitestown, IN Estimated177-27.8%
21Cedar Lake, IN Estimated169+14.2%
22Chesterton, IN Estimated164+131%
22Shelbyville, IN Estimated164+331.6%
24Franklin, IN Estimated131+107.9%
25Warsaw, IN Estimated118-4.8%
26Bargersville, IN Estimated114+20%
27Lebanon, IN Estimated103+157.5%
28Lafayette, IN Estimated101-12.2%
29Auburn, IN Estimated95+9.2%
30McCordsville, IN Estimated93-19.1%
31Merrillville, IN Estimated88+72.5%
32Anderson, IN Estimated87+770%
33Portage, IN Estimated85+2.4%
34Kokomo, IN Estimated84-72.9%
34Richmond, IN Estimated84+5%
36Evansville, IN Estimated78-55.7%
37Frankfort, IN Estimated77+755.6%
38Dyer, IN Estimated75+70.5%
39Lawrence, IN Estimated72-24.2%
39Lowell, IN Estimated72-11.1%
41Schererville, IN Estimated56-6.7%
42Danville, IN Estimated52-17.5%
42Jasper, IN Estimated52+6.1%
44Columbia City, IN Estimated51-34.6%
45New Albany, IN Estimated46-2.1%
46Clarksville, IN Estimated43+72%
47Michigan City, IN Estimated35+288.9%
48Crawfordsville, IN Estimated34+25.9%
49Mooresville, IN Estimated29+3.6%
49Sellersburg, IN Estimated29+16%
51Yorktown, IN Estimated28-12.5%
52Griffith, IN Estimated27+107.7%
53Decatur, IN Estimated25+108.3%
53Huntington, IN Estimated25+25%
53Plymouth, IN Estimated25+177.8%
56Greensburg, IN Estimated24+20%
56Hobart, IN Estimated24-63.6%
58Kendallville, IN Estimated23+9.5%
58Washington, IN Estimated23+475%
60Marion, IN Estimated21+40%
61Martinsville, IN Estimated20+185.7%
62Bedford, IN Estimated13-18.8%
62Elkhart, IN Estimated13+8.3%
62Madison, IN Estimated13+18.2%
62Muncie, IN Estimated13-51.9%
62Munster, IN Estimated13-13.3%
67La Porte, IN Estimated12+20%
67Wabash, IN Estimated12+33.3%
69Gary, IN Estimated7-12.5%
70Hammond, IN Estimated60%
71Highland, IN Estimated50%
72Vincennes, IN Estimated40%
73New Castle, IN Estimated2-50%
74Beech Grove, IN Estimated1n/a
75East Chicago, IN Estimated0n/a
75Lake Station, IN Estimated0n/a
75Peru, IN Estimated0n/a
75Speedway, 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 2017 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/mw2017a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). 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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2017a.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, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2018, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2017a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2018. 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, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2017a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2017.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2018) 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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2017a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Westfield, IN, with 863 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Speedway, IN, with 0 in 2017.

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 2017 and are not ranked.

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