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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 2020, at 1,580. Speedway, IN had the lowest, at 0. The median was 62 and the figure for Indiana was 24,919. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,580Westfield, IN
Lowest0Speedway, IN
Median6278 cities
Indiana24,919History

Top 40 cities, 2020

Westfield, IN: 1,580 countWestfield, IN1,580Fishers, IN: 858 countFishers, IN858Jeffersonville, IN: 720 countJeffersonville, IN720Noblesville, IN: 640 countNoblesville, IN640Carmel, IN: 592 countCarmel, IN592Greenwood, IN: 475 countGreenwood, IN475Avon, IN: 466 countAvon, IN466Lafayette, IN: 436 countLafayette, IN436St. John, IN: 428 countSt. John, IN428Brownsburg, IN: 360 countBrownsburg, IN360West Lafayette, IN: 318 countWest Lafayette, IN318Zionsville, IN: 298 countZionsville, IN298Whitestown, IN: 289 countWhitestown, IN289Greenfield, IN: 288 countGreenfield, IN288Cedar Lake, IN: 279 countCedar Lake, IN279McCordsville, IN: 234 countMcCordsville, IN234Lawrence, IN: 232 countLawrence, IN232Plainfield, IN: 217 countPlainfield, IN217Bargersville, IN: 211 countBargersville, IN211Evansville, IN: 186 countEvansville, IN186Valparaiso, IN: 173 countValparaiso, IN173Franklin, IN: 159 countFranklin, IN159Crown Point, IN: 145 countCrown Point, IN145Kokomo, IN: 140 countKokomo, IN140Elkhart, IN: 138 countElkhart, IN138Plymouth, IN: 138 countPlymouth, IN138Sellersburg, IN: 135 countSellersburg, IN135Seymour, IN: 134 countSeymour, IN134Portage, IN: 127 countPortage, IN127Lowell, IN: 124 countLowell, IN124Schererville, IN: 113 countSchererville, IN113Warsaw, IN: 108 countWarsaw, IN108Mooresville, IN: 101 countMooresville, IN101Merrillville, IN: 87 countMerrillville, IN87Muncie, IN: 87 countMuncie, IN87Lebanon, IN: 80 countLebanon, IN80Greensburg, IN: 64 countGreensburg, IN64Anderson, IN: 62 countAnderson, IN62Chesterton, IN: 62 countChesterton, IN62Mishawaka, IN: 62 countMishawaka, IN62Westfield, IN: 1,580 countWestfield, IN1,580Fishers, IN: 858 countFishers, IN858Jeffersonville, IN: 720 countJeffersonville, IN720Noblesville, IN: 640 countNoblesville, IN640Carmel, IN: 592 countCarmel, IN592Greenwood, IN: 475 countGreenwood, IN475Avon, IN: 466 countAvon, IN466Lafayette, IN: 436 countLafayette, IN436St. John, IN: 428 countSt. John, IN428Brownsburg, IN: 360 countBrownsburg, IN360West Lafayette, IN: 318 countWest Lafayette, IN318Zionsville, IN: 298 countZionsville, IN298Whitestown, IN: 289 countWhitestown, IN289Greenfield, IN: 288 countGreenfield, IN288Cedar Lake, IN: 279 countCedar Lake, IN279McCordsville, IN: 234 countMcCordsville, IN234Lawrence, IN: 232 countLawrence, IN232Plainfield, IN: 217 countPlainfield, IN217Bargersville, IN: 211 countBargersville, IN211Evansville, IN: 186 countEvansville, IN186Valparaiso, IN: 173 countValparaiso, IN173Franklin, IN: 159 countFranklin, IN159Crown Point, IN: 145 countCrown Point, IN145Kokomo, IN: 140 countKokomo, IN140Elkhart, IN: 138 countElkhart, IN138Plymouth, IN: 138 countPlymouth, IN138Sellersburg, IN: 135 countSellersburg, IN135Seymour, IN: 134 countSeymour, IN134Portage, IN: 127 countPortage, IN127Lowell, IN: 124 countLowell, IN124Schererville, IN: 113 countSchererville, IN113Warsaw, IN: 108 countWarsaw, IN108Mooresville, IN: 101 countMooresville, IN101Merrillville, IN: 87 countMerrillville, IN87Muncie, IN: 87 countMuncie, IN87Lebanon, IN: 80 countLebanon, IN80Greensburg, IN: 64 countGreensburg, IN64Anderson, IN: 62 countAnderson, IN62Chesterton, IN: 62 countChesterton, IN62Mishawaka, IN: 62 countMishawaka, IN62
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2020
count		Change on 2019
1Westfield, IN Estimated1,580+52.2%
2Fishers, IN Estimated858+0.4%
3Jeffersonville, IN Estimated720+78.7%
4Noblesville, IN Estimated640-5.6%
5Carmel, IN Estimated592+26.5%
6Greenwood, IN Estimated475+64.9%
7Avon, IN Estimated466+96.6%
8Lafayette, IN Estimated436+17.2%
9St. John, IN Estimated428+32.1%
10Brownsburg, IN Estimated360+76.5%
11West Lafayette, IN Estimated318-39.9%
12Zionsville, IN Estimated298-33.6%
13Whitestown, IN Estimated289+41.7%
14Greenfield, IN Estimated288+76.7%
15Cedar Lake, IN Estimated279+48.4%
16McCordsville, IN Estimated234+148.9%
17Lawrence, IN Estimated232+186.4%
18Plainfield, IN Estimated217-42.1%
19Bargersville, IN Estimated211+1.9%
20Evansville, IN Estimated186+18.5%
21Valparaiso, IN Estimated173+73%
22Franklin, IN Estimated159+71%
23Crown Point, IN Estimated145-32.6%
24Kokomo, IN Estimated140-36.7%
25Elkhart, IN Estimated138+206.7%
25Plymouth, IN Estimated138+1,280%
27Sellersburg, IN Estimated135+75.3%
28Seymour, IN Estimated134-19.3%
29Portage, IN Estimated127+5%
30Lowell, IN Estimated124+31.9%
31Schererville, IN Estimated113+126%
32Warsaw, IN Estimated108+1.9%
33Mooresville, IN Estimated101+62.9%
34Merrillville, IN Estimated870%
34Muncie, IN Estimated87+278.3%
36Lebanon, IN Estimated80+14.3%
37Greensburg, IN Estimated64+12.3%
38Anderson, IN Estimated62+6.9%
38Chesterton, IN Estimated62-30.3%
38Mishawaka, IN Estimated62+19.2%
41Clarksville, IN Estimated61+69.4%
42Danville, IN Estimated56+24.4%
43Auburn, IN Estimated55-22.5%
44Goshen, IN Estimated52-8.8%
44New Albany, IN Estimated52+18.2%
46Shelbyville, IN Estimated47+38.2%
47Marion, IN Estimated46+48.4%
48Martinsville, IN Estimated44+193.3%
49Yorktown, IN Estimated43n/a
50Crawfordsville, IN Estimated41-10.9%
51Terre Haute, IN Estimated38+15.2%
52Jasper, IN Estimated36-46.3%
53Hobart, IN Estimated34+112.5%
53Washington, IN Estimated34+30.8%
55Decatur, IN Estimated31+47.6%
56Columbia City, IN Estimated30-53.1%
57East Chicago, IN Estimated28n/a
57Michigan City, IN Estimated28+64.7%
59Bedford, IN Estimated27+17.4%
60Kendallville, IN Estimated25+13.6%
61Vincennes, IN Estimated22+1,000%
62Huntington, IN Estimated21+10.5%
63Munster, IN Estimated18-25%
64New Castle, IN Estimated13+160%
65Madison, IN Estimated12+9.1%
66Dyer, IN Estimated11+175%
67Peru, IN Estimated10+66.7%
68Frankfort, IN Estimated9+28.6%
68Wabash, IN Estimated9+28.6%
70Gary, IN Estimated80%
70La Porte, IN Estimated8-20%
72Hammond, IN Estimated7-56.3%
72Richmond, IN Estimated7+16.7%
74Griffith, IN Estimated5+150%
75Highland, IN Estimated3-62.5%
76Beech Grove, IN Estimated0n/a
76Lake Station, IN Estimated0n/a
76Speedway, IN Estimated0-100%

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. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2020 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/mw2020a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2021). 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, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2020a.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, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 3 May 2021, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2020a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2021. 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, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2020a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2020.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2021) 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, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2020a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Westfield, IN, with 1,580 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Speedway, IN, with 0 in 2020.

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 2020 and are not ranked.

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