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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 2021, at 1,853. Peru, IN had the lowest, at 0. The median was 58 and the figure for Indiana was 29,860. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,853Westfield, IN
Lowest0Peru, IN
Median5878 cities
Indiana29,860History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Westfield, IN: 1,853 countWestfield, IN1,853Noblesville, IN: 1,063 countNoblesville, IN1,063Carmel, IN: 943 countCarmel, IN943Jeffersonville, IN: 747 countJeffersonville, IN747Fishers, IN: 723 countFishers, IN723Greenfield, IN: 634 countGreenfield, IN634Greenwood, IN: 590 countGreenwood, IN590St. John, IN: 550 countSt. John, IN550Lafayette, IN: 519 countLafayette, IN519Brownsburg, IN: 443 countBrownsburg, IN443McCordsville, IN: 436 countMcCordsville, IN436Whitestown, IN: 425 countWhitestown, IN425Cedar Lake, IN: 394 countCedar Lake, IN394Evansville, IN: 356 countEvansville, IN356Zionsville, IN: 292 countZionsville, IN292Avon, IN: 287 countAvon, IN287Plainfield, IN: 276 countPlainfield, IN276Crown Point, IN: 274 countCrown Point, IN274Sellersburg, IN: 272 countSellersburg, IN272Bargersville, IN: 239 countBargersville, IN239Franklin, IN: 175 countFranklin, IN175Kokomo, IN: 169 countKokomo, IN169Plymouth, IN: 158 countPlymouth, IN158Valparaiso, IN: 158 countValparaiso, IN158Lebanon, IN: 151 countLebanon, IN151West Lafayette, IN: 149 countWest Lafayette, IN149Portage, IN: 143 countPortage, IN143Warsaw, IN: 127 countWarsaw, IN127Mooresville, IN: 125 countMooresville, IN125Elkhart, IN: 123 countElkhart, IN123Chesterton, IN: 116 countChesterton, IN116Lowell, IN: 110 countLowell, IN110Shelbyville, IN: 99 countShelbyville, IN99Schererville, IN: 77 countSchererville, IN77Jasper, IN: 74 countJasper, IN74Danville, IN: 73 countDanville, IN73Greensburg, IN: 73 countGreensburg, IN73Anderson, IN: 67 countAnderson, IN67Seymour, IN: 59 countSeymour, IN59Columbia City, IN: 57 countColumbia City, IN57Westfield, IN: 1,853 countWestfield, IN1,853Noblesville, IN: 1,063 countNoblesville, IN1,063Carmel, IN: 943 countCarmel, IN943Jeffersonville, IN: 747 countJeffersonville, IN747Fishers, IN: 723 countFishers, IN723Greenfield, IN: 634 countGreenfield, IN634Greenwood, IN: 590 countGreenwood, IN590St. John, IN: 550 countSt. John, IN550Lafayette, IN: 519 countLafayette, IN519Brownsburg, IN: 443 countBrownsburg, IN443McCordsville, IN: 436 countMcCordsville, IN436Whitestown, IN: 425 countWhitestown, IN425Cedar Lake, IN: 394 countCedar Lake, IN394Evansville, IN: 356 countEvansville, IN356Zionsville, IN: 292 countZionsville, IN292Avon, IN: 287 countAvon, IN287Plainfield, IN: 276 countPlainfield, IN276Crown Point, IN: 274 countCrown Point, IN274Sellersburg, IN: 272 countSellersburg, IN272Bargersville, IN: 239 countBargersville, IN239Franklin, IN: 175 countFranklin, IN175Kokomo, IN: 169 countKokomo, IN169Plymouth, IN: 158 countPlymouth, IN158Valparaiso, IN: 158 countValparaiso, IN158Lebanon, IN: 151 countLebanon, IN151West Lafayette, IN: 149 countWest Lafayette, IN149Portage, IN: 143 countPortage, IN143Warsaw, IN: 127 countWarsaw, IN127Mooresville, IN: 125 countMooresville, IN125Elkhart, IN: 123 countElkhart, IN123Chesterton, IN: 116 countChesterton, IN116Lowell, IN: 110 countLowell, IN110Shelbyville, IN: 99 countShelbyville, IN99Schererville, IN: 77 countSchererville, IN77Jasper, IN: 74 countJasper, IN74Danville, IN: 73 countDanville, IN73Greensburg, IN: 73 countGreensburg, IN73Anderson, IN: 67 countAnderson, IN67Seymour, IN: 59 countSeymour, IN59Columbia City, IN: 57 countColumbia City, IN57
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
count		Change on 2020
1Westfield, IN Estimated1,853+17.3%
2Noblesville, IN Estimated1,063+66.1%
3Carmel, IN Estimated943+59.3%
4Jeffersonville, IN Estimated747+3.8%
5Fishers, IN Estimated723-15.7%
6Greenfield, IN Estimated634+120.1%
7Greenwood, IN Estimated590+24.2%
8St. John, IN Estimated550+28.5%
9Lafayette, IN Estimated519+19%
10Brownsburg, IN Estimated443+23.1%
11McCordsville, IN Estimated436+86.3%
12Whitestown, IN Estimated425+47.1%
13Cedar Lake, IN Estimated394+41.2%
14Evansville, IN Estimated356+91.4%
15Zionsville, IN Estimated292-2%
16Avon, IN Estimated287-38.4%
17Plainfield, IN Estimated276+27.2%
18Crown Point, IN Estimated274+89%
19Sellersburg, IN Estimated272+101.5%
20Bargersville, IN Estimated239+13.3%
21Franklin, IN Estimated175+10.1%
22Kokomo, IN Estimated169+20.7%
23Plymouth, IN Estimated158+14.5%
23Valparaiso, IN Estimated158-8.7%
25Lebanon, IN Estimated151+88.8%
26West Lafayette, IN Estimated149-53.1%
27Portage, IN Estimated143+12.6%
28Warsaw, IN Estimated127+17.6%
29Mooresville, IN Estimated125+23.8%
30Elkhart, IN Estimated123-10.9%
31Chesterton, IN Estimated116+87.1%
32Lowell, IN Estimated110-11.3%
33Shelbyville, IN Estimated99+110.6%
34Schererville, IN Estimated77-31.9%
35Jasper, IN Estimated74+105.6%
36Danville, IN Estimated73+30.4%
36Greensburg, IN Estimated73+14.1%
38Anderson, IN Estimated67+8.1%
39Seymour, IN Estimated59-56%
40Columbia City, IN Estimated57+90%
40Goshen, IN Estimated57+9.6%
40New Albany, IN Estimated57+9.6%
43Auburn, IN Estimated550%
44Lawrence, IN Estimated49-78.9%
45Hobart, IN Estimated43+26.5%
46Mishawaka, IN Estimated40-35.5%
47Washington, IN Estimated39+14.7%
48Merrillville, IN Estimated38-56.3%
48Yorktown, IN Estimated38-11.6%
50Crawfordsville, IN Estimated37-9.8%
51Michigan City, IN Estimated36+28.6%
52Martinsville, IN Estimated34-22.7%
53Munster, IN Estimated33+83.3%
53Terre Haute, IN Estimated33-13.2%
55Bedford, IN Estimated31+14.8%
56Decatur, IN Estimated28-9.7%
56Kendallville, IN Estimated28+12%
58Dyer, IN Estimated26+136.4%
59Richmond, IN Estimated24+242.9%
60Huntington, IN Estimated23+9.5%
61Frankfort, IN Estimated18+100%
61Hammond, IN Estimated18+157.1%
61Muncie, IN Estimated18-79.3%
64Clarksville, IN Estimated17-72.1%
65Madison, IN Estimated14+16.7%
66Beech Grove, IN Estimated11n/a
67Gary, IN Estimated10+25%
68La Porte, IN Estimated7-12.5%
68Wabash, IN Estimated7-22.2%
70Marion, IN Estimated4-91.3%
71New Castle, IN Estimated3-76.9%
72Highland, IN Estimated2-33.3%
72Speedway, IN Estimated2n/a
74Vincennes, IN Estimated1-95.5%
75East Chicago, IN Estimated0-100%
75Griffith, IN Estimated0-100%
75Lake Station, IN Estimated0n/a
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 2021 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/mw2021a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). 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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2021a.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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Apr. 2022, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2021a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2022. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2021a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2022) 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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2021a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Westfield, IN, with 1,853 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Peru, IN, with 0 in 2021.

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 2021 and are not ranked.

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