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Cities in Michigan by housing units authorized by building permits

Wyoming, MI had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 84 cities in 2019, at 609. Mount Clemens, MI had the lowest, at 0. The median was 19 and the figure for Michigan was 20,600. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest609Wyoming, MI
Lowest0Mount Clemens, MI
Median1984 cities
Michigan20,600History

Top 40 cities, 2019

Wyoming, MI: 609 countWyoming, MI609Detroit, MI: 399 countDetroit, MI399Grand Rapids, MI: 336 countGrand Rapids, MI336Lansing, MI: 269 countLansing, MI269Walker, MI: 243 countWalker, MI243Sterling Heights, MI: 214 countSterling Heights, MI214Ferndale, MI: 193 countFerndale, MI193Portage, MI: 193 countPortage, MI193Novi, MI: 190 countNovi, MI190Southgate, MI: 178 countSouthgate, MI178Auburn Hills, MI: 151 countAuburn Hills, MI151Royal Oak, MI: 137 countRoyal Oak, MI137Warren, MI: 136 countWarren, MI136Jackson, MI: 132 countJackson, MI132Ann Arbor, MI: 96 countAnn Arbor, MI96Troy, MI: 92 countTroy, MI92Kentwood, MI: 84 countKentwood, MI84Rochester Hills, MI: 83 countRochester Hills, MI83Wixom, MI: 76 countWixom, MI76Oak Park, MI: 69 countOak Park, MI69Sault Ste. Marie, MI: 67 countSault Ste. Marie, MI67Birmingham, MI: 62 countBirmingham, MI62Westland, MI: 58 countWestland, MI58South Lyon, MI: 56 countSouth Lyon, MI56Farmington Hills, MI: 47 countFarmington Hills, MI47Midland, MI: 44 countMidland, MI44Muskegon, MI: 42 countMuskegon, MI42Livonia, MI: 39 countLivonia, MI39Dearborn, MI: 36 countDearborn, MI36Kalamazoo, MI: 36 countKalamazoo, MI36Mount Pleasant, MI: 36 countMount Pleasant, MI36Flint, MI: 33 countFlint, MI33Romulus, MI: 32 countRomulus, MI32Berkley, MI: 30 countBerkley, MI30St. Clair Shores, MI: 30 countSt. Clair Shores, MI30Burton, MI: 28 countBurton, MI28Grand Haven, MI: 24 countGrand Haven, MI24Bay City, MI: 23 countBay City, MI23New Baltimore, MI: 21 countNew Baltimore, MI21Taylor, MI: 21 countTaylor, MI21Wyoming, MI: 609 countWyoming, MI609Detroit, MI: 399 countDetroit, MI399Grand Rapids, MI: 336 countGrand Rapids, MI336Lansing, MI: 269 countLansing, MI269Walker, MI: 243 countWalker, MI243Sterling Heights, MI: 214 countSterling Heights, MI214Ferndale, MI: 193 countFerndale, MI193Portage, MI: 193 countPortage, MI193Novi, MI: 190 countNovi, MI190Southgate, MI: 178 countSouthgate, MI178Auburn Hills, MI: 151 countAuburn Hills, MI151Royal Oak, MI: 137 countRoyal Oak, MI137Warren, MI: 136 countWarren, MI136Jackson, MI: 132 countJackson, MI132Ann Arbor, MI: 96 countAnn Arbor, MI96Troy, MI: 92 countTroy, MI92Kentwood, MI: 84 countKentwood, MI84Rochester Hills, MI: 83 countRochester Hills, MI83Wixom, MI: 76 countWixom, MI76Oak Park, MI: 69 countOak Park, MI69Sault Ste. Marie, MI: 67 countSault Ste. Marie, MI67Birmingham, MI: 62 countBirmingham, MI62Westland, MI: 58 countWestland, MI58South Lyon, MI: 56 countSouth Lyon, MI56Farmington Hills, MI: 47 countFarmington Hills, MI47Midland, MI: 44 countMidland, MI44Muskegon, MI: 42 countMuskegon, MI42Livonia, MI: 39 countLivonia, MI39Dearborn, MI: 36 countDearborn, MI36Kalamazoo, MI: 36 countKalamazoo, MI36Mount Pleasant, MI: 36 countMount Pleasant, MI36Flint, MI: 33 countFlint, MI33Romulus, MI: 32 countRomulus, MI32Berkley, MI: 30 countBerkley, MI30St. Clair Shores, MI: 30 countSt. Clair Shores, MI30Burton, MI: 28 countBurton, MI28Grand Haven, MI: 24 countGrand Haven, MI24Bay City, MI: 23 countBay City, MI23New Baltimore, MI: 21 countNew Baltimore, MI21Taylor, MI: 21 countTaylor, MI21
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2019
count		Change on 2018
1Wyoming, MI Estimated609+1,930%
2Detroit, MI Estimated399+134.7%
3Grand Rapids, MI Estimated336-58.7%
4Lansing, MI Estimated269+3.1%
5Walker, MI Estimated243+452.3%
6Sterling Heights, MI Estimated214+100%
7Ferndale, MI Estimated193+227.1%
7Portage, MI Estimated193+21.4%
9Novi, MI Estimated190+29.3%
10Southgate, MI Estimated178+17,700%
11Auburn Hills, MI Estimated151-20.9%
12Royal Oak, MI Estimated137-3.5%
13Warren, MI Estimated136+47.8%
14Jackson, MI Estimated132n/a
15Ann Arbor, MI Estimated96-23.8%
16Troy, MI Estimated92-41%
17Kentwood, MI Estimated84-16%
18Rochester Hills, MI Estimated83-29.7%
19Wixom, MI Estimated76+16.9%
20Oak Park, MI Estimated69+392.9%
21Sault Ste. Marie, MI Estimated67n/a
22Birmingham, MI Estimated62-46.1%
23Westland, MI Estimated58-10.8%
24South Lyon, MI Estimated56+154.5%
25Farmington Hills, MI Estimated47+80.8%
26Midland, MI Estimated44+12.8%
27Muskegon, MI Estimated42+162.5%
28Livonia, MI Estimated39-32.8%
29Dearborn, MI Estimated36+24.1%
29Kalamazoo, MI Estimated36-23.4%
29Mount Pleasant, MI Estimated36n/a
32Flint, MI Estimated33-79.5%
33Romulus, MI Estimated32-22%
34Berkley, MI Estimated30-3.2%
34St. Clair Shores, MI Estimated30+20%
36Burton, MI Estimated28-39.1%
37Grand Haven, MI Estimated24+100%
38Bay City, MI Estimated23-4.2%
39New Baltimore, MI Estimated21+50%
39Taylor, MI Estimated21+5%
41Madison Heights, MI Estimated20+66.7%
42Dearborn Heights, MI Estimated19+111.1%
43Fenton, MI Estimated18-70%
44Southfield, MI Estimated17+13.3%
45Owosso, MI Estimated13+85.7%
46Beverly Hills, MI Estimated10+11.1%
46Norton Shores, MI Estimated10-16.7%
46Rochester, MI Estimated10-47.4%
49Battle Creek, MI Estimated90%
49Coldwater, MI Estimated9-18.2%
49Holland, MI Estimated9-18.2%
49Wyandotte, MI Estimated9-57.1%
53Hazel Park, MI Estimated8n/a
53Woodhaven, MI Estimated8+33.3%
55Alpena, MI Estimated7+250%
55Saginaw, MI Estimated7-87.3%
57East Lansing, MI Estimated60%
57Roseville, MI Estimated6+500%
59Riverview, MI Estimated50%
60Melvindale, MI Estimated4n/a
60Port Huron, MI Estimated4+100%
60Ypsilanti, MI Estimated4+300%
63Flat Rock, MI Estimated3-50%
63Grandville, MI Estimated3-25%
63Pontiac, MI Estimated30%
63Sturgis, MI Estimated3+200%
67Allen Park, MI Estimated2n/a
67Niles, MI Estimated2-96.4%
67Trenton, MI Estimated2-80%
70Farmington, MI Estimated1n/a
70Grosse Pointe Park, MI Estimated1-83.3%
70Grosse Pointe Woods, MI Estimated1-50%
70Harper Woods, MI Estimated1n/a
70Monroe, MI Estimated1-66.7%
70Wayne, MI Estimated1n/a
76Adrian, MI Estimated0n/a
76Clawson, MI Estimated0n/a
76Eastpointe, MI Estimated0-100%
76Fraser, MI Estimated0-100%
76Garden City, MI Estimated0n/a
76Hamtramck, MI Estimated0-100%
76Inkster, MI Estimated0n/a
76Lincoln Park, MI Estimated0n/a
76Mount Clemens, MI 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. 3 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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/mw2019a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2020). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Michigan by housing units authorized by building permits, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2019a.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 Michigan by housing units authorized by building permits, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2020, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2019a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/michigan-cities?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Michigan by housing units authorized by building permits, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2019a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/michigan-cities?period=2019.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2020) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Michigan by housing units authorized by building permits, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2019a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/michigan-cities?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Wyoming, MI, with 609 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Mount Clemens, MI, with 0 in 2019.

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. 3 cities have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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