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Cities in Michigan by housing units authorized by building permits

Detroit, MI had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 85 cities in 2022, at 1,379. Ypsilanti, MI had the lowest, at 0. The median was 10 and the figure for Michigan was 21,780. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,379Detroit, MI
Lowest0Ypsilanti, MI
Median1085 cities
Michigan21,780History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Detroit, MI: 1,379 countDetroit, MI1,379Wyoming, MI: 490 countWyoming, MI490Grandville, MI: 409 countGrandville, MI409Sterling Heights, MI: 393 countSterling Heights, MI393Coldwater, MI: 320 countColdwater, MI320Holland, MI: 294 countHolland, MI294Lansing, MI: 255 countLansing, MI255Grand Rapids, MI: 234 countGrand Rapids, MI234Portage, MI: 188 countPortage, MI188Walker, MI: 158 countWalker, MI158Ann Arbor, MI: 139 countAnn Arbor, MI139Royal Oak, MI: 136 countRoyal Oak, MI136Rochester Hills, MI: 133 countRochester Hills, MI133Southfield, MI: 122 countSouthfield, MI122Ferndale, MI: 105 countFerndale, MI105Kentwood, MI: 99 countKentwood, MI99Troy, MI: 91 countTroy, MI91Birmingham, MI: 72 countBirmingham, MI72South Lyon, MI: 68 countSouth Lyon, MI68Midland, MI: 63 countMidland, MI63Westland, MI: 63 countWestland, MI63Flint, MI: 48 countFlint, MI48Livonia, MI: 48 countLivonia, MI48Muskegon, MI: 47 countMuskegon, MI47Auburn Hills, MI: 46 countAuburn Hills, MI46Novi, MI: 46 countNovi, MI46Taylor, MI: 42 countTaylor, MI42Grand Haven, MI: 40 countGrand Haven, MI40Romulus, MI: 33 countRomulus, MI33Dearborn, MI: 24 countDearborn, MI24Berkley, MI: 22 countBerkley, MI22Wixom, MI: 20 countWixom, MI20Farmington Hills, MI: 18 countFarmington Hills, MI18Southgate, MI: 18 countSouthgate, MI18Norton Shores, MI: 17 countNorton Shores, MI17New Baltimore, MI: 16 countNew Baltimore, MI16Hazel Park, MI: 15 countHazel Park, MI15Burton, MI: 14 countBurton, MI14Dearborn Heights, MI: 14 countDearborn Heights, MI14Battle Creek, MI: 13 countBattle Creek, MI13Detroit, MI: 1,379 countDetroit, MI1,379Wyoming, MI: 490 countWyoming, MI490Grandville, MI: 409 countGrandville, MI409Sterling Heights, MI: 393 countSterling Heights, MI393Coldwater, MI: 320 countColdwater, MI320Holland, MI: 294 countHolland, MI294Lansing, MI: 255 countLansing, MI255Grand Rapids, MI: 234 countGrand Rapids, MI234Portage, MI: 188 countPortage, MI188Walker, MI: 158 countWalker, MI158Ann Arbor, MI: 139 countAnn Arbor, MI139Royal Oak, MI: 136 countRoyal Oak, MI136Rochester Hills, MI: 133 countRochester Hills, MI133Southfield, MI: 122 countSouthfield, MI122Ferndale, MI: 105 countFerndale, MI105Kentwood, MI: 99 countKentwood, MI99Troy, MI: 91 countTroy, MI91Birmingham, MI: 72 countBirmingham, MI72South Lyon, MI: 68 countSouth Lyon, MI68Midland, MI: 63 countMidland, MI63Westland, MI: 63 countWestland, MI63Flint, MI: 48 countFlint, MI48Livonia, MI: 48 countLivonia, MI48Muskegon, MI: 47 countMuskegon, MI47Auburn Hills, MI: 46 countAuburn Hills, MI46Novi, MI: 46 countNovi, MI46Taylor, MI: 42 countTaylor, MI42Grand Haven, MI: 40 countGrand Haven, MI40Romulus, MI: 33 countRomulus, MI33Dearborn, MI: 24 countDearborn, MI24Berkley, MI: 22 countBerkley, MI22Wixom, MI: 20 countWixom, MI20Farmington Hills, MI: 18 countFarmington Hills, MI18Southgate, MI: 18 countSouthgate, MI18Norton Shores, MI: 17 countNorton Shores, MI17New Baltimore, MI: 16 countNew Baltimore, MI16Hazel Park, MI: 15 countHazel Park, MI15Burton, MI: 14 countBurton, MI14Dearborn Heights, MI: 14 countDearborn Heights, MI14Battle Creek, MI: 13 countBattle Creek, MI13
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Detroit, MI Estimated1,379+34.8%
2Wyoming, MI Estimated490+164.9%
3Grandville, MI Estimated409+8,080%
4Sterling Heights, MI Estimated393+172.9%
5Coldwater, MI Estimated320+15,900%
6Holland, MI Estimated294+2,572.7%
7Lansing, MI Estimated255-29.6%
8Grand Rapids, MI Estimated234-18.2%
9Portage, MI Estimated188+48%
10Walker, MI Estimated158+426.7%
11Ann Arbor, MI Estimated139-38.8%
12Royal Oak, MI Estimated136-19.5%
13Rochester Hills, MI Estimated133-30.4%
14Southfield, MI Estimated122+183.7%
15Ferndale, MI Estimated105+1,650%
16Kentwood, MI Estimated99-10%
17Troy, MI Estimated91-27.2%
18Birmingham, MI Estimated72+22%
19South Lyon, MI Estimated68+30.8%
20Midland, MI Estimated63-20.3%
20Westland, MI Estimated63-14.9%
22Flint, MI Estimated48n/a
22Livonia, MI Estimated48+60%
24Muskegon, MI Estimated47+38.2%
25Auburn Hills, MI Estimated46-85.4%
25Novi, MI Estimated46-59.6%
27Taylor, MI Estimated42-39.1%
28Grand Haven, MI Estimated40+25%
29Romulus, MI Estimated33-40%
30Dearborn, MI Estimated24+4.3%
31Berkley, MI Estimated22+83.3%
32Wixom, MI Estimated20-66.7%
33Farmington Hills, MI Estimated18+38.5%
33Southgate, MI Estimated18+63.6%
35Norton Shores, MI Estimated17-26.1%
36New Baltimore, MI Estimated16-48.4%
37Hazel Park, MI Estimated15-48.3%
38Burton, MI Estimated14-82.7%
38Dearborn Heights, MI Estimated140%
40Battle Creek, MI Estimated13+18.2%
41Roseville, MI Estimated11+1,000%
41Warren, MI Estimated11+37.5%
43Cadillac, MI Estimated10-9.1%
43Flat Rock, MI Estimated100%
43Wyandotte, MI Estimated10-44.4%
46St. Clair Shores, MI Estimated9-30.8%
47Farmington, MI Estimated8+166.7%
47Woodhaven, MI Estimated8-52.9%
49Riverview, MI Estimated7-12.5%
49Sturgis, MI Estimated7-12.5%
49Trenton, MI Estimated7-61.1%
49Wayne, MI Estimated7-12.5%
53Beverly Hills, MI Estimated6-40%
53Fraser, MI Estimated6-14.3%
53Mount Pleasant, MI Estimated6-14.3%
56Kalamazoo, MI Estimated5-70.6%
57Hamtramck, MI Estimated4n/a
57Oak Park, MI Estimated4n/a
57Pontiac, MI Estimated4-20%
57Rochester, MI Estimated4-63.6%
61Grosse Pointe Park, MI Estimated3n/a
61Owosso, MI Estimated3+50%
61Port Huron, MI Estimated3-25%
64Clawson, MI Estimated2-33.3%
64East Lansing, MI Estimated2-92.3%
64Fenton, MI Estimated2-88.9%
64Garden City, MI Estimated2-50%
64Grosse Pointe Woods, MI Estimated2n/a
64Jackson, MI Estimated20%
64Niles, MI Estimated2+100%
64Sault Ste. Marie, MI Estimated2-33.3%
72Adrian, MI Estimated10%
72Harper Woods, MI Estimated10%
72Madison Heights, MI Estimated1-99.3%
72Saginaw, MI Estimated1-83.3%
76Allen Park, MI Estimated0n/a
76Alpena, MI Estimated0-100%
76Bay City, MI Estimated0n/a
76Eastpointe, MI Estimated0-100%
76Inkster, MI Estimated0n/a
76Lincoln Park, MI Estimated0n/a
76Melvindale, MI Estimated0-100%
76Monroe, MI Estimated0n/a
76Mount Clemens, MI Estimated0-100%
76Ypsilanti, MI Estimated0n/a

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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. 2 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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/mw2022a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 2 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/michigan-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/michigan-cities?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/michigan-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Detroit, MI, with 1,379 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ypsilanti, MI, with 0 in 2022.

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. 2 cities have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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