Cities in Minnesota by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

Woodbury, MN had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 103 cities in 2025, at 774. Robbinsdale, MN had the lowest, at 0. The median was 61 and the figure for Minnesota was 20,947. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest774Woodbury, MN

Lowest0Robbinsdale, MN

Median61103 cities

Minnesota20,947History

Top 40 cities, 2025

count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2025 count	Change on 2024
1	Woodbury, MN Estimated	774	+71.6%
2	Rosemount, MN Estimated	607	+16.3%
3	Lakeville, MN Estimated	604	+15.5%
4	Oakdale, MN Estimated	495	+405.1%
5	Plymouth, MN Estimated	454	+336.5%
6	Rochester, MN Estimated	448	-59.9%
7	Cottage Grove, MN Estimated	426	+27.5%
8	Inver Grove Heights, MN Estimated	424	+34.6%
9	Minneapolis, MN Estimated	412	-8.8%
10	St. Paul, MN Estimated	357	-11.6%
11	Chanhassen, MN Estimated	333	+1,133.3%
12	Maple Grove, MN Estimated	315	-27.6%
12	St. Michael, MN Estimated	315	+3.3%
14	St. Louis Park, MN Estimated	306	+30,500%
15	Shakopee, MN Estimated	297	-19.5%
16	Brooklyn Park, MN Estimated	283	+59.9%
17	Otsego, MN Estimated	275	+13.2%
18	Rogers, MN Estimated	250	-38.9%
19	Eden Prairie, MN Estimated	248	+588.9%
20	Apple Valley, MN Estimated	235	+502.6%
21	Waconia, MN Estimated	223	+78.4%
22	Duluth, MN Estimated	219	-45.5%
23	Lake Elmo, MN Estimated	212	+146.5%
24	Edina, MN Estimated	210	-35.8%
25	Little Canada, MN Estimated	208	+1,500%
25	St. Cloud, MN Estimated	208	-27.8%
27	Farmington, MN Estimated	197	-47%
28	Alexandria, MN Estimated	195	+45.5%
29	Hugo, MN Estimated	188	+6.8%
30	Mankato, MN Estimated	181	-12.1%
31	Ramsey, MN Estimated	179	+2.3%
32	Grand Rapids, MN Estimated	145	+7,150%
33	Dayton, MN Estimated	143	-40.9%
34	Moorhead, MN Estimated	139	-38.8%
35	Lino Lakes, MN Estimated	138	+13.1%
36	Blaine, MN Estimated	134	-66.4%
37	Savage, MN Estimated	131	+385.2%
38	Brainerd, MN Estimated	114	+293.1%
39	Victoria, MN Estimated	113	-44.1%
40	Chaska, MN Estimated	107	-38.5%
41	Austin, MN Estimated	104	+511.8%
41	Hutchinson, MN Estimated	104	+395.2%
43	Andover, MN Estimated	102	+2%
44	North Branch, MN Estimated	100	-13%
45	Sauk Rapids, MN Estimated	95	+313%
46	Elk River, MN Estimated	90	-8.2%
46	Worthington, MN Estimated	90	+1,025%
48	Forest Lake, MN Estimated	86	-28.9%
49	Mendota Heights, MN Estimated	85	+844.4%
50	Monticello, MN Estimated	66	-24.1%
51	Minnetonka, MN Estimated	64	-89.5%
52	Buffalo, MN Estimated	61	-14.1%
53	Detroit Lakes, MN Estimated	57	+83.9%
53	East Bethel, MN Estimated	57	-42.4%
55	Cambridge, MN Estimated	55	+57.1%
56	Eagan, MN Estimated	46	+557.1%
57	North Mankato, MN Estimated	45	+18.4%
58	Coon Rapids, MN Estimated	42	+55.6%
58	Ham Lake, MN Estimated	42	+10.5%
58	Richfield, MN Estimated	42	n/a
61	Big Lake, MN Estimated	37	+76.2%
62	Hastings, MN Estimated	36	-16.3%
63	Shoreview, MN Estimated	35	-42.6%
64	Prior Lake, MN Estimated	33	-35.3%
65	Vadnais Heights, MN Estimated	29	+123.1%
66	West St. Paul, MN Estimated	28	-20%
67	Faribault, MN Estimated	25	-10.7%
67	Sartell, MN Estimated	25	-16.7%
69	St. Peter, MN Estimated	24	-51%
70	Bemidji, MN Estimated	22	+120%
71	Northfield, MN Estimated	21	+110%
72	Fergus Falls, MN Estimated	20	+400%
72	New Ulm, MN Estimated	20	0%
74	Hermantown, MN Estimated	19	-29.6%
74	Winona, MN Estimated	19	+90%
76	New Brighton, MN Estimated	18	0%
77	Roseville, MN Estimated	17	-81.9%
78	Owatonna, MN Estimated	15	+7.1%
79	Cloquet, MN Estimated	14	+27.3%
80	Red Wing, MN Estimated	12	+33.3%
81	Marshall, MN Estimated	11	-85.5%
82	Hibbing, MN Estimated	8	-20%
83	Anoka, MN Estimated	7	+250%
83	New Hope, MN Estimated	7	+75%
83	North St. Paul, MN Estimated	7	-91.9%
83	Willmar, MN Estimated	7	-94.6%
87	White Bear Lake, MN Estimated	6	-60%
88	Bloomington, MN Estimated	5	-98.5%
88	Golden Valley, MN Estimated	5	0%
88	Hopkins, MN Estimated	5	-58.3%
88	Maplewood, MN Estimated	5	-98.5%
88	Stillwater, MN Estimated	5	+25%
93	Albert Lea, MN Estimated	4	0%
93	Mounds View, MN Estimated	4	n/a
95	South St. Paul, MN Estimated	3	n/a
96	Burnsville, MN Estimated	2	-99.1%
96	Champlin, MN Estimated	2	-86.7%
96	Fairmont, MN Estimated	2	-71.4%
99	Brooklyn Center, MN Estimated	1	0%
99	Columbia Heights, MN Estimated	1	-50%
99	Fridley, MN Estimated	1	n/a
102	Crystal, MN Estimated	0	-100%
102	Robbinsdale, MN Estimated	0	-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. 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/mw2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Minnesota by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt

MLA 9

Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Minnesota by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/minnesota-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Minnesota by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/minnesota-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Minnesota by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/minnesota-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Woodbury, MN, with 774 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Robbinsdale, MN, with 0 in 2025.

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.