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

All 103 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `building_permit_units`
- Unit: count
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/minnesota-cities

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Woodbury, MN | 774 |
| 2 | Rosemount, MN | 607 |
| 3 | Lakeville, MN | 604 |
| 4 | Oakdale, MN | 495 |
| 5 | Plymouth, MN | 454 |
| 6 | Rochester, MN | 448 |
| 7 | Cottage Grove, MN | 426 |
| 8 | Inver Grove Heights, MN | 424 |
| 9 | Minneapolis, MN | 412 |
| 10 | St. Paul, MN | 357 |
| 11 | Chanhassen, MN | 333 |
| 12 | Maple Grove, MN | 315 |
| 12 | St. Michael, MN | 315 |
| 14 | St. Louis Park, MN | 306 |
| 15 | Shakopee, MN | 297 |
| 16 | Brooklyn Park, MN | 283 |
| 17 | Otsego, MN | 275 |
| 18 | Rogers, MN | 250 |
| 19 | Eden Prairie, MN | 248 |
| 20 | Apple Valley, MN | 235 |
| 21 | Waconia, MN | 223 |
| 22 | Duluth, MN | 219 |
| 23 | Lake Elmo, MN | 212 |
| 24 | Edina, MN | 210 |
| 25 | Little Canada, MN | 208 |
| 25 | St. Cloud, MN | 208 |
| 27 | Farmington, MN | 197 |
| 28 | Alexandria, MN | 195 |
| 29 | Hugo, MN | 188 |
| 30 | Mankato, MN | 181 |
| 31 | Ramsey, MN | 179 |
| 32 | Grand Rapids, MN | 145 |
| 33 | Dayton, MN | 143 |
| 34 | Moorhead, MN | 139 |
| 35 | Lino Lakes, MN | 138 |
| 36 | Blaine, MN | 134 |
| 37 | Savage, MN | 131 |
| 38 | Brainerd, MN | 114 |
| 39 | Victoria, MN | 113 |
| 40 | Chaska, MN | 107 |
| 41 | Austin, MN | 104 |
| 41 | Hutchinson, MN | 104 |
| 43 | Andover, MN | 102 |
| 44 | North Branch, MN | 100 |
| 45 | Sauk Rapids, MN | 95 |
| 46 | Elk River, MN | 90 |
| 46 | Worthington, MN | 90 |
| 48 | Forest Lake, MN | 86 |
| 49 | Mendota Heights, MN | 85 |
| 50 | Monticello, MN | 66 |
| 51 | Minnetonka, MN | 64 |
| 52 | Buffalo, MN | 61 |
| 53 | Detroit Lakes, MN | 57 |
| 53 | East Bethel, MN | 57 |
| 55 | Cambridge, MN | 55 |
| 56 | Eagan, MN | 46 |
| 57 | North Mankato, MN | 45 |
| 58 | Coon Rapids, MN | 42 |
| 58 | Ham Lake, MN | 42 |
| 58 | Richfield, MN | 42 |
| 61 | Big Lake, MN | 37 |
| 62 | Hastings, MN | 36 |
| 63 | Shoreview, MN | 35 |
| 64 | Prior Lake, MN | 33 |
| 65 | Vadnais Heights, MN | 29 |
| 66 | West St. Paul, MN | 28 |
| 67 | Faribault, MN | 25 |
| 67 | Sartell, MN | 25 |
| 69 | St. Peter, MN | 24 |
| 70 | Bemidji, MN | 22 |
| 71 | Northfield, MN | 21 |
| 72 | Fergus Falls, MN | 20 |
| 72 | New Ulm, MN | 20 |
| 74 | Hermantown, MN | 19 |
| 74 | Winona, MN | 19 |
| 76 | New Brighton, MN | 18 |
| 77 | Roseville, MN | 17 |
| 78 | Owatonna, MN | 15 |
| 79 | Cloquet, MN | 14 |
| 80 | Red Wing, MN | 12 |
| 81 | Marshall, MN | 11 |
| 82 | Hibbing, MN | 8 |
| 83 | Anoka, MN | 7 |
| 83 | New Hope, MN | 7 |
| 83 | North St. Paul, MN | 7 |
| 83 | Willmar, MN | 7 |
| 87 | White Bear Lake, MN | 6 |
| 88 | Bloomington, MN | 5 |
| 88 | Golden Valley, MN | 5 |
| 88 | Hopkins, MN | 5 |
| 88 | Maplewood, MN | 5 |
| 88 | Stillwater, MN | 5 |
| 93 | Albert Lea, MN | 4 |
| 93 | Mounds View, MN | 4 |
| 95 | South St. Paul, MN | 3 |
| 96 | Burnsville, MN | 2 |
| 96 | Champlin, MN | 2 |
| 96 | Fairmont, MN | 2 |
| 99 | Brooklyn Center, MN | 1 |
| 99 | Columbia Heights, MN | 1 |
| 99 | Fridley, MN | 1 |
| 102 | Crystal, MN | 0 |
| 102 | Robbinsdale, MN | 0 |