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

Kansas City, MO had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 77 cities in 2025, at 1,869. Jennings, MO had the lowest, at 0. The median was 38 and the figure for Missouri was 17,474. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,869Kansas City, MO

Lowest0Jennings, MO

Median3877 cities

Missouri17,474History

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	Kansas City, MO Estimated	1,869	-35.1%
2	Lee's Summit, MO Estimated	1,457	+192.6%
3	Columbia, MO Estimated	487	-51.8%
4	O'Fallon, MO Estimated	446	-7.9%
5	University City, MO Estimated	345	+31.7%
6	St. Louis, MO Estimated	272	-7.5%
7	St. Charles, MO Estimated	263	+34.9%
8	Republic, MO Estimated	249	-53.2%
9	Wentzville, MO Estimated	239	-38.9%
10	Washington, MO Estimated	215	-6.5%
11	Joplin, MO Estimated	214	+2.4%
12	Springfield, MO Estimated	208	+63.8%
13	Ozark, MO Estimated	179	-5.3%
14	Raymore, MO Estimated	169	-28.7%
15	Blue Springs, MO Estimated	162	-27.7%
16	Lake St. Louis, MO Estimated	153	+427.6%
17	Nixa, MO Estimated	148	-22.9%
18	Union, MO Estimated	144	+2.1%
19	Independence, MO Estimated	140	+150%
20	Sedalia, MO Estimated	111	+12.1%
21	Smithville, MO Estimated	109	+18.5%
22	Troy, MO Estimated	107	+84.5%
23	Warrensburg, MO Estimated	93	+45.3%
24	Moberly, MO Estimated	89	+256%
25	Rolla, MO Estimated	86	-36.8%
26	Dardenne Prairie, MO Estimated	83	-68%
27	Farmington, MO Estimated	80	+3.9%
28	St. Peters, MO Estimated	77	-60.3%
29	Liberty, MO Estimated	69	-10.4%
30	Belton, MO Estimated	62	-29.5%
30	West Plains, MO Estimated	62	+29.2%
32	Bolivar, MO Estimated	61	-67.6%
33	Jackson, MO Estimated	54	+58.8%
34	Carthage, MO Estimated	51	-47.4%
35	Cape Girardeau, MO Estimated	45	-2.2%
35	Poplar Bluff, MO Estimated	45	-28.6%
37	Kirkwood, MO Estimated	44	-18.5%
37	Neosho, MO Estimated	44	-51.6%
39	Ellisville, MO Estimated	38	+3,700%
39	Kearney, MO Estimated	38	-11.6%
41	Monett, MO Estimated	37	0%
42	Festus, MO Estimated	34	-76.7%
43	Eureka, MO Estimated	29	-66.3%
44	Maryland Heights, MO Estimated	28	+366.7%
45	Kennett, MO Estimated	26	-3.7%
46	Florissant, MO Estimated	25	-10.7%
46	Webb City, MO Estimated	25	+13.6%
48	Jefferson City, MO Estimated	22	-12%
49	Branson, MO Estimated	20	-80%
49	Mexico, MO Estimated	20	-16.7%
51	Sikeston, MO Estimated	18	+20%
51	Town and Country, MO Estimated	18	0%
53	Fulton, MO Estimated	17	+13.3%
54	Arnold, MO Estimated	16	-15.8%
55	Maryville, MO Estimated	15	+66.7%
56	Creve Coeur, MO Estimated	13	0%
57	Excelsior Springs, MO Estimated	11	-81.4%
57	Harrisonville, MO Estimated	11	0%
57	Webster Groves, MO Estimated	11	-15.4%
60	St. Joseph, MO Estimated	10	-66.7%
61	Grandview, MO Estimated	9	+12.5%
61	Kirksville, MO Estimated	9	-50%
61	Raytown, MO Estimated	9	0%
64	Clayton, MO Estimated	8	-95.9%
65	Marshall, MO Estimated	7	-22.2%
66	Overland, MO Estimated	5	+150%
67	Lebanon, MO Estimated	4	-93.4%
68	St. Ann, MO Estimated	3	n/a
69	Ferguson, MO Estimated	1	n/a
69	Hazelwood, MO Estimated	1	0%
71	Ballwin, MO Estimated	0	-100%
71	Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO Estimated	0	n/a
71	Bridgeton, MO Estimated	0	-100%
71	Gladstone, MO Estimated	0	-100%
71	Grain Valley, MO Estimated	0	-100%
71	Hannibal, MO Estimated	0	n/a
71	Jennings, MO 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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation: Cities in Missouri by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/missouri-cities. Publisher attribution: 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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Which city has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

Kansas City, MO, with 1,869 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Jennings, MO, with 0 in 2025.

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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.