# Cities in New Jersey by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

All 117 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/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.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/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/new-jersey-cities

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Newark, NJ | 2,190 |
| 2 | Jersey City, NJ | 2,098 |
| 3 | Elizabeth, NJ | 336 |
| 4 | Paterson, NJ | 277 |
| 5 | Red Bank, NJ | 259 |
| 6 | Plainfield, NJ | 246 |
| 7 | Fair Lawn, NJ | 212 |
| 8 | Roselle Park, NJ | 168 |
| 9 | Ocean City, NJ | 150 |
| 10 | East Orange, NJ | 123 |
| 11 | Rahway, NJ | 113 |
| 12 | Bayonne, NJ | 108 |
| 13 | Point Pleasant, NJ | 100 |
| 14 | Paramus, NJ | 98 |
| 15 | East Rutherford, NJ | 86 |
| 16 | Kearny, NJ | 85 |
| 16 | Wood-Ridge, NJ | 85 |
| 18 | Ridgefield Park, NJ | 80 |
| 19 | Roselle, NJ | 78 |
| 20 | Somers Point, NJ | 77 |
| 20 | Vineland, NJ | 77 |
| 22 | Passaic, NJ | 76 |
| 22 | Tenafly, NJ | 76 |
| 24 | Hackensack, NJ | 75 |
| 24 | South Plainfield, NJ | 75 |
| 26 | Carteret, NJ | 72 |
| 26 | West New York, NJ | 72 |
| 28 | Union City, NJ | 70 |
| 29 | Fairview, NJ | 69 |
| 29 | Tinton Falls, NJ | 69 |
| 31 | Harrison, NJ | 65 |
| 31 | Morristown, NJ | 65 |
| 33 | Hoboken, NJ | 63 |
| 34 | Hillsdale, NJ | 59 |
| 34 | Long Branch, NJ | 59 |
| 36 | Bound Brook, NJ | 58 |
| 36 | Oakland, NJ | 58 |
| 38 | Asbury Park, NJ | 57 |
| 39 | Clifton, NJ | 56 |
| 40 | Florham Park, NJ | 54 |
| 41 | Atlantic City, NJ | 48 |
| 42 | Linden, NJ | 47 |
| 43 | New Brunswick, NJ | 46 |
| 44 | Hammonton, NJ | 41 |
| 45 | Pompton Lakes, NJ | 40 |
| 46 | Fort Lee, NJ | 39 |
| 47 | River Edge, NJ | 37 |
| 48 | Cliffside Park, NJ | 36 |
| 48 | New Milford, NJ | 36 |
| 50 | Glassboro, NJ | 32 |
| 51 | South River, NJ | 29 |
| 52 | Palisades Park, NJ | 28 |
| 53 | Lodi, NJ | 27 |
| 54 | Eatontown, NJ | 26 |
| 55 | Madison, NJ | 23 |
| 55 | Ringwood, NJ | 23 |
| 55 | Summit, NJ | 23 |
| 58 | Glen Rock, NJ | 22 |
| 59 | Franklin Lakes, NJ | 20 |
| 59 | Haddonfield, NJ | 20 |
| 59 | Ridgefield, NJ | 20 |
| 59 | Ridgewood, NJ | 20 |
| 63 | Millville, NJ | 19 |
| 64 | Hasbrouck Heights, NJ | 17 |
| 65 | Manville, NJ | 15 |
| 65 | Ramsey, NJ | 15 |
| 67 | Dumont, NJ | 13 |
| 68 | Camden, NJ | 12 |
| 69 | New Providence, NJ | 11 |
| 69 | Westwood, NJ | 11 |
| 71 | Bergenfield, NJ | 10 |
| 71 | Englewood, NJ | 10 |
| 71 | Garfield, NJ | 10 |
| 74 | Bellmawr, NJ | 8 |
| 74 | Hopatcong, NJ | 8 |
| 74 | Sayreville, NJ | 8 |
| 77 | Elmwood Park, NJ | 7 |
| 78 | Beachwood, NJ | 6 |
| 78 | Guttenberg, NJ | 6 |
| 78 | Metuchen, NJ | 6 |
| 78 | North Arlington, NJ | 6 |
| 82 | Burlington, NJ | 5 |
| 82 | Chatham, NJ | 5 |
| 82 | Edgewater, NJ | 5 |
| 82 | Phillipsburg, NJ | 5 |
| 82 | Somerville, NJ | 5 |
| 87 | Gloucester City, NJ | 4 |
| 87 | Trenton, NJ | 4 |
| 87 | Westfield, NJ | 4 |
| 90 | Freehold, NJ | 3 |
| 90 | Perth Amboy, NJ | 3 |
| 90 | Pine Hill, NJ | 3 |
| 90 | Secaucus, NJ | 3 |
| 90 | Wallington, NJ | 3 |
| 95 | Highland Park, NJ | 2 |
| 95 | Lincoln Park, NJ | 2 |
| 95 | Little Ferry, NJ | 2 |
| 95 | Middlesex, NJ | 2 |
| 95 | Montvale, NJ | 2 |
| 95 | Pleasantville, NJ | 2 |
| 95 | Rutherford, NJ | 2 |
| 95 | South Amboy, NJ | 2 |
| 95 | Waldwick, NJ | 2 |
| 104 | Bridgeton, NJ | 1 |
| 104 | Collingswood, NJ | 1 |
| 104 | Dover, NJ | 1 |
| 104 | Lindenwold, NJ | 1 |
| 104 | Totowa, NJ | 1 |
| 104 | Wanaque, NJ | 1 |
| 104 | Woodland Park, NJ | 1 |
| 111 | Hackettstown, NJ | 0 |
| 111 | Hawthorne, NJ | 0 |
| 111 | Kinnelon, NJ | 0 |
| 111 | Maywood, NJ | 0 |
| 111 | North Plainfield, NJ | 0 |
| 111 | Princeton, NJ | 0 |
| 111 | Woodbury, NJ | 0 |