Cities in New York by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

New York, NY had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 89 cities in 2025, at 19,763. Westbury, NY had the lowest, at 0. The median was 7 and the figure for New York was 38,667. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest19,763New York, NY

Lowest0Westbury, NY

Median789 cities

New York38,667History

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	New York, NY Estimated	19,763	-27.5%
2	Syracuse, NY Estimated	1,160	+300%
3	Albany, NY Estimated	354	+46.3%
4	Kiryas Joel, NY Estimated	308	-55.5%
5	Patchogue, NY Estimated	270	n/a
6	White Plains, NY Estimated	220	+2,100%
7	Ithaca, NY Estimated	207	+76.9%
8	Buffalo, NY Estimated	200	+9.3%
9	Yonkers, NY Estimated	172	-30.9%
10	Troy, NY Estimated	157	+26.6%
11	New Rochelle, NY Estimated	140	+2,700%
12	Saratoga Springs, NY Estimated	131	0%
13	Port Chester, NY Estimated	108	-75.2%
14	Rochester, NY Estimated	104	-78.6%
15	Haverstraw, NY Estimated	83	+207.4%
16	Johnson City, NY Estimated	73	+7,200%
17	Valley Stream, NY Estimated	70	+268.4%
18	Beacon, NY Estimated	69	+86.5%
19	Plattsburgh, NY Estimated	68	-5.6%
20	Poughkeepsie, NY Estimated	66	-43.6%
20	Rome, NY Estimated	66	-5.7%
20	Watertown, NY Estimated	66	n/a
23	Binghamton, NY Estimated	65	0%
23	Elmira, NY Estimated	65	+3.2%
23	Tonawanda, NY Estimated	65	+6,400%
26	Harrison, NY Estimated	31	-89.3%
26	Spring Valley, NY Estimated	31	+3.3%
28	Glens Falls, NY Estimated	29	-61.3%
29	Kingston, NY Estimated	27	-86.1%
29	Woodbury, NY Estimated	27	-6.9%
31	Newburgh, NY Estimated	26	+13%
32	Rye, NY Estimated	24	-7.7%
33	Sleepy Hollow, NY Estimated	23	+666.7%
34	North Tonawanda, NY Estimated	19	+26.7%
35	Dobbs Ferry, NY Estimated	17	-26.1%
36	Long Beach, NY Estimated	15	-16.7%
37	Hempstead, NY Estimated	12	-29.4%
37	Lake Grove, NY Estimated	12	+9.1%
39	Mamaroneck, NY Estimated	11	0%
40	Chestnut Ridge, NY Estimated	9	+200%
40	Freeport, NY Estimated	9	0%
42	Airmont, NY Estimated	8	0%
42	Oswego, NY Estimated	8	-70.4%
44	Massapequa Park, NY Estimated	7	0%
44	New Hyde Park, NY Estimated	7	n/a
46	Babylon, NY Estimated	6	-81.8%
47	Canandaigua, NY Estimated	5	-28.6%
47	Lackawanna, NY Estimated	5	n/a
49	Lindenhurst, NY Estimated	4	+300%
50	Glen Cove, NY Estimated	3	0%
50	Great Neck, NY Estimated	3	-40%
50	Lockport, NY Estimated	3	n/a
50	Middletown, NY Estimated	3	-88.9%
50	Ossining, NY Estimated	3	-98.4%
55	Cortland, NY Estimated	2	-33.3%
55	East Rockaway, NY Estimated	2	n/a
55	Geneva, NY Estimated	2	n/a
55	Niagara Falls, NY Estimated	2	-50%
55	Olean, NY Estimated	2	-33.3%
55	Oneida, NY Estimated	2	-33.3%
61	Auburn, NY Estimated	1	0%
61	Batavia, NY Estimated	1	-66.7%
61	Cohoes, NY Estimated	1	-90%
61	Floral Park, NY Estimated	1	-97.4%
61	Jamestown, NY Estimated	1	-50%
61	Lynbrook, NY Estimated	1	-94.1%
61	Mount Kisco, NY Estimated	1	-50%
61	Oneonta, NY Estimated	1	n/a
61	Rockville Centre, NY Estimated	1	-75%
61	Tarrytown, NY Estimated	1	-75%
71	Amsterdam, NY Estimated	0	n/a
71	Corning, NY Estimated	0	n/a
71	Depew, NY Estimated	0	n/a
71	Dunkirk, NY Estimated	0	-100%
71	Endicott, NY Estimated	0	n/a
71	Fulton, NY Estimated	0	n/a
71	Garden City, NY Estimated	0	n/a
71	Gloversville, NY Estimated	0	-100%
71	Kenmore, NY Estimated	0	n/a
71	Mineola, NY Estimated	0	-100%
71	Mount Vernon, NY Estimated	0	n/a
71	New Square, NY Estimated	0	-100%
71	Peekskill, NY Estimated	0	n/a
71	Schenectady, NY Estimated	0	n/a
71	Suffern, NY Estimated	0	n/a
71	Utica, NY Estimated	0	n/a
71	Watervliet, NY Estimated	0	n/a
71	West Haverstraw, NY Estimated	0	n/a
71	Westbury, NY Estimated	0	-100%

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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. 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/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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 New York by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt

MLA 9

Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in New York by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/new-york-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 New York by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/new-york-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 New York by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/new-york-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/new-york-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/Northeast\%20Region/ne2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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

New York, NY, with 19,763 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Westbury, NY, 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.