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Cities in New York by housing units authorized by building permits

New York, NY had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 89 cities in 2022, at 32,837. West Haverstraw, NY had the lowest, at 0. The median was 6 and the figure for New York was 53,360. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32,837New York, NY
Lowest0West Haverstraw, NY
Median689 cities
New York53,360History

Top 40 cities, 2022

New York, NY: 32,837 countNew York, NY32,837White Plains, NY: 1,105 countWhite Plains, NY1,105New Rochelle, NY: 899 countNew Rochelle, NY899Kiryas Joel, NY: 639 countKiryas Joel, NY639Harrison, NY: 565 countHarrison, NY565Yonkers, NY: 481 countYonkers, NY481Albany, NY: 407 countAlbany, NY407Rochester, NY: 275 countRochester, NY275Buffalo, NY: 245 countBuffalo, NY245Cohoes, NY: 245 countCohoes, NY245Ithaca, NY: 141 countIthaca, NY141Saratoga Springs, NY: 131 countSaratoga Springs, NY131Beacon, NY: 92 countBeacon, NY92Rome, NY: 79 countRome, NY79Middletown, NY: 67 countMiddletown, NY67Plattsburgh, NY: 65 countPlattsburgh, NY65Binghamton, NY: 59 countBinghamton, NY59Peekskill, NY: 56 countPeekskill, NY56Elmira, NY: 51 countElmira, NY51Geneva, NY: 51 countGeneva, NY51Olean, NY: 42 countOlean, NY42Canandaigua, NY: 34 countCanandaigua, NY34North Tonawanda, NY: 31 countNorth Tonawanda, NY31Rye, NY: 27 countRye, NY27Dobbs Ferry, NY: 26 countDobbs Ferry, NY26Newburgh, NY: 24 countNewburgh, NY24Oneonta, NY: 24 countOneonta, NY24Spring Valley, NY: 24 countSpring Valley, NY24Woodbury, NY: 22 countWoodbury, NY22Patchogue, NY: 21 countPatchogue, NY21Sleepy Hollow, NY: 21 countSleepy Hollow, NY21Chestnut Ridge, NY: 20 countChestnut Ridge, NY20Long Beach, NY: 19 countLong Beach, NY19Poughkeepsie, NY: 19 countPoughkeepsie, NY19Westbury, NY: 18 countWestbury, NY18Airmont, NY: 17 countAirmont, NY17Corning, NY: 13 countCorning, NY13New Square, NY: 13 countNew Square, NY13Syracuse, NY: 11 countSyracuse, NY11Mamaroneck, NY: 10 countMamaroneck, NY10New York, NY: 32,837 countNew York, NY32,837White Plains, NY: 1,105 countWhite Plains, NY1,105New Rochelle, NY: 899 countNew Rochelle, NY899Kiryas Joel, NY: 639 countKiryas Joel, NY639Harrison, NY: 565 countHarrison, NY565Yonkers, NY: 481 countYonkers, NY481Albany, NY: 407 countAlbany, NY407Rochester, NY: 275 countRochester, NY275Buffalo, NY: 245 countBuffalo, NY245Cohoes, NY: 245 countCohoes, NY245Ithaca, NY: 141 countIthaca, NY141Saratoga Springs, NY: 131 countSaratoga Springs, NY131Beacon, NY: 92 countBeacon, NY92Rome, NY: 79 countRome, NY79Middletown, NY: 67 countMiddletown, NY67Plattsburgh, NY: 65 countPlattsburgh, NY65Binghamton, NY: 59 countBinghamton, NY59Peekskill, NY: 56 countPeekskill, NY56Elmira, NY: 51 countElmira, NY51Geneva, NY: 51 countGeneva, NY51Olean, NY: 42 countOlean, NY42Canandaigua, NY: 34 countCanandaigua, NY34North Tonawanda, NY: 31 countNorth Tonawanda, NY31Rye, NY: 27 countRye, NY27Dobbs Ferry, NY: 26 countDobbs Ferry, NY26Newburgh, NY: 24 countNewburgh, NY24Oneonta, NY: 24 countOneonta, NY24Spring Valley, NY: 24 countSpring Valley, NY24Woodbury, NY: 22 countWoodbury, NY22Patchogue, NY: 21 countPatchogue, NY21Sleepy Hollow, NY: 21 countSleepy Hollow, NY21Chestnut Ridge, NY: 20 countChestnut Ridge, NY20Long Beach, NY: 19 countLong Beach, NY19Poughkeepsie, NY: 19 countPoughkeepsie, NY19Westbury, NY: 18 countWestbury, NY18Airmont, NY: 17 countAirmont, NY17Corning, NY: 13 countCorning, NY13New Square, NY: 13 countNew Square, NY13Syracuse, NY: 11 countSyracuse, NY11Mamaroneck, NY: 10 countMamaroneck, NY10
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1New York, NY Estimated32,837+64.8%
2White Plains, NY Estimated1,105+273.3%
3New Rochelle, NY Estimated899+4.2%
4Kiryas Joel, NY Estimated639-1.7%
5Harrison, NY Estimated565+1,514.3%
6Yonkers, NY Estimated481-16.9%
7Albany, NY Estimated407-4.9%
8Rochester, NY Estimated275+511.1%
9Buffalo, NY Estimated245-16.1%
9Cohoes, NY Estimated245+24,400%
11Ithaca, NY Estimated141-69.6%
12Saratoga Springs, NY Estimated131+84.5%
13Beacon, NY Estimated92-16.4%
14Rome, NY Estimated79-19.4%
15Middletown, NY Estimated67-11.8%
16Plattsburgh, NY Estimated65-4.4%
17Binghamton, NY Estimated59-9.2%
18Peekskill, NY Estimated56+51.4%
19Elmira, NY Estimated51-56%
19Geneva, NY Estimated51n/a
21Olean, NY Estimated42+200%
22Canandaigua, NY Estimated34-10.5%
23North Tonawanda, NY Estimated31+93.8%
24Rye, NY Estimated27+3.8%
25Dobbs Ferry, NY Estimated26-13.3%
26Newburgh, NY Estimated24-14.3%
26Oneonta, NY Estimated24-62.5%
26Spring Valley, NY Estimated24+9.1%
29Woodbury, NY Estimated22-26.7%
30Patchogue, NY Estimated21+61.5%
30Sleepy Hollow, NY Estimated21-67.2%
32Chestnut Ridge, NY Estimated20+81.8%
33Long Beach, NY Estimated19-9.5%
33Poughkeepsie, NY Estimated19-42.4%
35Westbury, NY Estimated18-18.2%
36Airmont, NY Estimated17+30.8%
37Corning, NY Estimated13+225%
37New Square, NY Estimated13-27.8%
39Syracuse, NY Estimated11-42.1%
40Mamaroneck, NY Estimated10+11.1%
41Lake Grove, NY Estimated9-18.2%
42Garden City, NY Estimated7+40%
42Lindenhurst, NY Estimated7-79.4%
44Hempstead, NY Estimated6-72.7%
44Troy, NY Estimated6-86.7%
46Glen Cove, NY Estimated5-16.7%
46Mineola, NY Estimated50%
46Ossining, NY Estimated5+25%
49Freeport, NY Estimated4-60%
49Kingston, NY Estimated4+33.3%
49Valley Stream, NY Estimated4-87.9%
52Auburn, NY Estimated3+200%
52Babylon, NY Estimated3-66.7%
52East Rockaway, NY Estimated3-25%
52Haverstraw, NY Estimated3+50%
52Lynbrook, NY Estimated3+50%
52Mount Vernon, NY Estimated3+50%
52Rockville Centre, NY Estimated3-25%
59Great Neck, NY Estimated2-83.3%
59Lockport, NY Estimated20%
59Massapequa Park, NY Estimated2n/a
59Oneida, NY Estimated2n/a
63Glens Falls, NY Estimated10%
63Jamestown, NY Estimated1n/a
63Mount Kisco, NY Estimated10%
63Tonawanda, NY Estimated10%
63Watervliet, NY Estimated1-50%
68Amsterdam, NY Estimated0-100%
68Batavia, NY Estimated0-100%
68Cortland, NY Estimated0-100%
68Depew, NY Estimated0n/a
68Dunkirk, NY Estimated0n/a
68Endicott, NY Estimated0n/a
68Floral Park, NY Estimated0n/a
68Fulton, NY Estimated0n/a
68Gloversville, NY Estimated0n/a
68Johnson City, NY Estimated0n/a
68Kenmore, NY Estimated0n/a
68Lackawanna, NY Estimated0-100%
68New Hyde Park, NY Estimated0-100%
68Niagara Falls, NY Estimated0-100%
68Oswego, NY Estimated0n/a
68Port Chester, NY Estimated0n/a
68Schenectady, NY Estimated0-100%
68Suffern, NY Estimated0n/a
68Tarrytown, NY Estimated0-100%
68Utica, NY Estimated0n/a
68Watertown, NY Estimated0n/a
68West Haverstraw, NY Estimated0n/a

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/Northeast%20Region/ne2022a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2022a.txt

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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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 2 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2022a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/new-york-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2022a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/new-york-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2022a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/new-york-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

New York, NY, with 32,837 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

West Haverstraw, NY, with 0 in 2022.

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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.

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