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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 2024, at 27,241. West Haverstraw, NY had the lowest, at 0. The median was 7 and the figure for New York was 46,549. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27,241New York, NY
Lowest0West Haverstraw, NY
Median789 cities
New York46,549History

Top 40 cities, 2024

New York, NY: 27,241 countNew York, NY27,241Kiryas Joel, NY: 692 countKiryas Joel, NY692Rochester, NY: 487 countRochester, NY487Port Chester, NY: 435 countPort Chester, NY435Syracuse, NY: 290 countSyracuse, NY290Harrison, NY: 289 countHarrison, NY289Yonkers, NY: 249 countYonkers, NY249Albany, NY: 242 countAlbany, NY242Kingston, NY: 194 countKingston, NY194Buffalo, NY: 183 countBuffalo, NY183Ossining, NY: 183 countOssining, NY183Saratoga Springs, NY: 131 countSaratoga Springs, NY131Troy, NY: 124 countTroy, NY124Ithaca, NY: 117 countIthaca, NY117Poughkeepsie, NY: 117 countPoughkeepsie, NY117Glens Falls, NY: 75 countGlens Falls, NY75Plattsburgh, NY: 72 countPlattsburgh, NY72Rome, NY: 70 countRome, NY70Binghamton, NY: 65 countBinghamton, NY65Elmira, NY: 63 countElmira, NY63Floral Park, NY: 39 countFloral Park, NY39Beacon, NY: 37 countBeacon, NY37Babylon, NY: 33 countBabylon, NY33Spring Valley, NY: 30 countSpring Valley, NY30Woodbury, NY: 29 countWoodbury, NY29Haverstraw, NY: 27 countHaverstraw, NY27Middletown, NY: 27 countMiddletown, NY27Oswego, NY: 27 countOswego, NY27Rye, NY: 26 countRye, NY26Dobbs Ferry, NY: 23 countDobbs Ferry, NY23Newburgh, NY: 23 countNewburgh, NY23Westbury, NY: 21 countWestbury, NY21Valley Stream, NY: 19 countValley Stream, NY19Long Beach, NY: 18 countLong Beach, NY18Hempstead, NY: 17 countHempstead, NY17Lynbrook, NY: 17 countLynbrook, NY17North Tonawanda, NY: 15 countNorth Tonawanda, NY15Lake Grove, NY: 11 countLake Grove, NY11Mamaroneck, NY: 11 countMamaroneck, NY11Cohoes, NY: 10 countCohoes, NY10New York, NY: 27,241 countNew York, NY27,241Kiryas Joel, NY: 692 countKiryas Joel, NY692Rochester, NY: 487 countRochester, NY487Port Chester, NY: 435 countPort Chester, NY435Syracuse, NY: 290 countSyracuse, NY290Harrison, NY: 289 countHarrison, NY289Yonkers, NY: 249 countYonkers, NY249Albany, NY: 242 countAlbany, NY242Kingston, NY: 194 countKingston, NY194Buffalo, NY: 183 countBuffalo, NY183Ossining, NY: 183 countOssining, NY183Saratoga Springs, NY: 131 countSaratoga Springs, NY131Troy, NY: 124 countTroy, NY124Ithaca, NY: 117 countIthaca, NY117Poughkeepsie, NY: 117 countPoughkeepsie, NY117Glens Falls, NY: 75 countGlens Falls, NY75Plattsburgh, NY: 72 countPlattsburgh, NY72Rome, NY: 70 countRome, NY70Binghamton, NY: 65 countBinghamton, NY65Elmira, NY: 63 countElmira, NY63Floral Park, NY: 39 countFloral Park, NY39Beacon, NY: 37 countBeacon, NY37Babylon, NY: 33 countBabylon, NY33Spring Valley, NY: 30 countSpring Valley, NY30Woodbury, NY: 29 countWoodbury, NY29Haverstraw, NY: 27 countHaverstraw, NY27Middletown, NY: 27 countMiddletown, NY27Oswego, NY: 27 countOswego, NY27Rye, NY: 26 countRye, NY26Dobbs Ferry, NY: 23 countDobbs Ferry, NY23Newburgh, NY: 23 countNewburgh, NY23Westbury, NY: 21 countWestbury, NY21Valley Stream, NY: 19 countValley Stream, NY19Long Beach, NY: 18 countLong Beach, NY18Hempstead, NY: 17 countHempstead, NY17Lynbrook, NY: 17 countLynbrook, NY17North Tonawanda, NY: 15 countNorth Tonawanda, NY15Lake Grove, NY: 11 countLake Grove, NY11Mamaroneck, NY: 11 countMamaroneck, NY11Cohoes, NY: 10 countCohoes, NY10
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1New York, NY Estimated27,241-14.8%
2Kiryas Joel, NY Estimated692+68%
3Rochester, NY Estimated487+137.6%
4Port Chester, NY Estimated435n/a
5Syracuse, NY Estimated290+1,350%
6Harrison, NY Estimated289+803.1%
7Yonkers, NY Estimated249-24.5%
8Albany, NY Estimated242+324.6%
9Kingston, NY Estimated194+3,780%
10Buffalo, NY Estimated183+5.8%
10Ossining, NY Estimated183n/a
12Saratoga Springs, NY Estimated131+29.7%
13Troy, NY Estimated124+37.8%
14Ithaca, NY Estimated117-1.7%
14Poughkeepsie, NY Estimated117-39.7%
16Glens Falls, NY Estimated75n/a
17Plattsburgh, NY Estimated72+14.3%
18Rome, NY Estimated70+16.7%
19Binghamton, NY Estimated65+18.2%
20Elmira, NY Estimated63+16.7%
21Floral Park, NY Estimated39+3,800%
22Beacon, NY Estimated37-63%
23Babylon, NY Estimated33+560%
24Spring Valley, NY Estimated30+30.4%
25Woodbury, NY Estimated29+383.3%
26Haverstraw, NY Estimated27+1,250%
26Middletown, NY Estimated27+92.9%
26Oswego, NY Estimated27n/a
29Rye, NY Estimated26+8.3%
30Dobbs Ferry, NY Estimated23+9.5%
30Newburgh, NY Estimated23+15%
32Westbury, NY Estimated21+31.3%
33Valley Stream, NY Estimated19n/a
34Long Beach, NY Estimated18+100%
35Hempstead, NY Estimated17-94.4%
35Lynbrook, NY Estimated17-91.5%
37North Tonawanda, NY Estimated15+200%
38Lake Grove, NY Estimated11+37.5%
38Mamaroneck, NY Estimated11+57.1%
40Cohoes, NY Estimated10-87.2%
40White Plains, NY Estimated10-94.9%
42Freeport, NY Estimated9+80%
43Airmont, NY Estimated8-38.5%
44Canandaigua, NY Estimated7+600%
44Massapequa Park, NY Estimated7+250%
46Great Neck, NY Estimated5+25%
46New Rochelle, NY Estimated5-98.5%
48Niagara Falls, NY Estimated4n/a
48Rockville Centre, NY Estimated4-20%
48Tarrytown, NY Estimated40%
51Batavia, NY Estimated3+200%
51Chestnut Ridge, NY Estimated3-72.7%
51Cortland, NY Estimated3-83.3%
51Glen Cove, NY Estimated3+50%
51Mineola, NY Estimated3-66.7%
51Olean, NY Estimated3-81.3%
51Oneida, NY Estimated3-40%
51Sleepy Hollow, NY Estimated3-97.6%
59Jamestown, NY Estimated2n/a
59Mount Kisco, NY Estimated2n/a
61Auburn, NY Estimated1-87.5%
61Dunkirk, NY Estimated1n/a
61Gloversville, NY Estimated1-98.7%
61Johnson City, NY Estimated1n/a
61Lindenhurst, NY Estimated1-87.5%
61New Square, NY Estimated10%
61Tonawanda, NY Estimated1-96.8%
68Amsterdam, NY Estimated0-100%
68Corning, NY Estimated0-100%
68Depew, NY Estimated0-100%
68East Rockaway, NY Estimated0-100%
68Endicott, NY Estimated0n/a
68Fulton, NY Estimated0n/a
68Garden City, NY Estimated0-100%
68Geneva, NY Estimated0-100%
68Kenmore, NY Estimated0n/a
68Lackawanna, NY Estimated0n/a
68Lockport, NY Estimated0n/a
68Mount Vernon, NY Estimated0-100%
68New Hyde Park, NY Estimated0-100%
68Oneonta, NY Estimated0n/a
68Patchogue, NY Estimated0-100%
68Peekskill, NY Estimated0-100%
68Schenectady, NY Estimated0n/a
68Suffern, NY Estimated0n/a
68Utica, NY Estimated0n/a
68Watertown, NY Estimated0n/a
68Watervliet, NY Estimated0-100%
68West Haverstraw, NY Estimated0n/a

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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/ne2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). 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, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2024a.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, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2025, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2024a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/new-york-cities?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. 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, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2024a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/new-york-cities?period=2024.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) 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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2024a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/new-york-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

New York, NY, with 27,241 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

West Haverstraw, NY, with 0 in 2024.

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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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