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

Bend, OR had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 49 cities in 2025, at 1,756. Independence, OR had the lowest, at 2. The median was 62 and the figure for Oregon was 14,839. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,756Bend, OR
Lowest2Independence, OR
Median6249 cities
Oregon14,839History

All cities, 2025

Bend, OR: 1,756 countBend, OR1,756Portland, OR: 1,223 countPortland, OR1,223Eugene, OR: 850 countEugene, OR850Salem, OR: 778 countSalem, OR778Medford, OR: 619 countMedford, OR619Beaverton, OR: 442 countBeaverton, OR442Corvallis, OR: 401 countCorvallis, OR401Redmond, OR: 374 countRedmond, OR374Happy Valley, OR: 350 countHappy Valley, OR350Springfield, OR: 329 countSpringfield, OR329Hillsboro, OR: 313 countHillsboro, OR313Gresham, OR: 296 countGresham, OR296Oregon City, OR: 287 countOregon City, OR287Woodburn, OR: 273 countWoodburn, OR273Tigard, OR: 228 countTigard, OR228Grants Pass, OR: 195 countGrants Pass, OR195Tualatin, OR: 147 countTualatin, OR147Lake Oswego, OR: 138 countLake Oswego, OR138Forest Grove, OR: 135 countForest Grove, OR135Keizer, OR: 95 countKeizer, OR95Lincoln City, OR: 94 countLincoln City, OR94Cornelius, OR: 88 countCornelius, OR88Hermiston, OR: 79 countHermiston, OR79Wilsonville, OR: 68 countWilsonville, OR68Silverton, OR: 62 countSilverton, OR62Ontario, OR: 59 countOntario, OR59Newberg, OR: 51 countNewberg, OR51Sandy, OR: 47 countSandy, OR47Dallas, OR: 46 countDallas, OR46Milwaukie, OR: 46 countMilwaukie, OR46Newport, OR: 46 countNewport, OR46Baker City, OR: 44 countBaker City, OR44Ashland, OR: 43 countAshland, OR43Lebanon, OR: 43 countLebanon, OR43Sherwood, OR: 40 countSherwood, OR40Monmouth, OR: 37 countMonmouth, OR37Sweet Home, OR: 35 countSweet Home, OR35West Linn, OR: 29 countWest Linn, OR29Albany, OR: 28 countAlbany, OR28Central Point, OR: 28 countCentral Point, OR28McMinnville, OR: 26 countMcMinnville, OR26La Grande, OR: 25 countLa Grande, OR25Pendleton, OR: 23 countPendleton, OR23Cottage Grove, OR: 18 countCottage Grove, OR18Troutdale, OR: 18 countTroutdale, OR18Fairview, OR: 10 countFairview, OR10St. Helens, OR: 8 countSt. Helens, OR8Coos Bay, OR: 6 countCoos Bay, OR6Independence, OR: 2 countIndependence, OR2
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2025
count		Change on 2024
1Bend, OR Estimated1,756+172.2%
2Portland, OR Estimated1,223-28.1%
3Eugene, OR Estimated850-15.2%
4Salem, OR Estimated778-14%
5Medford, OR Estimated619+66.4%
6Beaverton, OR Estimated442+174.5%
7Corvallis, OR Estimated401+383.1%
8Redmond, OR Estimated374-28.4%
9Happy Valley, OR Estimated350+112.1%
10Springfield, OR Estimated329-13.9%
11Hillsboro, OR Estimated313-47.3%
12Gresham, OR Estimated296+23.8%
13Oregon City, OR Estimated287+1,147.8%
14Woodburn, OR Estimated273-51.8%
15Tigard, OR Estimated228-55.6%
16Grants Pass, OR Estimated195+107.4%
17Tualatin, OR Estimated147+11.4%
18Lake Oswego, OR Estimated138+475%
19Forest Grove, OR Estimated135-9.4%
20Keizer, OR Estimated95+171.4%
21Lincoln City, OR Estimated94-40.5%
22Cornelius, OR Estimated88-1.1%
23Hermiston, OR Estimated79-7.1%
24Wilsonville, OR Estimated68+17.2%
25Silverton, OR Estimated62+31.9%
26Ontario, OR Estimated59+168.2%
27Newberg, OR Estimated51-56%
28Sandy, OR Estimated47-68.2%
29Dallas, OR Estimated46-55.8%
29Milwaukie, OR Estimated46-85%
29Newport, OR Estimated46+109.1%
32Baker City, OR Estimated44+57.1%
33Ashland, OR Estimated43-10.4%
33Lebanon, OR Estimated43-67.7%
35Sherwood, OR Estimated40-57.4%
36Monmouth, OR Estimated370%
37Sweet Home, OR Estimated35-2.8%
38West Linn, OR Estimated29-38.3%
39Albany, OR Estimated28+21.7%
39Central Point, OR Estimated28-48.1%
41McMinnville, OR Estimated26-16.1%
42La Grande, OR Estimated25+47.1%
43Pendleton, OR Estimated23+109.1%
44Cottage Grove, OR Estimated18-86%
44Troutdale, OR Estimated18-78.8%
46Fairview, OR Estimated10-9.1%
47St. Helens, OR Estimated8-33.3%
48Coos Bay, OR Estimated6-75%
49Independence, OR Estimated2-89.5%

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. 4 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2025 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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/West%20Region/we2025a.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 Oregon by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt

MLA 9

Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Oregon by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oregon-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 Oregon by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oregon-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 Oregon by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oregon-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bend, OR, with 1,756 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Independence, OR, with 2 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. 4 cities have no value for 2025 and are not ranked.

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