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Cities in Oregon by housing units authorized by building permits

Portland, OR had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 51 cities in 2014, at 5,016. Molalla, OR had the lowest, at 0. The median was 61 and the figure for Oregon was 16,645. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest5,016Portland, OR
Lowest0Molalla, OR
Median6151 cities
Oregon16,645History

All cities, 2014

Portland, OR: 5,016 countPortland, OR5,016Eugene, OR: 1,032 countEugene, OR1,032Hillsboro, OR: 886 countHillsboro, OR886Bend, OR: 847 countBend, OR847Medford, OR: 407 countMedford, OR407Corvallis, OR: 406 countCorvallis, OR406Happy Valley, OR: 354 countHappy Valley, OR354Beaverton, OR: 308 countBeaverton, OR308Salem, OR: 291 countSalem, OR291Wilsonville, OR: 242 countWilsonville, OR242Albany, OR: 224 countAlbany, OR224McMinnville, OR: 170 countMcMinnville, OR170Independence, OR: 158 countIndependence, OR158Redmond, OR: 148 countRedmond, OR148Forest Grove, OR: 136 countForest Grove, OR136Keizer, OR: 125 countKeizer, OR125Lake Oswego, OR: 105 countLake Oswego, OR105Oregon City, OR: 83 countOregon City, OR83Sandy, OR: 83 countSandy, OR83Grants Pass, OR: 75 countGrants Pass, OR75Woodburn, OR: 74 countWoodburn, OR74Central Point, OR: 71 countCentral Point, OR71Sherwood, OR: 65 countSherwood, OR65Gresham, OR: 63 countGresham, OR63Tigard, OR: 63 countTigard, OR63Lincoln City, OR: 61 countLincoln City, OR61Silverton, OR: 60 countSilverton, OR60Ashland, OR: 56 countAshland, OR56Hermiston, OR: 47 countHermiston, OR47Lebanon, OR: 45 countLebanon, OR45Dallas, OR: 41 countDallas, OR41Newberg, OR: 41 countNewberg, OR41Pendleton, OR: 38 countPendleton, OR38West Linn, OR: 38 countWest Linn, OR38Springfield, OR: 37 countSpringfield, OR37St. Helens, OR: 32 countSt. Helens, OR32La Grande, OR: 23 countLa Grande, OR23Newport, OR: 22 countNewport, OR22Sweet Home, OR: 22 countSweet Home, OR22Monmouth, OR: 21 countMonmouth, OR21Prineville, OR: 21 countPrineville, OR21Baker City, OR: 18 countBaker City, OR18Cottage Grove, OR: 16 countCottage Grove, OR16Tualatin, OR: 16 countTualatin, OR16Ontario, OR: 10 countOntario, OR10Coos Bay, OR: 6 countCoos Bay, OR6Milwaukie, OR: 6 countMilwaukie, OR6Cornelius, OR: 2 countCornelius, OR2Fairview, OR: 1 countFairview, OR1Troutdale, OR: 1 countTroutdale, OR1Molalla, OR: 0 countMolalla, OR0Portland, OR: 5,016 countPortland, OR5,016Eugene, OR: 1,032 countEugene, OR1,032Hillsboro, OR: 886 countHillsboro, OR886Bend, OR: 847 countBend, OR847Medford, OR: 407 countMedford, OR407Corvallis, OR: 406 countCorvallis, OR406Happy Valley, OR: 354 countHappy Valley, OR354Beaverton, OR: 308 countBeaverton, OR308Salem, OR: 291 countSalem, OR291Wilsonville, OR: 242 countWilsonville, OR242Albany, OR: 224 countAlbany, OR224McMinnville, OR: 170 countMcMinnville, OR170Independence, OR: 158 countIndependence, OR158Redmond, OR: 148 countRedmond, OR148Forest Grove, OR: 136 countForest Grove, OR136Keizer, OR: 125 countKeizer, OR125Lake Oswego, OR: 105 countLake Oswego, OR105Oregon City, OR: 83 countOregon City, OR83Sandy, OR: 83 countSandy, OR83Grants Pass, OR: 75 countGrants Pass, OR75Woodburn, OR: 74 countWoodburn, OR74Central Point, OR: 71 countCentral Point, OR71Sherwood, OR: 65 countSherwood, OR65Gresham, OR: 63 countGresham, OR63Tigard, OR: 63 countTigard, OR63Lincoln City, OR: 61 countLincoln City, OR61Silverton, OR: 60 countSilverton, OR60Ashland, OR: 56 countAshland, OR56Hermiston, OR: 47 countHermiston, OR47Lebanon, OR: 45 countLebanon, OR45Dallas, OR: 41 countDallas, OR41Newberg, OR: 41 countNewberg, OR41Pendleton, OR: 38 countPendleton, OR38West Linn, OR: 38 countWest Linn, OR38Springfield, OR: 37 countSpringfield, OR37St. Helens, OR: 32 countSt. Helens, OR32La Grande, OR: 23 countLa Grande, OR23Newport, OR: 22 countNewport, OR22Sweet Home, OR: 22 countSweet Home, OR22Monmouth, OR: 21 countMonmouth, OR21Prineville, OR: 21 countPrineville, OR21Baker City, OR: 18 countBaker City, OR18Cottage Grove, OR: 16 countCottage Grove, OR16Tualatin, OR: 16 countTualatin, OR16Ontario, OR: 10 countOntario, OR10Coos Bay, OR: 6 countCoos Bay, OR6Milwaukie, OR: 6 countMilwaukie, OR6Cornelius, OR: 2 countCornelius, OR2Fairview, OR: 1 countFairview, OR1Troutdale, OR: 1 countTroutdale, OR1Molalla, OR: 0 countMolalla, OR0
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2014
count		Change on 2013
1Portland, OR Estimated5,016+33.6%
2Eugene, OR Estimated1,032+12.8%
3Hillsboro, OR Estimated886+19.6%
4Bend, OR Estimated847-6.6%
5Medford, OR Estimated407+16.6%
6Corvallis, OR Estimated406+132%
7Happy Valley, OR Estimated354+14.6%
8Beaverton, OR Estimated308-53.1%
9Salem, OR Estimated291-49.6%
10Wilsonville, OR Estimated242+22.2%
11Albany, OR Estimated224-23.5%
12McMinnville, OR Estimated170+129.7%
13Independence, OR Estimated158+2,157.1%
14Redmond, OR Estimated148+48%
15Forest Grove, OR Estimated136-29.5%
16Keizer, OR Estimated125+145.1%
17Lake Oswego, OR Estimated105+41.9%
18Oregon City, OR Estimated83-52%
18Sandy, OR Estimated83+3.8%
20Grants Pass, OR Estimated75-3.8%
21Woodburn, OR Estimated74+15.6%
22Central Point, OR Estimated71+82.1%
23Sherwood, OR Estimated65+124.1%
24Gresham, OR Estimated63-27.6%
24Tigard, OR Estimated63-57.1%
26Lincoln City, OR Estimated61+258.8%
27Silverton, OR Estimated60+130.8%
28Ashland, OR Estimated56+16.7%
29Hermiston, OR Estimated47+23.7%
30Lebanon, OR Estimated45-10%
31Dallas, OR Estimated41-33.9%
31Newberg, OR Estimated41-4.7%
33Pendleton, OR Estimated38+11.8%
33West Linn, OR Estimated38-25.5%
35Springfield, OR Estimated37-52.6%
36St. Helens, OR Estimated32-23.8%
37La Grande, OR Estimated23+130%
38Newport, OR Estimated220%
38Sweet Home, OR Estimated22+46.7%
40Monmouth, OR Estimated21+200%
40Prineville, OR Estimated21-4.5%
42Baker City, OR Estimated18-18.2%
43Cottage Grove, OR Estimated16-33.3%
43Tualatin, OR Estimated16+220%
45Ontario, OR Estimated100%
46Coos Bay, OR Estimated6-25%
46Milwaukie, OR Estimated60%
48Cornelius, OR Estimated2-33.3%
49Fairview, OR Estimated1-66.7%
49Troutdale, OR Estimated1-75%
51Molalla, OR Estimated0-100%

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. 2 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2014 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/we2014a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2016). 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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2014a.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 Oregon by housing units authorized by building permits, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2014a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oregon-cities?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2016. 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, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2014a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oregon-cities?period=2014.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2016) 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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2014a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oregon-cities?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Portland, OR, with 5,016 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Molalla, OR, with 0 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

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. 2 cities have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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