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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 49 cities in 2022, at 2,197. Tualatin, OR had the lowest, at 0. The median was 155 and the figure for Oregon was 20,321. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,197Portland, OR
Lowest0Tualatin, OR
Median15549 cities
Oregon20,321History

All cities, 2022

Portland, OR: 2,197 countPortland, OR2,197Bend, OR: 1,193 countBend, OR1,193Salem, OR: 1,169 countSalem, OR1,169Eugene, OR: 1,085 countEugene, OR1,085Hillsboro, OR: 851 countHillsboro, OR851Happy Valley, OR: 834 countHappy Valley, OR834Woodburn, OR: 778 countWoodburn, OR778Beaverton, OR: 601 countBeaverton, OR601Redmond, OR: 435 countRedmond, OR435Medford, OR: 310 countMedford, OR310Tigard, OR: 293 countTigard, OR293Pendleton, OR: 285 countPendleton, OR285Gresham, OR: 254 countGresham, OR254Milwaukie, OR: 249 countMilwaukie, OR249Cornelius, OR: 236 countCornelius, OR236Newberg, OR: 231 countNewberg, OR231Corvallis, OR: 227 countCorvallis, OR227Keizer, OR: 222 countKeizer, OR222Oregon City, OR: 216 countOregon City, OR216Troutdale, OR: 208 countTroutdale, OR208Springfield, OR: 203 countSpringfield, OR203Hermiston, OR: 197 countHermiston, OR197Grants Pass, OR: 177 countGrants Pass, OR177Lake Oswego, OR: 175 countLake Oswego, OR175Forest Grove, OR: 155 countForest Grove, OR155Dallas, OR: 133 countDallas, OR133Lebanon, OR: 117 countLebanon, OR117Lincoln City, OR: 103 countLincoln City, OR103Newport, OR: 101 countNewport, OR101Central Point, OR: 98 countCentral Point, OR98McMinnville, OR: 88 countMcMinnville, OR88Sherwood, OR: 80 countSherwood, OR80Fairview, OR: 73 countFairview, OR73Sandy, OR: 67 countSandy, OR67Baker City, OR: 66 countBaker City, OR66Albany, OR: 64 countAlbany, OR64Wilsonville, OR: 47 countWilsonville, OR47Ashland, OR: 46 countAshland, OR46Independence, OR: 41 countIndependence, OR41Sweet Home, OR: 40 countSweet Home, OR40Monmouth, OR: 39 countMonmouth, OR39Silverton, OR: 37 countSilverton, OR37West Linn, OR: 27 countWest Linn, OR27St. Helens, OR: 22 countSt. Helens, OR22Cottage Grove, OR: 19 countCottage Grove, OR19La Grande, OR: 15 countLa Grande, OR15Ontario, OR: 14 countOntario, OR14Coos Bay, OR: 13 countCoos Bay, OR13Tualatin, OR: 0 countTualatin, OR0Portland, OR: 2,197 countPortland, OR2,197Bend, OR: 1,193 countBend, OR1,193Salem, OR: 1,169 countSalem, OR1,169Eugene, OR: 1,085 countEugene, OR1,085Hillsboro, OR: 851 countHillsboro, OR851Happy Valley, OR: 834 countHappy Valley, OR834Woodburn, OR: 778 countWoodburn, OR778Beaverton, OR: 601 countBeaverton, OR601Redmond, OR: 435 countRedmond, OR435Medford, OR: 310 countMedford, OR310Tigard, OR: 293 countTigard, OR293Pendleton, OR: 285 countPendleton, OR285Gresham, OR: 254 countGresham, OR254Milwaukie, OR: 249 countMilwaukie, OR249Cornelius, OR: 236 countCornelius, OR236Newberg, OR: 231 countNewberg, OR231Corvallis, OR: 227 countCorvallis, OR227Keizer, OR: 222 countKeizer, OR222Oregon City, OR: 216 countOregon City, OR216Troutdale, OR: 208 countTroutdale, OR208Springfield, OR: 203 countSpringfield, OR203Hermiston, OR: 197 countHermiston, OR197Grants Pass, OR: 177 countGrants Pass, OR177Lake Oswego, OR: 175 countLake Oswego, OR175Forest Grove, OR: 155 countForest Grove, OR155Dallas, OR: 133 countDallas, OR133Lebanon, OR: 117 countLebanon, OR117Lincoln City, OR: 103 countLincoln City, OR103Newport, OR: 101 countNewport, OR101Central Point, OR: 98 countCentral Point, OR98McMinnville, OR: 88 countMcMinnville, OR88Sherwood, OR: 80 countSherwood, OR80Fairview, OR: 73 countFairview, OR73Sandy, OR: 67 countSandy, OR67Baker City, OR: 66 countBaker City, OR66Albany, OR: 64 countAlbany, OR64Wilsonville, OR: 47 countWilsonville, OR47Ashland, OR: 46 countAshland, OR46Independence, OR: 41 countIndependence, OR41Sweet Home, OR: 40 countSweet Home, OR40Monmouth, OR: 39 countMonmouth, OR39Silverton, OR: 37 countSilverton, OR37West Linn, OR: 27 countWest Linn, OR27St. Helens, OR: 22 countSt. Helens, OR22Cottage Grove, OR: 19 countCottage Grove, OR19La Grande, OR: 15 countLa Grande, OR15Ontario, OR: 14 countOntario, OR14Coos Bay, OR: 13 countCoos Bay, OR13Tualatin, OR: 0 countTualatin, OR0
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Portland, OR Estimated2,197-27.4%
2Bend, OR Estimated1,193-18.1%
3Salem, OR Estimated1,169+38.2%
4Eugene, OR Estimated1,085-22.4%
5Hillsboro, OR Estimated851-6.4%
6Happy Valley, OR Estimated834+118.9%
7Woodburn, OR Estimated778+38.7%
8Beaverton, OR Estimated601+446.4%
9Redmond, OR Estimated435-33.1%
10Medford, OR Estimated310-29.1%
11Tigard, OR Estimated293-17.9%
12Pendleton, OR Estimated285+81.5%
13Gresham, OR Estimated254-36.3%
14Milwaukie, OR Estimated249-12.9%
15Cornelius, OR Estimated236-35%
16Newberg, OR Estimated231-14.1%
17Corvallis, OR Estimated227+46.5%
18Keizer, OR Estimated222+258.1%
19Oregon City, OR Estimated216+248.4%
20Troutdale, OR Estimated208+258.6%
21Springfield, OR Estimated203-17.8%
22Hermiston, OR Estimated197+74.3%
23Grants Pass, OR Estimated177+9.3%
24Lake Oswego, OR Estimated175+272.3%
25Forest Grove, OR Estimated155-59.8%
26Dallas, OR Estimated133-12.5%
27Lebanon, OR Estimated117-49.1%
28Lincoln City, OR Estimated103+94.3%
29Newport, OR Estimated101+621.4%
30Central Point, OR Estimated98-13.3%
31McMinnville, OR Estimated88-38.5%
32Sherwood, OR Estimated80+281%
33Fairview, OR Estimated73+43.1%
34Sandy, OR Estimated67-48.5%
35Baker City, OR Estimated66+11.9%
36Albany, OR Estimated64-41.8%
37Wilsonville, OR Estimated47-59.8%
38Ashland, OR Estimated46-48.9%
39Independence, OR Estimated41-36.9%
40Sweet Home, OR Estimated40-51.2%
41Monmouth, OR Estimated39-25%
42Silverton, OR Estimated37+42.3%
43West Linn, OR Estimated27-27%
44St. Helens, OR Estimated22-82%
45Cottage Grove, OR Estimated19-84.3%
46La Grande, OR Estimated15-88.6%
47Ontario, OR Estimated14+7.7%
48Coos Bay, OR Estimated13-40.9%
49Tualatin, 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. 4 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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/we2022a.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 Oregon by housing units authorized by building permits, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2022a.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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 2 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2022a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oregon-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 Oregon by housing units authorized by building permits, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2022a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oregon-cities?period=2022.

Harvard

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 Oregon by housing units authorized by building permits, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2022a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oregon-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Portland, OR, with 2,197 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Tualatin, OR, with 0 in 2022.

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. 4 cities have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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