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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 2024, at 1,700. Pendleton, OR had the lowest, at 11. The median was 89 and the figure for Oregon was 14,621. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,700Portland, OR
Lowest11Pendleton, OR
Median8949 cities
Oregon14,621History

All cities, 2024

Portland, OR: 1,700 countPortland, OR1,700Eugene, OR: 1,002 countEugene, OR1,002Salem, OR: 905 countSalem, OR905Bend, OR: 645 countBend, OR645Hillsboro, OR: 594 countHillsboro, OR594Woodburn, OR: 566 countWoodburn, OR566Redmond, OR: 522 countRedmond, OR522Tigard, OR: 514 countTigard, OR514Springfield, OR: 382 countSpringfield, OR382Medford, OR: 372 countMedford, OR372Milwaukie, OR: 307 countMilwaukie, OR307Gresham, OR: 239 countGresham, OR239Happy Valley, OR: 165 countHappy Valley, OR165Beaverton, OR: 161 countBeaverton, OR161Lincoln City, OR: 158 countLincoln City, OR158Forest Grove, OR: 149 countForest Grove, OR149Sandy, OR: 148 countSandy, OR148Lebanon, OR: 133 countLebanon, OR133Tualatin, OR: 132 countTualatin, OR132Cottage Grove, OR: 129 countCottage Grove, OR129Newberg, OR: 116 countNewberg, OR116Dallas, OR: 104 countDallas, OR104Grants Pass, OR: 94 countGrants Pass, OR94Sherwood, OR: 94 countSherwood, OR94Cornelius, OR: 89 countCornelius, OR89Hermiston, OR: 85 countHermiston, OR85Troutdale, OR: 85 countTroutdale, OR85Corvallis, OR: 83 countCorvallis, OR83Wilsonville, OR: 58 countWilsonville, OR58Central Point, OR: 54 countCentral Point, OR54Ashland, OR: 48 countAshland, OR48Silverton, OR: 47 countSilverton, OR47West Linn, OR: 47 countWest Linn, OR47Monmouth, OR: 37 countMonmouth, OR37Sweet Home, OR: 36 countSweet Home, OR36Keizer, OR: 35 countKeizer, OR35McMinnville, OR: 31 countMcMinnville, OR31Baker City, OR: 28 countBaker City, OR28Coos Bay, OR: 24 countCoos Bay, OR24Lake Oswego, OR: 24 countLake Oswego, OR24Albany, OR: 23 countAlbany, OR23Oregon City, OR: 23 countOregon City, OR23Newport, OR: 22 countNewport, OR22Ontario, OR: 22 countOntario, OR22Independence, OR: 19 countIndependence, OR19La Grande, OR: 17 countLa Grande, OR17St. Helens, OR: 12 countSt. Helens, OR12Fairview, OR: 11 countFairview, OR11Pendleton, OR: 11 countPendleton, OR11Portland, OR: 1,700 countPortland, OR1,700Eugene, OR: 1,002 countEugene, OR1,002Salem, OR: 905 countSalem, OR905Bend, OR: 645 countBend, OR645Hillsboro, OR: 594 countHillsboro, OR594Woodburn, OR: 566 countWoodburn, OR566Redmond, OR: 522 countRedmond, OR522Tigard, OR: 514 countTigard, OR514Springfield, OR: 382 countSpringfield, OR382Medford, OR: 372 countMedford, OR372Milwaukie, OR: 307 countMilwaukie, OR307Gresham, OR: 239 countGresham, OR239Happy Valley, OR: 165 countHappy Valley, OR165Beaverton, OR: 161 countBeaverton, OR161Lincoln City, OR: 158 countLincoln City, OR158Forest Grove, OR: 149 countForest Grove, OR149Sandy, OR: 148 countSandy, OR148Lebanon, OR: 133 countLebanon, OR133Tualatin, OR: 132 countTualatin, OR132Cottage Grove, OR: 129 countCottage Grove, OR129Newberg, OR: 116 countNewberg, OR116Dallas, OR: 104 countDallas, OR104Grants Pass, OR: 94 countGrants Pass, OR94Sherwood, OR: 94 countSherwood, OR94Cornelius, OR: 89 countCornelius, OR89Hermiston, OR: 85 countHermiston, OR85Troutdale, OR: 85 countTroutdale, OR85Corvallis, OR: 83 countCorvallis, OR83Wilsonville, OR: 58 countWilsonville, OR58Central Point, OR: 54 countCentral Point, OR54Ashland, OR: 48 countAshland, OR48Silverton, OR: 47 countSilverton, OR47West Linn, OR: 47 countWest Linn, OR47Monmouth, OR: 37 countMonmouth, OR37Sweet Home, OR: 36 countSweet Home, OR36Keizer, OR: 35 countKeizer, OR35McMinnville, OR: 31 countMcMinnville, OR31Baker City, OR: 28 countBaker City, OR28Coos Bay, OR: 24 countCoos Bay, OR24Lake Oswego, OR: 24 countLake Oswego, OR24Albany, OR: 23 countAlbany, OR23Oregon City, OR: 23 countOregon City, OR23Newport, OR: 22 countNewport, OR22Ontario, OR: 22 countOntario, OR22Independence, OR: 19 countIndependence, OR19La Grande, OR: 17 countLa Grande, OR17St. Helens, OR: 12 countSt. Helens, OR12Fairview, OR: 11 countFairview, OR11Pendleton, OR: 11 countPendleton, OR11
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Portland, OR Estimated1,700-45%
2Eugene, OR Estimated1,002+69%
3Salem, OR Estimated905+31.9%
4Bend, OR Estimated645-60%
5Hillsboro, OR Estimated594-11.3%
6Woodburn, OR Estimated566+22.8%
7Redmond, OR Estimated522+27.3%
8Tigard, OR Estimated514-11.5%
9Springfield, OR Estimated382+81.9%
10Medford, OR Estimated372-55.1%
11Milwaukie, OR Estimated307+1,234.8%
12Gresham, OR Estimated239-49.8%
13Happy Valley, OR Estimated165-19.9%
14Beaverton, OR Estimated161-51.2%
15Lincoln City, OR Estimated158+146.9%
16Forest Grove, OR Estimated149+140.3%
17Sandy, OR Estimated148+428.6%
18Lebanon, OR Estimated133+44.6%
19Tualatin, OR Estimated132-33.7%
20Cottage Grove, OR Estimated129+578.9%
21Newberg, OR Estimated116+24.7%
22Dallas, OR Estimated104-21.8%
23Grants Pass, OR Estimated94-8.7%
23Sherwood, OR Estimated94+22.1%
25Cornelius, OR Estimated89+12.7%
26Hermiston, OR Estimated85+10.4%
26Troutdale, OR Estimated85+431.3%
28Corvallis, OR Estimated83-75.8%
29Wilsonville, OR Estimated58-49.6%
30Central Point, OR Estimated54-31.6%
31Ashland, OR Estimated48-53.8%
32Silverton, OR Estimated47+213.3%
32West Linn, OR Estimated47+193.8%
34Monmouth, OR Estimated37+8.8%
35Sweet Home, OR Estimated36+89.5%
36Keizer, OR Estimated35-69.8%
37McMinnville, OR Estimated31-76.7%
38Baker City, OR Estimated28-33.3%
39Coos Bay, OR Estimated24+50%
39Lake Oswego, OR Estimated24-27.3%
41Albany, OR Estimated23-74.7%
41Oregon City, OR Estimated23-92.7%
43Newport, OR Estimated22-48.8%
43Ontario, OR Estimated22+10%
45Independence, OR Estimated19-45.7%
46La Grande, OR Estimated17-15%
47St. Helens, OR Estimated12+200%
48Fairview, OR Estimated11-45%
48Pendleton, OR Estimated11-47.6%

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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. 4 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2024 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/we2024a.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 Oregon by housing units authorized by building permits, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2024a.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, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2025, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2024a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oregon-cities?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Oregon by housing units authorized by building permits, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2024a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oregon-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 Oregon by housing units authorized by building permits, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2024a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oregon-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Portland, OR, with 1,700 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pendleton, OR, with 11 in 2024.

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 2024 and are not ranked.

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