US cities by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

New York, NY had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 3042 cities in 2025, at 19,763. Yeadon, PA had the lowest, at 0. The median was 64 and the figure for the United States was 1.43 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest19,763New York, NY

Lowest0Yeadon, PA

Median643042 cities

United States1,431,616History

Top 40 cities, 2025

count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2025 count	Change on 2024
1	New York, NY Estimated	19,763	-27.5%
2	Houston, TX Estimated	11,878	-0.2%
3	Los Angeles, CA Estimated	11,211	+6.9%
4	Phoenix, AZ Estimated	10,395	+15.5%
5	Fort Worth, TX Estimated	9,437	-28.2%
6	Columbus, OH Estimated	9,116	+49.8%
7	Austin, TX Estimated	8,893	-5.8%
8	Miami, FL Estimated	7,219	+19.9%
9	Dallas, TX Estimated	6,993	+15.8%
10	San Diego, CA Estimated	6,828	+3.2%
11	Jacksonville, FL Estimated	5,890	-7.9%
12	Frisco, TX Estimated	5,652	+324%
13	Atlanta, GA Estimated	5,622	-30.7%
14	Nashville, TN Estimated	5,555	-18.3%
15	San Antonio, TX Estimated	5,320	-15%
16	Oklahoma City, OK Estimated	5,236	+19.1%
17	Raleigh, NC Estimated	4,738	-6.1%
18	Denver, CO Estimated	4,727	+18.4%
19	Durham, NC Estimated	4,483	+60.5%
20	Seattle, WA Estimated	4,366	-25.9%
21	Chicago, IL Estimated	3,916	-10.4%
22	Omaha, NE Estimated	3,776	-13.4%
23	Henderson, NV Estimated	3,590	+9.3%
24	Denton, TX Estimated	3,438	+74%
25	Madison, WI Estimated	3,383	+20.3%
26	Philadelphia, PA Estimated	3,366	+13.6%
27	Surprise, AZ Estimated	3,355	-3.9%
28	San Jose, CA Estimated	3,313	+65.8%
29	Fulshear, TX Estimated	3,264	-17.8%
30	Salt Lake City, UT Estimated	3,217	+150.7%
31	McKinney, TX Estimated	3,040	-22.3%
32	Port St. Lucie, FL Estimated	3,028	-20.3%
33	Orlando, FL Estimated	2,986	+51.6%
34	Tampa, FL Estimated	2,818	+10.7%
35	Celina, TX Estimated	2,803	-35.7%
36	North Port, FL Estimated	2,688	+4.3%
37	Richmond, VA Estimated	2,681	+5.6%
38	Gainesville, FL Estimated	2,665	+118.8%
39	St. Petersburg, FL Estimated	2,641	+63.7%
40	Detroit, MI Estimated	2,620	+36.5%
41	North Las Vegas, NV Estimated	2,507	+20.6%
42	Palm Bay, FL Estimated	2,455	-19.8%
43	Cape Coral, FL Estimated	2,406	-29.2%
44	Lubbock, TX Estimated	2,382	+28.6%
45	Las Vegas, NV Estimated	2,329	-35.1%
46	West Lafayette, IN Estimated	2,307	+1,661.1%
47	Sacramento, CA Estimated	2,297	+12.4%
48	Gallatin, TN Estimated	2,267	+119%
49	Clarksville, TN Estimated	2,256	+9%
50	Lincoln, NE Estimated	2,215	+28%
51	Goodyear, AZ Estimated	2,209	-30.9%
52	Newark, NJ Estimated	2,190	+26.2%
53	Buckeye, AZ Estimated	2,136	-31.3%
54	Bentonville, AR Estimated	2,114	+285.1%
55	Boston, MA Estimated	2,107	+17.8%
56	Jersey City, NJ Estimated	2,098	-19.3%
57	Scottsdale, AZ Estimated	2,061	+56.1%
58	Mesa, AZ Estimated	2,015	-26.3%
59	Palm Coast, FL Estimated	1,992	-4.9%
60	Pittsburgh, PA Estimated	1,984	+19.2%
61	Greensboro, NC Estimated	1,972	+0.9%
62	Columbia, SC Estimated	1,956	-8.9%
63	Huntsville, AL Estimated	1,942	+30.8%
64	Tallahassee, FL Estimated	1,898	+30%
65	Conroe, TX Estimated	1,893	-21.9%
66	Kansas City, MO Estimated	1,869	-35.1%
67	Fort Myers, FL Estimated	1,849	+7.4%
68	Sioux Falls, SD Estimated	1,834	-13.4%
69	Ontario, CA Estimated	1,789	+180%
70	Georgetown, TX Estimated	1,770	-24.8%
71	Bend, OR Estimated	1,756	+172.2%
72	Irvine, CA Estimated	1,746	-53.2%
73	El Paso, TX Estimated	1,722	-8.7%
74	Hardeeville, SC Estimated	1,718	+27.7%
75	Baton Rouge, LA Estimated	1,700	+23.6%
76	Westfield, IN Estimated	1,681	+0.4%
77	Des Moines, IA Estimated	1,676	+171.2%
78	Murrieta, CA Estimated	1,666	+1,361.4%
79	Bakersfield, CA Estimated	1,648	-11.1%
80	Princeton, TX Estimated	1,610	-29.3%
81	Saratoga Springs, UT Estimated	1,582	+16.6%
82	Arlington, TX Estimated	1,576	-7.5%
83	Elk Grove, CA Estimated	1,573	+29.3%
84	Queen Creek, AZ Estimated	1,571	-13.3%
85	Fayetteville, AR Estimated	1,569	-29.8%
86	Port Wentworth, GA Estimated	1,562	+30.5%
87	Aurora, CO Estimated	1,561	-34.2%
87	Stamford, CT Estimated	1,561	+1,715.1%
89	Murfreesboro, TN Estimated	1,529	+39.5%
90	Wichita, KS Estimated	1,526	+17.4%
91	Garner, NC Estimated	1,512	+27.1%
92	Nampa, ID Estimated	1,510	+4.1%
93	Tucson, AZ Estimated	1,505	0%
94	McAllen, TX Estimated	1,504	-12.7%
94	Roseville, CA Estimated	1,504	-21%
96	Caldwell, ID Estimated	1,477	+3%
97	Lee's Summit, MO Estimated	1,457	+192.6%
98	Haines City, FL Estimated	1,453	-16.2%
99	San Francisco, CA Estimated	1,444	+87.5%
100	Knoxville, TN Estimated	1,439	-31.3%
101	Edinburg, TX Estimated	1,431	+10.5%
102	St. Cloud, FL Estimated	1,430	-23.2%
103	Brownsville, TX Estimated	1,421	+32.8%
104	Albuquerque, NM Estimated	1,417	+28.9%
105	Reno, NV Estimated	1,391	-48.9%
106	Corpus Christi, TX Estimated	1,384	+7.2%
107	Winston-Salem, NC Estimated	1,376	-35.5%
108	Fort Lauderdale, FL Estimated	1,372	+438%
109	Meridian, ID Estimated	1,364	-12.1%
110	Wendell, NC Estimated	1,363	+6.7%
111	Laredo, TX Estimated	1,340	-7.5%
112	Apopka, FL Estimated	1,338	-7%
113	Leander, TX Estimated	1,336	+12%
114	Ankeny, IA Estimated	1,326	+78.7%
115	Midland, TX Estimated	1,317	-12.4%
116	Fort Collins, CO Estimated	1,313	+91.7%
117	Charleston, SC Estimated	1,311	+14.6%
118	Fresno, CA Estimated	1,300	+15.7%
119	College Station, TX Estimated	1,298	+16.7%
119	Kyle, TX Estimated	1,298	-26.6%
121	Tempe, AZ Estimated	1,287	+19.7%
122	Redmond, WA Estimated	1,278	+56.6%
123	Lavon, TX Estimated	1,266	+5.8%
124	Noblesville, IN Estimated	1,252	+83%
125	Apex, NC Estimated	1,223	-40.4%
125	Pooler, GA Estimated	1,223	+48.4%
125	Portland, OR Estimated	1,223	-28.1%
128	Temple, TX Estimated	1,220	-7.4%
129	Maricopa, AZ Estimated	1,218	-38.8%
130	Kuna, ID Estimated	1,208	+34.1%
131	Longmont, CO Estimated	1,200	+26.6%
132	Sandy Springs, GA Estimated	1,187	+241.1%
133	Peoria, AZ Estimated	1,184	-37.7%
134	Manor, TX Estimated	1,181	+79.2%
135	Eagle Mountain, UT Estimated	1,168	+2.8%
136	Carrollton, TX Estimated	1,166	+5,200%
137	Syracuse, NY Estimated	1,160	+300%
138	Minneola, FL Estimated	1,155	+146.3%
139	Clermont, FL Estimated	1,148	+33.2%
140	Menifee, CA Estimated	1,147	+16.7%
141	Lehi, UT Estimated	1,133	+10.3%
142	Apache Junction, AZ Estimated	1,124	-1.4%
143	Waco, TX Estimated	1,119	+58.7%
144	Parker, CO Estimated	1,109	+165.3%
145	Gulfport, MS Estimated	1,098	-4.7%
146	North Charleston, SC Estimated	1,088	-35.9%
147	Littleton, CO Estimated	1,086	+69.2%
148	Broken Arrow, OK Estimated	1,063	+6.9%
149	Edmond, OK Estimated	1,059	+10%
150	Hialeah, FL Estimated	1,053	+245.2%
151	Lexington, KY Estimated	1,052	+1.5%
152	Fayetteville, NC Estimated	1,047	+99.4%
153	Gilbert, AZ Estimated	1,043	-43.9%
154	Winter Haven, FL Estimated	1,036	-2.4%
155	Sherman, TX Estimated	1,034	-18.7%
156	Bryan, TX Estimated	1,032	-6.1%
157	Allen, TX Estimated	1,028	+406.4%
158	Abilene, TX Estimated	1,020	+112.1%
159	Rowlett, TX Estimated	1,018	+556.8%
160	Little Rock, AR Estimated	1,003	+106.4%
161	Rio Rancho, NM Estimated	1,001	-20%
162	Washington, UT Estimated	979	+16.5%
163	Broomfield, CO Estimated	970	+139.5%
163	Plant City, FL Estimated	970	+34.2%
165	North Myrtle Beach, SC Estimated	967	+41.4%
166	Boise City, ID Estimated	955	+28.9%
167	Daytona Beach, FL Estimated	953	-36.7%
168	Avondale, AZ Estimated	950	-38.9%
169	St. George, UT Estimated	936	-26.9%
170	Homestead, FL Estimated	935	+15%
171	Commerce City, CO Estimated	931	+48.7%
172	Fontana, CA Estimated	930	-31.5%
173	Lebanon, TN Estimated	924	-23.4%
174	Odessa, TX Estimated	921	-8.3%
175	Pflugerville, TX Estimated	920	+7.5%
176	Marana, AZ Estimated	918	-40.5%
177	Killeen, TX Estimated	910	-19.8%
178	Bozeman, MT Estimated	908	+4.7%
178	Wake Forest, NC Estimated	908	+21.6%
180	Waxahachie, TX Estimated	900	+52%
181	Fort Mill, SC Estimated	897	-15.9%
182	Chattanooga, TN Estimated	893	-13.9%
183	Charlottesville, VA Estimated	889	+1,714.3%
184	Papillion, NE Estimated	888	+87.7%
185	Whitestown, IN Estimated	884	+88.1%
186	New Orleans, LA Estimated	882	+24.2%
187	Star, ID Estimated	881	-18.3%
188	New Braunfels, TX Estimated	879	-63.9%
189	Amarillo, TX Estimated	865	-28.7%
189	Tulsa, OK Estimated	865	+19.6%
191	Anna, TX Estimated	864	-26.3%
192	Fargo, ND Estimated	860	+32.1%
193	Oceanside, CA Estimated	857	+170.3%
194	Greenville, NC Estimated	855	+1.4%
194	Spokane Valley, WA Estimated	855	+80.4%
196	Eugene, OR Estimated	850	-15.2%
197	Chesapeake, VA Estimated	846	+41.7%
198	Round Rock, TX Estimated	845	-56.4%
199	Lathrop, CA Estimated	835	+15.2%
199	Overland Park, KS Estimated	835	+42%
201	Yuma, AZ Estimated	832	+21.3%
202	Leland, NC Estimated	830	-10.2%
203	Jonesboro, AR Estimated	828	+8.9%
204	Midlothian, TX Estimated	825	-9.8%
205	League City, TX Estimated	816	-12.1%
206	Seguin, TX Estimated	811	-20%
207	Windsor, CO Estimated	810	+29.4%
208	Mauldin, SC Estimated	802	+5.5%
209	Grand Rapids, MI Estimated	801	-6.8%
210	Florida City, FL Estimated	800	+252.4%
211	Manteca, CA Estimated	798	-38.3%
212	Lakeland, FL Estimated	796	+109.5%
213	Bella Vista, AR Estimated	786	+23.4%
214	Salem, OR Estimated	778	-14%
215	Richland, WA Estimated	777	+73.1%
216	Woodbury, MN Estimated	774	+71.6%
217	Frederick, MD Estimated	773	-32.4%
218	Vancouver, WA Estimated	771	-36%
219	Elgin, TX Estimated	766	+105.9%
219	Greenville, SC Estimated	766	+89.6%
219	Statesboro, GA Estimated	766	+356%
222	Rancho Cordova, CA Estimated	764	-41.8%
223	West Jordan, UT Estimated	760	+156.8%
224	Lancaster, OH Estimated	759	+2,610.7%
225	Lewisville, TX Estimated	756	-55.3%
226	South Jordan, UT Estimated	754	+6.8%
227	San Marcos, CA Estimated	750	+137.3%
228	Manvel, TX Estimated	745	+18.3%
229	Asheville, NC Estimated	743	+0.5%
229	Iowa Colony, TX Estimated	743	-37%
231	Tacoma, WA Estimated	742	+84.6%
232	Plainfield, IL Estimated	740	+60.9%
233	Bellingham, WA Estimated	737	+37.8%
233	Missouri City, TX Estimated	737	+524.6%
235	Lafayette, IN Estimated	727	+10%
236	Hoover, AL Estimated	724	+70.4%
237	Mission, TX Estimated	722	+3.9%
238	Chandler, AZ Estimated	719	-29.5%
239	Pasco, WA Estimated	718	-19.5%
239	San Marcos, TX Estimated	718	-44%
241	Fuquay-Varina, NC Estimated	715	-33.2%
242	Rogers, AR Estimated	714	+12.8%
243	Idaho Falls, ID Estimated	710	-58.9%
244	Cleveland, OH Estimated	706	-21.2%
245	Ocala, FL Estimated	703	-8.8%
246	Salem, UT Estimated	702	+105.9%
247	Marysville, WA Estimated	700	-6.3%
248	Lawrenceville, GA Estimated	697	+90.4%
249	Mooresville, NC Estimated	692	n/a
249	Spokane, WA Estimated	692	-47.6%

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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. 45 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.

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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/ne2025a.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 (US cities by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt

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Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, US cities by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/us-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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. US cities by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/us-cities.

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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, US cities by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/us-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation: US cities by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025}},
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Which city has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

New York, NY, with 19,763 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Yeadon, PA, with 0 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. 45 cities have no value for 2025 and are not ranked.