US cities by housing units authorized by building permits

New York, NY had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 3034 cities in 2022, at 32,837. Zion, IL had the lowest, at 0. The median was 70 and the figure for the United States was 1.68 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest32,837New York, NY

Lowest0Zion, IL

Median703034 cities

United States1,680,368History

Top 40 cities, 2022

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	New York, NY Estimated	32,837	+64.8%
2	Austin, TX Estimated	18,446	-1.5%
3	Los Angeles, CA Estimated	16,707	+18.6%
4	Houston, TX Estimated	15,745	+3.3%
5	Nashville, TN Estimated	14,795	-8.3%
6	Phoenix, AZ Estimated	14,598	+27%
7	San Antonio, TX Estimated	14,182	+27.1%
8	Fort Worth, TX Estimated	11,978	+3.5%
9	Atlanta, GA Estimated	11,853	+391.2%
10	Jacksonville, FL Estimated	11,346	+13.8%
11	Dallas, TX Estimated	10,229	+2.1%
12	Seattle, WA Estimated	8,990	-25%
13	Raleigh, NC Estimated	8,635	+33.1%
14	Denver, CO Estimated	8,296	-17%
15	Chicago, IL Estimated	7,124	+33.4%
16	Columbus, OH Estimated	6,177	+38.2%
17	Port St. Lucie, FL Estimated	5,537	-15%
18	Tampa, FL Estimated	4,810	+100%
19	Cape Coral, FL Estimated	4,735	-12.5%
20	Georgetown, TX Estimated	4,574	-23%
21	Sioux Falls, SD Estimated	4,465	+42.6%
22	San Diego, CA Estimated	4,422	-7.6%
23	Durham, NC Estimated	4,366	+31.5%
24	Miami, FL Estimated	4,358	-30.3%
25	Denton, TX Estimated	4,041	+142.7%
26	Las Vegas, NV Estimated	4,025	+7.4%
27	Boston, MA Estimated	3,935	+12%
28	Henderson, NV Estimated	3,780	-20.3%
29	Omaha, NE Estimated	3,769	+19%
30	Jersey City, NJ Estimated	3,741	+15.7%
31	Oklahoma City, OK Estimated	3,717	-12.9%
32	Reno, NV Estimated	3,693	-6.6%
33	Minneapolis, MN Estimated	3,681	+15.7%
34	Mesa, AZ Estimated	3,668	-20.9%
35	Salt Lake City, UT Estimated	3,633	-1.6%
36	Orlando, FL Estimated	3,515	-5.6%
37	Conroe, TX Estimated	3,396	+10.2%
38	McKinney, TX Estimated	3,315	+92%
39	Aurora, CO Estimated	3,280	-21.5%
40	Philadelphia, PA Estimated	3,223	-87.2%
41	Celina, TX Estimated	3,196	-7.3%
42	Clarksville, TN Estimated	3,133	-4%
43	Lincoln, NE Estimated	3,122	+34.6%
44	Meridian, ID Estimated	3,071	+12.3%
45	Surprise, AZ Estimated	3,026	+12.1%
46	Fulshear, TX Estimated	3,001	-0.2%
47	Lubbock, TX Estimated	2,946	-5.9%
48	Arlington, TX Estimated	2,902	+30.4%
49	Frisco, TX Estimated	2,896	-14.6%
50	Avondale, AZ Estimated	2,779	+274%
51	Winston-Salem, NC Estimated	2,721	+150.3%
52	New Braunfels, TX Estimated	2,667	+11.7%
53	Richmond, VA Estimated	2,649	+148.3%
54	Santa Clara, CA Estimated	2,543	+521.8%
55	Palm Bay, FL Estimated	2,523	+1.5%
56	Daytona Beach, FL Estimated	2,483	+88.1%
57	Madison, WI Estimated	2,360	-34.9%
58	Palm Coast, FL Estimated	2,346	+2.9%
59	Leander, TX Estimated	2,301	-28.8%
60	North Port, FL Estimated	2,286	-4.3%
61	North Las Vegas, NV Estimated	2,221	-40.7%
62	Portland, OR Estimated	2,197	-27.4%
63	Buckeye, AZ Estimated	2,193	-16.2%
64	Redmond, WA Estimated	2,153	+230.2%
65	Maricopa, AZ Estimated	2,146	+16.3%
66	Lehi, UT Estimated	2,144	+5.6%
67	Fuquay-Varina, NC Estimated	2,132	+18%
68	Columbia, SC Estimated	2,131	+25.4%
69	Kyle, TX Estimated	2,128	-0.2%
70	Fresno, CA Estimated	2,095	-3.8%
71	Greeley, CO Estimated	2,070	+126.2%
72	Sacramento, CA Estimated	2,054	-33.4%
73	Tallahassee, FL Estimated	2,049	+10.6%
74	Queen Creek, AZ Estimated	2,044	-22.5%
75	Pittsburgh, PA Estimated	2,028	+148.8%
76	San Francisco, CA Estimated	2,014	-20%
77	San Jose, CA Estimated	2,003	+204.4%
78	Kansas City, MO Estimated	1,987	-15%
79	St. Petersburg, FL Estimated	1,977	+20.9%
80	El Paso, TX Estimated	1,968	-11.9%
81	Temple, TX Estimated	1,920	-0.1%
82	Vancouver, WA Estimated	1,882	-21.7%
83	Tucson, AZ Estimated	1,880	-10.2%
84	Nampa, ID Estimated	1,807	-24.5%
85	Roseville, CA Estimated	1,802	-4.3%
86	Lebanon, TN Estimated	1,795	+42.7%
87	Westfield, IN Estimated	1,792	-3.3%
88	Princeton, TX Estimated	1,784	+94.8%
89	Bakersfield, CA Estimated	1,780	+53.2%
90	Plano, TX Estimated	1,777	+166%
91	Newark, NJ Estimated	1,748	+31.6%
92	Tempe, AZ Estimated	1,745	-0.7%
93	Warner Robins, GA Estimated	1,742	+284.5%
94	Lexington, KY Estimated	1,731	+4.6%
95	North Charleston, SC Estimated	1,692	+126.2%
96	Baltimore, MD Estimated	1,657	+6.4%
97	Fishers, IN Estimated	1,650	+128.2%
98	Albuquerque, NM Estimated	1,609	-3.5%
99	Boise City, ID Estimated	1,602	-20.7%
100	Marana, AZ Estimated	1,601	+9.6%
101	Mountain View, CA Estimated	1,565	+425.2%
102	Frederick, MD Estimated	1,542	+50.7%
103	Sparks, NV Estimated	1,541	+128%
104	Tacoma, WA Estimated	1,540	-37.7%
105	Goodyear, AZ Estimated	1,526	-52.8%
106	West Palm Beach, FL Estimated	1,519	-9.4%
107	St. George, UT Estimated	1,506	+0.4%
108	Irvine, CA Estimated	1,492	-36.8%
109	Alexandria, VA Estimated	1,490	+645%
110	Melissa, TX Estimated	1,474	+88%
111	Prosper, TX Estimated	1,473	+20.7%
112	Haines City, FL Estimated	1,472	-3.2%
113	Cary, NC Estimated	1,468	-36.3%
114	Fort Myers, FL Estimated	1,461	+28.5%
115	Round Rock, TX Estimated	1,457	-24.5%
116	Anna, TX Estimated	1,446	+29%
117	Glendale, AZ Estimated	1,445	+102.7%
118	Oakland, CA Estimated	1,443	+6.8%
118	Royse City, TX Estimated	1,443	+5.3%
120	Gilbert, AZ Estimated	1,440	-25%
121	Sherman, TX Estimated	1,425	n/a
122	Ocala, FL Estimated	1,418	+82.7%
123	Charleston, SC Estimated	1,401	-4.6%
124	Detroit, MI Estimated	1,379	+34.8%
125	Lewisville, TX Estimated	1,372	-27.2%
126	Auburn, AL Estimated	1,358	+65.6%
127	Irving, TX Estimated	1,356	+23.9%
128	McAllen, TX Estimated	1,330	+31.4%
129	Windsor, CO Estimated	1,313	+17.1%
130	Gainesville, FL Estimated	1,309	+4.1%
131	Little Elm, TX Estimated	1,291	-17%
132	Laredo, TX Estimated	1,272	-24.5%
133	Chattanooga, TN Estimated	1,271	+3.2%
134	Bothell, WA Estimated	1,263	+371.3%
135	Visalia, CA Estimated	1,251	+48.9%
136	Fargo, ND Estimated	1,233	+7.6%
137	Seguin, TX Estimated	1,218	+8.4%
138	Waukee, IA Estimated	1,216	+2%
139	Bozeman, MT Estimated	1,212	-0.2%
140	Birmingham, AL Estimated	1,211	+90.1%
141	Norfolk, VA Estimated	1,208	-18%
142	Leesburg, FL Estimated	1,199	+133.7%
143	Santa Rosa, CA Estimated	1,197	-17.5%
143	Virginia Beach, VA Estimated	1,197	+158.5%
145	Murfreesboro, TN Estimated	1,196	-49.7%
146	Bend, OR Estimated	1,193	-18.1%
147	Casa Grande, AZ Estimated	1,179	-23.4%
148	St. Louis, MO Estimated	1,176	+23.1%
149	Olathe, KS Estimated	1,173	-2.7%
150	Fort Mill, SC Estimated	1,172	-8.2%
151	Brownsville, TX Estimated	1,170	+3.6%
152	Salem, OR Estimated	1,169	+38.2%
152	St. Paul, MN Estimated	1,169	-44.9%
154	Caldwell, ID Estimated	1,146	+3.7%
155	Greensboro, NC Estimated	1,143	-39.6%
155	Sanford, FL Estimated	1,143	+29.4%
157	Ankeny, IA Estimated	1,133	-3.6%
158	Fontana, CA Estimated	1,130	+7.4%
158	Huntsville, AL Estimated	1,130	-59.8%
160	Shoreline, WA Estimated	1,121	+14%
161	White Plains, NY Estimated	1,105	+273.3%
162	Corpus Christi, TX Estimated	1,096	-25.4%
163	Saratoga Springs, UT Estimated	1,091	-38.1%
164	Gulfport, MS Estimated	1,086	+402.8%
165	Eugene, OR Estimated	1,085	-22.4%
166	Rochester, MN Estimated	1,081	+73%
167	Fremont, CA Estimated	1,080	+50.2%
167	Leland, NC Estimated	1,080	-19.8%
169	Apex, NC Estimated	1,079	-25.3%
170	Easley, SC Estimated	1,077	+71.5%
171	Ontario, CA Estimated	1,071	+21.4%
172	Noblesville, IN Estimated	1,063	0%
172	Wichita, KS Estimated	1,063	-5.8%
174	Folsom, CA Estimated	1,061	+11.8%
175	Loveland, CO Estimated	1,058	+3.4%
176	Doral, FL Estimated	1,055	+80%
177	Columbus, GA Estimated	1,054	+56.1%
178	Bentonville, AR Estimated	1,053	+74.6%
179	West Des Moines, IA Estimated	1,049	+33%
180	Spokane Valley, WA Estimated	1,048	-4.1%
181	Fayetteville, AR Estimated	1,042	-22.2%
182	Gallatin, TN Estimated	1,039	+33.5%
183	Chamblee, GA Estimated	1,038	+1,284%
184	Chula Vista, CA Estimated	1,034	-41.1%
185	Carmel, IN Estimated	1,030	+9.2%
186	Rancho Cucamonga, CA Estimated	1,029	+5.8%
187	Venice, FL Estimated	1,027	+24.8%
188	Little Rock, AR Estimated	1,021	-9.3%
189	Prescott Valley, AZ Estimated	1,012	+21.6%
190	Bryan, TX Estimated	1,002	-17.9%
191	Centerton, AR Estimated	1,001	+63%
192	Cheyenne, WY Estimated	1,000	+204.9%
193	Grand Prairie, TX Estimated	993	-56.7%
194	Conway, AR Estimated	982	+18.5%
195	Hardeeville, SC Estimated	976	+22%
196	Lathrop, CA Estimated	972	+3.7%
197	Waco, TX Estimated	963	+30.7%
198	Napa, CA Estimated	956	-2.1%
199	Eagle Mountain, UT Estimated	955	-37.9%
200	Bowling Green, KY Estimated	949	-30.3%
201	Billings, MT Estimated	945	+3.8%
202	Wendell, NC Estimated	941	+122.5%
203	Greer, SC Estimated	940	-36.9%
204	Apopka, FL Estimated	937	+55.1%
205	Glendale, CA Estimated	936	+460.5%
206	San Marcos, TX Estimated	934	+29.5%
207	Manteca, CA Estimated	932	+31.1%
208	Port Wentworth, GA Estimated	928	+327.6%
209	St. Louis Park, MN Estimated	926	+178.9%
210	Sunnyvale, CA Estimated	925	-33.9%
211	Morgan Hill, CA Estimated	924	+883%
212	South Jordan, UT Estimated	922	-48.6%
213	Gainesville, GA Estimated	915	+6%
214	Edmond, OK Estimated	907	+25.1%
214	Erie, CO Estimated	907	-16.2%
216	Menifee, CA Estimated	904	-28.5%
217	Knoxville, TN Estimated	903	-5.9%
218	Edinburg, TX Estimated	902	-3%
219	New Rochelle, NY Estimated	899	+4.2%
220	Garner, NC Estimated	891	-10.2%
220	Manvel, TX Estimated	891	-4.3%
220	New Orleans, LA Estimated	891	-43.5%
223	Cleburne, TX Estimated	889	+52.2%
224	Commerce City, CO Estimated	888	-47.8%
224	Odessa, TX Estimated	888	-36.8%
224	Rowlett, TX Estimated	888	+20.3%
227	St. Cloud, FL Estimated	883	-27%
228	Blaine, MN Estimated	880	+44.3%
229	Thornton, CO Estimated	875	-23.8%
230	Columbia, TN Estimated	873	-28%
231	Falls Church, VA Estimated	872	+4,489.5%
232	Edina, MN Estimated	870	+752.9%
233	Lakeland, FL Estimated	869	-30.4%
233	Winter Haven, FL Estimated	869	-13.7%
235	Missoula, MT Estimated	858	-44.9%
236	Hillsboro, OR Estimated	851	-6.4%
237	Mansfield, TX Estimated	850	-19%
238	Athens, AL Estimated	844	+35.3%
239	Hialeah, FL Estimated	843	+36%
240	Franklin, TN Estimated	839	-28.9%
241	Jonesboro, AR Estimated	835	-3.8%
242	Chesapeake, VA Estimated	834	-39.7%
242	Happy Valley, OR Estimated	834	+118.9%
244	Bellingham, WA Estimated	833	-25.3%
245	South Fulton, GA Estimated	832	+3.7%
246	Santa Maria, CA Estimated	831	+40.4%
246	Weymouth Town, MA Estimated	831	+1,140.3%
248	Clermont, FL Estimated	830	+25.4%
249	Rogers, AR Estimated	828	-2.7%
250	Lincoln, CA Estimated	826	-18.7%

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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. 53 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.

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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/ne2022a.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 (US cities by housing units authorized by building permits, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2022a.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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 2 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2022a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/us-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. US cities by housing units authorized by building permits, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2022a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/us-cities?period=2022.

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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, US cities by housing units authorized by building permits, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2022a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/us-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

New York, NY, with 32,837 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Zion, IL, with 0 in 2022.

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