US cities by housing units authorized by building permits

New York, NY had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 3041 cities in 2024, at 27,241. Yeadon, PA had the lowest, at 0. The median was 63 and the figure for the United States was 1.48 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest27,241New York, NY

Lowest0Yeadon, PA

Median633041 cities

United States1,478,000History

Top 40 cities, 2024

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 count	Change on 2023
1	New York, NY Estimated	27,241	-14.8%
2	Fort Worth, TX Estimated	13,148	+30.7%
3	Houston, TX Estimated	11,898	-27.6%
4	Los Angeles, CA Estimated	10,488	-20.3%
5	Austin, TX Estimated	9,444	-31%
6	Phoenix, AZ Estimated	8,997	-37.8%
7	Atlanta, GA Estimated	8,109	+6.4%
8	Nashville, TN Estimated	6,799	-39.1%
9	San Diego, CA Estimated	6,615	+14.7%
10	Jacksonville, FL Estimated	6,398	-34.1%
11	San Antonio, TX Estimated	6,258	-31.7%
12	Columbus, OH Estimated	6,084	+15.2%
13	Dallas, TX Estimated	6,038	-6%
14	Miami, FL Estimated	6,023	+11.1%
15	Seattle, WA Estimated	5,895	+11.2%
16	Raleigh, NC Estimated	5,044	-21%
17	Oklahoma City, OK Estimated	4,398	+6.1%
18	Chicago, IL Estimated	4,371	+20.9%
19	Omaha, NE Estimated	4,360	+43%
20	Celina, TX Estimated	4,357	+61.6%
21	Denver, CO Estimated	3,994	-30.2%
22	Fulshear, TX Estimated	3,970	+3%
23	McKinney, TX Estimated	3,910	-18.6%
24	Port St. Lucie, FL Estimated	3,798	-9.2%
25	Irvine, CA Estimated	3,730	+262.5%
26	Las Vegas, NV Estimated	3,590	-0.7%
27	Surprise, AZ Estimated	3,490	+25.9%
28	Cape Coral, FL Estimated	3,397	-15%
29	Henderson, NV Estimated	3,286	-16.3%
30	Goodyear, AZ Estimated	3,195	+28.4%
31	Buckeye, AZ Estimated	3,111	+29%
32	Palm Bay, FL Estimated	3,062	+12.7%
33	Philadelphia, PA Estimated	2,962	-23.3%
34	Kansas City, MO Estimated	2,878	+133.2%
35	Madison, WI Estimated	2,812	+7.3%
36	Durham, NC Estimated	2,793	-36%
37	Mesa, AZ Estimated	2,735	+26.5%
38	Reno, NV Estimated	2,723	-15.8%
39	Jersey City, NJ Estimated	2,601	+11.2%
40	North Port, FL Estimated	2,578	+10.5%
41	Tampa, FL Estimated	2,546	-19.3%
42	Richmond, VA Estimated	2,540	+11.3%
43	New Braunfels, TX Estimated	2,438	+16.4%
44	Conroe, TX Estimated	2,425	-5.6%
45	Aurora, CO Estimated	2,374	-38.3%
46	Georgetown, TX Estimated	2,354	+18.5%
47	Princeton, TX Estimated	2,278	-21%
48	Fayetteville, AR Estimated	2,236	+126.8%
49	Columbia, SC Estimated	2,148	+34.2%
50	Winston-Salem, NC Estimated	2,134	-0.3%
51	Sioux Falls, SD Estimated	2,119	-22.6%
52	Knoxville, TN Estimated	2,096	+90.4%
53	Palm Coast, FL Estimated	2,095	-1.9%
54	North Las Vegas, NV Estimated	2,078	+6.1%
55	Clarksville, TN Estimated	2,069	-8.5%
56	Apex, NC Estimated	2,051	+35.2%
57	Sacramento, CA Estimated	2,043	-18.8%
58	San Jose, CA Estimated	1,998	-24.6%
59	Maricopa, AZ Estimated	1,991	+65.8%
60	Denton, TX Estimated	1,976	-40%
61	Orlando, FL Estimated	1,970	-18%
62	Greensboro, NC Estimated	1,954	+10.6%
63	Round Rock, TX Estimated	1,937	+45.2%
64	Detroit, MI Estimated	1,919	+56.7%
65	Roseville, CA Estimated	1,905	-3.1%
66	Peoria, AZ Estimated	1,901	+74.4%
67	El Paso, TX Estimated	1,887	+1.9%
68	St. Cloud, FL Estimated	1,861	+64.5%
69	Gilbert, AZ Estimated	1,858	+15.9%
70	Bakersfield, CA Estimated	1,853	+26%
71	Lubbock, TX Estimated	1,852	-15.5%
72	Queen Creek, AZ Estimated	1,812	-15.2%
73	Boston, MA Estimated	1,789	-12.8%
74	Kyle, TX Estimated	1,768	+41.6%
75	Newark, NJ Estimated	1,736	+27.8%
76	Haines City, FL Estimated	1,733	-7.3%
77	Mansfield, TX Estimated	1,731	+171.7%
78	Lincoln, NE Estimated	1,730	-12.7%
79	Idaho Falls, ID Estimated	1,729	+67.7%
80	McAllen, TX Estimated	1,722	+45.8%
81	Fort Myers, FL Estimated	1,721	+18.9%
82	Arlington, TX Estimated	1,703	+34.6%
83	Portland, OR Estimated	1,700	-45%
84	North Charleston, SC Estimated	1,698	-21.2%
85	Lewisville, TX Estimated	1,690	+91.8%
86	Westfield, IN Estimated	1,674	-32.4%
87	Pittsburgh, PA Estimated	1,664	-33.8%
88	St. Petersburg, FL Estimated	1,613	-28.5%
89	Grand Prairie, TX Estimated	1,582	+18.1%
90	Madison, AL Estimated	1,559	+30.1%
91	Avondale, AZ Estimated	1,555	-17.9%
92	Meridian, ID Estimated	1,551	-33.6%
93	Marana, AZ Estimated	1,544	+0.8%
94	Daytona Beach, FL Estimated	1,506	-20%
95	Tucson, AZ Estimated	1,505	-9.8%
96	Midland, TX Estimated	1,504	+86.8%
97	Greer, SC Estimated	1,488	+109%
98	Huntsville, AL Estimated	1,485	-42.9%
99	Tallahassee, FL Estimated	1,460	-14%
100	Nampa, ID Estimated	1,450	+16.6%
101	Laredo, TX Estimated	1,448	-6.1%
102	Apopka, FL Estimated	1,439	+104.1%
103	Caldwell, ID Estimated	1,434	-15.5%
104	Glendale, AZ Estimated	1,377	-24%
105	Baton Rouge, LA Estimated	1,375	+495.2%
106	Fontana, CA Estimated	1,358	-29.6%
107	Saratoga Springs, UT Estimated	1,357	+14.9%
108	Hardeeville, SC Estimated	1,345	+14.5%
109	Frisco, TX Estimated	1,333	-60.8%
110	Spokane, WA Estimated	1,321	+2%
111	Scottsdale, AZ Estimated	1,320	+23.7%
112	Temple, TX Estimated	1,318	-15.3%
113	Rancho Cordova, CA Estimated	1,312	+83.8%
114	Waukee, IA Estimated	1,311	+12.7%
115	High Point, NC Estimated	1,310	+174.6%
116	Wichita, KS Estimated	1,300	-26.9%
117	Edinburg, TX Estimated	1,295	-8.6%
117	Melissa, TX Estimated	1,295	+61.5%
119	Manteca, CA Estimated	1,294	+126.6%
120	Carmel, IN Estimated	1,291	+29.9%
120	Corpus Christi, TX Estimated	1,291	+21.3%
122	Salt Lake City, UT Estimated	1,283	-59.6%
123	San Marcos, TX Estimated	1,282	-11.1%
124	St. George, UT Estimated	1,281	+29.5%
125	Wendell, NC Estimated	1,277	+21.2%
126	Baltimore, MD Estimated	1,273	-30.9%
127	Sherman, TX Estimated	1,272	-17.9%
128	Rio Rancho, NM Estimated	1,252	-0.2%
129	Chula Vista, CA Estimated	1,223	+45.1%
130	Gainesville, FL Estimated	1,218	+56.2%
131	Elk Grove, CA Estimated	1,217	+5.9%
132	Amarillo, TX Estimated	1,214	+115.2%
133	Lebanon, TN Estimated	1,207	-2.1%
134	Vancouver, WA Estimated	1,205	-11.3%
135	Casa Grande, AZ Estimated	1,199	+9.3%
136	Lavon, TX Estimated	1,197	+267.2%
136	Port Wentworth, GA Estimated	1,197	+629.9%
138	Leander, TX Estimated	1,193	-53.7%
139	Garner, NC Estimated	1,190	-37.6%
140	Foley, AL Estimated	1,189	-24%
141	Iowa Colony, TX Estimated	1,180	+51.3%
142	Anna, TX Estimated	1,173	-16.6%
142	Smyrna, TN Estimated	1,173	+3%
144	Gulfport, MS Estimated	1,152	+2.7%
145	Canton, GA Estimated	1,144	+148.2%
145	Charleston, SC Estimated	1,144	-8.8%
147	Frederick, MD Estimated	1,143	-7%
148	Apache Junction, AZ Estimated	1,140	+9.7%
149	Eagle Mountain, UT Estimated	1,136	+42.5%
150	Killeen, TX Estimated	1,134	+86.8%
151	Fresno, CA Estimated	1,124	-37.6%
152	Rochester, MN Estimated	1,118	+41.2%
153	College Station, TX Estimated	1,112	+50.1%
154	Monroe, NC Estimated	1,111	+31.5%
155	Sarasota, FL Estimated	1,102	+128.2%
156	Albuquerque, NM Estimated	1,099	0%
156	Bryan, TX Estimated	1,099	+75.8%
158	Murfreesboro, TN Estimated	1,096	-17%
159	West New York, NJ Estimated	1,094	+18.1%
160	Star, ID Estimated	1,078	+38.6%
161	Tempe, AZ Estimated	1,075	-28.1%
162	Brownsville, TX Estimated	1,070	+29.9%
162	Fuquay-Varina, NC Estimated	1,070	-1.7%
164	Fort Mill, SC Estimated	1,066	-0.1%
165	Cumming, GA Estimated	1,065	+427.2%
166	Winter Haven, FL Estimated	1,061	-8%
167	Cary, NC Estimated	1,052	-17.5%
168	Covington, GA Estimated	1,047	+637.3%
169	Chattanooga, TN Estimated	1,037	-7.5%
170	Lexington, KY Estimated	1,036	-25.9%
171	Gallatin, TN Estimated	1,035	-2.2%
172	Lehi, UT Estimated	1,027	+49.5%
173	Auburn, AL Estimated	1,024	+86.5%
174	Bonita Springs, FL Estimated	1,020	+78.6%
174	Chandler, AZ Estimated	1,020	+34.2%
176	Riverside, CA Estimated	1,019	+7.6%
177	Greenville, TX Estimated	1,018	+153.2%
178	Seguin, TX Estimated	1,014	-15.1%
179	Columbia, MO Estimated	1,010	+173%
179	Hutto, TX Estimated	1,010	-10.5%
181	Odessa, TX Estimated	1,004	+45.5%
182	Eugene, OR Estimated	1,002	+69%
183	Broken Arrow, OK Estimated	994	-19.3%
184	Venice, FL Estimated	984	-43.7%
185	Menifee, CA Estimated	983	-1.7%
186	Texas City, TX Estimated	974	+57.6%
187	Lake Charles, LA Estimated	972	+46.2%
188	Edmond, OK Estimated	963	+106.2%
189	Longmont, CO Estimated	948	+13.4%
190	Franklin, TN Estimated	945	+208.8%
190	Worcester, MA Estimated	945	+253.9%
192	League City, TX Estimated	928	+10.2%
193	Folsom, CA Estimated	925	-38.6%
194	Leland, NC Estimated	924	-51%
195	Union City, GA Estimated	921	+365.2%
196	Midlothian, TX Estimated	915	+6.1%
197	Salem, OR Estimated	905	+31.9%
198	Kuna, ID Estimated	901	+100.7%
199	Lancaster, CA Estimated	897	+30.2%
200	Cleveland, OH Estimated	896	+11.3%
201	Erie, CO Estimated	893	+15.7%
202	Pasco, WA Estimated	892	+4%
203	Aiken, SC Estimated	888	+465.6%
204	Kissimmee, FL Estimated	869	+34.7%
205	Bozeman, MT Estimated	867	-15.3%
206	Rapid City, SD Estimated	866	-25.8%
207	Clermont, FL Estimated	862	+24.9%
208	Grand Rapids, MI Estimated	859	+73.5%
209	Pflugerville, TX Estimated	856	-16.2%
210	Little Elm, TX Estimated	850	-8.4%
211	Greenville, NC Estimated	843	-16.9%
212	Washington, UT Estimated	840	+8.7%
213	Delaware, OH Estimated	839	+66.1%
214	Pooler, GA Estimated	824	+15.1%
215	Montclair, CA Estimated	819	+9,000%
216	Redmond, WA Estimated	816	+276%
217	Homestead, FL Estimated	813	+583.2%
218	Sparks, NV Estimated	805	+56%
219	Plano, TX Estimated	799	+61.1%
220	Moncks Corner, SC Estimated	796	+24.2%
221	Richardson, TX Estimated	790	+2,938.5%
222	South Fulton, GA Estimated	783	+22.3%
223	Gainesville, GA Estimated	779	+199.6%
224	Columbia, TN Estimated	777	+12.6%
225	Ocala, FL Estimated	771	+176.3%
226	San Francisco, CA Estimated	770	-32.2%
227	El Cerrito, CA Estimated	768	+1,686%
228	Jonesboro, AR Estimated	760	-6.1%
228	Mauldin, SC Estimated	760	+6.1%
230	Holly Springs, NC Estimated	758	-17.4%
231	Altamonte Springs, FL Estimated	757	-0.4%
232	Johnstown, CO Estimated	755	+71.6%
232	Warner Robins, GA Estimated	755	-17.9%
234	Beaufort, SC Estimated	750	+81.6%
235	Marysville, WA Estimated	747	-2.7%
235	Wake Forest, NC Estimated	747	-32.4%
237	Las Cruces, NM Estimated	745	+30%
238	Ankeny, IA Estimated	742	+11.7%
239	Boise City, ID Estimated	741	-60.9%
240	Asheville, NC Estimated	739	+72.3%
241	Grove City, OH Estimated	737	+99.2%
241	Springdale, AR Estimated	737	+89.9%
243	Fishers, IN Estimated	731	+103.6%
244	Brighton, CO Estimated	727	+82.7%
245	Lathrop, CA Estimated	725	+28.1%
246	Plant City, FL Estimated	723	-8.1%
246	Tulsa, OK Estimated	723	-17.5%
248	Mesquite, TX Estimated	719	+23.8%
249	Providence Village, TX Estimated	717	+91.7%
250	New Orleans, LA Estimated	710	-33.5%

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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. 46 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.

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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/ne2024a.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 (US cities by housing units authorized by building permits, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2024a.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, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2025, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2024a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/us-cities?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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. US cities by housing units authorized by building permits, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2024a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/us-cities?period=2024.

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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, US cities by housing units authorized by building permits, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2024a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/us-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

New York, NY, with 27,241 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Yeadon, PA, with 0 in 2024.

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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. 46 cities have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.