Cities in Wisconsin by housing units authorized by building permits

Madison, WI had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 91 cities in 2007, at 1,104. Shorewood, WI had the lowest, at 0. The median was 61 and the figure for Wisconsin was 21,837. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,104Madison, WI

Lowest0Shorewood, WI

Median6191 cities

Wisconsin21,837History

Top 40 cities, 2007

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2007 count
1	Madison, WI Estimated	1,104
2	Milwaukee, WI Estimated	815
3	Kenosha, WI Estimated	307
4	Janesville, WI Estimated	250
5	De Pere, WI Estimated	229
6	Wausau, WI Estimated	218
7	Holmen, WI Estimated	216
8	Mount Pleasant, WI Estimated	200
9	Eau Claire, WI Estimated	193
10	Sun Prairie, WI Estimated	188
11	Howard, WI Estimated	182
12	Plover, WI Estimated	160
13	Green Bay, WI Estimated	154
14	Oshkosh, WI Estimated	150
15	Beaver Dam, WI Estimated	131
15	Fitchburg, WI Estimated	131
15	New Berlin, WI Estimated	131
18	Kaukauna, WI Estimated	128
19	Waukesha, WI Estimated	126
20	West Allis, WI Estimated	108
21	Menomonee Falls, WI Estimated	107
22	La Crosse, WI Estimated	105
23	Wisconsin Rapids, WI Estimated	104
24	Verona, WI Estimated	102
25	Oconomowoc, WI Estimated	99
26	West Bend, WI Estimated	98
27	Franklin, WI Estimated	97
27	Waunakee, WI Estimated	97
29	Hartford, WI Estimated	95
30	Appleton, WI Estimated	91
31	Stevens Point, WI Estimated	90
32	River Falls, WI Estimated	89
33	Whitewater, WI Estimated	84
34	Oak Creek, WI Estimated	83
35	Pleasant Prairie, WI Estimated	81
35	Weston, WI Estimated	81
37	Germantown, WI Estimated	79
38	Muskego, WI Estimated	76
39	Fond du Lac, WI Estimated	70
39	Suamico, WI Estimated	70
41	Mequon, WI Estimated	68
42	Hudson, WI Estimated	65
43	Onalaska, WI Estimated	64
44	Menasha, WI Estimated	63
45	Bellevue, WI Estimated	61
45	New Richmond, WI Estimated	61
47	Pewaukee, WI Estimated	59
48	Manitowoc, WI Estimated	56
49	Port Washington, WI Estimated	53
49	Racine, WI Estimated	53
51	Reedsburg, WI Estimated	50
52	Platteville, WI Estimated	46
53	Neenah, WI Estimated	43
54	Sheboygan, WI Estimated	41
55	Oregon, WI Estimated	40
56	Ashwaubenon, WI Estimated	39
57	South Milwaukee, WI Estimated	38
58	Baraboo, WI Estimated	37
58	Superior, WI Estimated	37
60	Elkhorn, WI Estimated	36
60	Greenfield, WI Estimated	36
62	Grafton, WI Estimated	35
63	Brookfield, WI Estimated	33
64	Fort Atkinson, WI Estimated	32
64	Watertown, WI Estimated	32
66	Menomonie, WI Estimated	29
67	Sussex, WI Estimated	28
68	Marshfield, WI Estimated	27
68	Middleton, WI Estimated	27
70	Caledonia, WI Estimated	26
70	DeForest, WI Estimated	26
72	Beloit, WI Estimated	25
73	Stoughton, WI Estimated	21
74	Hartland, WI Estimated	19
75	Cedarburg, WI Estimated	18
76	Chippewa Falls, WI Estimated	17
77	Burlington, WI Estimated	15
77	Hobart, WI Estimated	15
79	Allouez, WI Estimated	11
79	Little Chute, WI Estimated	11
79	Monroe, WI Estimated	11
82	Waupun, WI Estimated	10
83	Brown Deer, WI Estimated	5
84	Marinette, WI Estimated	4
84	Two Rivers, WI Estimated	4
84	Wauwatosa, WI Estimated	4
87	Cudahy, WI Estimated	3
87	Greendale, WI Estimated	3
89	Whitefish Bay, WI Estimated	1
90	Glendale, WI Estimated	0
90	Shorewood, WI Estimated	0

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. 5 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2007 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/Midwest%20Region/mw2007a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2016). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Wisconsin by housing units authorized by building permits, 2007) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2007a.txt

MLA 9

Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Wisconsin by housing units authorized by building permits, 2007. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2007a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/wisconsin-cities?period=2007. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2016. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Wisconsin by housing units authorized by building permits, 2007. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2007a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/wisconsin-cities?period=2007.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2016) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Wisconsin by housing units authorized by building permits, 2007 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2007a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/wisconsin-cities?period=2007 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation: Cities in Wisconsin by housing units authorized by building permits, 2007}},
  year = {2016},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2007a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/wisconsin-cities?period=2007. Publisher attribution: 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/Midwest\%20Region/mw2007a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

Madison, WI, with 1,104 in 2007, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Shorewood, WI, with 0 in 2007.

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. 5 cities have no value for 2007 and are not ranked.