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Cities in Wisconsin by housing units authorized by building permits

Milwaukee, WI had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 92 cities in 2010, at 693. Whitefish Bay, WI had the lowest, at 0. The median was 26 and the figure for Wisconsin was 10,864. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest693Milwaukee, WI
Lowest0Whitefish Bay, WI
Median2692 cities
Wisconsin10,864History

Top 40 cities, 2010

Milwaukee, WI: 693 countMilwaukee, WI693Madison, WI: 526 countMadison, WI526Howard, WI: 242 countHoward, WI242Green Bay, WI: 225 countGreen Bay, WI225Franklin, WI: 168 countFranklin, WI168Kenosha, WI: 154 countKenosha, WI154West Bend, WI: 150 countWest Bend, WI150Eau Claire, WI: 125 countEau Claire, WI125Oshkosh, WI: 122 countOshkosh, WI122Pewaukee, WI: 102 countPewaukee, WI102Hobart, WI: 101 countHobart, WI101Onalaska, WI: 96 countOnalaska, WI96River Falls, WI: 87 countRiver Falls, WI87De Pere, WI: 79 countDe Pere, WI79Appleton, WI: 78 countAppleton, WI78Beaver Dam, WI: 76 countBeaver Dam, WI76Racine, WI: 76 countRacine, WI76Fond du Lac, WI: 74 countFond du Lac, WI74Watertown, WI: 67 countWatertown, WI67Verona, WI: 57 countVerona, WI57Muskego, WI: 51 countMuskego, WI51Suamico, WI: 51 countSuamico, WI51Pleasant Prairie, WI: 50 countPleasant Prairie, WI50Fitchburg, WI: 49 countFitchburg, WI49Holmen, WI: 49 countHolmen, WI49Hudson, WI: 49 countHudson, WI49Janesville, WI: 49 countJanesville, WI49Sun Prairie, WI: 49 countSun Prairie, WI49Bellevue, WI: 46 countBellevue, WI46Neenah, WI: 46 countNeenah, WI46Kaukauna, WI: 43 countKaukauna, WI43Oak Creek, WI: 43 countOak Creek, WI43Middleton, WI: 41 countMiddleton, WI41Menomonee Falls, WI: 40 countMenomonee Falls, WI40Waunakee, WI: 40 countWaunakee, WI40Wausau, WI: 39 countWausau, WI39Mount Pleasant, WI: 38 countMount Pleasant, WI38Waukesha, WI: 38 countWaukesha, WI38Stevens Point, WI: 35 countStevens Point, WI35Port Washington, WI: 34 countPort Washington, WI34Milwaukee, WI: 693 countMilwaukee, WI693Madison, WI: 526 countMadison, WI526Howard, WI: 242 countHoward, WI242Green Bay, WI: 225 countGreen Bay, WI225Franklin, WI: 168 countFranklin, WI168Kenosha, WI: 154 countKenosha, WI154West Bend, WI: 150 countWest Bend, WI150Eau Claire, WI: 125 countEau Claire, WI125Oshkosh, WI: 122 countOshkosh, WI122Pewaukee, WI: 102 countPewaukee, WI102Hobart, WI: 101 countHobart, WI101Onalaska, WI: 96 countOnalaska, WI96River Falls, WI: 87 countRiver Falls, WI87De Pere, WI: 79 countDe Pere, WI79Appleton, WI: 78 countAppleton, WI78Beaver Dam, WI: 76 countBeaver Dam, WI76Racine, WI: 76 countRacine, WI76Fond du Lac, WI: 74 countFond du Lac, WI74Watertown, WI: 67 countWatertown, WI67Verona, WI: 57 countVerona, WI57Muskego, WI: 51 countMuskego, WI51Suamico, WI: 51 countSuamico, WI51Pleasant Prairie, WI: 50 countPleasant Prairie, WI50Fitchburg, WI: 49 countFitchburg, WI49Holmen, WI: 49 countHolmen, WI49Hudson, WI: 49 countHudson, WI49Janesville, WI: 49 countJanesville, WI49Sun Prairie, WI: 49 countSun Prairie, WI49Bellevue, WI: 46 countBellevue, WI46Neenah, WI: 46 countNeenah, WI46Kaukauna, WI: 43 countKaukauna, WI43Oak Creek, WI: 43 countOak Creek, WI43Middleton, WI: 41 countMiddleton, WI41Menomonee Falls, WI: 40 countMenomonee Falls, WI40Waunakee, WI: 40 countWaunakee, WI40Wausau, WI: 39 countWausau, WI39Mount Pleasant, WI: 38 countMount Pleasant, WI38Waukesha, WI: 38 countWaukesha, WI38Stevens Point, WI: 35 countStevens Point, WI35Port Washington, WI: 34 countPort Washington, WI34
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2010
count		Change on 2009
1Milwaukee, WI Estimated693+48.4%
2Madison, WI Estimated526-25.6%
3Howard, WI Estimated242+374.5%
4Green Bay, WI Estimated225+152.8%
5Franklin, WI Estimated168+479.3%
6Kenosha, WI Estimated154+42.6%
7West Bend, WI Estimated150+145.9%
8Eau Claire, WI Estimated125+8.7%
9Oshkosh, WI Estimated122+67.1%
10Pewaukee, WI Estimated102+292.3%
11Hobart, WI Estimated101+98%
12Onalaska, WI Estimated96+134.1%
13River Falls, WI Estimated87+61.1%
14De Pere, WI Estimated79-32.5%
15Appleton, WI Estimated78-4.9%
16Beaver Dam, WI Estimated76+1,800%
16Racine, WI Estimated76+850%
18Fond du Lac, WI Estimated74-30.2%
19Watertown, WI Estimated67+318.8%
20Verona, WI Estimated57+111.1%
21Muskego, WI Estimated510%
21Suamico, WI Estimated51+30.8%
23Pleasant Prairie, WI Estimated50+85.2%
24Fitchburg, WI Estimated49-14%
24Holmen, WI Estimated49-62.6%
24Hudson, WI Estimated49+145%
24Janesville, WI Estimated49-26.9%
24Sun Prairie, WI Estimated49-49%
29Bellevue, WI Estimated46+39.4%
29Neenah, WI Estimated46+21.1%
31Kaukauna, WI Estimated43-25.9%
31Oak Creek, WI Estimated43+10.3%
33Middleton, WI Estimated41-55.9%
34Menomonee Falls, WI Estimated40+48.1%
34Waunakee, WI Estimated40-37.5%
36Wausau, WI Estimated39-52.4%
37Mount Pleasant, WI Estimated38-15.6%
37Waukesha, WI Estimated38-15.6%
39Stevens Point, WI Estimated35-44.4%
40Port Washington, WI Estimated34-2.9%
41La Crosse, WI Estimated33-10.8%
42Caledonia, WI Estimated31+14.8%
42Manitowoc, WI Estimated31-8.8%
44Weston, WI Estimated29-45.3%
45New Berlin, WI Estimated27+12.5%
46Oregon, WI Estimated260%
47Menasha, WI Estimated25-75.5%
47Mequon, WI Estimated250%
49Ashwaubenon, WI Estimated24-11.1%
49Hartford, WI Estimated24-40%
49Richfield, WI Estimated24+14.3%
49Sussex, WI Estimated24+242.9%
53Oconomowoc, WI Estimated23-36.1%
54DeForest, WI Estimated20+300%
54Germantown, WI Estimated20+17.6%
56Platteville, WI Estimated19+111.1%
57Brookfield, WI Estimated170%
57Greenfield, WI Estimated17+21.4%
57Wisconsin Rapids, WI Estimated17+54.5%
60Burlington, WI Estimated16+6.7%
61New Richmond, WI Estimated15+36.4%
61Reedsburg, WI Estimated15+7.1%
63Cedarburg, WI Estimated13+85.7%
63Whitewater, WI Estimated13-73.5%
65Marshfield, WI Estimated12-29.4%
65Plover, WI Estimated12-50%
67Marinette, WI Estimated11n/a
67Superior, WI Estimated11-15.4%
69Grafton, WI Estimated9-85.9%
70Stoughton, WI Estimated8+700%
71Brown Deer, WI Estimated7+40%
71Chippewa Falls, WI Estimated7-78.1%
71Sheboygan, WI Estimated7+250%
74Baraboo, WI Estimated6-57.1%
74Fort Atkinson, WI Estimated6-57.1%
74Hartland, WI Estimated6-33.3%
74Monroe, WI Estimated6n/a
78Elkhorn, WI Estimated5-28.6%
79Menomonie, WI Estimated4-80%
79Waupun, WI Estimated4-55.6%
81Little Chute, WI Estimated3-66.7%
81Two Rivers, WI Estimated3-50%
81West Allis, WI Estimated3-40%
84Allouez, WI Estimated2+100%
84South Milwaukee, WI Estimated2n/a
86Beloit, WI Estimated0-100%
86Cudahy, WI Estimated0-100%
86Glendale, WI Estimated0-100%
86Greendale, WI Estimated0n/a
86Shorewood, WI Estimated0n/a
86Wauwatosa, WI Estimated0-100%
86Whitefish Bay, WI Estimated0-100%

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. 4 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2010 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/mw2010a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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, 2010) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2010a.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 Wisconsin by housing units authorized by building permits, 2010. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2010a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/wisconsin-cities?period=2010. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2010. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2010a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/wisconsin-cities?period=2010.

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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, 2010 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2010a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/wisconsin-cities?period=2010 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Milwaukee, WI, with 693 in 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Whitefish Bay, WI, with 0 in 2010.

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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. 4 cities have no value for 2010 and are not ranked.

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