Cities in Arkansas by single-family housing units authorized by building permits

Bentonville, AR had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 39 cities in 2015, at 484. Malvern, AR had the lowest, at 0. The median was 48. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest484Bentonville, AR

Lowest0Malvern, AR

Median4839 cities

All cities, 2015

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2015 count	Change on 2014
1	Bentonville, AR Estimated	484	+7.8%
2	Rogers, AR Estimated	395	+20.4%
3	Fayetteville, AR Estimated	378	-31.1%
4	Little Rock, AR Estimated	332	-1.8%
5	Springdale, AR Estimated	312	+39.3%
6	Jonesboro, AR Estimated	288	-11.9%
7	Centerton, AR Estimated	278	-6.1%
8	Sherwood, AR Estimated	187	+27.2%
9	Benton, AR Estimated	158	-21.8%
10	Conway, AR Estimated	130	+9.2%
11	Lowell, AR Estimated	113	+82.3%
12	Paragould, AR Estimated	101	-1.9%
13	Cabot, AR Estimated	97	+73.2%
14	Fort Smith, AR Estimated	92	-44.6%
14	North Little Rock, AR Estimated	92	+33.3%
16	Bryant, AR Estimated	81	+3.8%
17	Bella Vista, AR Estimated	68	+33.3%
18	Hot Springs, AR Estimated	59	+37.2%
19	Van Buren, AR Estimated	55	+120%
20	Farmington, AR Estimated	48	-26.2%
20	Searcy, AR Estimated	48	-11.1%
22	Russellville, AR Estimated	45	+95.7%
23	Jacksonville, AR Estimated	43	+34.4%
24	Marion, AR Estimated	41	-24.1%
25	Pea Ridge, AR Estimated	39	0%
25	Siloam Springs, AR Estimated	39	+85.7%
25	Texarkana, AR Estimated	39	+11.4%
28	Maumelle, AR Estimated	34	-65.7%
29	Batesville, AR Estimated	27	+12.5%
30	Harrison, AR Estimated	16	+60%
31	West Memphis, AR Estimated	9	-35.7%
32	Pine Bluff, AR Estimated	8	-27.3%
33	El Dorado, AR Estimated	7	+40%
34	Mountain Home, AR Estimated	5	+25%
35	Camden, AR Estimated	4	+33.3%
36	Blytheville, AR Estimated	0	-100%
36	Forrest City, AR Estimated	0	n/a
36	Magnolia, AR Estimated	0	-100%
36	Malvern, AR Estimated	0	n/a

Other periods

About this ranking

Annual number of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures (detached and attached single-family homes) authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.

Part of building_permit_units, which also counts units in buildings with two or more units. Counts housing units, not starts, completions or sales.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2015a.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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Arkansas by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2015a.txt

MLA 9

Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Arkansas by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2015a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/arkansas-cities?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2016. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Arkansas by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2015a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/arkansas-cities?period=2015.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2016) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Arkansas by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2015a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/arkansas-cities?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2015a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which city has the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits?

Bentonville, AR, with 484 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Malvern, AR, with 0 in 2015.

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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.