# Cities in California by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

All 369 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2025, so the places are comparable. 3 cities have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `building_permit_single_family_units`
- Unit: count
- Definition: 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.
- 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 (https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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/West%20Region/we2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/california-cities

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | 3,848 |
| 2 | Bakersfield, CA | 1,401 |
| 3 | Elk Grove, CA | 1,126 |
| 4 | Fresno, CA | 1,037 |
| 5 | Roseville, CA | 1,024 |
| 6 | Sacramento, CA | 1,012 |
| 7 | Lathrop, CA | 835 |
| 8 | San Diego, CA | 819 |
| 9 | Manteca, CA | 798 |
| 10 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 764 |
| 11 | Ontario, CA | 690 |
| 12 | Menifee, CA | 676 |
| 13 | San Jose, CA | 613 |
| 14 | Clovis, CA | 588 |
| 15 | Fontana, CA | 575 |
| 16 | Hesperia, CA | 559 |
| 17 | Visalia, CA | 544 |
| 18 | Lincoln, CA | 478 |
| 19 | Shafter, CA | 452 |
| 20 | Merced, CA | 450 |
| 21 | Perris, CA | 444 |
| 22 | Dublin, CA | 441 |
| 23 | Lancaster, CA | 440 |
| 24 | Folsom, CA | 425 |
| 25 | Hemet, CA | 396 |
| 26 | Santa Clarita, CA | 395 |
| 27 | Tulare, CA | 385 |
| 28 | Irvine, CA | 368 |
| 29 | Banning, CA | 367 |
| 30 | Oceanside, CA | 364 |
| 31 | Garden Grove, CA | 351 |
| 32 | Paradise, CA | 335 |
| 33 | Stockton, CA | 333 |
| 33 | Vacaville, CA | 333 |
| 35 | Escondido, CA | 314 |
| 36 | Indio, CA | 313 |
| 37 | San Marcos, CA | 308 |
| 38 | Moreno Valley, CA | 300 |
| 39 | Hanford, CA | 295 |
| 40 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 291 |
| 41 | San Jacinto, CA | 281 |
| 42 | Galt, CA | 263 |
| 43 | Santa Ana, CA | 252 |
| 44 | Huntington Beach, CA | 249 |
| 44 | Palm Desert, CA | 249 |
| 46 | Santa Rosa, CA | 228 |
| 47 | Corona, CA | 227 |
| 47 | Fullerton, CA | 227 |
| 49 | Salinas, CA | 210 |
| 50 | Fairfield, CA | 208 |
| 50 | Modesto, CA | 208 |
| 52 | Highland, CA | 205 |
| 53 | Redlands, CA | 203 |
| 54 | Desert Hot Springs, CA | 199 |
| 55 | Palo Alto, CA | 196 |
| 56 | Temecula, CA | 195 |
| 57 | Lake Elsinore, CA | 194 |
| 58 | Pomona, CA | 191 |
| 58 | Rocklin, CA | 191 |
| 60 | Redding, CA | 190 |
| 61 | Patterson, CA | 189 |
| 62 | Los Banos, CA | 183 |
| 62 | Riverbank, CA | 183 |
| 64 | Encinitas, CA | 180 |
| 64 | Porterville, CA | 180 |
| 64 | Rosemead, CA | 180 |
| 67 | Downey, CA | 178 |
| 67 | San Luis Obispo, CA | 178 |
| 69 | Lodi, CA | 177 |
| 70 | Victorville, CA | 172 |
| 71 | Long Beach, CA | 167 |
| 72 | Rohnert Park, CA | 166 |
| 73 | Carlsbad, CA | 163 |
| 74 | Riverside, CA | 160 |
| 75 | South Gate, CA | 159 |
| 76 | Chino, CA | 156 |
| 77 | Hollister, CA | 155 |
| 78 | Delano, CA | 149 |
| 79 | Santa Maria, CA | 148 |
| 80 | Beaumont, CA | 144 |
| 80 | Marina, CA | 144 |
| 82 | Covina, CA | 139 |
| 82 | Vista, CA | 139 |
| 84 | Inglewood, CA | 138 |
| 85 | Morgan Hill, CA | 137 |
| 86 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA | 135 |
| 87 | Milpitas, CA | 134 |
| 88 | Pico Rivera, CA | 133 |
| 89 | Yuba City, CA | 130 |
| 90 | California City, CA | 129 |
| 90 | Cathedral City, CA | 129 |
| 90 | Napa, CA | 129 |
| 93 | El Monte, CA | 128 |
| 94 | Camarillo, CA | 124 |
| 94 | Palmdale, CA | 124 |
| 94 | Temple City, CA | 124 |
| 97 | Chino Hills, CA | 123 |
| 98 | Redondo Beach, CA | 118 |
| 99 | Glendale, CA | 117 |
| 99 | Loma Linda, CA | 117 |
| 101 | Chula Vista, CA | 112 |
| 102 | Alhambra, CA | 111 |
| 102 | Brentwood, CA | 111 |
| 102 | Placentia, CA | 111 |
| 102 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 111 |
| 106 | Antioch, CA | 109 |
| 107 | Newport Beach, CA | 108 |
| 108 | Calexico, CA | 107 |
| 108 | El Cajon, CA | 107 |
| 110 | Berkeley, CA | 106 |
| 111 | Compton, CA | 105 |
| 112 | Anaheim, CA | 104 |
| 113 | Sanger, CA | 102 |
| 113 | Santa Clara, CA | 102 |
| 115 | Oakley, CA | 101 |
| 116 | Chico, CA | 99 |
| 116 | La Mesa, CA | 99 |
| 116 | Pasadena, CA | 99 |
| 119 | Westminster, CA | 98 |
| 120 | Apple Valley, CA | 96 |
| 120 | La Quinta, CA | 96 |
| 120 | Saratoga, CA | 96 |
| 123 | Turlock, CA | 95 |
| 124 | Culver City, CA | 93 |
| 125 | Fremont, CA | 90 |
| 125 | Santa Monica, CA | 90 |
| 127 | West Covina, CA | 89 |
| 128 | Bellflower, CA | 88 |
| 128 | Fountain Valley, CA | 88 |
| 130 | Santa Paula, CA | 87 |
| 130 | West Sacramento, CA | 87 |
| 132 | Glendora, CA | 85 |
| 132 | Livermore, CA | 85 |
| 132 | Mountain View, CA | 85 |
| 132 | Palm Springs, CA | 85 |
| 132 | San Ramon, CA | 85 |
| 137 | Eastvale, CA | 82 |
| 137 | Manhattan Beach, CA | 82 |
| 139 | Los Altos, CA | 81 |
| 140 | Campbell, CA | 80 |
| 140 | Petaluma, CA | 80 |
| 140 | Torrance, CA | 80 |
| 143 | Oakland, CA | 78 |
| 143 | Tracy, CA | 78 |
| 145 | Arcadia, CA | 77 |
| 146 | Madera, CA | 76 |
| 147 | Poway, CA | 75 |
| 147 | Woodland, CA | 75 |
| 149 | La Mirada, CA | 73 |
| 150 | Azusa, CA | 70 |
| 150 | Concord, CA | 70 |
| 150 | Lake Forest, CA | 70 |
| 150 | Orange, CA | 70 |
| 154 | Hawthorne, CA | 69 |
| 155 | Davis, CA | 68 |
| 156 | Seaside, CA | 67 |
| 157 | Chowchilla, CA | 66 |
| 157 | Cupertino, CA | 66 |
| 157 | McFarland, CA | 66 |
| 157 | Menlo Park, CA | 66 |
| 161 | Diamond Bar, CA | 65 |
| 162 | Dixon, CA | 64 |
| 163 | Monrovia, CA | 63 |
| 163 | Walnut, CA | 63 |
| 165 | Lynwood, CA | 62 |
| 165 | San Leandro, CA | 62 |
| 167 | Richmond, CA | 61 |
| 168 | Corcoran, CA | 59 |
| 168 | Danville, CA | 59 |
| 170 | Imperial Beach, CA | 58 |
| 170 | Wildomar, CA | 58 |
| 172 | Monterey Park, CA | 57 |
| 172 | Pleasanton, CA | 57 |
| 172 | Watsonville, CA | 57 |
| 175 | Baldwin Park, CA | 56 |
| 176 | Paramount, CA | 55 |
| 176 | Union City, CA | 55 |
| 178 | Brawley, CA | 54 |
| 179 | Rancho Mirage, CA | 53 |
| 179 | San Gabriel, CA | 53 |
| 181 | Colton, CA | 52 |
| 181 | King City, CA | 52 |
| 181 | Oxnard, CA | 52 |
| 181 | Redwood City, CA | 52 |
| 185 | Tustin, CA | 51 |
| 185 | Vallejo, CA | 51 |
| 187 | American Canyon, CA | 50 |
| 187 | Montebello, CA | 50 |
| 189 | Laguna Beach, CA | 48 |
| 189 | Santa Cruz, CA | 48 |
| 191 | Grass Valley, CA | 47 |
| 191 | Greenfield, CA | 47 |
| 191 | South Pasadena, CA | 47 |
| 191 | Twentynine Palms, CA | 47 |
| 195 | Truckee, CA | 46 |
| 195 | Yucaipa, CA | 46 |
| 197 | Burbank, CA | 45 |
| 197 | Hayward, CA | 45 |
| 197 | San Marino, CA | 45 |
| 200 | Sunnyvale, CA | 44 |
| 201 | Dinuba, CA | 43 |
| 201 | Hillsborough, CA | 43 |
| 203 | South San Francisco, CA | 42 |
| 203 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 42 |
| 205 | San Dimas, CA | 40 |
| 206 | San Fernando, CA | 39 |
| 206 | Santee, CA | 39 |
| 208 | San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 37 |
| 208 | Windsor, CA | 37 |
| 210 | Lompoc, CA | 36 |
| 210 | Norco, CA | 36 |
| 212 | Citrus Heights, CA | 35 |
| 212 | Cypress, CA | 35 |
| 212 | El Centro, CA | 35 |
| 212 | Moorpark, CA | 35 |
| 212 | Newark, CA | 35 |
| 217 | South El Monte, CA | 34 |
| 218 | Coachella, CA | 33 |
| 218 | Fillmore, CA | 33 |
| 218 | Rialto, CA | 33 |
| 218 | Rio Vista, CA | 33 |
| 218 | San Carlos, CA | 33 |
| 223 | Buena Park, CA | 32 |
| 224 | El Segundo, CA | 31 |
| 225 | Santa Barbara, CA | 30 |
| 226 | Adelanto, CA | 29 |
| 226 | Atascadero, CA | 29 |
| 226 | Bell Gardens, CA | 29 |
| 226 | Yorba Linda, CA | 29 |
| 230 | Alameda, CA | 27 |
| 230 | Daly City, CA | 27 |
| 230 | Lakewood, CA | 27 |
| 233 | Whittier, CA | 26 |
| 234 | Lemon Grove, CA | 25 |
| 234 | Lemoore, CA | 25 |
| 236 | Carson, CA | 24 |
| 236 | Grover Beach, CA | 24 |
| 236 | Stanton, CA | 24 |
| 239 | Duarte, CA | 23 |
| 239 | Hermosa Beach, CA | 23 |
| 239 | San Clemente, CA | 23 |
| 239 | Yucca Valley, CA | 23 |
| 243 | La Cañada Flintridge, CA | 22 |
| 243 | Placerville, CA | 22 |
| 245 | Beverly Hills, CA | 21 |
| 245 | La Habra, CA | 21 |
| 245 | Ridgecrest, CA | 21 |
| 248 | Carpinteria, CA | 20 |
| 248 | Commerce, CA | 20 |
| 248 | Gardena, CA | 20 |
| 248 | Oakdale, CA | 20 |
| 248 | Palos Verdes Estates, CA | 20 |
| 248 | San Francisco, CA | 20 |
| 254 | Lomita, CA | 19 |
| 254 | San Anselmo, CA | 19 |
| 254 | San Rafael, CA | 19 |
| 257 | Albany, CA | 18 |
| 257 | Auburn, CA | 18 |
| 257 | Healdsburg, CA | 18 |
| 257 | Larkspur, CA | 18 |
| 257 | Solana Beach, CA | 18 |
| 262 | Artesia, CA | 17 |
| 262 | Kingsburg, CA | 17 |
| 262 | Morro Bay, CA | 17 |
| 262 | Ripon, CA | 17 |
| 266 | Claremont, CA | 16 |
| 266 | Dana Point, CA | 16 |
| 266 | El Cerrito, CA | 16 |
| 266 | Half Moon Bay, CA | 16 |
| 266 | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | 16 |
| 266 | Soledad, CA | 16 |
| 266 | Upland, CA | 16 |
| 273 | Arroyo Grande, CA | 15 |
| 273 | Coronado, CA | 15 |
| 273 | Laguna Niguel, CA | 15 |
| 273 | Pittsburg, CA | 15 |
| 273 | Sierra Madre, CA | 15 |
| 273 | Walnut Creek, CA | 15 |
| 279 | Reedley, CA | 14 |
| 279 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 14 |
| 281 | Burlingame, CA | 13 |
| 281 | Eureka, CA | 13 |
| 281 | Hawaiian Gardens, CA | 13 |
| 281 | La Puente, CA | 13 |
| 281 | Lawndale, CA | 13 |
| 281 | Santa Fe Springs, CA | 13 |
| 287 | Gilroy, CA | 12 |
| 287 | Martinez, CA | 12 |
| 287 | Pacific Grove, CA | 12 |
| 287 | San Bruno, CA | 12 |
| 291 | Mission Viejo, CA | 11 |
| 291 | Pinole, CA | 11 |
| 291 | Scotts Valley, CA | 11 |
| 291 | South Lake Tahoe, CA | 11 |
| 295 | Fortuna, CA | 10 |
| 295 | Goleta, CA | 10 |
| 295 | Mill Valley, CA | 10 |
| 295 | San Mateo, CA | 10 |
| 299 | Arcata, CA | 9 |
| 299 | Shasta Lake, CA | 9 |
| 299 | Tehachapi, CA | 9 |
| 302 | Clearlake, CA | 8 |
| 302 | Millbrae, CA | 8 |
| 302 | Pacifica, CA | 8 |
| 302 | Parlier, CA | 8 |
| 302 | San Pablo, CA | 8 |
| 307 | Benicia, CA | 7 |
| 307 | Foster City, CA | 7 |
| 307 | Murrieta, CA | 7 |
| 307 | Sonoma, CA | 7 |
| 311 | Barstow, CA | 6 |
| 311 | Calabasas, CA | 6 |
| 311 | Huntington Park, CA | 6 |
| 311 | Signal Hill, CA | 6 |
| 315 | Anderson, CA | 5 |
| 315 | Bell, CA | 5 |
| 315 | East Palo Alto, CA | 5 |
| 315 | Monterey, CA | 5 |
| 315 | San Bernardino, CA | 5 |
| 315 | Suisun City, CA | 5 |
| 321 | Agoura Hills, CA | 4 |
| 321 | Atwater, CA | 4 |
| 321 | Canyon Lake, CA | 4 |
| 321 | Ceres, CA | 4 |
| 321 | Imperial, CA | 4 |
| 321 | Laguna Hills, CA | 4 |
| 321 | Livingston, CA | 4 |
| 321 | Mendota, CA | 4 |
| 321 | Piedmont, CA | 4 |
| 321 | Seal Beach, CA | 4 |
| 331 | Arvin, CA | 3 |
| 331 | Belmont, CA | 3 |
| 331 | La Verne, CA | 3 |
| 331 | Newman, CA | 3 |
| 335 | Avenal, CA | 2 |
| 335 | Calimesa, CA | 2 |
| 335 | Cudahy, CA | 2 |
| 335 | Lindsay, CA | 2 |
| 335 | Novato, CA | 2 |
| 335 | Oroville, CA | 2 |
| 335 | Selma, CA | 2 |
| 335 | Ukiah, CA | 2 |
| 343 | Cerritos, CA | 1 |
| 343 | Coalinga, CA | 1 |
| 343 | Marysville, CA | 1 |
| 343 | Simi Valley, CA | 1 |
| 343 | Susanville, CA | 1 |
| 343 | Wasco, CA | 1 |
| 343 | West Hollywood, CA | 1 |
| 350 | Aliso Viejo, CA | 0 |
| 350 | Blythe, CA | 0 |
| 350 | Brea, CA | 0 |
| 350 | Costa Mesa, CA | 0 |
| 350 | Emeryville, CA | 0 |
| 350 | Grand Terrace, CA | 0 |
| 350 | Kerman, CA | 0 |
| 350 | La Palma, CA | 0 |
| 350 | Laguna Woods, CA | 0 |
| 350 | Los Alamitos, CA | 0 |
| 350 | Los Gatos, CA | 0 |
| 350 | Maywood, CA | 0 |
| 350 | Montclair, CA | 0 |
| 350 | Mountain House, CA | 0 |
| 350 | National City, CA | 0 |
| 350 | Norwalk, CA | 0 |
| 350 | Pleasant Hill, CA | 0 |
| 350 | Port Hueneme, CA | 0 |
| 350 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | 0 |
| 350 | Red Bluff, CA | 0 |