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

Port Wentworth, GA had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 96 cities in 2025, at 770. Riverdale, GA had the lowest, at 0. The median was 90. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest770Port Wentworth, GA
Lowest0Riverdale, GA
Median9096 cities

Top 40 cities, 2025

Port Wentworth, GA: 770 countPort Wentworth, GA770Pooler, GA: 726 countPooler, GA726Atlanta, GA: 561 countAtlanta, GA561South Fulton, GA: 540 countSouth Fulton, GA540Savannah, GA: 534 countSavannah, GA534Valdosta, GA: 507 countValdosta, GA507Statesboro, GA: 468 countStatesboro, GA468Perry, GA: 453 countPerry, GA453Braselton, GA: 443 countBraselton, GA443Gainesville, GA: 395 countGainesville, GA395Warner Robins, GA: 342 countWarner Robins, GA342Alpharetta, GA: 340 countAlpharetta, GA340Villa Rica, GA: 336 countVilla Rica, GA336Winder, GA: 305 countWinder, GA305LaGrange, GA: 281 countLaGrange, GA281Canton, GA: 276 countCanton, GA276Covington, GA: 255 countCovington, GA255Douglasville, GA: 243 countDouglasville, GA243Union City, GA: 232 countUnion City, GA232Columbus, GA: 230 countColumbus, GA230Kingsland, GA: 224 countKingsland, GA224Locust Grove, GA: 222 countLocust Grove, GA222Woodstock, GA: 222 countWoodstock, GA222Auburn, GA: 215 countAuburn, GA215Stockbridge, GA: 205 countStockbridge, GA205Flowery Branch, GA: 179 countFlowery Branch, GA179Richmond Hill, GA: 172 countRichmond Hill, GA172Calhoun, GA: 171 countCalhoun, GA171Hinesville, GA: 170 countHinesville, GA170Dallas, GA: 165 countDallas, GA165Conyers, GA: 163 countConyers, GA163Powder Springs, GA: 160 countPowder Springs, GA160Cartersville, GA: 149 countCartersville, GA149Cumming, GA: 148 countCumming, GA148Brookhaven, GA: 143 countBrookhaven, GA143Macon, GA: 143 countMacon, GA143Milton, GA: 143 countMilton, GA143Fayetteville, GA: 141 countFayetteville, GA141Newnan, GA: 141 countNewnan, GA141Holly Springs, GA: 136 countHolly Springs, GA136
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

RankCities2025
count		Change on 2024
1Port Wentworth, GA Estimated770+27.9%
2Pooler, GA Estimated726+62.8%
3Atlanta, GA Estimated561-29.1%
4South Fulton, GA Estimated540-31%
5Savannah, GA Estimated534-5.5%
6Valdosta, GA Estimated507-7%
7Statesboro, GA Estimated468+188.9%
8Perry, GA Estimated453+29.8%
9Braselton, GA Estimated443+6.7%
10Gainesville, GA Estimated395+22.7%
11Warner Robins, GA Estimated342-19.5%
12Alpharetta, GA Estimated340+50.4%
13Villa Rica, GA Estimated336+43.6%
14Winder, GA Estimated305+21.5%
15LaGrange, GA Estimated281+28.9%
16Canton, GA Estimated276-3.5%
17Covington, GA Estimated255-19%
18Douglasville, GA Estimated243-0.4%
19Union City, GA Estimated232-13.8%
20Columbus, GA Estimated230-11.9%
21Kingsland, GA Estimated224+34.9%
22Locust Grove, GA Estimated222+3.3%
22Woodstock, GA Estimated222-25%
24Auburn, GA Estimated215+532.4%
25Stockbridge, GA Estimated205+10.8%
26Flowery Branch, GA Estimated179-50.3%
27Richmond Hill, GA Estimated172+29.3%
28Calhoun, GA Estimated171-20.1%
29Hinesville, GA Estimated170+18.1%
30Dallas, GA Estimated165+22.2%
31Conyers, GA Estimated163-8.9%
32Powder Springs, GA Estimated160-13%
33Cartersville, GA Estimated149-15.3%
34Cumming, GA Estimated148-47.7%
35Brookhaven, GA Estimated143+22.2%
35Macon, GA Estimated143-7.1%
35Milton, GA Estimated143+22.2%
38Fayetteville, GA Estimated141+161.1%
38Newnan, GA Estimated141-7.8%
40Holly Springs, GA Estimated136+63.9%
41Sugar Hill, GA Estimated129-48.6%
42St. Marys, GA Estimated126-10.6%
43Grovetown, GA Estimated125+52.4%
44Carrollton, GA Estimated116+0.9%
45Marietta, GA Estimated112+14.3%
46Smyrna, GA Estimated108+9.1%
47Duluth, GA Estimated101-47.1%
48East Point, GA Estimated92-8.9%
49Stonecrest, GA Estimated87+31.8%
50Fairburn, GA Estimated86+126.3%
51Peachtree City, GA Estimated85-47.9%
52Doraville, GA Estimated82+1,540%
53Jefferson, GA Estimated81-62.3%
54Monroe, GA Estimated78+225%
55Sandy Springs, GA Estimated71+14.5%
56Snellville, GA Estimated68+61.9%
57Acworth, GA Estimated64-36.6%
57Lovejoy, GA Estimated64-68.9%
59Buford, GA Estimated61+17.3%
60Lilburn, GA Estimated600%
61McDonough, GA Estimated52-71.7%
61Rincon, GA Estimated52-29.7%
63Peachtree Corners, GA Estimated51+410%
64Bainbridge, GA Estimated50-9.1%
65Kennesaw, GA Estimated48-40%
65Suwanee, GA Estimated48+380%
67Roswell, GA Estimated47-71.5%
68Johns Creek, GA Estimated43-66.7%
68Thomasville, GA Estimated43-6.5%
70Lawrenceville, GA Estimated41-19.6%
71College Park, GA Estimated38-40.6%
72Chamblee, GA Estimated34+70%
73Moultrie, GA Estimated33+83.3%
74Albany, GA Estimated32+28%
74Loganville, GA Estimated32-39.6%
76Dublin, GA Estimated31+29.2%
76Tifton, GA Estimated31-3.1%
78Decatur, GA Estimated30+66.7%
79Jesup, GA Estimated280%
80Griffin, GA Estimated220%
81Vidalia, GA Estimated19+111.1%
82Douglas, GA Estimated17-26.1%
83Dunwoody, GA Estimated14+16.7%
84Cedartown, GA Estimated12+71.4%
85Milledgeville, GA Estimated9+200%
86Forest Park, GA Estimated80%
86Waycross, GA Estimated8+14.3%
88Tucker, GA Estimated7-82.1%
89Clarkston, GA Estimated6-53.8%
90Cairo, GA Estimated3-83.3%
90Norcross, GA Estimated3-50%
92Garden City, GA Estimated1-90.9%
93Americus, GA Estimated0n/a
93Fort Oglethorpe, GA Estimated0-100%
93Mulberry, GA Estimated0n/a
93Riverdale, GA Estimated0n/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. 3 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2025 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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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 Georgia by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.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 Georgia by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/georgia-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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 Georgia by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/georgia-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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 Georgia by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/georgia-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Port Wentworth, GA, with 770 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Riverdale, GA, with 0 in 2025.

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. 3 cities have no value for 2025 and are not ranked.

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