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

All 96 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/South%20Region/so2025a.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/South%20Region/so2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/georgia-cities

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Port Wentworth, GA | 770 |
| 2 | Pooler, GA | 726 |
| 3 | Atlanta, GA | 561 |
| 4 | South Fulton, GA | 540 |
| 5 | Savannah, GA | 534 |
| 6 | Valdosta, GA | 507 |
| 7 | Statesboro, GA | 468 |
| 8 | Perry, GA | 453 |
| 9 | Braselton, GA | 443 |
| 10 | Gainesville, GA | 395 |
| 11 | Warner Robins, GA | 342 |
| 12 | Alpharetta, GA | 340 |
| 13 | Villa Rica, GA | 336 |
| 14 | Winder, GA | 305 |
| 15 | LaGrange, GA | 281 |
| 16 | Canton, GA | 276 |
| 17 | Covington, GA | 255 |
| 18 | Douglasville, GA | 243 |
| 19 | Union City, GA | 232 |
| 20 | Columbus, GA | 230 |
| 21 | Kingsland, GA | 224 |
| 22 | Locust Grove, GA | 222 |
| 22 | Woodstock, GA | 222 |
| 24 | Auburn, GA | 215 |
| 25 | Stockbridge, GA | 205 |
| 26 | Flowery Branch, GA | 179 |
| 27 | Richmond Hill, GA | 172 |
| 28 | Calhoun, GA | 171 |
| 29 | Hinesville, GA | 170 |
| 30 | Dallas, GA | 165 |
| 31 | Conyers, GA | 163 |
| 32 | Powder Springs, GA | 160 |
| 33 | Cartersville, GA | 149 |
| 34 | Cumming, GA | 148 |
| 35 | Brookhaven, GA | 143 |
| 35 | Macon, GA | 143 |
| 35 | Milton, GA | 143 |
| 38 | Fayetteville, GA | 141 |
| 38 | Newnan, GA | 141 |
| 40 | Holly Springs, GA | 136 |
| 41 | Sugar Hill, GA | 129 |
| 42 | St. Marys, GA | 126 |
| 43 | Grovetown, GA | 125 |
| 44 | Carrollton, GA | 116 |
| 45 | Marietta, GA | 112 |
| 46 | Smyrna, GA | 108 |
| 47 | Duluth, GA | 101 |
| 48 | East Point, GA | 92 |
| 49 | Stonecrest, GA | 87 |
| 50 | Fairburn, GA | 86 |
| 51 | Peachtree City, GA | 85 |
| 52 | Doraville, GA | 82 |
| 53 | Jefferson, GA | 81 |
| 54 | Monroe, GA | 78 |
| 55 | Sandy Springs, GA | 71 |
| 56 | Snellville, GA | 68 |
| 57 | Acworth, GA | 64 |
| 57 | Lovejoy, GA | 64 |
| 59 | Buford, GA | 61 |
| 60 | Lilburn, GA | 60 |
| 61 | McDonough, GA | 52 |
| 61 | Rincon, GA | 52 |
| 63 | Peachtree Corners, GA | 51 |
| 64 | Bainbridge, GA | 50 |
| 65 | Kennesaw, GA | 48 |
| 65 | Suwanee, GA | 48 |
| 67 | Roswell, GA | 47 |
| 68 | Johns Creek, GA | 43 |
| 68 | Thomasville, GA | 43 |
| 70 | Lawrenceville, GA | 41 |
| 71 | College Park, GA | 38 |
| 72 | Chamblee, GA | 34 |
| 73 | Moultrie, GA | 33 |
| 74 | Albany, GA | 32 |
| 74 | Loganville, GA | 32 |
| 76 | Dublin, GA | 31 |
| 76 | Tifton, GA | 31 |
| 78 | Decatur, GA | 30 |
| 79 | Jesup, GA | 28 |
| 80 | Griffin, GA | 22 |
| 81 | Vidalia, GA | 19 |
| 82 | Douglas, GA | 17 |
| 83 | Dunwoody, GA | 14 |
| 84 | Cedartown, GA | 12 |
| 85 | Milledgeville, GA | 9 |
| 86 | Forest Park, GA | 8 |
| 86 | Waycross, GA | 8 |
| 88 | Tucker, GA | 7 |
| 89 | Clarkston, GA | 6 |
| 90 | Cairo, GA | 3 |
| 90 | Norcross, GA | 3 |
| 92 | Garden City, GA | 1 |
| 93 | Americus, GA | 0 |
| 93 | Fort Oglethorpe, GA | 0 |
| 93 | Mulberry, GA | 0 |
| 93 | Riverdale, GA | 0 |