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

Novi, MI had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 85 cities in 2014, at 198. Ypsilanti, MI had the lowest, at 0. The median was 7. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest198Novi, MI
Lowest0Ypsilanti, MI
Median785 cities

Top 40 cities, 2014

Novi, MI: 198 countNovi, MI198Kentwood, MI: 153 countKentwood, MI153Royal Oak, MI: 129 countRoyal Oak, MI129Troy, MI: 124 countTroy, MI124Birmingham, MI: 105 countBirmingham, MI105Rochester Hills, MI: 83 countRochester Hills, MI83Grand Rapids, MI: 75 countGrand Rapids, MI75Sterling Heights, MI: 69 countSterling Heights, MI69Wyoming, MI: 58 countWyoming, MI58Portage, MI: 49 countPortage, MI49Norton Shores, MI: 47 countNorton Shores, MI47Midland, MI: 44 countMidland, MI44Farmington Hills, MI: 43 countFarmington Hills, MI43Livonia, MI: 41 countLivonia, MI41Westland, MI: 35 countWestland, MI35Detroit, MI: 33 countDetroit, MI33Flat Rock, MI: 31 countFlat Rock, MI31New Baltimore, MI: 29 countNew Baltimore, MI29Walker, MI: 29 countWalker, MI29Rochester, MI: 27 countRochester, MI27St. Clair Shores, MI: 27 countSt. Clair Shores, MI27Pontiac, MI: 26 countPontiac, MI26Berkley, MI: 24 countBerkley, MI24Ann Arbor, MI: 22 countAnn Arbor, MI22Dearborn, MI: 22 countDearborn, MI22Romulus, MI: 22 countRomulus, MI22Warren, MI: 21 countWarren, MI21Auburn Hills, MI: 16 countAuburn Hills, MI16South Lyon, MI: 15 countSouth Lyon, MI15Lansing, MI: 14 countLansing, MI14Holland, MI: 13 countHolland, MI13Kalamazoo, MI: 13 countKalamazoo, MI13Dearborn Heights, MI: 12 countDearborn Heights, MI12Grandville, MI: 12 countGrandville, MI12Wixom, MI: 12 countWixom, MI12Madison Heights, MI: 11 countMadison Heights, MI11Battle Creek, MI: 10 countBattle Creek, MI10Trenton, MI: 10 countTrenton, MI10Southgate, MI: 9 countSouthgate, MI9Burton, MI: 8 countBurton, MI8Novi, MI: 198 countNovi, MI198Kentwood, MI: 153 countKentwood, MI153Royal Oak, MI: 129 countRoyal Oak, MI129Troy, MI: 124 countTroy, MI124Birmingham, MI: 105 countBirmingham, MI105Rochester Hills, MI: 83 countRochester Hills, MI83Grand Rapids, MI: 75 countGrand Rapids, MI75Sterling Heights, MI: 69 countSterling Heights, MI69Wyoming, MI: 58 countWyoming, MI58Portage, MI: 49 countPortage, MI49Norton Shores, MI: 47 countNorton Shores, MI47Midland, MI: 44 countMidland, MI44Farmington Hills, MI: 43 countFarmington Hills, MI43Livonia, MI: 41 countLivonia, MI41Westland, MI: 35 countWestland, MI35Detroit, MI: 33 countDetroit, MI33Flat Rock, MI: 31 countFlat Rock, MI31New Baltimore, MI: 29 countNew Baltimore, MI29Walker, MI: 29 countWalker, MI29Rochester, MI: 27 countRochester, MI27St. Clair Shores, MI: 27 countSt. Clair Shores, MI27Pontiac, MI: 26 countPontiac, MI26Berkley, MI: 24 countBerkley, MI24Ann Arbor, MI: 22 countAnn Arbor, MI22Dearborn, MI: 22 countDearborn, MI22Romulus, MI: 22 countRomulus, MI22Warren, MI: 21 countWarren, MI21Auburn Hills, MI: 16 countAuburn Hills, MI16South Lyon, MI: 15 countSouth Lyon, MI15Lansing, MI: 14 countLansing, MI14Holland, MI: 13 countHolland, MI13Kalamazoo, MI: 13 countKalamazoo, MI13Dearborn Heights, MI: 12 countDearborn Heights, MI12Grandville, MI: 12 countGrandville, MI12Wixom, MI: 12 countWixom, MI12Madison Heights, MI: 11 countMadison Heights, MI11Battle Creek, MI: 10 countBattle Creek, MI10Trenton, MI: 10 countTrenton, MI10Southgate, MI: 9 countSouthgate, MI9Burton, MI: 8 countBurton, MI8
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

RankCities2014
count		Change on 2013
1Novi, MI Estimated198+0.5%
2Kentwood, MI Estimated153+131.8%
3Royal Oak, MI Estimated129-3%
4Troy, MI Estimated124-23%
5Birmingham, MI Estimated105+36.4%
6Rochester Hills, MI Estimated83+1.2%
7Grand Rapids, MI Estimated75+27.1%
8Sterling Heights, MI Estimated69-42%
9Wyoming, MI Estimated58-6.5%
10Portage, MI Estimated49+25.6%
11Norton Shores, MI Estimated47-13%
12Midland, MI Estimated44-29%
13Farmington Hills, MI Estimated43-41.1%
14Livonia, MI Estimated41-8.9%
15Westland, MI Estimated35+40%
16Detroit, MI Estimated33+57.1%
17Flat Rock, MI Estimated31+55%
18New Baltimore, MI Estimated29+20.8%
18Walker, MI Estimated29+38.1%
20Rochester, MI Estimated27+35%
20St. Clair Shores, MI Estimated27+237.5%
22Pontiac, MI Estimated26+62.5%
23Berkley, MI Estimated24-7.7%
24Ann Arbor, MI Estimated22-18.5%
24Dearborn, MI Estimated22-12%
24Romulus, MI Estimated22-15.4%
27Warren, MI Estimated21+10.5%
28Auburn Hills, MI Estimated16+45.5%
29South Lyon, MI Estimated15-61.5%
30Lansing, MI Estimated14-61.1%
31Holland, MI Estimated13+8.3%
31Kalamazoo, MI Estimated13-23.5%
33Dearborn Heights, MI Estimated12+33.3%
33Grandville, MI Estimated12+100%
33Wixom, MI Estimated12+500%
36Madison Heights, MI Estimated11+10%
37Battle Creek, MI Estimated10-9.1%
37Trenton, MI Estimated10n/a
39Southgate, MI Estimated9+12.5%
40Burton, MI Estimated8n/a
41East Lansing, MI Estimated70%
41Grand Haven, MI Estimated7-22.2%
41Mount Pleasant, MI Estimated7-30%
44Fenton, MI Estimated6+200%
44Ferndale, MI Estimated6+500%
44Flint, MI Estimated6+20%
44Hamtramck, MI Estimated6-79.3%
44Wyandotte, MI Estimated6-50%
49Saginaw, MI Estimated50%
49Southfield, MI Estimated5+25%
51Fraser, MI Estimated4+33.3%
51Grosse Pointe Woods, MI Estimated4-71.4%
51Melvindale, MI Estimated4n/a
51Monroe, MI Estimated4+300%
51Muskegon, MI Estimated4-20%
56Riverview, MI Estimated3-40%
56Taylor, MI Estimated30%
58Clawson, MI Estimated20%
58Niles, MI Estimated20%
58Port Huron, MI Estimated2-50%
58Roseville, MI Estimated2n/a
62Alpena, MI Estimated10%
62Bay City, MI Estimated10%
62Beverly Hills, MI Estimated1-75%
62Eastpointe, MI Estimated1n/a
62Garden City, MI Estimated1n/a
62Grosse Pointe Park, MI Estimated1n/a
62Harper Woods, MI Estimated1n/a
62Jackson, MI Estimated1n/a
62Oak Park, MI Estimated1n/a
62Sault Ste. Marie, MI Estimated1-66.7%
62Woodhaven, MI Estimated10%
73Adrian, MI Estimated0n/a
73Allen Park, MI Estimated0n/a
73Coldwater, MI Estimated0-100%
73Farmington, MI Estimated0n/a
73Hazel Park, MI Estimated0n/a
73Inkster, MI Estimated0n/a
73Lincoln Park, MI Estimated0n/a
73Mount Clemens, MI Estimated0n/a
73Owosso, MI Estimated0-100%
73Sturgis, MI Estimated0n/a
73Traverse City, MI Estimated0-100%
73Wayne, MI Estimated0n/a
73Ypsilanti, MI Estimated0-100%

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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. 2 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2014 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/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.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 Michigan by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.txt

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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 Michigan by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/michigan-cities?period=2014. 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 Michigan by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/michigan-cities?period=2014.

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 Michigan by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/michigan-cities?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Novi, MI, with 198 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ypsilanti, MI, with 0 in 2014.

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. 2 cities have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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