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

Rochester Hills, MI had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 85 cities in 2021, at 191. Ypsilanti, MI had the lowest, at 0. The median was 10. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest191Rochester Hills, MI
Lowest0Ypsilanti, MI
Median1085 cities

Top 40 cities, 2021

Rochester Hills, MI: 191 countRochester Hills, MI191Ann Arbor, MI: 175 countAnn Arbor, MI175Royal Oak, MI: 169 countRoyal Oak, MI169Wyoming, MI: 149 countWyoming, MI149Sterling Heights, MI: 144 countSterling Heights, MI144Troy, MI: 120 countTroy, MI120Portage, MI: 116 countPortage, MI116Novi, MI: 114 countNovi, MI114Kentwood, MI: 110 countKentwood, MI110Burton, MI: 81 countBurton, MI81Westland, MI: 74 countWestland, MI74Taylor, MI: 69 countTaylor, MI69Midland, MI: 61 countMidland, MI61Birmingham, MI: 59 countBirmingham, MI59Wixom, MI: 51 countWixom, MI51Romulus, MI: 49 countRomulus, MI49South Lyon, MI: 46 countSouth Lyon, MI46Grand Rapids, MI: 43 countGrand Rapids, MI43Lansing, MI: 30 countLansing, MI30Livonia, MI: 30 countLivonia, MI30Walker, MI: 28 countWalker, MI28Auburn Hills, MI: 27 countAuburn Hills, MI27New Baltimore, MI: 27 countNew Baltimore, MI27Dearborn, MI: 23 countDearborn, MI23Norton Shores, MI: 23 countNorton Shores, MI23Muskegon, MI: 18 countMuskegon, MI18Trenton, MI: 18 countTrenton, MI18Wyandotte, MI: 18 countWyandotte, MI18Kalamazoo, MI: 17 countKalamazoo, MI17Southfield, MI: 17 countSouthfield, MI17Hazel Park, MI: 15 countHazel Park, MI15Dearborn Heights, MI: 14 countDearborn Heights, MI14Eastpointe, MI: 14 countEastpointe, MI14Grand Haven, MI: 14 countGrand Haven, MI14Farmington Hills, MI: 13 countFarmington Hills, MI13St. Clair Shores, MI: 13 countSt. Clair Shores, MI13Berkley, MI: 12 countBerkley, MI12Battle Creek, MI: 11 countBattle Creek, MI11Cadillac, MI: 11 countCadillac, MI11Holland, MI: 11 countHolland, MI11Rochester Hills, MI: 191 countRochester Hills, MI191Ann Arbor, MI: 175 countAnn Arbor, MI175Royal Oak, MI: 169 countRoyal Oak, MI169Wyoming, MI: 149 countWyoming, MI149Sterling Heights, MI: 144 countSterling Heights, MI144Troy, MI: 120 countTroy, MI120Portage, MI: 116 countPortage, MI116Novi, MI: 114 countNovi, MI114Kentwood, MI: 110 countKentwood, MI110Burton, MI: 81 countBurton, MI81Westland, MI: 74 countWestland, MI74Taylor, MI: 69 countTaylor, MI69Midland, MI: 61 countMidland, MI61Birmingham, MI: 59 countBirmingham, MI59Wixom, MI: 51 countWixom, MI51Romulus, MI: 49 countRomulus, MI49South Lyon, MI: 46 countSouth Lyon, MI46Grand Rapids, MI: 43 countGrand Rapids, MI43Lansing, MI: 30 countLansing, MI30Livonia, MI: 30 countLivonia, MI30Walker, MI: 28 countWalker, MI28Auburn Hills, MI: 27 countAuburn Hills, MI27New Baltimore, MI: 27 countNew Baltimore, MI27Dearborn, MI: 23 countDearborn, MI23Norton Shores, MI: 23 countNorton Shores, MI23Muskegon, MI: 18 countMuskegon, MI18Trenton, MI: 18 countTrenton, MI18Wyandotte, MI: 18 countWyandotte, MI18Kalamazoo, MI: 17 countKalamazoo, MI17Southfield, MI: 17 countSouthfield, MI17Hazel Park, MI: 15 countHazel Park, MI15Dearborn Heights, MI: 14 countDearborn Heights, MI14Eastpointe, MI: 14 countEastpointe, MI14Grand Haven, MI: 14 countGrand Haven, MI14Farmington Hills, MI: 13 countFarmington Hills, MI13St. Clair Shores, MI: 13 countSt. Clair Shores, MI13Berkley, MI: 12 countBerkley, MI12Battle Creek, MI: 11 countBattle Creek, MI11Cadillac, MI: 11 countCadillac, MI11Holland, MI: 11 countHolland, MI11
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

RankCities2021
count		Change on 2020
1Rochester Hills, MI Estimated191+31.7%
2Ann Arbor, MI Estimated175+82.3%
3Royal Oak, MI Estimated169+10.5%
4Wyoming, MI Estimated149+84%
5Sterling Heights, MI Estimated144+45.5%
6Troy, MI Estimated120+11.1%
7Portage, MI Estimated116+16%
8Novi, MI Estimated114-47.7%
9Kentwood, MI Estimated110+50.7%
10Burton, MI Estimated81+189.3%
11Westland, MI Estimated74+8.8%
12Taylor, MI Estimated69n/a
13Midland, MI Estimated61+17.3%
14Birmingham, MI Estimated59+1.7%
15Wixom, MI Estimated51-1.9%
16Romulus, MI Estimated49-40.2%
17South Lyon, MI Estimated46+100%
18Grand Rapids, MI Estimated43-20.4%
19Lansing, MI Estimated30+11.1%
19Livonia, MI Estimated30-46.4%
21Walker, MI Estimated28-9.7%
22Auburn Hills, MI Estimated27-69.7%
22New Baltimore, MI Estimated27+17.4%
24Dearborn, MI Estimated23+155.6%
24Norton Shores, MI Estimated23+109.1%
26Muskegon, MI Estimated18-58.1%
26Trenton, MI Estimated18+157.1%
26Wyandotte, MI Estimated18+125%
29Kalamazoo, MI Estimated17-26.1%
29Southfield, MI Estimated17-15%
31Hazel Park, MI Estimated15+36.4%
32Dearborn Heights, MI Estimated14+40%
32Eastpointe, MI Estimated14-73.1%
32Grand Haven, MI Estimated14+27.3%
35Farmington Hills, MI Estimated13+8.3%
35St. Clair Shores, MI Estimated13+116.7%
37Berkley, MI Estimated12-29.4%
38Battle Creek, MI Estimated11+10%
38Cadillac, MI Estimated11n/a
38Holland, MI Estimated11+10%
38Southgate, MI Estimated11+175%
42Beverly Hills, MI Estimated10+25%
42Detroit, MI Estimated10-44.4%
42Flat Rock, MI Estimated10+42.9%
45Fenton, MI Estimated8-55.6%
45Madison Heights, MI Estimated8-46.7%
45Riverview, MI Estimated8+14.3%
45Sturgis, MI Estimated8+33.3%
45Warren, MI Estimated8-63.6%
45Wayne, MI Estimated8n/a
45Woodhaven, MI Estimated8n/a
52Fraser, MI Estimated7-12.5%
52Rochester, MI Estimated7-12.5%
54Ferndale, MI Estimated6+100%
54Saginaw, MI Estimated6+20%
56Grandville, MI Estimated5+400%
56Pontiac, MI Estimated5-16.7%
58East Lansing, MI Estimated4-33.3%
58Garden City, MI Estimated4+100%
58Melvindale, MI Estimated4+300%
58Port Huron, MI Estimated4+100%
62Clawson, MI Estimated3n/a
62Farmington, MI Estimated3n/a
62Mount Pleasant, MI Estimated3n/a
62Sault Ste. Marie, MI Estimated3n/a
66Alpena, MI Estimated20%
66Coldwater, MI Estimated2-60%
66Jackson, MI Estimated2+100%
66Owosso, MI Estimated2-75%
70Adrian, MI Estimated1-85.7%
70Harper Woods, MI Estimated1n/a
70Mount Clemens, MI Estimated1n/a
70Niles, MI Estimated1-50%
70Roseville, MI Estimated1-50%
75Allen Park, MI Estimated0n/a
75Bay City, MI Estimated0-100%
75Flint, MI Estimated0n/a
75Grosse Pointe Park, MI Estimated0-100%
75Grosse Pointe Woods, MI Estimated0n/a
75Hamtramck, MI Estimated0-100%
75Inkster, MI Estimated0n/a
75Lincoln Park, MI Estimated0n/a
75Monroe, MI Estimated0-100%
75Oak Park, MI Estimated0-100%
75Ypsilanti, MI Estimated0n/a

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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 2021 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/mw2021a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). 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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2021a.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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Apr. 2022, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2021a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/michigan-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2022. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2021a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/michigan-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2022) 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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2021a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/michigan-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Rochester Hills, MI, with 191 in 2021, 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 2021.

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 2021 and are not ranked.

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