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

Wyoming, MI had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 85 cities in 2022, at 162. Ypsilanti, MI had the lowest, at 0. The median was 8. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest162Wyoming, MI
Lowest0Ypsilanti, MI
Median885 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

Wyoming, MI: 162 countWyoming, MI162Walker, MI: 158 countWalker, MI158Royal Oak, MI: 136 countRoyal Oak, MI136Ann Arbor, MI: 135 countAnn Arbor, MI135Sterling Heights, MI: 132 countSterling Heights, MI132Rochester Hills, MI: 115 countRochester Hills, MI115Kentwood, MI: 99 countKentwood, MI99Portage, MI: 89 countPortage, MI89Troy, MI: 82 countTroy, MI82Birmingham, MI: 72 countBirmingham, MI72Westland, MI: 63 countWestland, MI63South Lyon, MI: 60 countSouth Lyon, MI60Livonia, MI: 48 countLivonia, MI48Muskegon, MI: 47 countMuskegon, MI47Novi, MI: 46 countNovi, MI46Midland, MI: 41 countMidland, MI41Holland, MI: 34 countHolland, MI34Taylor, MI: 34 countTaylor, MI34Romulus, MI: 33 countRomulus, MI33Lansing, MI: 30 countLansing, MI30Dearborn, MI: 24 countDearborn, MI24Detroit, MI: 24 countDetroit, MI24Grand Rapids, MI: 23 countGrand Rapids, MI23Southfield, MI: 22 countSouthfield, MI22Wixom, MI: 20 countWixom, MI20Norton Shores, MI: 17 countNorton Shores, MI17Farmington Hills, MI: 16 countFarmington Hills, MI16New Baltimore, MI: 16 countNew Baltimore, MI16Berkley, MI: 15 countBerkley, MI15Hazel Park, MI: 15 countHazel Park, MI15Burton, MI: 14 countBurton, MI14Dearborn Heights, MI: 14 countDearborn Heights, MI14Grand Haven, MI: 12 countGrand Haven, MI12Battle Creek, MI: 11 countBattle Creek, MI11Ferndale, MI: 11 countFerndale, MI11Warren, MI: 11 countWarren, MI11Cadillac, MI: 10 countCadillac, MI10Flat Rock, MI: 10 countFlat Rock, MI10Wyandotte, MI: 10 countWyandotte, MI10St. Clair Shores, MI: 9 countSt. Clair Shores, MI9Wyoming, MI: 162 countWyoming, MI162Walker, MI: 158 countWalker, MI158Royal Oak, MI: 136 countRoyal Oak, MI136Ann Arbor, MI: 135 countAnn Arbor, MI135Sterling Heights, MI: 132 countSterling Heights, MI132Rochester Hills, MI: 115 countRochester Hills, MI115Kentwood, MI: 99 countKentwood, MI99Portage, MI: 89 countPortage, MI89Troy, MI: 82 countTroy, MI82Birmingham, MI: 72 countBirmingham, MI72Westland, MI: 63 countWestland, MI63South Lyon, MI: 60 countSouth Lyon, MI60Livonia, MI: 48 countLivonia, MI48Muskegon, MI: 47 countMuskegon, MI47Novi, MI: 46 countNovi, MI46Midland, MI: 41 countMidland, MI41Holland, MI: 34 countHolland, MI34Taylor, MI: 34 countTaylor, MI34Romulus, MI: 33 countRomulus, MI33Lansing, MI: 30 countLansing, MI30Dearborn, MI: 24 countDearborn, MI24Detroit, MI: 24 countDetroit, MI24Grand Rapids, MI: 23 countGrand Rapids, MI23Southfield, MI: 22 countSouthfield, MI22Wixom, MI: 20 countWixom, MI20Norton Shores, MI: 17 countNorton Shores, MI17Farmington Hills, MI: 16 countFarmington Hills, MI16New Baltimore, MI: 16 countNew Baltimore, MI16Berkley, MI: 15 countBerkley, MI15Hazel Park, MI: 15 countHazel Park, MI15Burton, MI: 14 countBurton, MI14Dearborn Heights, MI: 14 countDearborn Heights, MI14Grand Haven, MI: 12 countGrand Haven, MI12Battle Creek, MI: 11 countBattle Creek, MI11Ferndale, MI: 11 countFerndale, MI11Warren, MI: 11 countWarren, MI11Cadillac, MI: 10 countCadillac, MI10Flat Rock, MI: 10 countFlat Rock, MI10Wyandotte, MI: 10 countWyandotte, MI10St. Clair Shores, MI: 9 countSt. Clair Shores, MI9
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

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Wyoming, MI Estimated162+8.7%
2Walker, MI Estimated158+464.3%
3Royal Oak, MI Estimated136-19.5%
4Ann Arbor, MI Estimated135-22.9%
5Sterling Heights, MI Estimated132-8.3%
6Rochester Hills, MI Estimated115-39.8%
7Kentwood, MI Estimated99-10%
8Portage, MI Estimated89-23.3%
9Troy, MI Estimated82-31.7%
10Birmingham, MI Estimated72+22%
11Westland, MI Estimated63-14.9%
12South Lyon, MI Estimated60+30.4%
13Livonia, MI Estimated48+60%
14Muskegon, MI Estimated47+161.1%
15Novi, MI Estimated46-59.6%
16Midland, MI Estimated41-32.8%
17Holland, MI Estimated34+209.1%
17Taylor, MI Estimated34-50.7%
19Romulus, MI Estimated33-32.7%
20Lansing, MI Estimated300%
21Dearborn, MI Estimated24+4.3%
21Detroit, MI Estimated24+140%
23Grand Rapids, MI Estimated23-46.5%
24Southfield, MI Estimated22+29.4%
25Wixom, MI Estimated20-60.8%
26Norton Shores, MI Estimated17-26.1%
27Farmington Hills, MI Estimated16+23.1%
27New Baltimore, MI Estimated16-40.7%
29Berkley, MI Estimated15+25%
29Hazel Park, MI Estimated150%
31Burton, MI Estimated14-82.7%
31Dearborn Heights, MI Estimated140%
33Grand Haven, MI Estimated12-14.3%
34Battle Creek, MI Estimated110%
34Ferndale, MI Estimated11+83.3%
34Warren, MI Estimated11+37.5%
37Cadillac, MI Estimated10-9.1%
37Flat Rock, MI Estimated100%
37Wyandotte, MI Estimated10-44.4%
40St. Clair Shores, MI Estimated9-30.8%
41Coldwater, MI Estimated8+300%
41Farmington, MI Estimated8+166.7%
41Woodhaven, MI Estimated80%
44Riverview, MI Estimated7-12.5%
44Southgate, MI Estimated7-36.4%
44Sturgis, MI Estimated7-12.5%
44Trenton, MI Estimated7-61.1%
44Wayne, MI Estimated7-12.5%
49Beverly Hills, MI Estimated6-40%
49Fraser, MI Estimated6-14.3%
49Roseville, MI Estimated6+500%
52Kalamazoo, MI Estimated5-70.6%
53Hamtramck, MI Estimated4n/a
53Oak Park, MI Estimated4n/a
53Pontiac, MI Estimated4-20%
53Rochester, MI Estimated4-42.9%
57Port Huron, MI Estimated3-25%
58Clawson, MI Estimated2-33.3%
58East Lansing, MI Estimated2-50%
58Fenton, MI Estimated2-75%
58Garden City, MI Estimated2-50%
58Grosse Pointe Woods, MI Estimated2n/a
58Jackson, MI Estimated20%
58Mount Pleasant, MI Estimated2-33.3%
58Niles, MI Estimated2+100%
58Sault Ste. Marie, MI Estimated2-33.3%
67Adrian, MI Estimated10%
67Auburn Hills, MI Estimated1-96.3%
67Grandville, MI Estimated1-80%
67Grosse Pointe Park, MI Estimated1n/a
67Harper Woods, MI Estimated10%
67Madison Heights, MI Estimated1-87.5%
67Owosso, MI Estimated1-50%
67Saginaw, MI Estimated1-83.3%
75Allen Park, MI Estimated0n/a
75Alpena, MI Estimated0-100%
75Bay City, MI Estimated0n/a
75Eastpointe, MI Estimated0-100%
75Flint, MI Estimated0n/a
75Inkster, MI Estimated0n/a
75Lincoln Park, MI Estimated0n/a
75Melvindale, MI Estimated0-100%
75Monroe, MI Estimated0n/a
75Mount Clemens, 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 2022 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/mw2022a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 2 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/michigan-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/michigan-cities?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/michigan-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Wyoming, MI, with 162 in 2022, 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 2022.

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 2022 and are not ranked.

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