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

Detroit, MI had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 85 cities in 2024, at 483. Ypsilanti, MI had the lowest, at 0. The median was 8. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest483Detroit, MI
Lowest0Ypsilanti, MI
Median885 cities

Top 40 cities, 2024

Detroit, MI: 483 countDetroit, MI483Royal Oak, MI: 138 countRoyal Oak, MI138Troy, MI: 117 countTroy, MI117Kentwood, MI: 100 countKentwood, MI100Grand Rapids, MI: 95 countGrand Rapids, MI95Portage, MI: 80 countPortage, MI80Wyoming, MI: 76 countWyoming, MI76Sterling Heights, MI: 70 countSterling Heights, MI70Birmingham, MI: 63 countBirmingham, MI63Westland, MI: 58 countWestland, MI58Jackson, MI: 49 countJackson, MI49Muskegon, MI: 44 countMuskegon, MI44Pontiac, MI: 40 countPontiac, MI40Midland, MI: 37 countMidland, MI37Novi, MI: 37 countNovi, MI37Norton Shores, MI: 36 countNorton Shores, MI36Rochester Hills, MI: 34 countRochester Hills, MI34Walker, MI: 34 countWalker, MI34Ann Arbor, MI: 28 countAnn Arbor, MI28Adrian, MI: 27 countAdrian, MI27Burton, MI: 26 countBurton, MI26Dearborn, MI: 26 countDearborn, MI26Lansing, MI: 26 countLansing, MI26Romulus, MI: 25 countRomulus, MI25Holland, MI: 23 countHolland, MI23Livonia, MI: 23 countLivonia, MI23Farmington Hills, MI: 21 countFarmington Hills, MI21Warren, MI: 20 countWarren, MI20New Baltimore, MI: 19 countNew Baltimore, MI19Wixom, MI: 19 countWixom, MI19Hazel Park, MI: 14 countHazel Park, MI14South Lyon, MI: 14 countSouth Lyon, MI14Rochester, MI: 13 countRochester, MI13Taylor, MI: 13 countTaylor, MI13Grand Haven, MI: 12 countGrand Haven, MI12Berkley, MI: 10 countBerkley, MI10St. Clair Shores, MI: 10 countSt. Clair Shores, MI10Ferndale, MI: 9 countFerndale, MI9Flat Rock, MI: 9 countFlat Rock, MI9Riverview, MI: 9 countRiverview, MI9Detroit, MI: 483 countDetroit, MI483Royal Oak, MI: 138 countRoyal Oak, MI138Troy, MI: 117 countTroy, MI117Kentwood, MI: 100 countKentwood, MI100Grand Rapids, MI: 95 countGrand Rapids, MI95Portage, MI: 80 countPortage, MI80Wyoming, MI: 76 countWyoming, MI76Sterling Heights, MI: 70 countSterling Heights, MI70Birmingham, MI: 63 countBirmingham, MI63Westland, MI: 58 countWestland, MI58Jackson, MI: 49 countJackson, MI49Muskegon, MI: 44 countMuskegon, MI44Pontiac, MI: 40 countPontiac, MI40Midland, MI: 37 countMidland, MI37Novi, MI: 37 countNovi, MI37Norton Shores, MI: 36 countNorton Shores, MI36Rochester Hills, MI: 34 countRochester Hills, MI34Walker, MI: 34 countWalker, MI34Ann Arbor, MI: 28 countAnn Arbor, MI28Adrian, MI: 27 countAdrian, MI27Burton, MI: 26 countBurton, MI26Dearborn, MI: 26 countDearborn, MI26Lansing, MI: 26 countLansing, MI26Romulus, MI: 25 countRomulus, MI25Holland, MI: 23 countHolland, MI23Livonia, MI: 23 countLivonia, MI23Farmington Hills, MI: 21 countFarmington Hills, MI21Warren, MI: 20 countWarren, MI20New Baltimore, MI: 19 countNew Baltimore, MI19Wixom, MI: 19 countWixom, MI19Hazel Park, MI: 14 countHazel Park, MI14South Lyon, MI: 14 countSouth Lyon, MI14Rochester, MI: 13 countRochester, MI13Taylor, MI: 13 countTaylor, MI13Grand Haven, MI: 12 countGrand Haven, MI12Berkley, MI: 10 countBerkley, MI10St. Clair Shores, MI: 10 countSt. Clair Shores, MI10Ferndale, MI: 9 countFerndale, MI9Flat Rock, MI: 9 countFlat Rock, MI9Riverview, MI: 9 countRiverview, 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

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Detroit, MI Estimated483+21.7%
2Royal Oak, MI Estimated138+11.3%
3Troy, MI Estimated117+64.8%
4Kentwood, MI Estimated100-3.8%
5Grand Rapids, MI Estimated95+21.8%
6Portage, MI Estimated80+17.6%
7Wyoming, MI Estimated76+22.6%
8Sterling Heights, MI Estimated70+55.6%
9Birmingham, MI Estimated63-1.6%
10Westland, MI Estimated58+7.4%
11Jackson, MI Estimated49+1,125%
12Muskegon, MI Estimated44-17%
13Pontiac, MI Estimated40+122.2%
14Midland, MI Estimated37+8.8%
14Novi, MI Estimated37-41.3%
16Norton Shores, MI Estimated36+63.6%
17Rochester Hills, MI Estimated34+17.2%
17Walker, MI Estimated34-77.3%
19Ann Arbor, MI Estimated28-82.6%
20Adrian, MI Estimated27+125%
21Burton, MI Estimated26+73.3%
21Dearborn, MI Estimated26+23.8%
21Lansing, MI Estimated26+8.3%
24Romulus, MI Estimated25+177.8%
25Holland, MI Estimated23-54%
25Livonia, MI Estimated23-66.2%
27Farmington Hills, MI Estimated21-46.2%
28Warren, MI Estimated20+100%
29New Baltimore, MI Estimated19+35.7%
29Wixom, MI Estimated190%
31Hazel Park, MI Estimated14+27.3%
31South Lyon, MI Estimated14-68.2%
33Rochester, MI Estimated13+44.4%
33Taylor, MI Estimated13-63.9%
35Grand Haven, MI Estimated12+9.1%
36Berkley, MI Estimated100%
36St. Clair Shores, MI Estimated10+25%
38Ferndale, MI Estimated9+350%
38Flat Rock, MI Estimated9+12.5%
38Riverview, MI Estimated9+28.6%
38Southfield, MI Estimated9-25%
38Southgate, MI Estimated9+50%
43Battle Creek, MI Estimated8+14.3%
43Dearborn Heights, MI Estimated8-38.5%
43Grandville, MI Estimated8-93.3%
46Beverly Hills, MI Estimated7+40%
46Hamtramck, MI Estimated7+40%
46Roseville, MI Estimated70%
49Port Huron, MI Estimated5-28.6%
49Wyandotte, MI Estimated5-28.6%
51Auburn Hills, MI Estimated4-92.9%
51Coldwater, MI Estimated4-50%
51Monroe, MI Estimated4+100%
51Sault Ste. Marie, MI Estimated4+100%
51Sturgis, MI Estimated4-33.3%
56Fenton, MI Estimated30%
56Garden City, MI Estimated3-25%
56Grosse Pointe Woods, MI Estimated3+200%
56Niles, MI Estimated3+50%
56Owosso, MI Estimated30%
61Allen Park, MI Estimated2n/a
61Grosse Pointe Park, MI Estimated2+100%
61Madison Heights, MI Estimated2-90%
61Trenton, MI Estimated2-60%
61Woodhaven, MI Estimated20%
66Cadillac, MI Estimated1-96.6%
66Clawson, MI Estimated1-80%
66Eastpointe, MI Estimated1-50%
66Flint, MI Estimated1n/a
66Fraser, MI Estimated1n/a
66Kalamazoo, MI Estimated1-75%
66Mount Pleasant, MI Estimated10%
66Oak Park, MI Estimated10%
74Alpena, MI Estimated0-100%
74Bay City, MI Estimated0n/a
74East Lansing, MI Estimated0n/a
74Farmington, MI Estimated0-100%
74Harper Woods, MI Estimated0n/a
74Inkster, MI Estimated0n/a
74Lincoln Park, MI Estimated0-100%
74Melvindale, MI Estimated0-100%
74Mount Clemens, MI Estimated0n/a
74Saginaw, MI Estimated0n/a
74Wayne, MI Estimated0-100%
74Ypsilanti, MI 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. 2 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2024 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/mw2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). 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, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2024a.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, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2025, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2024a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/michigan-cities?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. 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, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2024a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/michigan-cities?period=2024.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) 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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2024a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/michigan-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Detroit, MI, with 483 in 2024, 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 2024.

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 2024 and are not ranked.

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