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

All 103 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- 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/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.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/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/minnesota-cities

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Lakeville, MN | 531 |
| 2 | Rosemount, MN | 443 |
| 3 | Maple Grove, MN | 315 |
| 4 | Shakopee, MN | 297 |
| 4 | St. Michael, MN | 297 |
| 6 | Woodbury, MN | 285 |
| 7 | Cottage Grove, MN | 282 |
| 8 | Otsego, MN | 275 |
| 9 | Rochester, MN | 240 |
| 10 | Lake Elmo, MN | 212 |
| 11 | Farmington, MN | 197 |
| 12 | Ramsey, MN | 179 |
| 12 | Rogers, MN | 179 |
| 14 | Oakdale, MN | 146 |
| 15 | Dayton, MN | 143 |
| 16 | Lino Lakes, MN | 138 |
| 17 | Mankato, MN | 137 |
| 18 | Blaine, MN | 128 |
| 18 | Hugo, MN | 128 |
| 20 | St. Cloud, MN | 113 |
| 20 | Victoria, MN | 113 |
| 22 | Chaska, MN | 107 |
| 23 | Moorhead, MN | 103 |
| 23 | Waconia, MN | 103 |
| 25 | Andover, MN | 102 |
| 26 | North Branch, MN | 100 |
| 26 | St. Paul, MN | 100 |
| 28 | Elk River, MN | 90 |
| 29 | Minneapolis, MN | 74 |
| 30 | Monticello, MN | 66 |
| 31 | Forest Lake, MN | 64 |
| 32 | Buffalo, MN | 61 |
| 33 | Edina, MN | 60 |
| 34 | East Bethel, MN | 57 |
| 35 | Cambridge, MN | 55 |
| 36 | Duluth, MN | 51 |
| 37 | Inver Grove Heights, MN | 48 |
| 37 | Little Canada, MN | 48 |
| 39 | Plymouth, MN | 43 |
| 40 | Eagan, MN | 42 |
| 40 | Ham Lake, MN | 42 |
| 42 | Minnetonka, MN | 38 |
| 43 | Big Lake, MN | 37 |
| 44 | Hastings, MN | 36 |
| 45 | Shoreview, MN | 35 |
| 46 | Alexandria, MN | 33 |
| 46 | Prior Lake, MN | 33 |
| 48 | West St. Paul, MN | 28 |
| 49 | Eden Prairie, MN | 27 |
| 50 | Savage, MN | 26 |
| 51 | Apple Valley, MN | 25 |
| 51 | Faribault, MN | 25 |
| 53 | St. Peter, MN | 24 |
| 54 | Hutchinson, MN | 23 |
| 55 | Sartell, MN | 22 |
| 56 | Northfield, MN | 21 |
| 57 | Chanhassen, MN | 19 |
| 57 | Hermantown, MN | 19 |
| 57 | Sauk Rapids, MN | 19 |
| 60 | New Brighton, MN | 18 |
| 61 | Brainerd, MN | 17 |
| 61 | Vadnais Heights, MN | 17 |
| 63 | Bemidji, MN | 16 |
| 64 | Owatonna, MN | 15 |
| 64 | Roseville, MN | 15 |
| 66 | New Ulm, MN | 14 |
| 67 | Detroit Lakes, MN | 13 |
| 67 | Grand Rapids, MN | 13 |
| 69 | Coon Rapids, MN | 12 |
| 69 | Red Wing, MN | 12 |
| 71 | North Mankato, MN | 11 |
| 72 | Cloquet, MN | 10 |
| 72 | Fergus Falls, MN | 10 |
| 74 | Hibbing, MN | 8 |
| 74 | St. Louis Park, MN | 8 |
| 74 | Worthington, MN | 8 |
| 77 | Anoka, MN | 7 |
| 77 | Marshall, MN | 7 |
| 77 | New Hope, MN | 7 |
| 77 | Willmar, MN | 7 |
| 81 | Mendota Heights, MN | 6 |
| 81 | White Bear Lake, MN | 6 |
| 83 | Bloomington, MN | 5 |
| 83 | Brooklyn Park, MN | 5 |
| 83 | Golden Valley, MN | 5 |
| 83 | Maplewood, MN | 5 |
| 83 | Stillwater, MN | 5 |
| 83 | Winona, MN | 5 |
| 89 | Albert Lea, MN | 4 |
| 89 | Mounds View, MN | 4 |
| 91 | Hopkins, MN | 3 |
| 91 | North St. Paul, MN | 3 |
| 93 | Austin, MN | 2 |
| 93 | Burnsville, MN | 2 |
| 93 | Champlin, MN | 2 |
| 93 | Fairmont, MN | 2 |
| 97 | Brooklyn Center, MN | 1 |
| 97 | Columbia Heights, MN | 1 |
| 97 | Fridley, MN | 1 |
| 97 | South St. Paul, MN | 1 |
| 101 | Crystal, MN | 0 |
| 101 | Richfield, MN | 0 |
| 101 | Robbinsdale, MN | 0 |