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

All 77 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/missouri-cities

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Kansas City, MO | 516 |
| 2 | Columbia, MO | 350 |
| 3 | O'Fallon, MO | 247 |
| 4 | Wentzville, MO | 233 |
| 5 | Lee's Summit, MO | 219 |
| 6 | Raymore, MO | 169 |
| 7 | Joplin, MO | 168 |
| 8 | Ozark, MO | 164 |
| 9 | Blue Springs, MO | 162 |
| 10 | St. Charles, MO | 155 |
| 11 | Nixa, MO | 134 |
| 11 | Union, MO | 134 |
| 13 | Springfield, MO | 123 |
| 14 | Republic, MO | 101 |
| 15 | Moberly, MO | 89 |
| 16 | Dardenne Prairie, MO | 83 |
| 17 | St. Peters, MO | 77 |
| 17 | Washington, MO | 77 |
| 19 | Lake St. Louis, MO | 75 |
| 20 | Liberty, MO | 67 |
| 21 | St. Louis, MO | 57 |
| 21 | West Plains, MO | 57 |
| 23 | Rolla, MO | 56 |
| 24 | Jackson, MO | 54 |
| 25 | Independence, MO | 48 |
| 26 | Bolivar, MO | 47 |
| 27 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 45 |
| 28 | Kirkwood, MO | 44 |
| 29 | Belton, MO | 42 |
| 30 | Kearney, MO | 36 |
| 31 | Troy, MO | 35 |
| 32 | Festus, MO | 34 |
| 33 | Carthage, MO | 29 |
| 33 | Eureka, MO | 29 |
| 35 | Farmington, MO | 28 |
| 35 | Maryland Heights, MO | 28 |
| 37 | Kennett, MO | 26 |
| 38 | Florissant, MO | 25 |
| 38 | Poplar Bluff, MO | 25 |
| 40 | Neosho, MO | 24 |
| 41 | Sedalia, MO | 23 |
| 41 | Smithville, MO | 23 |
| 41 | Webb City, MO | 23 |
| 44 | Mexico, MO | 20 |
| 45 | Jefferson City, MO | 19 |
| 45 | Warrensburg, MO | 19 |
| 47 | Branson, MO | 18 |
| 47 | Town and Country, MO | 18 |
| 49 | Fulton, MO | 17 |
| 50 | Arnold, MO | 16 |
| 50 | Sikeston, MO | 16 |
| 52 | Creve Coeur, MO | 13 |
| 53 | Excelsior Springs, MO | 11 |
| 53 | Harrisonville, MO | 11 |
| 53 | Monett, MO | 11 |
| 53 | Webster Groves, MO | 11 |
| 57 | St. Joseph, MO | 10 |
| 58 | Grandview, MO | 9 |
| 58 | Kirksville, MO | 9 |
| 60 | Ellisville, MO | 8 |
| 61 | Maryville, MO | 7 |
| 62 | Clayton, MO | 5 |
| 63 | Lebanon, MO | 4 |
| 64 | Marshall, MO | 3 |
| 64 | Overland, MO | 3 |
| 64 | Raytown, MO | 3 |
| 64 | St. Ann, MO | 3 |
| 64 | University City, MO | 3 |
| 69 | Ferguson, MO | 1 |
| 69 | Hazelwood, MO | 1 |
| 71 | Ballwin, MO | 0 |
| 71 | Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO | 0 |
| 71 | Bridgeton, MO | 0 |
| 71 | Gladstone, MO | 0 |
| 71 | Grain Valley, MO | 0 |
| 71 | Hannibal, MO | 0 |
| 71 | Jennings, MO | 0 |