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

Kansas City, MO had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 76 cities in 2014, at 656. St. Ann, MO had the lowest, at 0. The median was 30. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest656Kansas City, MO

Lowest0St. Ann, MO

Median3076 cities

Top 40 cities, 2014

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

Rank	Cities	2014 count	Change on 2013
1	Kansas City, MO Estimated	656	-6.7%
2	Wentzville, MO Estimated	564	+17.5%
3	Columbia, MO Estimated	444	-29.6%
4	O'Fallon, MO Estimated	344	-2.5%
5	Lee's Summit, MO Estimated	321	-3.9%
6	St. Peters, MO Estimated	261	-30%
7	Joplin, MO Estimated	207	-4.6%
8	St. Charles, MO Estimated	176	-11.1%
9	Springfield, MO Estimated	146	-3.9%
10	Raymore, MO Estimated	143	+30%
11	Nixa, MO Estimated	137	0%
12	Blue Springs, MO Estimated	121	+49.4%
13	St. Louis, MO Estimated	96	+92%
14	Cape Girardeau, MO Estimated	91	+106.8%
15	Republic, MO Estimated	83	+22.1%
16	Lake St. Louis, MO Estimated	82	+10.8%
17	Ozark, MO Estimated	78	-14.3%
18	Jackson, MO Estimated	72	-13.3%
19	Grain Valley, MO Estimated	65	+66.7%
19	Rolla, MO Estimated	65	+1.6%
21	Kirkwood, MO Estimated	61	+24.5%
22	Independence, MO Estimated	60	-7.7%
23	Bolivar, MO Estimated	59	+1.7%
24	Jefferson City, MO Estimated	56	-29.1%
25	Town and Country, MO Estimated	55	+120%
26	Kearney, MO Estimated	54	-12.9%
26	St. Joseph, MO Estimated	54	-22.9%
26	Union, MO Estimated	54	-11.5%
29	Smithville, MO Estimated	52	+33.3%
30	Farmington, MO Estimated	45	+28.6%
31	Webb City, MO Estimated	43	+48.3%
32	Troy, MO Estimated	42	-12.5%
33	Dardenne Prairie, MO Estimated	39	-35%
34	Ballwin, MO Estimated	37	+94.7%
35	Arnold, MO Estimated	36	-30.8%
36	Kirksville, MO Estimated	33	+3.1%
37	Creve Coeur, MO Estimated	30	+130.8%
37	Liberty, MO Estimated	30	-23.1%
39	Branson, MO Estimated	29	+7.4%
40	Sikeston, MO Estimated	27	-12.9%
40	Washington, MO Estimated	27	-3.6%
42	Festus, MO Estimated	24	+9.1%
43	Ellisville, MO Estimated	23	-39.5%
44	Hannibal, MO Estimated	18	+5.9%
45	Carthage, MO Estimated	16	+45.5%
45	Warrensburg, MO Estimated	16	-67.3%
47	Eureka, MO Estimated	15	-53.1%
47	Lebanon, MO Estimated	15	+25%
49	Kennett, MO Estimated	14	0%
49	Moberly, MO Estimated	14	0%
49	Webster Groves, MO Estimated	14	+133.3%
52	Belton, MO Estimated	13	-18.8%
52	Clayton, MO Estimated	13	+62.5%
52	Sedalia, MO Estimated	13	-18.8%
55	Neosho, MO Estimated	11	-69.4%
56	West Plains, MO Estimated	9	-79.1%
57	Fulton, MO Estimated	8	0%
58	Marshall, MO Estimated	7	-12.5%
58	Maryville, MO Estimated	7	-80.6%
58	Poplar Bluff, MO Estimated	7	0%
61	Bridgeton, MO Estimated	6	-88%
61	Gladstone, MO Estimated	6	+100%
61	Hazelwood, MO Estimated	6	-45.5%
64	Harrisonville, MO Estimated	5	+25%
65	Raytown, MO Estimated	4	+100%
66	University City, MO Estimated	3	-57.1%
67	Excelsior Springs, MO Estimated	2	n/a
67	Jennings, MO Estimated	2	n/a
67	Mexico, MO Estimated	2	-60%
67	Monett, MO Estimated	2	-66.7%
71	Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO Estimated	1	-50%
71	Florissant, MO Estimated	1	0%
73	Ferguson, MO Estimated	0	-100%
73	Maryland Heights, MO Estimated	0	-100%
73	Overland, MO Estimated	0	n/a
73	St. Ann, MO Estimated	0	n/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. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2014 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/mw2014a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2016). 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 Missouri by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.txt

MLA 9

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 Missouri by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/missouri-cities?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2016. 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 Missouri by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/missouri-cities?period=2014.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2016) 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 Missouri by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/missouri-cities?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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 Missouri by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014}},
  year = {2016},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/missouri-cities?period=2014. Publisher attribution: 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/mw2014a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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

Kansas City, MO, with 656 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

St. Ann, MO, with 0 in 2014.

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. 1 cities have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.