Cities in New Jersey by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

Jersey City, NJ had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 117 cities in 2025, at 184. Woodbury, NJ had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest184Jersey City, NJ

Lowest0Woodbury, NJ

Median5117 cities

Top 40 cities, 2025

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	2025 count	Change on 2024
1	Jersey City, NJ Estimated	184	-0.5%
2	Paramus, NJ Estimated	98	+88.5%
3	Ocean City, NJ Estimated	92	+8.2%
4	Point Pleasant, NJ Estimated	91	+59.6%
5	Wood-Ridge, NJ Estimated	85	+1.2%
6	Vineland, NJ Estimated	77	+71.1%
7	Tinton Falls, NJ Estimated	66	-14.3%
8	Tenafly, NJ Estimated	56	-5.1%
9	Asbury Park, NJ Estimated	49	-3.9%
10	Florham Park, NJ Estimated	46	+7%
11	Hammonton, NJ Estimated	39	+178.6%
12	Fair Lawn, NJ Estimated	37	+2.8%
12	Fort Lee, NJ Estimated	37	+12.1%
14	Somers Point, NJ Estimated	34	+112.5%
15	Long Branch, NJ Estimated	33	+3.1%
15	Oakland, NJ Estimated	33	+135.7%
17	South River, NJ Estimated	29	+70.6%
18	South Plainfield, NJ Estimated	26	-21.2%
19	New Brunswick, NJ Estimated	24	-22.6%
19	Palisades Park, NJ Estimated	24	+71.4%
19	Rahway, NJ Estimated	24	+50%
22	Ringwood, NJ Estimated	23	+15%
23	Atlantic City, NJ Estimated	22	+29.4%
23	Bayonne, NJ Estimated	22	0%
23	Glen Rock, NJ Estimated	22	+57.1%
23	Passaic, NJ Estimated	22	0%
27	Harrison, NJ Estimated	21	-4.5%
28	Franklin Lakes, NJ Estimated	20	-61.5%
28	Morristown, NJ Estimated	20	0%
28	Ridgewood, NJ Estimated	20	+25%
28	Summit, NJ Estimated	20	+53.8%
32	Millville, NJ Estimated	19	-40.6%
33	Cliffside Park, NJ Estimated	18	+125%
33	Madison, NJ Estimated	18	+5.9%
35	New Milford, NJ Estimated	16	0%
36	Manville, NJ Estimated	15	0%
36	Ramsey, NJ Estimated	15	-21.1%
38	Clifton, NJ Estimated	14	-30%
38	Eatontown, NJ Estimated	14	+75%
38	Glassboro, NJ Estimated	14	-66.7%
38	Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Estimated	14	0%
38	Ridgefield, NJ Estimated	14	+16.7%
43	Linden, NJ Estimated	13	-48%
44	Bound Brook, NJ Estimated	12	+50%
44	River Edge, NJ Estimated	12	-14.3%
46	Hoboken, NJ Estimated	11	0%
46	New Providence, NJ Estimated	11	0%
46	Westwood, NJ Estimated	11	0%
49	Bergenfield, NJ Estimated	10	-9.1%
49	Englewood, NJ Estimated	10	-28.6%
49	Ridgefield Park, NJ Estimated	10	+25%
49	Roselle, NJ Estimated	10	-9.1%
53	Hillsdale, NJ Estimated	8	+166.7%
53	Hopatcong, NJ Estimated	8	-38.5%
53	Newark, NJ Estimated	8	-42.9%
56	Beachwood, NJ Estimated	6	-66.7%
56	Metuchen, NJ Estimated	6	+200%
56	North Arlington, NJ Estimated	6	n/a
59	Burlington, NJ Estimated	5	0%
59	Chatham, NJ Estimated	5	-68.8%
59	East Orange, NJ Estimated	5	-50%
59	Phillipsburg, NJ Estimated	5	0%
59	Pompton Lakes, NJ Estimated	5	-28.6%
59	Roselle Park, NJ Estimated	5	+150%
59	Sayreville, NJ Estimated	5	-37.5%
59	Somerville, NJ Estimated	5	n/a
67	Carteret, NJ Estimated	4	+33.3%
67	Gloucester City, NJ Estimated	4	n/a
67	Plainfield, NJ Estimated	4	-42.9%
67	Trenton, NJ Estimated	4	-20%
67	Westfield, NJ Estimated	4	-50%
72	Dumont, NJ Estimated	3	+200%
72	Elizabeth, NJ Estimated	3	+200%
72	Freehold, NJ Estimated	3	+200%
72	Pine Hill, NJ Estimated	3	n/a
72	Secaucus, NJ Estimated	3	-25%
72	Wallington, NJ Estimated	3	n/a
78	Garfield, NJ Estimated	2	-50%
78	Highland Park, NJ Estimated	2	+100%
78	Lincoln Park, NJ Estimated	2	+100%
78	Montvale, NJ Estimated	2	-75%
78	Paterson, NJ Estimated	2	-96.2%
78	Pleasantville, NJ Estimated	2	-89.5%
78	Red Bank, NJ Estimated	2	-90%
78	Rutherford, NJ Estimated	2	-83.3%
78	South Amboy, NJ Estimated	2	-71.4%
78	Waldwick, NJ Estimated	2	-50%
88	Bellmawr, NJ Estimated	1	0%
88	Bridgeton, NJ Estimated	1	-83.3%
88	Collingswood, NJ Estimated	1	n/a
88	Dover, NJ Estimated	1	-75%
88	Edgewater, NJ Estimated	1	-75%
88	Elmwood Park, NJ Estimated	1	n/a
88	Fairview, NJ Estimated	1	-50%
88	Lindenwold, NJ Estimated	1	n/a
88	Perth Amboy, NJ Estimated	1	0%
88	Totowa, NJ Estimated	1	-83.3%
88	Union City, NJ Estimated	1	-50%
88	Wanaque, NJ Estimated	1	n/a
88	Woodland Park, NJ Estimated	1	n/a
101	Camden, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	East Rutherford, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Guttenberg, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Hackensack, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Hackettstown, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Haddonfield, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Hawthorne, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Kearny, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Kinnelon, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Little Ferry, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Lodi, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Maywood, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Middlesex, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	North Plainfield, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Princeton, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	West New York, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Woodbury, NJ 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. 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/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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 New Jersey by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.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 New Jersey by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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 New Jersey by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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 New Jersey by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities (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 New Jersey by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities. 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/Northeast\%20Region/ne2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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

Jersey City, NJ, with 184 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Woodbury, NJ, with 0 in 2025.

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.