Cities in New Jersey by single-family housing units authorized by building permits
Jersey City, NJ had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 117 cities in 2014, at 197. West New York, NJ had the lowest, at 0. The median was 11. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 cities, 2014
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2014 | Change on 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jersey City, NJ Estimated | 197 | +228.3% |
| 2 | Ocean City, NJ Estimated | 113 | +13% |
| 3 | Wood-Ridge, NJ Estimated | 111 | +1,287.5% |
| 4 | Clifton, NJ Estimated | 76 | -8.4% |
| 5 | Palisades Park, NJ Estimated | 74 | +45.1% |
| 6 | Westfield, NJ Estimated | 72 | +46.9% |
| 7 | Vineland, NJ Estimated | 71 | -20.2% |
| 8 | Glassboro, NJ Estimated | 68 | +3% |
| 9 | Highland Park, NJ Estimated | 64 | -7.2% |
| 9 | Point Pleasant, NJ Estimated | 64 | +82.9% |
| 11 | Bayonne, NJ Estimated | 55 | +44.7% |
| 12 | Eatontown, NJ Estimated | 52 | +136.4% |
| 13 | South Plainfield, NJ Estimated | 43 | +95.5% |
| 14 | Long Branch, NJ Estimated | 42 | -27.6% |
| 15 | Cliffside Park, NJ Estimated | 41 | +51.9% |
| 16 | Pine Hill, NJ Estimated | 39 | 0% |
| 17 | Pleasantville, NJ Estimated | 38 | -17.4% |
| 18 | Waldwick, NJ Estimated | 37 | +12.1% |
| 19 | Wallington, NJ Estimated | 34 | -8.1% |
| 20 | Newark, NJ Estimated | 32 | +966.7% |
| 21 | Glen Rock, NJ Estimated | 31 | +24% |
| 21 | Hackettstown, NJ Estimated | 31 | -8.8% |
| 23 | Florham Park, NJ Estimated | 27 | -18.2% |
| 24 | Linden, NJ Estimated | 22 | -29% |
| 24 | Madison, NJ Estimated | 22 | -12% |
| 26 | New Providence, NJ Estimated | 21 | +10.5% |
| 26 | Roselle Park, NJ Estimated | 21 | -4.5% |
| 28 | Atlantic City, NJ Estimated | 20 | -35.5% |
| 28 | Princeton, NJ Estimated | 20 | +5.3% |
| 30 | Edgewater, NJ Estimated | 19 | +850% |
| 30 | Metuchen, NJ Estimated | 19 | 0% |
| 30 | Millville, NJ Estimated | 19 | -24% |
| 33 | Bound Brook, NJ Estimated | 18 | 0% |
| 33 | Haddonfield, NJ Estimated | 18 | +20% |
| 33 | Ramsey, NJ Estimated | 18 | -18.2% |
| 33 | Ridgewood, NJ Estimated | 18 | 0% |
| 37 | Kinnelon, NJ Estimated | 17 | -15% |
| 37 | Paramus, NJ Estimated | 17 | -26.1% |
| 37 | Sayreville, NJ Estimated | 17 | -41.4% |
| 37 | Summit, NJ Estimated | 17 | -29.2% |
| 41 | Fort Lee, NJ Estimated | 15 | +87.5% |
| 41 | Garfield, NJ Estimated | 15 | -64.3% |
| 41 | Totowa, NJ Estimated | 15 | -11.8% |
| 44 | Bridgeton, NJ Estimated | 14 | -22.2% |
| 44 | New Milford, NJ Estimated | 14 | 0% |
| 44 | Red Bank, NJ Estimated | 14 | -30% |
| 44 | Somers Point, NJ Estimated | 14 | -6.7% |
| 48 | Elmwood Park, NJ Estimated | 13 | +85.7% |
| 48 | Hopatcong, NJ Estimated | 13 | -18.8% |
| 48 | Ridgefield, NJ Estimated | 13 | +8.3% |
| 48 | Ringwood, NJ Estimated | 13 | -13.3% |
| 48 | Secaucus, NJ Estimated | 13 | -31.6% |
| 53 | Chatham, NJ Estimated | 12 | -25% |
| 53 | Freehold, NJ Estimated | 12 | +20% |
| 53 | Montvale, NJ Estimated | 12 | -33.3% |
| 53 | Morristown, NJ Estimated | 12 | +71.4% |
| 53 | Phillipsburg, NJ Estimated | 12 | +50% |
| 53 | River Edge, NJ Estimated | 12 | +20% |
| 59 | Franklin Lakes, NJ Estimated | 11 | -8.3% |
| 60 | Carteret, NJ Estimated | 10 | +11.1% |
| 60 | Fair Lawn, NJ Estimated | 10 | -9.1% |
| 60 | Tenafly, NJ Estimated | 10 | -9.1% |
| 63 | Hackensack, NJ Estimated | 9 | +12.5% |
| 63 | New Brunswick, NJ Estimated | 9 | -40% |
| 63 | Pompton Lakes, NJ Estimated | 9 | 0% |
| 66 | Bergenfield, NJ Estimated | 8 | +60% |
| 66 | Lindenwold, NJ Estimated | 8 | -11.1% |
| 66 | Rahway, NJ Estimated | 8 | +300% |
| 66 | Woodland Park, NJ Estimated | 8 | -65.2% |
| 70 | Beachwood, NJ Estimated | 7 | -53.3% |
| 70 | East Orange, NJ Estimated | 7 | +133.3% |
| 70 | Passaic, NJ Estimated | 7 | -61.1% |
| 73 | Camden, NJ Estimated | 6 | -14.3% |
| 73 | Hammonton, NJ Estimated | 6 | -14.3% |
| 75 | Asbury Park, NJ Estimated | 5 | -28.6% |
| 75 | Dumont, NJ Estimated | 5 | +400% |
| 75 | Fairview, NJ Estimated | 5 | 0% |
| 75 | Ridgefield Park, NJ Estimated | 5 | 0% |
| 75 | Westwood, NJ Estimated | 5 | -16.7% |
| 80 | Collingswood, NJ Estimated | 4 | |
| 80 | East Rutherford, NJ Estimated | 4 | +100% |
| 80 | Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Estimated | 4 | -71.4% |
| 80 | Hoboken, NJ Estimated | 4 | -20% |
| 80 | Maywood, NJ Estimated | 4 | +100% |
| 80 | Paterson, NJ Estimated | 4 | -42.9% |
| 86 | Englewood, NJ Estimated | 3 | -81.3% |
| 86 | Perth Amboy, NJ Estimated | 3 | +200% |
| 86 | Plainfield, NJ Estimated | 3 | -89.3% |
| 89 | Harrison, NJ Estimated | 2 | |
| 89 | Manville, NJ Estimated | 2 | -60% |
| 89 | North Arlington, NJ Estimated | 2 | |
| 89 | Oakland, NJ Estimated | 2 | -50% |
| 89 | Somerville, NJ Estimated | 2 | +100% |
| 89 | South River, NJ Estimated | 2 | -60% |
| 89 | Tinton Falls, NJ Estimated | 2 | |
| 96 | Elizabeth, NJ Estimated | 1 | -50% |
| 96 | Kearny, NJ Estimated | 1 | |
| 96 | Little Ferry, NJ Estimated | 1 | |
| 96 | Woodbury, NJ Estimated | 1 | |
| 100 | Bellmawr, NJ Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 100 | Burlington, NJ Estimated | 0 | |
| 100 | Dover, NJ Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 100 | Gloucester City, NJ Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 100 | Guttenberg, NJ Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 100 | Hawthorne, NJ Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 100 | Hillsdale, NJ Estimated | 0 | |
| 100 | Lincoln Park, NJ Estimated | 0 | |
| 100 | Lodi, NJ Estimated | 0 | |
| 100 | Middlesex, NJ Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 100 | North Plainfield, NJ Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 100 | Roselle, NJ Estimated | 0 | |
| 100 | Rutherford, NJ Estimated | 0 | |
| 100 | South Amboy, NJ Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 100 | Trenton, NJ Estimated | 0 | |
| 100 | Union City, NJ Estimated | 0 | |
| 100 | Wanaque, NJ Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 100 | West New York, NJ Estimated | 0 |
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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/ne2014a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
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 New Jersey by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2014a.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 New Jersey by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2014a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-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 New Jersey by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2014a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-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 New Jersey by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2014a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-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/Northeast\%20Region/ne2014a.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 197 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which city has the lowest single-family housing units authorized by building permits?
West New York, NJ, 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.
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