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 2015, at 338. Woodbury, NJ had the lowest, at 0. The median was 10. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest338Jersey City, NJ

Lowest0Woodbury, NJ

Median10117 cities

Top 40 cities, 2015

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	2015 count	Change on 2014
1	Jersey City, NJ Estimated	338	+71.6%
2	Wood-Ridge, NJ Estimated	129	+16.2%
3	Ocean City, NJ Estimated	107	-5.3%
4	Glassboro, NJ Estimated	90	+32.4%
4	Westfield, NJ Estimated	90	+25%
6	Highland Park, NJ Estimated	83	+29.7%
7	Vineland, NJ Estimated	75	+5.6%
8	Eatontown, NJ Estimated	56	+7.7%
9	Palisades Park, NJ Estimated	48	-35.1%
10	Bayonne, NJ Estimated	44	-20%
11	Pleasantville, NJ Estimated	39	+2.6%
11	Princeton, NJ Estimated	39	+95%
13	Point Pleasant, NJ Estimated	37	-42.2%
14	Clifton, NJ Estimated	34	-55.3%
14	Long Branch, NJ Estimated	34	-19%
14	Wallington, NJ Estimated	34	0%
17	Waldwick, NJ Estimated	33	-10.8%
18	Garfield, NJ Estimated	31	+106.7%
19	Linden, NJ Estimated	30	+36.4%
19	South Plainfield, NJ Estimated	30	-30.2%
21	Hackettstown, NJ Estimated	28	-9.7%
21	Madison, NJ Estimated	28	+27.3%
23	Millville, NJ Estimated	27	+42.1%
24	Paramus, NJ Estimated	26	+52.9%
25	Bergenfield, NJ Estimated	23	+187.5%
25	Florham Park, NJ Estimated	23	-14.8%
27	Roselle Park, NJ Estimated	21	0%
28	Camden, NJ Estimated	20	+233.3%
28	Glen Rock, NJ Estimated	20	-35.5%
30	Fort Lee, NJ Estimated	19	+26.7%
30	Paterson, NJ Estimated	19	+375%
32	Elmwood Park, NJ Estimated	18	+38.5%
32	Hammonton, NJ Estimated	18	+200%
32	Kinnelon, NJ Estimated	18	+5.9%
32	Ridgewood, NJ Estimated	18	0%
32	Summit, NJ Estimated	18	+5.9%
37	Atlantic City, NJ Estimated	17	-15%
37	Chatham, NJ Estimated	17	+41.7%
37	Haddonfield, NJ Estimated	17	-5.6%
37	New Providence, NJ Estimated	17	-19%
37	Ramsey, NJ Estimated	17	-5.6%
42	Metuchen, NJ Estimated	16	-15.8%
43	Bound Brook, NJ Estimated	15	-16.7%
43	Cliffside Park, NJ Estimated	15	-63.4%
43	Pompton Lakes, NJ Estimated	15	+66.7%
43	Ringwood, NJ Estimated	15	+15.4%
47	Bridgeton, NJ Estimated	14	0%
48	Hopatcong, NJ Estimated	13	0%
49	New Milford, NJ Estimated	12	-14.3%
49	Phillipsburg, NJ Estimated	12	0%
49	Ridgefield, NJ Estimated	12	-7.7%
52	Fair Lawn, NJ Estimated	11	+10%
52	Perth Amboy, NJ Estimated	11	+266.7%
52	Secaucus, NJ Estimated	11	-15.4%
52	South Amboy, NJ Estimated	11	n/a
56	Franklin Lakes, NJ Estimated	10	-9.1%
56	Hackensack, NJ Estimated	10	+11.1%
56	Montvale, NJ Estimated	10	-16.7%
56	River Edge, NJ Estimated	10	-16.7%
60	Westwood, NJ Estimated	9	+80%
61	Asbury Park, NJ Estimated	8	+60%
61	Lindenwold, NJ Estimated	8	0%
61	Somers Point, NJ Estimated	8	-42.9%
64	Carteret, NJ Estimated	7	-30%
64	Dover, NJ Estimated	7	n/a
64	Freehold, NJ Estimated	7	-41.7%
64	Morristown, NJ Estimated	7	-41.7%
64	New Brunswick, NJ Estimated	7	-22.2%
64	Tenafly, NJ Estimated	7	-30%
70	Edgewater, NJ Estimated	6	-68.4%
70	North Plainfield, NJ Estimated	6	n/a
70	Passaic, NJ Estimated	6	-14.3%
70	Plainfield, NJ Estimated	6	+100%
70	Rahway, NJ Estimated	6	-25%
70	Woodland Park, NJ Estimated	6	-25%
76	Beachwood, NJ Estimated	5	-28.6%
76	East Orange, NJ Estimated	5	-28.6%
76	East Rutherford, NJ Estimated	5	+25%
76	Totowa, NJ Estimated	5	-66.7%
80	Collingswood, NJ Estimated	4	0%
80	Oakland, NJ Estimated	4	+100%
82	Fairview, NJ Estimated	3	-40%
82	Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Estimated	3	-25%
82	Hillsdale, NJ Estimated	3	n/a
82	Lodi, NJ Estimated	3	n/a
82	Maywood, NJ Estimated	3	-25%
82	Middlesex, NJ Estimated	3	n/a
82	Ridgefield Park, NJ Estimated	3	-40%
82	South River, NJ Estimated	3	+50%
90	Elizabeth, NJ Estimated	2	+100%
90	Manville, NJ Estimated	2	0%
90	Pine Hill, NJ Estimated	2	-94.9%
90	Roselle, NJ Estimated	2	n/a
90	Rutherford, NJ Estimated	2	n/a
90	Somerville, NJ Estimated	2	0%
96	Burlington, NJ Estimated	1	n/a
96	Englewood, NJ Estimated	1	-66.7%
96	Harrison, NJ Estimated	1	-50%
96	Hoboken, NJ Estimated	1	-75%
96	Newark, NJ Estimated	1	-96.9%
96	North Arlington, NJ Estimated	1	-50%
96	Red Bank, NJ Estimated	1	-92.9%
96	Sayreville, NJ Estimated	1	-94.1%
96	Tinton Falls, NJ Estimated	1	-50%
96	Wanaque, NJ Estimated	1	n/a
106	Bellmawr, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
106	Dumont, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
106	Gloucester City, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
106	Guttenberg, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
106	Hawthorne, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
106	Kearny, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
106	Lincoln Park, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
106	Little Ferry, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
106	Trenton, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
106	Union City, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
106	West New York, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
106	Woodbury, NJ Estimated	0	-100%

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/ne2015a.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 New Jersey by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2015a.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, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2015a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2015. 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, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2015a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2015.

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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2015a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_cities_in_new_jersey_2015,
  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, 2015}},
  year = {2016},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2015a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2015. 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/ne2015a.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 338 in 2015, 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 2015.

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.