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 2016, at 206. West New York, NJ had the lowest, at 0. The median was 9. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest206Jersey City, NJ

Lowest0West New York, NJ

Median9117 cities

Top 40 cities, 2016

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	2016 count	Change on 2015
1	Jersey City, NJ Estimated	206	-39.1%
2	Wood-Ridge, NJ Estimated	161	+24.8%
3	Ocean City, NJ Estimated	101	-5.6%
4	Westfield, NJ Estimated	86	-4.4%
5	Highland Park, NJ Estimated	73	-12%
6	Glassboro, NJ Estimated	64	-28.9%
7	Palisades Park, NJ Estimated	62	+29.2%
8	Vineland, NJ Estimated	51	-32%
9	Bayonne, NJ Estimated	46	+4.5%
10	Bergenfield, NJ Estimated	43	+87%
11	Point Pleasant, NJ Estimated	38	+2.7%
12	Eatontown, NJ Estimated	35	-37.5%
12	Tenafly, NJ Estimated	35	+400%
14	Long Branch, NJ Estimated	33	-2.9%
15	Pleasantville, NJ Estimated	32	-17.9%
15	Waldwick, NJ Estimated	32	-3%
17	Wallington, NJ Estimated	29	-14.7%
17	Wanaque, NJ Estimated	29	+2,800%
19	Linden, NJ Estimated	28	-6.7%
19	Princeton, NJ Estimated	28	-28.2%
21	Clifton, NJ Estimated	27	-20.6%
22	Fort Lee, NJ Estimated	26	+36.8%
22	Madison, NJ Estimated	26	-7.1%
24	Paramus, NJ Estimated	25	-3.8%
25	South Plainfield, NJ Estimated	24	-20%
25	Summit, NJ Estimated	24	+33.3%
27	Montvale, NJ Estimated	22	+120%
28	Roselle Park, NJ Estimated	20	-4.8%
29	Chatham, NJ Estimated	19	+11.8%
30	Florham Park, NJ Estimated	18	-21.7%
30	Hackettstown, NJ Estimated	18	-35.7%
30	Metuchen, NJ Estimated	18	+12.5%
33	Haddonfield, NJ Estimated	17	0%
33	Ringwood, NJ Estimated	17	+13.3%
35	Ridgewood, NJ Estimated	16	-11.1%
36	Edgewater, NJ Estimated	15	+150%
36	Glen Rock, NJ Estimated	15	-25%
36	Millville, NJ Estimated	15	-44.4%
39	Cliffside Park, NJ Estimated	14	-6.7%
39	Pompton Lakes, NJ Estimated	14	-6.7%
39	Ramsey, NJ Estimated	14	-17.6%
39	Westwood, NJ Estimated	14	+55.6%
43	Morristown, NJ Estimated	13	+85.7%
44	Atlantic City, NJ Estimated	12	-29.4%
44	Bound Brook, NJ Estimated	12	-20%
44	Elmwood Park, NJ Estimated	12	-33.3%
44	New Milford, NJ Estimated	12	0%
48	Carteret, NJ Estimated	11	+57.1%
48	East Orange, NJ Estimated	11	+120%
48	New Providence, NJ Estimated	11	-35.3%
48	River Edge, NJ Estimated	11	+10%
52	Lindenwold, NJ Estimated	10	+25%
52	Lodi, NJ Estimated	10	+233.3%
54	Bridgeton, NJ Estimated	9	-35.7%
54	Dover, NJ Estimated	9	+28.6%
54	Fair Lawn, NJ Estimated	9	-18.2%
54	Franklin Lakes, NJ Estimated	9	-10%
54	Kinnelon, NJ Estimated	9	-50%
54	Ridgefield, NJ Estimated	9	-25%
54	Roselle, NJ Estimated	9	+350%
54	Secaucus, NJ Estimated	9	-18.2%
62	Garfield, NJ Estimated	8	-74.2%
62	Hopatcong, NJ Estimated	8	-38.5%
62	Phillipsburg, NJ Estimated	8	-33.3%
62	Somers Point, NJ Estimated	8	0%
66	Hackensack, NJ Estimated	7	-30%
66	Middlesex, NJ Estimated	7	+133.3%
66	Tinton Falls, NJ Estimated	7	+600%
69	Asbury Park, NJ Estimated	6	-25%
69	Hammonton, NJ Estimated	6	-66.7%
69	Paterson, NJ Estimated	6	-68.4%
69	South Amboy, NJ Estimated	6	-45.5%
69	Woodbury, NJ Estimated	6	n/a
74	Beachwood, NJ Estimated	5	0%
74	Camden, NJ Estimated	5	-75%
74	Collingswood, NJ Estimated	5	+25%
74	Manville, NJ Estimated	5	+150%
74	New Brunswick, NJ Estimated	5	-28.6%
74	Newark, NJ Estimated	5	+400%
74	Perth Amboy, NJ Estimated	5	-54.5%
74	Ridgefield Park, NJ Estimated	5	+66.7%
74	Sayreville, NJ Estimated	5	+400%
74	South River, NJ Estimated	5	+66.7%
74	Totowa, NJ Estimated	5	0%
85	East Rutherford, NJ Estimated	4	-20%
85	Englewood, NJ Estimated	4	+300%
85	Oakland, NJ Estimated	4	0%
85	Passaic, NJ Estimated	4	-33.3%
89	Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Estimated	3	0%
89	Rahway, NJ Estimated	3	-50%
89	Rutherford, NJ Estimated	3	+50%
92	Fairview, NJ Estimated	2	-33.3%
92	Freehold, NJ Estimated	2	-71.4%
92	Hawthorne, NJ Estimated	2	n/a
92	North Plainfield, NJ Estimated	2	-66.7%
92	Somerville, NJ Estimated	2	0%
92	Woodland Park, NJ Estimated	2	-66.7%
98	Elizabeth, NJ Estimated	1	-50%
98	Hillsdale, NJ Estimated	1	-66.7%
98	Plainfield, NJ Estimated	1	-83.3%
101	Bellmawr, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Burlington, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Dumont, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Gloucester City, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Guttenberg, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Harrison, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Hoboken, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Kearny, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Lincoln Park, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Little Ferry, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Maywood, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	North Arlington, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Pine Hill, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Red Bank, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Trenton, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Union City, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	West New York, 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/ne2016a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). 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, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2016a.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, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2017, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2016a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. 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, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2016a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2017) 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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2016a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2016 (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, 2016}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2016a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2016. 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/ne2016a.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 206 in 2016, 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 2016.

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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.