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 2017, at 207. Woodland Park, NJ had the lowest, at 0. The median was 6. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest207Jersey City, NJ

Lowest0Woodland Park, NJ

Median6117 cities

Top 40 cities, 2017

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	2017 count	Change on 2016
1	Jersey City, NJ Estimated	207	+0.5%
2	Wood-Ridge, NJ Estimated	121	-24.8%
3	Ocean City, NJ Estimated	87	-13.9%
4	Westfield, NJ Estimated	71	-17.4%
5	Glassboro, NJ Estimated	63	-1.6%
6	Palisades Park, NJ Estimated	58	-6.5%
7	Highland Park, NJ Estimated	56	-23.3%
8	Long Branch, NJ Estimated	48	+45.5%
9	Princeton, NJ Estimated	43	+53.6%
10	Morristown, NJ Estimated	40	+207.7%
10	Vineland, NJ Estimated	40	-21.6%
12	Franklin Lakes, NJ Estimated	39	+333.3%
12	South Plainfield, NJ Estimated	39	+62.5%
14	Madison, NJ Estimated	37	+42.3%
15	Point Pleasant, NJ Estimated	34	-10.5%
16	Waldwick, NJ Estimated	29	-9.4%
17	Linden, NJ Estimated	28	0%
18	Hopatcong, NJ Estimated	26	+225%
19	Bergenfield, NJ Estimated	25	-41.9%
19	Elizabeth, NJ Estimated	25	+2,400%
21	Pleasantville, NJ Estimated	24	-25%
22	Chatham, NJ Estimated	23	+21.1%
22	Tenafly, NJ Estimated	23	-34.3%
24	Clifton, NJ Estimated	22	-18.5%
25	Fort Lee, NJ Estimated	21	-19.2%
25	Haddonfield, NJ Estimated	21	+23.5%
27	Bayonne, NJ Estimated	20	-56.5%
27	Montvale, NJ Estimated	20	-9.1%
27	Paramus, NJ Estimated	20	-20%
30	Summit, NJ Estimated	19	-20.8%
31	Metuchen, NJ Estimated	18	0%
32	Edgewater, NJ Estimated	17	+13.3%
32	Tinton Falls, NJ Estimated	17	+142.9%
34	Elmwood Park, NJ Estimated	16	+33.3%
34	Florham Park, NJ Estimated	16	-11.1%
34	Millville, NJ Estimated	16	+6.7%
34	Ridgewood, NJ Estimated	16	0%
34	Ringwood, NJ Estimated	16	-5.9%
39	Bound Brook, NJ Estimated	14	+16.7%
39	River Edge, NJ Estimated	14	+27.3%
41	Lindenwold, NJ Estimated	13	+30%
41	Ridgefield, NJ Estimated	13	+44.4%
43	New Milford, NJ Estimated	12	0%
44	Paterson, NJ Estimated	11	+83.3%
45	Glen Rock, NJ Estimated	10	-33.3%
45	Pompton Lakes, NJ Estimated	10	-28.6%
47	South Amboy, NJ Estimated	9	+50%
48	Rahway, NJ Estimated	8	+166.7%
48	Sayreville, NJ Estimated	8	+60%
50	Atlantic City, NJ Estimated	7	-41.7%
50	Bridgeton, NJ Estimated	7	-22.2%
50	Eatontown, NJ Estimated	7	-80%
50	Fairview, NJ Estimated	7	+250%
54	Beachwood, NJ Estimated	6	+20%
54	Camden, NJ Estimated	6	+20%
54	Cliffside Park, NJ Estimated	6	-57.1%
54	Fair Lawn, NJ Estimated	6	-33.3%
54	Hackensack, NJ Estimated	6	-14.3%
54	Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Estimated	6	+100%
54	Somers Point, NJ Estimated	6	-25%
54	South River, NJ Estimated	6	+20%
62	Bellmawr, NJ Estimated	5	n/a
62	Kinnelon, NJ Estimated	5	-44.4%
62	Ramsey, NJ Estimated	5	-64.3%
62	Ridgefield Park, NJ Estimated	5	0%
62	Roselle Park, NJ Estimated	5	-75%
62	Roselle, NJ Estimated	5	-44.4%
62	Westwood, NJ Estimated	5	-64.3%
69	Asbury Park, NJ Estimated	4	-33.3%
69	Hammonton, NJ Estimated	4	-33.3%
69	Hillsdale, NJ Estimated	4	+300%
69	New Providence, NJ Estimated	4	-63.6%
69	Perth Amboy, NJ Estimated	4	-20%
74	East Orange, NJ Estimated	3	-72.7%
74	Hoboken, NJ Estimated	3	n/a
74	Newark, NJ Estimated	3	-40%
74	Red Bank, NJ Estimated	3	n/a
74	Somerville, NJ Estimated	3	+50%
74	Totowa, NJ Estimated	3	-40%
80	Carteret, NJ Estimated	2	-81.8%
80	Collingswood, NJ Estimated	2	-60%
80	Dover, NJ Estimated	2	-77.8%
80	Englewood, NJ Estimated	2	-50%
80	Garfield, NJ Estimated	2	-75%
80	Little Ferry, NJ Estimated	2	n/a
80	Lodi, NJ Estimated	2	-80%
80	Middlesex, NJ Estimated	2	-71.4%
80	Oakland, NJ Estimated	2	-50%
80	Passaic, NJ Estimated	2	-50%
80	Rutherford, NJ Estimated	2	-33.3%
91	Burlington, NJ Estimated	1	n/a
91	East Rutherford, NJ Estimated	1	-75%
91	Hawthorne, NJ Estimated	1	-50%
91	Manville, NJ Estimated	1	-80%
91	New Brunswick, NJ Estimated	1	-80%
91	North Plainfield, NJ Estimated	1	-50%
91	Pine Hill, NJ Estimated	1	n/a
91	Union City, NJ Estimated	1	n/a
91	Wanaque, NJ Estimated	1	-96.6%
91	Woodbury, NJ Estimated	1	-83.3%
101	Dumont, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Freehold, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Gloucester City, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Guttenberg, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Hackettstown, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Harrison, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Kearny, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Lincoln Park, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Maywood, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	North Arlington, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Phillipsburg, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Plainfield, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Secaucus, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Trenton, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Wallington, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	West New York, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Woodland Park, 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/ne2017a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). 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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2017a.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, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2018, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2017a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2018. 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, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2017a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2017.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2018) 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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2017a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2017 (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, 2017}},
  year = {2018},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2017a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2017. 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/ne2017a.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 207 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Woodland Park, NJ, with 0 in 2017.

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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.