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 2022, at 254. Woodland Park, NJ had the lowest, at 0. The median was 9. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest254Jersey City, NJ

Lowest0Woodland Park, NJ

Median9117 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

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	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	Jersey City, NJ Estimated	254	+3.7%
2	Wood-Ridge, NJ Estimated	114	-30.9%
3	Ocean City, NJ Estimated	95	-11.2%
4	Glassboro, NJ Estimated	91	+225%
5	Fair Lawn, NJ Estimated	78	-51.9%
6	Franklin Lakes, NJ Estimated	69	-37.3%
7	Florham Park, NJ Estimated	68	-48.5%
8	Tenafly, NJ Estimated	64	-36%
9	West New York, NJ Estimated	61	-58.5%
10	Long Branch, NJ Estimated	55	-60.1%
11	Linden, NJ Estimated	48	+2.1%
12	Millville, NJ Estimated	47	-4.1%
13	Tinton Falls, NJ Estimated	41	-10.9%
14	Vineland, NJ Estimated	40	+48.1%
15	Montvale, NJ Estimated	39	-2.5%
16	Palisades Park, NJ Estimated	36	+125%
17	Paramus, NJ Estimated	33	-26.7%
18	South Plainfield, NJ Estimated	31	+55%
19	Point Pleasant, NJ Estimated	25	-51%
19	Ramsey, NJ Estimated	25	+525%
21	Clifton, NJ Estimated	24	+100%
21	Fort Lee, NJ Estimated	24	+41.2%
21	Ringwood, NJ Estimated	24	+26.3%
24	Paterson, NJ Estimated	23	+53.3%
25	Summit, NJ Estimated	22	-4.3%
26	Ridgefield, NJ Estimated	21	+50%
26	Waldwick, NJ Estimated	21	-4.5%
26	Westfield, NJ Estimated	21	-27.6%
29	Beachwood, NJ Estimated	20	-9.1%
29	Passaic, NJ Estimated	20	-9.1%
29	South River, NJ Estimated	20	+185.7%
32	Totowa, NJ Estimated	18	n/a
33	Lindenwold, NJ Estimated	17	-5.6%
34	Bayonne, NJ Estimated	16	+166.7%
34	Cliffside Park, NJ Estimated	16	+14.3%
36	Camden, NJ Estimated	15	+25%
36	Somers Point, NJ Estimated	15	+7.1%
38	Elmwood Park, NJ Estimated	14	-6.7%
38	New Brunswick, NJ Estimated	14	+366.7%
38	Rahway, NJ Estimated	14	-6.7%
41	New Milford, NJ Estimated	13	-18.8%
41	Ridgewood, NJ Estimated	13	+8.3%
41	Rutherford, NJ Estimated	13	-18.8%
41	Westwood, NJ Estimated	13	+8.3%
45	Bergenfield, NJ Estimated	12	+71.4%
45	Madison, NJ Estimated	12	+9.1%
45	Manville, NJ Estimated	12	-58.6%
45	Middlesex, NJ Estimated	12	0%
45	River Edge, NJ Estimated	12	-7.7%
50	Bound Brook, NJ Estimated	11	-8.3%
50	Chatham, NJ Estimated	11	-21.4%
50	Glen Rock, NJ Estimated	11	+57.1%
50	Pleasantville, NJ Estimated	11	+37.5%
54	Englewood, NJ Estimated	10	+11.1%
54	Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Estimated	10	+11.1%
54	Morristown, NJ Estimated	10	-16.7%
54	Sayreville, NJ Estimated	10	-54.5%
54	South Amboy, NJ Estimated	10	+150%
59	Hoboken, NJ Estimated	9	0%
60	Atlantic City, NJ Estimated	8	0%
60	East Orange, NJ Estimated	8	-70.4%
60	Haddonfield, NJ Estimated	8	-55.6%
60	Harrison, NJ Estimated	8	n/a
60	Hawthorne, NJ Estimated	8	+14.3%
60	Highland Park, NJ Estimated	8	+33.3%
60	Metuchen, NJ Estimated	8	-38.5%
60	North Plainfield, NJ Estimated	8	+33.3%
60	Plainfield, NJ Estimated	8	+100%
69	Carteret, NJ Estimated	7	+40%
69	Edgewater, NJ Estimated	7	+75%
69	Ridgefield Park, NJ Estimated	7	-22.2%
72	Hillsdale, NJ Estimated	6	-33.3%
72	Hopatcong, NJ Estimated	6	-14.3%
74	Asbury Park, NJ Estimated	5	-90%
74	Dumont, NJ Estimated	5	0%
74	Hammonton, NJ Estimated	5	-64.3%
74	New Providence, NJ Estimated	5	-16.7%
74	Oakland, NJ Estimated	5	+66.7%
79	Eatontown, NJ Estimated	4	-55.6%
79	Perth Amboy, NJ Estimated	4	-20%
79	Woodbury, NJ Estimated	4	+33.3%
82	Phillipsburg, NJ Estimated	3	+50%
83	Freehold, NJ Estimated	2	+100%
83	Pine Hill, NJ Estimated	2	-33.3%
83	Roselle Park, NJ Estimated	2	+100%
83	Roselle, NJ Estimated	2	-33.3%
83	Wallington, NJ Estimated	2	n/a
88	Bellmawr, NJ Estimated	1	0%
88	Fairview, NJ Estimated	1	n/a
88	Garfield, NJ Estimated	1	0%
88	Kinnelon, NJ Estimated	1	-90.9%
88	Little Ferry, NJ Estimated	1	-66.7%
88	Maywood, NJ Estimated	1	-75%
88	Pompton Lakes, NJ Estimated	1	n/a
88	Red Bank, NJ Estimated	1	-75%
88	Secaucus, NJ Estimated	1	-66.7%
88	Somerville, NJ Estimated	1	-93.3%
88	Trenton, NJ Estimated	1	0%
99	Bridgeton, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
99	Burlington, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
99	Collingswood, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
99	Dover, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
99	East Rutherford, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
99	Elizabeth, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
99	Gloucester City, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
99	Guttenberg, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
99	Hackensack, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
99	Hackettstown, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
99	Kearny, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
99	Lincoln Park, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
99	Lodi, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
99	Newark, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
99	North Arlington, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
99	Princeton, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
99	Union City, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
99	Wanaque, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
99	Woodland Park, 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/ne2022a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2022a.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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 2 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2022a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2022a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2022a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2022 (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, 2022}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2022a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2022. 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/ne2022a.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 254 in 2022, 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 2022.

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.