Cities in New Jersey by single-family housing units authorized by building permits

West New York, NJ had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 117 cities in 2023, at 251. Wallington, NJ had the lowest, at 0. The median was 9. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest251West New York, NJ

Lowest0Wallington, NJ

Median9117 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

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	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	West New York, NJ Estimated	251	+311.5%
2	Jersey City, NJ Estimated	151	-40.6%
3	Glassboro, NJ Estimated	122	+34.1%
4	Tinton Falls, NJ Estimated	92	+124.4%
5	Paramus, NJ Estimated	79	+139.4%
6	Ocean City, NJ Estimated	69	-27.4%
6	Wood-Ridge, NJ Estimated	69	-39.5%
8	Tenafly, NJ Estimated	67	+4.7%
9	Paterson, NJ Estimated	56	+143.5%
10	Florham Park, NJ Estimated	47	-30.9%
11	New Brunswick, NJ Estimated	44	+214.3%
12	Linden, NJ Estimated	41	-14.6%
13	Franklin Lakes, NJ Estimated	37	-46.4%
14	Fair Lawn, NJ Estimated	34	-56.4%
14	Point Pleasant, NJ Estimated	34	+36%
14	Vineland, NJ Estimated	34	-15%
17	Pleasantville, NJ Estimated	27	+145.5%
18	Morristown, NJ Estimated	24	+140%
18	South Plainfield, NJ Estimated	24	-22.6%
20	Palisades Park, NJ Estimated	23	-36.1%
21	Beachwood, NJ Estimated	22	+10%
22	Fort Lee, NJ Estimated	21	-12.5%
22	Long Branch, NJ Estimated	21	-61.8%
24	Millville, NJ Estimated	20	-57.4%
24	Passaic, NJ Estimated	20	0%
26	East Orange, NJ Estimated	19	+137.5%
27	Clifton, NJ Estimated	18	-25%
28	Summit, NJ Estimated	17	-22.7%
29	Freehold, NJ Estimated	16	+700%
29	Hackettstown, NJ Estimated	16	n/a
29	Manville, NJ Estimated	16	+33.3%
29	Middlesex, NJ Estimated	16	+33.3%
29	Montvale, NJ Estimated	16	-59%
29	Westfield, NJ Estimated	16	-23.8%
35	Ringwood, NJ Estimated	15	-37.5%
36	Rahway, NJ Estimated	14	0%
36	Ridgewood, NJ Estimated	14	+7.7%
36	Somers Point, NJ Estimated	14	-6.7%
36	Somerville, NJ Estimated	14	+1,300%
40	Atlantic City, NJ Estimated	13	+62.5%
40	Bayonne, NJ Estimated	13	-18.8%
40	Haddonfield, NJ Estimated	13	+62.5%
40	New Milford, NJ Estimated	13	0%
40	New Providence, NJ Estimated	13	+160%
40	Ridgefield, NJ Estimated	13	-38.1%
46	Chatham, NJ Estimated	12	+9.1%
46	Madison, NJ Estimated	12	0%
46	River Edge, NJ Estimated	12	0%
49	Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Estimated	11	+10%
49	Rutherford, NJ Estimated	11	-15.4%
49	Westwood, NJ Estimated	11	-15.4%
52	Bergenfield, NJ Estimated	10	-16.7%
52	Elmwood Park, NJ Estimated	10	-28.6%
52	Englewood, NJ Estimated	10	0%
52	Hammonton, NJ Estimated	10	+100%
52	Roselle, NJ Estimated	10	+400%
57	Bound Brook, NJ Estimated	9	-18.2%
57	Hopatcong, NJ Estimated	9	+50%
57	Ridgefield Park, NJ Estimated	9	+28.6%
57	South River, NJ Estimated	9	-55%
61	Cliffside Park, NJ Estimated	8	-50%
61	Harrison, NJ Estimated	8	0%
61	Hoboken, NJ Estimated	8	-11.1%
61	Kearny, NJ Estimated	8	n/a
65	Hawthorne, NJ Estimated	7	-12.5%
65	Ramsey, NJ Estimated	7	-72%
65	Red Bank, NJ Estimated	7	+600%
68	Dumont, NJ Estimated	6	+20%
68	Glen Rock, NJ Estimated	6	-45.5%
68	Trenton, NJ Estimated	6	+500%
71	Carteret, NJ Estimated	5	-28.6%
71	Metuchen, NJ Estimated	5	-37.5%
71	Plainfield, NJ Estimated	5	-37.5%
74	Burlington, NJ Estimated	4	n/a
74	Hillsdale, NJ Estimated	4	-33.3%
76	Kinnelon, NJ Estimated	3	+200%
76	Oakland, NJ Estimated	3	-40%
76	Phillipsburg, NJ Estimated	3	0%
79	Asbury Park, NJ Estimated	2	-60%
79	Dover, NJ Estimated	2	n/a
79	Highland Park, NJ Estimated	2	-75%
79	Perth Amboy, NJ Estimated	2	-50%
79	Pompton Lakes, NJ Estimated	2	+100%
79	Roselle Park, NJ Estimated	2	0%
79	Sayreville, NJ Estimated	2	-80%
79	Secaucus, NJ Estimated	2	+100%
79	Totowa, NJ Estimated	2	-88.9%
79	Wanaque, NJ Estimated	2	n/a
89	Bellmawr, NJ Estimated	1	0%
89	Collingswood, NJ Estimated	1	n/a
89	East Rutherford, NJ Estimated	1	n/a
89	Eatontown, NJ Estimated	1	-75%
89	Edgewater, NJ Estimated	1	-85.7%
89	Fairview, NJ Estimated	1	0%
89	Lincoln Park, NJ Estimated	1	n/a
89	Little Ferry, NJ Estimated	1	0%
89	Lodi, NJ Estimated	1	n/a
89	Newark, NJ Estimated	1	n/a
89	North Plainfield, NJ Estimated	1	-87.5%
89	Pine Hill, NJ Estimated	1	-50%
89	South Amboy, NJ Estimated	1	-90%
89	Woodbury, NJ Estimated	1	-75%
89	Woodland Park, NJ Estimated	1	n/a
104	Bridgeton, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
104	Camden, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
104	Elizabeth, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
104	Garfield, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
104	Gloucester City, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
104	Guttenberg, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
104	Hackensack, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
104	Lindenwold, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
104	Maywood, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
104	North Arlington, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
104	Princeton, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
104	Union City, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
104	Waldwick, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
104	Wallington, 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/ne2023a.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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2023a.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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 24 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2023a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2023a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2023.

Harvard

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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2023a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2023a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2023. 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/ne2023a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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

West New York, NJ, with 251 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wallington, NJ, with 0 in 2023.

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.