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 2024, at 662. Woodland Park, NJ had the lowest, at 0. The median was 11. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest662West New York, NJ

Lowest0Woodland Park, NJ

Median11117 cities

Top 40 cities, 2024

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	2024 count	Change on 2023
1	West New York, NJ Estimated	662	+163.7%
2	Jersey City, NJ Estimated	185	+22.5%
3	Ocean City, NJ Estimated	85	+23.2%
4	Wood-Ridge, NJ Estimated	84	+21.7%
5	Tinton Falls, NJ Estimated	77	-16.3%
6	Hackettstown, NJ Estimated	66	+312.5%
7	Tenafly, NJ Estimated	59	-11.9%
8	Point Pleasant, NJ Estimated	57	+67.6%
9	Paterson, NJ Estimated	53	-5.4%
10	Franklin Lakes, NJ Estimated	52	+40.5%
10	Paramus, NJ Estimated	52	-34.2%
12	Asbury Park, NJ Estimated	51	+2,450%
13	Vineland, NJ Estimated	45	+32.4%
14	Florham Park, NJ Estimated	43	-8.5%
15	Glassboro, NJ Estimated	42	-65.6%
16	Fair Lawn, NJ Estimated	36	+5.9%
17	Fort Lee, NJ Estimated	33	+57.1%
17	South Plainfield, NJ Estimated	33	+37.5%
19	Long Branch, NJ Estimated	32	+52.4%
19	Millville, NJ Estimated	32	+60%
21	New Brunswick, NJ Estimated	31	-29.5%
22	Linden, NJ Estimated	25	-39%
23	Bayonne, NJ Estimated	22	+69.2%
23	Harrison, NJ Estimated	22	+175%
23	Passaic, NJ Estimated	22	+10%
23	Princeton, NJ Estimated	22	n/a
27	Clifton, NJ Estimated	20	+11.1%
27	Morristown, NJ Estimated	20	-16.7%
27	Red Bank, NJ Estimated	20	+185.7%
27	Ringwood, NJ Estimated	20	+33.3%
31	Middlesex, NJ Estimated	19	+18.8%
31	Pleasantville, NJ Estimated	19	-29.6%
31	Ramsey, NJ Estimated	19	+171.4%
34	Beachwood, NJ Estimated	18	-18.2%
34	Haddonfield, NJ Estimated	18	+38.5%
36	Atlantic City, NJ Estimated	17	+30.8%
36	Madison, NJ Estimated	17	+41.7%
36	South River, NJ Estimated	17	+88.9%
39	Chatham, NJ Estimated	16	+33.3%
39	New Milford, NJ Estimated	16	+23.1%
39	Rahway, NJ Estimated	16	+14.3%
39	Ridgewood, NJ Estimated	16	+14.3%
39	Somers Point, NJ Estimated	16	+14.3%
44	Manville, NJ Estimated	15	-6.3%
45	Englewood, NJ Estimated	14	+40%
45	Glen Rock, NJ Estimated	14	+133.3%
45	Hammonton, NJ Estimated	14	+40%
45	Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Estimated	14	+27.3%
45	Newark, NJ Estimated	14	+1,300%
45	Oakland, NJ Estimated	14	+366.7%
45	Palisades Park, NJ Estimated	14	-39.1%
45	River Edge, NJ Estimated	14	+16.7%
53	Hopatcong, NJ Estimated	13	+44.4%
53	Summit, NJ Estimated	13	-23.5%
55	Hawthorne, NJ Estimated	12	+71.4%
55	Ridgefield, NJ Estimated	12	-7.7%
55	Rutherford, NJ Estimated	12	+9.1%
58	Bergenfield, NJ Estimated	11	+10%
58	Hoboken, NJ Estimated	11	+37.5%
58	New Providence, NJ Estimated	11	-15.4%
58	Roselle, NJ Estimated	11	+10%
58	Westwood, NJ Estimated	11	0%
63	East Orange, NJ Estimated	10	-47.4%
64	Bound Brook, NJ Estimated	8	-11.1%
64	Cliffside Park, NJ Estimated	8	0%
64	Eatontown, NJ Estimated	8	+700%
64	Montvale, NJ Estimated	8	-50%
64	Ridgefield Park, NJ Estimated	8	-11.1%
64	Sayreville, NJ Estimated	8	+300%
64	Westfield, NJ Estimated	8	-50%
71	Kinnelon, NJ Estimated	7	+133.3%
71	Plainfield, NJ Estimated	7	+40%
71	Pompton Lakes, NJ Estimated	7	+250%
71	South Amboy, NJ Estimated	7	+600%
75	Bridgeton, NJ Estimated	6	n/a
75	Totowa, NJ Estimated	6	+200%
77	Burlington, NJ Estimated	5	+25%
77	Phillipsburg, NJ Estimated	5	+66.7%
77	Trenton, NJ Estimated	5	-16.7%
80	Dover, NJ Estimated	4	+100%
80	Edgewater, NJ Estimated	4	+300%
80	Garfield, NJ Estimated	4	n/a
80	Secaucus, NJ Estimated	4	+100%
80	Waldwick, NJ Estimated	4	n/a
85	Carteret, NJ Estimated	3	-40%
85	Hillsdale, NJ Estimated	3	-25%
85	Little Ferry, NJ Estimated	3	+200%
85	Maywood, NJ Estimated	3	n/a
89	Camden, NJ Estimated	2	n/a
89	Fairview, NJ Estimated	2	+100%
89	Metuchen, NJ Estimated	2	-60%
89	Roselle Park, NJ Estimated	2	0%
89	Union City, NJ Estimated	2	n/a
94	Bellmawr, NJ Estimated	1	0%
94	Dumont, NJ Estimated	1	-83.3%
94	Elizabeth, NJ Estimated	1	n/a
94	Freehold, NJ Estimated	1	-93.8%
94	Highland Park, NJ Estimated	1	-50%
94	Lincoln Park, NJ Estimated	1	0%
94	Perth Amboy, NJ Estimated	1	-50%
101	Collingswood, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	East Rutherford, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Elmwood Park, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Gloucester City, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Guttenberg, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Hackensack, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Kearny, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Lindenwold, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Lodi, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	North Arlington, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	North Plainfield, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Pine Hill, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Somerville, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Wallington, NJ Estimated	0	n/a
101	Wanaque, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
101	Woodbury, NJ Estimated	0	-100%
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/ne2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). 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, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2024a.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, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2025, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2024a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. 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, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2024a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2024.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) 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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2024a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2024 (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, 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2024a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-jersey-cities?period=2024. 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/ne2024a.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 662 in 2024, 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 2024.

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.