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Cities in New York by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

New York, NY had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 89 cities in 2025, at 169. Westbury, NY had the lowest, at 0. The median was 2. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest169New York, NY
Lowest0Westbury, NY
Median289 cities

Top 40 cities, 2025

New York, NY: 169 countNew York, NY169Saratoga Springs, NY: 62 countSaratoga Springs, NY62Rochester, NY: 51 countRochester, NY51Ithaca, NY: 44 countIthaca, NY44Buffalo, NY: 31 countBuffalo, NY31Harrison, NY: 31 countHarrison, NY31Woodbury, NY: 27 countWoodbury, NY27Rye, NY: 24 countRye, NY24Sleepy Hollow, NY: 23 countSleepy Hollow, NY23Troy, NY: 21 countTroy, NY21Newburgh, NY: 20 countNewburgh, NY20North Tonawanda, NY: 19 countNorth Tonawanda, NY19Yonkers, NY: 18 countYonkers, NY18Long Beach, NY: 15 countLong Beach, NY15New Rochelle, NY: 14 countNew Rochelle, NY14Kingston, NY: 13 countKingston, NY13Lake Grove, NY: 12 countLake Grove, NY12Mamaroneck, NY: 11 countMamaroneck, NY11Spring Valley, NY: 11 countSpring Valley, NY11Syracuse, NY: 10 countSyracuse, NY10Chestnut Ridge, NY: 9 countChestnut Ridge, NY9Freeport, NY: 9 countFreeport, NY9Airmont, NY: 8 countAirmont, NY8Plattsburgh, NY: 8 countPlattsburgh, NY8Dobbs Ferry, NY: 7 countDobbs Ferry, NY7Massapequa Park, NY: 7 countMassapequa Park, NY7Valley Stream, NY: 7 countValley Stream, NY7Babylon, NY: 6 countBabylon, NY6Hempstead, NY: 6 countHempstead, NY6Beacon, NY: 5 countBeacon, NY5Glens Falls, NY: 5 countGlens Falls, NY5Tonawanda, NY: 5 countTonawanda, NY5White Plains, NY: 5 countWhite Plains, NY5Lindenhurst, NY: 4 countLindenhurst, NY4Watertown, NY: 4 countWatertown, NY4Canandaigua, NY: 3 countCanandaigua, NY3Glen Cove, NY: 3 countGlen Cove, NY3Great Neck, NY: 3 countGreat Neck, NY3Lockport, NY: 3 countLockport, NY3Middletown, NY: 3 countMiddletown, NY3
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2025
count		Change on 2024
1New York, NY Estimated169-14.2%
2Saratoga Springs, NY Estimated62+1.6%
3Rochester, NY Estimated51+75.9%
4Ithaca, NY Estimated44-18.5%
5Buffalo, NY Estimated310%
5Harrison, NY Estimated31-32.6%
7Woodbury, NY Estimated27-6.9%
8Rye, NY Estimated24-7.7%
9Sleepy Hollow, NY Estimated23n/a
10Troy, NY Estimated21+250%
11Newburgh, NY Estimated20-13%
12North Tonawanda, NY Estimated19+26.7%
13Yonkers, NY Estimated18+260%
14Long Beach, NY Estimated15-16.7%
15New Rochelle, NY Estimated14+366.7%
16Kingston, NY Estimated13+333.3%
17Lake Grove, NY Estimated12+9.1%
18Mamaroneck, NY Estimated110%
18Spring Valley, NY Estimated11+10%
20Syracuse, NY Estimated10-64.3%
21Chestnut Ridge, NY Estimated9+200%
21Freeport, NY Estimated90%
23Airmont, NY Estimated80%
23Plattsburgh, NY Estimated80%
25Dobbs Ferry, NY Estimated7-12.5%
25Massapequa Park, NY Estimated70%
25Valley Stream, NY Estimated7+133.3%
28Babylon, NY Estimated6+50%
28Hempstead, NY Estimated60%
30Beacon, NY Estimated5-28.6%
30Glens Falls, NY Estimated5-61.5%
30Tonawanda, NY Estimated5+400%
30White Plains, NY Estimated5+25%
34Lindenhurst, NY Estimated4+300%
34Watertown, NY Estimated4n/a
36Canandaigua, NY Estimated3-57.1%
36Glen Cove, NY Estimated30%
36Great Neck, NY Estimated3-40%
36Lockport, NY Estimated3n/a
36Middletown, NY Estimated3-88.9%
41Cortland, NY Estimated2n/a
41East Rockaway, NY Estimated2n/a
41Geneva, NY Estimated2n/a
41Haverstraw, NY Estimated2+100%
41Olean, NY Estimated2-33.3%
41Oneida, NY Estimated2-33.3%
41Patchogue, NY Estimated2n/a
41Port Chester, NY Estimated2+100%
49Albany, NY Estimated10%
49Auburn, NY Estimated10%
49Batavia, NY Estimated1-66.7%
49Cohoes, NY Estimated1-66.7%
49Floral Park, NY Estimated1-66.7%
49Jamestown, NY Estimated1-50%
49Johnson City, NY Estimated10%
49Lackawanna, NY Estimated1n/a
49Lynbrook, NY Estimated10%
49Mount Kisco, NY Estimated1-50%
49Oneonta, NY Estimated1n/a
49Ossining, NY Estimated1n/a
49Rockville Centre, NY Estimated1-75%
49Rome, NY Estimated1-50%
49Tarrytown, NY Estimated1-75%
64Amsterdam, NY Estimated0n/a
64Binghamton, NY Estimated0n/a
64Corning, NY Estimated0n/a
64Depew, NY Estimated0n/a
64Dunkirk, NY Estimated0-100%
64Elmira, NY Estimated0n/a
64Endicott, NY Estimated0n/a
64Fulton, NY Estimated0n/a
64Garden City, NY Estimated0n/a
64Gloversville, NY Estimated0-100%
64Kenmore, NY Estimated0n/a
64Kiryas Joel, NY Estimated0n/a
64Mineola, NY Estimated0-100%
64Mount Vernon, NY Estimated0n/a
64New Hyde Park, NY Estimated0n/a
64New Square, NY Estimated0-100%
64Niagara Falls, NY Estimated0-100%
64Oswego, NY Estimated0n/a
64Peekskill, NY Estimated0n/a
64Poughkeepsie, NY Estimated0-100%
64Schenectady, NY Estimated0n/a
64Suffern, NY Estimated0n/a
64Utica, NY Estimated0n/a
64Watervliet, NY Estimated0n/a
64West Haverstraw, NY Estimated0n/a
64Westbury, NY Estimated0-100%

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/ne2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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 York by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.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 York by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-york-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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 York by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-york-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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 York by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-york-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

New York, NY, with 169 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Westbury, NY, with 0 in 2025.

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.

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