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

New York, NY had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 88 cities in 2016, at 561. West Haverstraw, NY had the lowest, at 0. The median was 3. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest561New York, NY
Lowest0West Haverstraw, NY
Median388 cities

Top 40 cities, 2016

New York, NY: 561 countNew York, NY561Middletown, NY: 68 countMiddletown, NY68Saratoga Springs, NY: 46 countSaratoga Springs, NY46Harrison, NY: 39 countHarrison, NY39Auburn, NY: 30 countAuburn, NY30Woodbury, NY: 30 countWoodbury, NY30Buffalo, NY: 27 countBuffalo, NY27Rochester, NY: 26 countRochester, NY26Rome, NY: 25 countRome, NY25Long Beach, NY: 18 countLong Beach, NY18Yonkers, NY: 17 countYonkers, NY17Ithaca, NY: 16 countIthaca, NY16Beacon, NY: 14 countBeacon, NY14Babylon, NY: 13 countBabylon, NY13Westbury, NY: 13 countWestbury, NY13Canandaigua, NY: 11 countCanandaigua, NY11Patchogue, NY: 11 countPatchogue, NY11Albany, NY: 10 countAlbany, NY10New Hyde Park, NY: 10 countNew Hyde Park, NY10Newburgh, NY: 10 countNewburgh, NY10Cohoes, NY: 9 countCohoes, NY9Glens Falls, NY: 9 countGlens Falls, NY9Mineola, NY: 9 countMineola, NY9Port Chester, NY: 9 countPort Chester, NY9Freeport, NY: 8 countFreeport, NY8Great Neck, NY: 8 countGreat Neck, NY8Mamaroneck, NY: 8 countMamaroneck, NY8Glen Cove, NY: 7 countGlen Cove, NY7Lackawanna, NY: 7 countLackawanna, NY7Massapequa Park, NY: 7 countMassapequa Park, NY7Rockville Centre, NY: 7 countRockville Centre, NY7Tarrytown, NY: 7 countTarrytown, NY7Troy, NY: 7 countTroy, NY7North Tonawanda, NY: 6 countNorth Tonawanda, NY6Plattsburgh, NY: 6 countPlattsburgh, NY6Spring Valley, NY: 6 countSpring Valley, NY6Floral Park, NY: 5 countFloral Park, NY5White Plains, NY: 5 countWhite Plains, NY5Lake Grove, NY: 4 countLake Grove, NY4Schenectady, NY: 4 countSchenectady, NY4
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2016
count		Change on 2015
1New York, NY Estimated561+19.6%
2Middletown, NY Estimated68+9.7%
3Saratoga Springs, NY Estimated46-19.3%
4Harrison, NY Estimated39+18.2%
5Auburn, NY Estimated30+2,900%
5Woodbury, NY Estimated30+130.8%
7Buffalo, NY Estimated27-40%
8Rochester, NY Estimated26-60%
9Rome, NY Estimated25+8.7%
10Long Beach, NY Estimated18+12.5%
11Yonkers, NY Estimated17+6.3%
12Ithaca, NY Estimated16+700%
13Beacon, NY Estimated14+7.7%
14Babylon, NY Estimated13+30%
14Westbury, NY Estimated130%
16Canandaigua, NY Estimated11+83.3%
16Patchogue, NY Estimated11-62.1%
18Albany, NY Estimated10+100%
18New Hyde Park, NY Estimated10+150%
18Newburgh, NY Estimated10+11.1%
21Cohoes, NY Estimated90%
21Glens Falls, NY Estimated90%
21Mineola, NY Estimated9+12.5%
21Port Chester, NY Estimated90%
25Freeport, NY Estimated8-42.9%
25Great Neck, NY Estimated8+33.3%
25Mamaroneck, NY Estimated8+60%
28Glen Cove, NY Estimated7+600%
28Lackawanna, NY Estimated7n/a
28Massapequa Park, NY Estimated7+600%
28Rockville Centre, NY Estimated7+40%
28Tarrytown, NY Estimated7-22.2%
28Troy, NY Estimated7+600%
34North Tonawanda, NY Estimated6-25%
34Plattsburgh, NY Estimated60%
34Spring Valley, NY Estimated6+50%
37Floral Park, NY Estimated5+400%
37White Plains, NY Estimated5-28.6%
39Lake Grove, NY Estimated4-20%
39Schenectady, NY Estimated4+100%
39Syracuse, NY Estimated4-63.6%
42Kingston, NY Estimated3+200%
42Lindenhurst, NY Estimated30%
42Mount Vernon, NY Estimated30%
45Airmont, NY Estimated2-33.3%
45Chestnut Ridge, NY Estimated2-33.3%
45Corning, NY Estimated2n/a
45Garden City, NY Estimated2-81.8%
45Haverstraw, NY Estimated2n/a
45Kiryas Joel, NY Estimated2+100%
45Niagara Falls, NY Estimated2-33.3%
45Oneonta, NY Estimated2+100%
45Oswego, NY Estimated2-77.8%
45Tonawanda, NY Estimated20%
45Valley Stream, NY Estimated2+100%
56Cortland, NY Estimated1n/a
56Depew, NY Estimated1n/a
56Dobbs Ferry, NY Estimated1-50%
56East Rockaway, NY Estimated10%
56Hempstead, NY Estimated1-80%
56Jamestown, NY Estimated10%
56New Rochelle, NY Estimated10%
56New Square, NY Estimated1-75%
56Olean, NY Estimated1n/a
65Amsterdam, NY Estimated0n/a
65Batavia, NY Estimated0n/a
65Binghamton, NY Estimated0n/a
65Dunkirk, NY Estimated0n/a
65Elmira, NY Estimated0n/a
65Endicott, NY Estimated0n/a
65Fulton, NY Estimated0-100%
65Geneva, NY Estimated0-100%
65Gloversville, NY Estimated0n/a
65Kenmore, NY Estimated0n/a
65Lockport, NY Estimated0n/a
65Lynbrook, NY Estimated0n/a
65Mount Kisco, NY Estimated0n/a
65Oneida, NY Estimated0-100%
65Ossining, NY Estimated0-100%
65Peekskill, NY Estimated0-100%
65Poughkeepsie, NY Estimated0n/a
65Rye, NY Estimated0n/a
65Sleepy Hollow, NY Estimated0-100%
65Suffern, NY Estimated0n/a
65Utica, NY Estimated0n/a
65Watertown, NY Estimated0n/a
65Watervliet, NY Estimated0n/a
65West Haverstraw, NY Estimated0n/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. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2016 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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/ne2016a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). 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, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2016a.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, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2017, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2016a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-york-cities?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. 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, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2016a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-york-cities?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2017) 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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2016a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-york-cities?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

New York, NY, with 561 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

West Haverstraw, NY, with 0 in 2016.

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. 1 cities have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.

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