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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 2019, at 332. West Haverstraw, NY had the lowest, at 0. The median was 3. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest332New York, NY
Lowest0West Haverstraw, NY
Median388 cities

Top 40 cities, 2019

New York, NY: 332 countNew York, NY332Middletown, NY: 64 countMiddletown, NY64Harrison, NY: 61 countHarrison, NY61Saratoga Springs, NY: 61 countSaratoga Springs, NY61Woodbury, NY: 33 countWoodbury, NY33Buffalo, NY: 29 countBuffalo, NY29Beacon, NY: 25 countBeacon, NY25Sleepy Hollow, NY: 23 countSleepy Hollow, NY23Rye, NY: 20 countRye, NY20Long Beach, NY: 17 countLong Beach, NY17Westbury, NY: 17 countWestbury, NY17Dunkirk, NY: 16 countDunkirk, NY16Geneva, NY: 15 countGeneva, NY15Ithaca, NY: 15 countIthaca, NY15East Rockaway, NY: 11 countEast Rockaway, NY11Freeport, NY: 11 countFreeport, NY11Newburgh, NY: 10 countNewburgh, NY10Syracuse, NY: 10 countSyracuse, NY10Yonkers, NY: 10 countYonkers, NY10Lake Grove, NY: 9 countLake Grove, NY9Rochester, NY: 9 countRochester, NY9Canandaigua, NY: 8 countCanandaigua, NY8Great Neck, NY: 8 countGreat Neck, NY8North Tonawanda, NY: 8 countNorth Tonawanda, NY8Rome, NY: 8 countRome, NY8Schenectady, NY: 8 countSchenectady, NY8Albany, NY: 7 countAlbany, NY7Mamaroneck, NY: 7 countMamaroneck, NY7Hempstead, NY: 6 countHempstead, NY6Patchogue, NY: 6 countPatchogue, NY6Plattsburgh, NY: 6 countPlattsburgh, NY6Airmont, NY: 5 countAirmont, NY5Peekskill, NY: 5 countPeekskill, NY5Oswego, NY: 4 countOswego, NY4Spring Valley, NY: 4 countSpring Valley, NY4Cohoes, NY: 3 countCohoes, NY3Floral Park, NY: 3 countFloral Park, NY3Kingston, NY: 3 countKingston, NY3Massapequa Park, NY: 3 countMassapequa Park, NY3New Hyde Park, NY: 3 countNew Hyde Park, NY3
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2019
count		Change on 2018
1New York, NY Estimated332-20.4%
2Middletown, NY Estimated64-3%
3Harrison, NY Estimated61+103.3%
3Saratoga Springs, NY Estimated61-19.7%
5Woodbury, NY Estimated33-28.3%
6Buffalo, NY Estimated290%
7Beacon, NY Estimated25+400%
8Sleepy Hollow, NY Estimated23+1,050%
9Rye, NY Estimated20n/a
10Long Beach, NY Estimated17-10.5%
10Westbury, NY Estimated17+21.4%
12Dunkirk, NY Estimated16-51.5%
13Geneva, NY Estimated15n/a
13Ithaca, NY Estimated150%
15East Rockaway, NY Estimated11+450%
15Freeport, NY Estimated11+266.7%
17Newburgh, NY Estimated100%
17Syracuse, NY Estimated10-23.1%
17Yonkers, NY Estimated100%
20Lake Grove, NY Estimated9-25%
20Rochester, NY Estimated9-57.1%
22Canandaigua, NY Estimated8+33.3%
22Great Neck, NY Estimated80%
22North Tonawanda, NY Estimated8-20%
22Rome, NY Estimated80%
22Schenectady, NY Estimated8+300%
27Albany, NY Estimated7+16.7%
27Mamaroneck, NY Estimated70%
29Hempstead, NY Estimated6n/a
29Patchogue, NY Estimated6+50%
29Plattsburgh, NY Estimated60%
32Airmont, NY Estimated5-28.6%
32Peekskill, NY Estimated5+400%
34Oswego, NY Estimated4n/a
34Spring Valley, NY Estimated4-50%
36Cohoes, NY Estimated3n/a
36Floral Park, NY Estimated3-25%
36Kingston, NY Estimated30%
36Massapequa Park, NY Estimated3+200%
36New Hyde Park, NY Estimated3n/a
36Oneida, NY Estimated3+50%
36Rockville Centre, NY Estimated3-25%
36Valley Stream, NY Estimated3+50%
36White Plains, NY Estimated3-90.3%
45Babylon, NY Estimated2-60%
45Corning, NY Estimated2+100%
45Dobbs Ferry, NY Estimated2+100%
45Haverstraw, NY Estimated2-33.3%
45Lackawanna, NY Estimated2-50%
45Mineola, NY Estimated2-71.4%
45New Rochelle, NY Estimated2-80%
45New Square, NY Estimated2+100%
45Poughkeepsie, NY Estimated2n/a
45Troy, NY Estimated2-33.3%
55Amsterdam, NY Estimated10%
55Auburn, NY Estimated1n/a
55Depew, NY Estimated1n/a
55Garden City, NY Estimated1-66.7%
55Glen Cove, NY Estimated1-50%
55Glens Falls, NY Estimated1-87.5%
55Jamestown, NY Estimated1n/a
55Kiryas Joel, NY Estimated10%
55Lindenhurst, NY Estimated1-92.3%
55Lynbrook, NY Estimated1n/a
55Ossining, NY Estimated1-50%
55Tonawanda, NY Estimated10%
67Batavia, NY Estimated0n/a
67Binghamton, NY Estimated0n/a
67Chestnut Ridge, NY Estimated0-100%
67Cortland, NY Estimated0-100%
67Elmira, NY Estimated0n/a
67Endicott, NY Estimated0n/a
67Fulton, NY Estimated0n/a
67Gloversville, NY Estimated0n/a
67Kenmore, NY Estimated0n/a
67Lockport, NY Estimated0n/a
67Mount Kisco, NY Estimated0-100%
67Mount Vernon, NY Estimated0-100%
67Niagara Falls, NY Estimated0n/a
67Olean, NY Estimated0-100%
67Oneonta, NY Estimated0n/a
67Port Chester, NY Estimated0n/a
67Suffern, NY Estimated0n/a
67Tarrytown, NY Estimated0-100%
67Utica, NY Estimated0n/a
67Watertown, NY Estimated0n/a
67Watervliet, NY Estimated0n/a
67West 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 2019 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/ne2019a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2020). 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, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2019a.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, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2020, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2019a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-york-cities?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. 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, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2019a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-york-cities?period=2019.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2020) 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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2019a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-york-cities?period=2019 (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 332 in 2019, 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 2019.

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 2019 and are not ranked.

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