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 89 cities in 2022, at 211. West Haverstraw, NY had the lowest, at 0. The median was 3. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest211New York, NY

Lowest0West Haverstraw, NY

Median389 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	New York, NY Estimated	211	+39.7%
2	Ithaca, NY Estimated	85	+608.3%
3	Middletown, NY Estimated	67	-11.8%
4	Saratoga Springs, NY Estimated	63	-3.1%
5	Geneva, NY Estimated	51	n/a
6	Harrison, NY Estimated	43	+22.9%
7	Buffalo, NY Estimated	34	-2.9%
7	Canandaigua, NY Estimated	34	-10.5%
9	Newburgh, NY Estimated	24	-14.3%
10	Chestnut Ridge, NY Estimated	20	+81.8%
10	Woodbury, NY Estimated	20	-33.3%
12	Sleepy Hollow, NY Estimated	19	-45.7%
13	Westbury, NY Estimated	18	-18.2%
14	Airmont, NY Estimated	17	+30.8%
14	Rye, NY Estimated	17	-29.2%
16	Long Beach, NY Estimated	14	-33.3%
17	Syracuse, NY Estimated	11	-35.3%
17	Yonkers, NY Estimated	11	-8.3%
19	Mamaroneck, NY Estimated	10	+11.1%
19	Rochester, NY Estimated	10	-77.8%
21	Lake Grove, NY Estimated	9	-18.2%
22	Spring Valley, NY Estimated	8	-20%
23	Albany, NY Estimated	7	-12.5%
23	Garden City, NY Estimated	7	+40%
23	Lindenhurst, NY Estimated	7	+75%
23	Patchogue, NY Estimated	7	+600%
23	Plattsburgh, NY Estimated	7	-22.2%
28	Corning, NY Estimated	6	+200%
28	Dobbs Ferry, NY Estimated	6	+20%
28	Hempstead, NY Estimated	6	-40%
28	Troy, NY Estimated	6	+20%
32	Beacon, NY Estimated	5	-16.7%
32	Glen Cove, NY Estimated	5	+25%
32	North Tonawanda, NY Estimated	5	-28.6%
35	Freeport, NY Estimated	4	-60%
35	Kingston, NY Estimated	4	+33.3%
35	Valley Stream, NY Estimated	4	-66.7%
38	Auburn, NY Estimated	3	+200%
38	Babylon, NY Estimated	3	0%
38	Lynbrook, NY Estimated	3	+50%
38	Mount Vernon, NY Estimated	3	+50%
38	New Rochelle, NY Estimated	3	+50%
38	Rockville Centre, NY Estimated	3	-25%
38	Rome, NY Estimated	3	-40%
38	White Plains, NY Estimated	3	-25%
46	Great Neck, NY Estimated	2	-83.3%
46	Massapequa Park, NY Estimated	2	n/a
46	Oneida, NY Estimated	2	n/a
46	Ossining, NY Estimated	2	n/a
50	Cohoes, NY Estimated	1	0%
50	East Rockaway, NY Estimated	1	-75%
50	Glens Falls, NY Estimated	1	0%
50	Haverstraw, NY Estimated	1	-50%
50	Jamestown, NY Estimated	1	n/a
50	Kiryas Joel, NY Estimated	1	-66.7%
50	Mineola, NY Estimated	1	-66.7%
50	Mount Kisco, NY Estimated	1	0%
50	New Square, NY Estimated	1	-66.7%
50	Peekskill, NY Estimated	1	-50%
50	Poughkeepsie, NY Estimated	1	-50%
50	Tonawanda, NY Estimated	1	0%
50	Watervliet, NY Estimated	1	-50%
63	Amsterdam, NY Estimated	0	n/a
63	Batavia, NY Estimated	0	-100%
63	Binghamton, NY Estimated	0	n/a
63	Cortland, NY Estimated	0	-100%
63	Depew, NY Estimated	0	n/a
63	Dunkirk, NY Estimated	0	n/a
63	Elmira, NY Estimated	0	n/a
63	Endicott, NY Estimated	0	n/a
63	Floral Park, NY Estimated	0	n/a
63	Fulton, NY Estimated	0	n/a
63	Gloversville, NY Estimated	0	n/a
63	Johnson City, NY Estimated	0	n/a
63	Kenmore, NY Estimated	0	n/a
63	Lackawanna, NY Estimated	0	-100%
63	Lockport, NY Estimated	0	-100%
63	New Hyde Park, NY Estimated	0	-100%
63	Niagara Falls, NY Estimated	0	-100%
63	Olean, NY Estimated	0	n/a
63	Oneonta, NY Estimated	0	n/a
63	Oswego, NY Estimated	0	n/a
63	Port Chester, NY Estimated	0	n/a
63	Schenectady, NY Estimated	0	n/a
63	Suffern, NY Estimated	0	n/a
63	Tarrytown, NY Estimated	0	-100%
63	Utica, NY Estimated	0	n/a
63	Watertown, NY Estimated	0	n/a
63	West Haverstraw, NY Estimated	0	n/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. 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/ne2022a.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 York by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2022a.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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 2 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2022a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-york-cities?period=2022. 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 York by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2022a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-york-cities?period=2022.

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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 York by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2022a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-york-cities?period=2022 (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 York by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2022}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2022a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/new-york-cities?period=2022. 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/ne2022a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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

New York, NY, with 211 in 2022, 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 2022.

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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.