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

Portland, OR had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 49 cities in 2025, at 703. Independence, OR had the lowest, at 2. The median was 42. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest703Portland, OR

Lowest2Independence, OR

Median4249 cities

All cities, 2025

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	2025 count	Change on 2024
1	Portland, OR Estimated	703	-13.7%
2	Bend, OR Estimated	646	+25.9%
3	Beaverton, OR Estimated	371	+130.4%
4	Salem, OR Estimated	364	-7.1%
5	Medford, OR Estimated	326	+5.2%
6	Hillsboro, OR Estimated	295	-49.1%
7	Oregon City, OR Estimated	287	+1,410.5%
8	Woodburn, OR Estimated	246	-19.3%
9	Gresham, OR Estimated	237	+16.2%
10	Eugene, OR Estimated	234	-24.3%
11	Redmond, OR Estimated	205	-27%
12	Springfield, OR Estimated	178	-3.3%
13	Happy Valley, OR Estimated	176	+6.7%
14	Tigard, OR Estimated	157	-51.2%
15	Tualatin, OR Estimated	147	+11.4%
16	Forest Grove, OR Estimated	135	-6.9%
17	Cornelius, OR Estimated	86	-3.4%
18	Lake Oswego, OR Estimated	83	+245.8%
19	Hermiston, OR Estimated	75	-7.4%
20	Wilsonville, OR Estimated	68	+17.2%
21	Grants Pass, OR Estimated	58	-12.1%
22	Newberg, OR Estimated	51	-25%
23	Baker City, OR Estimated	42	+61.5%
23	Sandy, OR Estimated	42	+5%
23	Silverton, OR Estimated	42	+2.4%
26	Ashland, OR Estimated	39	-18.8%
27	Sherwood, OR Estimated	38	-55.3%
28	Dallas, OR Estimated	36	-63.3%
29	Monmouth, OR Estimated	33	-5.7%
30	West Linn, OR Estimated	29	-38.3%
31	Lincoln City, OR Estimated	28	-20%
32	Milwaukie, OR Estimated	27	-15.6%
32	Sweet Home, OR Estimated	27	-10%
34	Corvallis, OR Estimated	26	-55.2%
34	McMinnville, OR Estimated	26	-16.1%
36	La Grande, OR Estimated	23	+53.3%
37	Lebanon, OR Estimated	22	-47.6%
38	Keizer, OR Estimated	21	+110%
38	Pendleton, OR Estimated	21	+133.3%
40	Central Point, OR Estimated	20	-51.2%
41	Newport, OR Estimated	19	+58.3%
42	Cottage Grove, OR Estimated	18	+100%
43	Ontario, OR Estimated	17	-22.7%
44	Albany, OR Estimated	12	-47.8%
45	Fairview, OR Estimated	10	-9.1%
46	St. Helens, OR Estimated	8	0%
47	Coos Bay, OR Estimated	6	+200%
48	Troutdale, OR Estimated	3	n/a
49	Independence, OR Estimated	2	+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. 4 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2025 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/West%20Region/we2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

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 Oregon by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt

MLA 9

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 Oregon by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-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 Oregon by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-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 Oregon by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which city has the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits?

Portland, OR, with 703 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Independence, OR, with 2 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. 4 cities have no value for 2025 and are not ranked.