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

All 49 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2025, so the places are comparable. 4 cities have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `building_permit_single_family_units`
- Unit: count
- Definition: 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.
- 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 (https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-cities

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Portland, OR | 703 |
| 2 | Bend, OR | 646 |
| 3 | Beaverton, OR | 371 |
| 4 | Salem, OR | 364 |
| 5 | Medford, OR | 326 |
| 6 | Hillsboro, OR | 295 |
| 7 | Oregon City, OR | 287 |
| 8 | Woodburn, OR | 246 |
| 9 | Gresham, OR | 237 |
| 10 | Eugene, OR | 234 |
| 11 | Redmond, OR | 205 |
| 12 | Springfield, OR | 178 |
| 13 | Happy Valley, OR | 176 |
| 14 | Tigard, OR | 157 |
| 15 | Tualatin, OR | 147 |
| 16 | Forest Grove, OR | 135 |
| 17 | Cornelius, OR | 86 |
| 18 | Lake Oswego, OR | 83 |
| 19 | Hermiston, OR | 75 |
| 20 | Wilsonville, OR | 68 |
| 21 | Grants Pass, OR | 58 |
| 22 | Newberg, OR | 51 |
| 23 | Baker City, OR | 42 |
| 23 | Sandy, OR | 42 |
| 23 | Silverton, OR | 42 |
| 26 | Ashland, OR | 39 |
| 27 | Sherwood, OR | 38 |
| 28 | Dallas, OR | 36 |
| 29 | Monmouth, OR | 33 |
| 30 | West Linn, OR | 29 |
| 31 | Lincoln City, OR | 28 |
| 32 | Milwaukie, OR | 27 |
| 32 | Sweet Home, OR | 27 |
| 34 | Corvallis, OR | 26 |
| 34 | McMinnville, OR | 26 |
| 36 | La Grande, OR | 23 |
| 37 | Lebanon, OR | 22 |
| 38 | Keizer, OR | 21 |
| 38 | Pendleton, OR | 21 |
| 40 | Central Point, OR | 20 |
| 41 | Newport, OR | 19 |
| 42 | Cottage Grove, OR | 18 |
| 43 | Ontario, OR | 17 |
| 44 | Albany, OR | 12 |
| 45 | Fairview, OR | 10 |
| 46 | St. Helens, OR | 8 |
| 47 | Coos Bay, OR | 6 |
| 48 | Troutdale, OR | 3 |
| 49 | Independence, OR | 2 |