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

Portland, OR had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 51 cities in 2014, at 792. Molalla, OR had the lowest, at 0. The median was 47. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest792Portland, OR
Lowest0Molalla, OR
Median4751 cities

All cities, 2014

Portland, OR: 792 countPortland, OR792Bend, OR: 791 countBend, OR791Happy Valley, OR: 354 countHappy Valley, OR354Salem, OR: 270 countSalem, OR270Medford, OR: 267 countMedford, OR267Wilsonville, OR: 242 countWilsonville, OR242Eugene, OR: 224 countEugene, OR224Hillsboro, OR: 185 countHillsboro, OR185Redmond, OR: 148 countRedmond, OR148Beaverton, OR: 131 countBeaverton, OR131Albany, OR: 122 countAlbany, OR122Forest Grove, OR: 110 countForest Grove, OR110McMinnville, OR: 93 countMcMinnville, OR93Oregon City, OR: 79 countOregon City, OR79Lake Oswego, OR: 77 countLake Oswego, OR77Sandy, OR: 75 countSandy, OR75Corvallis, OR: 74 countCorvallis, OR74Woodburn, OR: 74 countWoodburn, OR74Central Point, OR: 71 countCentral Point, OR71Grants Pass, OR: 71 countGrants Pass, OR71Sherwood, OR: 65 countSherwood, OR65Tigard, OR: 63 countTigard, OR63Gresham, OR: 61 countGresham, OR61Silverton, OR: 58 countSilverton, OR58Keizer, OR: 56 countKeizer, OR56Hermiston, OR: 47 countHermiston, OR47Ashland, OR: 41 countAshland, OR41Dallas, OR: 41 countDallas, OR41Newberg, OR: 41 countNewberg, OR41Pendleton, OR: 38 countPendleton, OR38West Linn, OR: 38 countWest Linn, OR38Springfield, OR: 35 countSpringfield, OR35Lincoln City, OR: 32 countLincoln City, OR32St. Helens, OR: 32 countSt. Helens, OR32Independence, OR: 26 countIndependence, OR26Lebanon, OR: 26 countLebanon, OR26Newport, OR: 22 countNewport, OR22Sweet Home, OR: 22 countSweet Home, OR22Prineville, OR: 21 countPrineville, OR21Baker City, OR: 18 countBaker City, OR18Cottage Grove, OR: 16 countCottage Grove, OR16Tualatin, OR: 16 countTualatin, OR16Monmouth, OR: 13 countMonmouth, OR13Ontario, OR: 10 countOntario, OR10La Grande, OR: 7 countLa Grande, OR7Coos Bay, OR: 6 countCoos Bay, OR6Milwaukie, OR: 6 countMilwaukie, OR6Cornelius, OR: 2 countCornelius, OR2Fairview, OR: 1 countFairview, OR1Troutdale, OR: 1 countTroutdale, OR1Molalla, OR: 0 countMolalla, OR0Portland, OR: 792 countPortland, OR792Bend, OR: 791 countBend, OR791Happy Valley, OR: 354 countHappy Valley, OR354Salem, OR: 270 countSalem, OR270Medford, OR: 267 countMedford, OR267Wilsonville, OR: 242 countWilsonville, OR242Eugene, OR: 224 countEugene, OR224Hillsboro, OR: 185 countHillsboro, OR185Redmond, OR: 148 countRedmond, OR148Beaverton, OR: 131 countBeaverton, OR131Albany, OR: 122 countAlbany, OR122Forest Grove, OR: 110 countForest Grove, OR110McMinnville, OR: 93 countMcMinnville, OR93Oregon City, OR: 79 countOregon City, OR79Lake Oswego, OR: 77 countLake Oswego, OR77Sandy, OR: 75 countSandy, OR75Corvallis, OR: 74 countCorvallis, OR74Woodburn, OR: 74 countWoodburn, OR74Central Point, OR: 71 countCentral Point, OR71Grants Pass, OR: 71 countGrants Pass, OR71Sherwood, OR: 65 countSherwood, OR65Tigard, OR: 63 countTigard, OR63Gresham, OR: 61 countGresham, OR61Silverton, OR: 58 countSilverton, OR58Keizer, OR: 56 countKeizer, OR56Hermiston, OR: 47 countHermiston, OR47Ashland, OR: 41 countAshland, OR41Dallas, OR: 41 countDallas, OR41Newberg, OR: 41 countNewberg, OR41Pendleton, OR: 38 countPendleton, OR38West Linn, OR: 38 countWest Linn, OR38Springfield, OR: 35 countSpringfield, OR35Lincoln City, OR: 32 countLincoln City, OR32St. Helens, OR: 32 countSt. Helens, OR32Independence, OR: 26 countIndependence, OR26Lebanon, OR: 26 countLebanon, OR26Newport, OR: 22 countNewport, OR22Sweet Home, OR: 22 countSweet Home, OR22Prineville, OR: 21 countPrineville, OR21Baker City, OR: 18 countBaker City, OR18Cottage Grove, OR: 16 countCottage Grove, OR16Tualatin, OR: 16 countTualatin, OR16Monmouth, OR: 13 countMonmouth, OR13Ontario, OR: 10 countOntario, OR10La Grande, OR: 7 countLa Grande, OR7Coos Bay, OR: 6 countCoos Bay, OR6Milwaukie, OR: 6 countMilwaukie, OR6Cornelius, OR: 2 countCornelius, OR2Fairview, OR: 1 countFairview, OR1Troutdale, OR: 1 countTroutdale, OR1Molalla, OR: 0 countMolalla, OR0
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

RankCities2014
count		Change on 2013
1Portland, OR Estimated792+3.8%
2Bend, OR Estimated791-0.4%
3Happy Valley, OR Estimated354+14.6%
4Salem, OR Estimated270-4.6%
5Medford, OR Estimated267+1.9%
6Wilsonville, OR Estimated242+22.2%
7Eugene, OR Estimated224+23.1%
8Hillsboro, OR Estimated185+5.7%
9Redmond, OR Estimated148+48%
10Beaverton, OR Estimated131-36.1%
11Albany, OR Estimated122-14.1%
12Forest Grove, OR Estimated110-41.8%
13McMinnville, OR Estimated93+25.7%
14Oregon City, OR Estimated79-54.3%
15Lake Oswego, OR Estimated77+4.1%
16Sandy, OR Estimated75+7.1%
17Corvallis, OR Estimated74-12.9%
17Woodburn, OR Estimated74+15.6%
19Central Point, OR Estimated71+82.1%
19Grants Pass, OR Estimated71-6.6%
21Sherwood, OR Estimated65+124.1%
22Tigard, OR Estimated63-57.1%
23Gresham, OR Estimated61-18.7%
24Silverton, OR Estimated58+123.1%
25Keizer, OR Estimated56+9.8%
26Hermiston, OR Estimated47+30.6%
27Ashland, OR Estimated41-14.6%
27Dallas, OR Estimated41-26.8%
27Newberg, OR Estimated41-4.7%
30Pendleton, OR Estimated38+216.7%
30West Linn, OR Estimated38-25.5%
32Springfield, OR Estimated35-51.4%
33Lincoln City, OR Estimated32+88.2%
33St. Helens, OR Estimated32-11.1%
35Independence, OR Estimated26+271.4%
35Lebanon, OR Estimated26+52.9%
37Newport, OR Estimated220%
37Sweet Home, OR Estimated22+46.7%
39Prineville, OR Estimated21-4.5%
40Baker City, OR Estimated18-18.2%
41Cottage Grove, OR Estimated16-33.3%
41Tualatin, OR Estimated16+220%
43Monmouth, OR Estimated13+85.7%
44Ontario, OR Estimated100%
45La Grande, OR Estimated7+250%
46Coos Bay, OR Estimated6-25%
46Milwaukie, OR Estimated60%
48Cornelius, OR Estimated2-33.3%
49Fairview, OR Estimated1-66.7%
49Troutdale, OR Estimated1-75%
51Molalla, OR Estimated0-100%

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. 2 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2014 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/we2014a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2016). 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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2014a.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 Oregon by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2014a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-cities?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2016. 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, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2014a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-cities?period=2014.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2016) 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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2014a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-cities?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Portland, OR, with 792 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Molalla, OR, with 0 in 2014.

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. 2 cities have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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